Okolona messenger., 1921-09-15
'ISSISSTPPI
STATE NEWS

mic TO dISband and Miss Belle Kear.
ney. senatorial candidate. spoke in the
school house.
Jackson. DIR. McKendree M. Black.
jackson. Miss, commissioner Of Mill
aaps college. has just paid visit to
KOsciuskO in his itinerary OF north
Mississippi. He delivered two able
sermons at the Methodist church to
large congregations.
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Derma.-The home Of Joe Patterson
in OLD Town was destroyed by fire.
The fire started in the dining room
from q defective flue. Only few Of
the household effects we're saved, as
the fire was under great headway
when discovered.
Derma.-Calhoun Baptist association
will meet at Lloyd Sept 1S, with the
Meridian Baptist church. The associa-
Gion was changed last year into coun-
~ association instead Of district as.
socIatlon. About 40 churches are To-
GATED in this county.
Meridian.-The Austin Bros. bridge
company Of Atlanta has been awarded
. contract for furnishing the material
for a new steel bridge to span Lost
Horse creek, on the Lauderdale and
DeKalb road. The contract for build
ing the bridge was awarded by the
board OF supervisors to e. M. Clayton
: ct Lockhart.
Starkville.-The eighty-fourth an
nual session Of the Columbus Baptist
association convened at Maben in this
county. The exercises were held in
the Baptist church, large number OF
delegates from the various districts
embracing the association being in at
tendance.
Blue Mountain.-The following are
the 1922 officers Of the Blue Noun
tain Parent-Teacher association, hav-
ing Just been elected for the current
year: Mrs. Mamie NJ Bryson, presi-
dent; Mrs. Charles F. Goodwin. vice.
president; Mrs. ]. Frank Guyton., Jr.,
secretary; Mrs. o. G. Davis, treasurer.
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Belzoni.-George ]. Bush resigned
as city marshal of Belzoni Mayor Gill
mer Immediately appointed William
Hagan to serve until the election Of
marshal. Chief Hagan ran for the
office and was elected unanimously.
On the night Of the meeting of the
board the election commissioners re-
ported the election Of Mr.. Hagan. He
was voted salary Of $3.50 a month,
with his fees. He refused the offer
and walked out, and left the city with
out a marshal.
Haziehurst. Even th1agh the last
good roads bond issue f0f $4,000 for
Beat One was defeated by the voters.
the commissioners now announce that
they will complete some connecting
links of road with the $4,000 now on
hand Of the districts funds, which
was left over from the last $4,000 bor-
rowed two years ago. After this is
done there will still remain some few
connecting links ungraveled and un-
graded, but the remaining links will
s:kely be attended to by the first OF
the coming year.
Blue Mountain. Union county now
has approximately $40 motor vehicles,
according to Rad Liddell; who issues
the tags to the motor owners. Tho
population Of the county is around
10000, giving one motor machine for
. little more than 80 inhabitants.
FernwOod.-An examination Of ap-
plicants for the office Of postmaster
OF Magnolia will be held there Satur.
day, Sept ~. The office, which IL In
the second class. pays . salary Of
$4,000 year.
Lanrel.-W. T. Burdette, aged resi-.
dent Of EllisviIle, was probably fatally
injured when q pistol fell from his
nip pocket and q bullet entered hla
left side, penetrating his lungs. Mr..
Burdetts 10 night watchman for East.
man, Gardiner & company's Ellisvi.le
mill and was changing his clothes AFT
or a night ON duty when the accident
happened.
Meridian.-A marriage Of statewide
interest in this city was that Of State
Senator C. G. Dunn and Miss Lucille
Schillings. The marriage was cele-
brated at the home Of the brides par
ents, the Rev. Blanding Vaughan Of.
ficiating in the presence Of both fam
Tiles. The bride is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. H. M. Schillings, while the.
groom is one OF the foremost lawyers
OF the local bar and well known
throughout the state, now represent-
ing this county in the state senate for
the second TINA since he has been a
resident OF Meridian. Mr., and Mrs.
Dunn left Immediately after the cere-
mony for Atlanta. on their return
they win reside at the handsome
country home on Senator Dunn on Mt.
Barton. Il .axafaR
Blue Mountain BLUE Mountain has
brought Its first bale Of cotton. It
brought q cents, was grown BY R. L.
Newcomb and was purchased BY +. o.