The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-02-19
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

state has been made by the Aetna In
surance companX which has ordered
all agents to send in their supplies.
This unquestionably means good
bye" as far as the Aetna is CON
cerned.
Another movement has been inaug-
urated to incorporate a Mississippi
company with a capital of $4,000, 600
An active canvass is being made of
the capitalists of the state, with a
view of getting this company on a
going basis as soon as possible
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Hazlehurst.-Hon. James S. Sexton
announces that he has raised the full
quota of $4,000 for the county for
the relief of the starving children of
Europe. .Hazlehurst alone raised
$1,000 of the amount and Crystal
Springs about s400. The other small
er towns of fhe county have been
busy raising their parts and when
they have sent in their money it is
thought the fund will be swelled to
over $2,500 for Copiah county.
Jackson.--News reaches here from
Raymond. in this county where cir.
cult court is now In session, that
Judge Potter sentenced Henry Mar
tin. negro, to hang on April l for the
murder of Matte Myers, an aged
negro, the motfrs sfor the killing be-
ing the possessionrt6 OF 10 cents. The
murder occurred several years ago at
Dry GrGye, in the southern part of
the county, and this is the third time
the case has been tried.
rTupelo-The downward trend in
the, price of eggs caught big ac-
cumulation of stock in the surround
ing territory. The recent fine wealth
er put the hens to laying and they
have overstocked the market, few
weeks ahead of the cold storage sea
son. The prices at some points are
as low as 20 cents. 1t is great dis
appointment to farmers, for they
have been realizing fine prices.
Lexington-Efforts to locate the
u negro who recently attacked Mrs. l..
B. Weeks, assistant express agent
here, ghave been unavailing, although
officers are still hopeful of his cap
ture It is believed that the negro
was responsible for the robbery Of a
store at Fords Well five miles from
this place, and they have sent a de-
scrption of the negro to officers Of
that section.
Winona, Bank robbers visited
Stewart, Miss, in the eastern part of
this county. recently, and robbed the
Stewart bank. They succeeded in
opening the vault doors and secured
about $500 in bonds and war saw
ings stamps. No attempt was made
to blow the safe. Most of the loot
belonged to the postoffice, and was
placed in the bank for safe-keeping.
Natchez-The body Of Ben H. Sui
livan, who was crushed to death by
log train at Urainia, La, arrived here
en- route to Meadville, where it will
be buried Relatives of Sullivan
stated that he was an employe of the
logging road and that while at work
his rain coat was caught in such a
manner as to throw him under the
train
Hattiesburg-J. P. Limbaugh, pres
ident of the board of supervisors, has
received demands from many citizens
of Beat 2, in this county urging
among other measures of economy,
that road upkeep in the county be
curtailed, and that the members of
the board put in" only six days
month and draw pay only for that
| time.
Blue Mountain--J. d. Smith, R. F.
D. carrier on Route No. out of Tip
lersville, this county, has the unique
| distinction of having made his of 1
ficial rounds every day for nearly
seventeen years, not missing day
during the whole period except his
official holidays. He has travelled
154,3S4 miles during this time. I
Purvis.-Though confronted with .
the argument of high taxes and de .
mands for expense retrenchment, the
board of supervisors of Lamar coun-
ty acted upon the strong appeal made
in behalf of ths urgent need Of the Y
county for a county agent and voted
to employ an agent for one year be-
ginning March l this year.
sented to answer any call made on
them in connection with keeping the
schools running where it is possible
to do so expressing themselves as
being willing to sacrifice part of their
salary rather than have the term cut
short
Blue Mountain.-Blue Mountain
will soon have another large mercan-
tile establishment, to be owned and
operated by F. 0. Hudspeth, local fl
nancier and business man. He will
occupy the building which formerly ;
housed the local postoffice, which
structure is now being put into ship
shape for the opening of the mer-
camille business. This will be the
first general store to be opened in '
Blue Mountain during the present fl '
nancial crisis, though two of three
new grocery stores have been started
here during this period. ~