The Jones County news., 1920-12-23
HAs sioOos FaRE

Gharfrtton FNrnifure Store ana FfsA
oencrt Lsvsied hy Eiazes
Charleston. One o. the most diszs
truus fires that has ever visited ihis
place hit the southeast corner oi
Court Square. completely destroying
The large twestory brick building oc.
rupisd By The McMuiian Furniture
company nn fhe first 10or and the
handEame Office apartments on the
second floor
There is 90 clue az 20 the origin
of the fire. which had gained such
headway when discovered hy the night
Eatchman that ne eff1r, possible
could save the building 81 any part
of the large stock carried by the
McMulien Company The loss in stock
Amounting 70 s65 .0o1. while the build.
ing could not be replaced with less
than $4,000. From the McMulleu
building the flames swept on 10 the
adjacent building occupied By the
Weinsiein Mercantile Company. e
large department store. completely
destroying q stock OF goods valued
% $4,000 The entire building hous.
Ing this business was also destroyed
Earlier IN the night the home OF
Ben Gordon vas destroyed, the fire
originating 10 q defective flue.
Holly Springs The Holly Springs
chamber o. commerce passed resolu.
tions strongly indorsing the work of
Home Economies Agent Miss Katye
Partridge and Of the county demonstra.
ton agent, J. 81 Thomason, IN this
county. and deplored the fact that tho
board d supervisors Of this county
had decided toterminate that york at
the end q the present employment
and ordered that he chamber Of com.
merce urgenly request the board TO
rconeider its action and continue these
important departments.
Hewhebron.-sAt Old Hebron church ]
a mile and a half from here. on De
cember 70, a double wedding anniver.
sary viii be celehEated in which the
participants commemorate a double
wedding which occurred fifty years
ago that night. the brides being sis.1
ters, and the groomsmen bearing the
relationship to each other OF uncle
and nephew. The principals are Mr.
and Mrs. A. II, Lohgino. OF silver
Creek and Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Dale.
residing near this place.
Jopestewa. - Misses Wedgewood and
smith iectured and gave demonstra-
tions nt the school on diet and care |
OF sick and Infants, Assisted by Miss I
Barrett they have been making
thorough canvass OF Jamestown In
the interest of the Rockefeller survey.
DR.. Wild viii bring an engineer and
he win advise Dr. Longino. the health
physician here, as to the drainage OF
the town, which he expects to have
before summer
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Blue Mountain. The Delta Epsilon
club, one OF the most select social or.
ganizatons OF Blue Mountain college,
has pledged the following young la.
lies as new members for this session.
Miss Mary Reed Pegues, Tupelo.
Miss; Miss Joyce Vernon. Kiowa.
Okla; Miss Ruby Thomas, Tupelo.
Miss; Miss May Hall. New Albany. 1
Miss; Miss Ruth Allen. Rogers. Tu.
peio, Miss and Miss Ruby Collins.
Lewisburg. Miss
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Hattiel burg More than half
hundred men. representing industries
whose capital totals approximately {
s25.000000 and whose working force /
Is about 1000 people. met in Hatiies
burg 70 attend the safety meeting /
conducted under the auspices Of the ]
safety and industrial relations depart.
nent Of the Southern pine Associa- {
ion. New Orleans
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Jackson The governor suspended
he sentence of one year in the pen.. f,
.entiary imposed On W H. Wood
ormer superintendent " education o.
Harrison county. The suspension . ,
until Jan. y to allow opportunity for /.
he pardon board % pass % the case
Wood was convicted q rnisspproDrlas- !
ng public funds n
Scooba.-The Presbyterlan Lacleg
Md bazaar closed here and netfed Z
considerably over $500 The money 3
will be used IN church ana mlssloa d
work.
d.
Moss Point--Work will commence
within a few days on the building Of
wo bridges over Rhodes bayou, which 4
lows through the heart OF Moss Point b
Scooba.--A carload OF fine cows. be.
onging to Joe Craner and ellis Hut
hinson, were brought in aud sold to 4
stock dealer In Meridian. e
Hattiesburg. "A grant OF divorce ts
Irs. A. c. Shedd, wife OF the former 4
heriff of Lamar county. with refusal a
: divorce for Mr. Shedd and spe.
islc court instruction that he could A
1t legally marry again. was one OF b
le unusual cases disposed OF at tas d
pecial December term of chancery c
Durta,
MTi4aAh. The nominees for may S