The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-01-22
M ISSISSIPPI
UlSTATE NEWS

Harmony.-In the chancery clerks |
office in Carrollton, few days ago, |
Miss Martha Holman and Mr.. r. W.
Holly of this community were married |
by Major ]. H. Terney. =
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Brookhaven-The annual report CT |
the Kings Daughters and Sons hos |
pitaI at Brookhaven shows the hand |
ling of a total of $11,754.35 for the
year. with $934.7O balance on hand in
bank.
Maben.-Miss Fannie Lou Cheney
and Mr. venie Rogers were united in
list parsonage in Alderman Rev,
Stoneman officiated. The bride is an
accomplished young lady. The groom
is attending the A. and M. College.
Blue Mountain, Miss.--Harvey
Smith. a farmer of this county, has
just been bitten by a bird dog sus-
pected of being infected with hydro
phobia. While it is not definitely
known whether or not the animal has
rabies, DR.. Robert Adams who has
charge of the case, is taking no
chances, giving the man treatment for
the wound and keeping the dog for
future developments.
Blue Mountain. Miss.--Dr T. T.
Martin of this place, prominent Bap'
tist evangelist, who has gone to Cali
fornia to conduct series of meetings,
will remain in that state for perhaps
two or three months. He has recently
been conducting revival at Modesto,
Cal. and has one soon in the state
capital Dr. Martin, who is in great
demand holds meetings from one side
of the nation to the other.
Starkville, Miss-Funeral services
of DR.. Arthur Hopkins Rice, who died
unexpectedly at his country home, 10
miles south of the city, were held at
| the Episcopal church, the spacious
edifice being thronged with friends
| and relatives of the deceased. The
services were conducted by Rev. G. G.
Meade, archdeacon of Mississippi, as
sisted by DIR. Malone, rector of st
Pauls Episcopal church at Columbus,
Miss.
Crystal Springs, Workmen
on the new Methodist CHURCH, under
construction for the past several
months, are making desperate effort
| to get the roof on it before the rains
of February and March set in. The
| church has already cost the congre-
CATION $21 900 and it is estimated that
it will take $4,000 more to complete
it, but when completed it will be one
of the hapdsomest church edifices in
this section of the state.
Blue Mountain, Miss.-Dr. ]. Frank
Ray, Baptist missionary to Japan, who
was born and reared in this county.
has been visiting in Tippah, where he
has wide circle Of relatives and
friends. He left Japan last August
because of his broken health, leaving
his wife and children in the Orient.
Since coming to this country he has
undergone special medical treatment,
has recovered his health and expects
to sail in February from San Fran
cisco to return to his duties In Japan.
Blue Mountain, Miss.-Tippah farm
ers are turning a good deal OF their
available timber into ready cash by
manufacturing it into railway cross
ties, for which they find remuner-
ative market. A large consignment |
of these ties has just been dispatched
from Blue Mountain and large num-
bers OF them are still on the local
yards awaiting shipment. Some OF
these ties are being sawed by the To-
cal mills, which are not turning out |
much else during the slump in the
lumber market
Blue Mountain, Miss.-A new time
card went into effect Jan. 16 on this
division of the Gulf, Mobile & North
ern railroad. 1t makes passenger
train No. 5, between Jackson, Tenn,
and Laurel, Miss, run about 80 min
utes later, giving direct service from
Memphis to all points south of Mid
dleton, Tenn, via the Southern. No.
from Laurel to Jackson runs on
about the same schedule. No. s, from
Louisville to Jackson, will operate a
few minutes earlier, and No. z, from
Jackson to Louisville, runs about 30
minutes earlier.
Tylertown, Miss.-Tylertown claims
the honor of getting the Jump on
Herbert Hoover and the European re-
lief council by taking collection in
one of the Sunday schools of the city
for this worthy cause before the state
organization reached the county. A s
total of s110 was raised and this
amount will be turned over to the state
to be credited to the Mis-
sissippi total Tylertown Sunday ]
school young folks are proud to know {
that they saved II children from death /
They now plan to go ahead and help {
Walthall county save SO lives, the I
number needed if Mississippi is to
with Mr. Hoover's request that {
the state save 10000 from death
Lake.-Mr. ]. B. Stewart of Hazel
and Miss Matte Lou Rush, of Newton,
we're married recently, Rev. Rutledge, 7
pastor of the Methodist church. per I
the ceremony. II
Louisville--The funeral of Mrs. El-
hart Tomas dauphter of Mr. and Mrs