The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-03-26
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De reduced from 4O to 80 per cent !
this year from last Considerable |
acreage to oats and alfalfa was plant |
ed last fall and in the early spring !
and now corn is being planted and |
field peas will be planted later. in
the meantime more interest is being
shown in hogs, cattle, sheep and chick
ems than ever before. while everybody
planted a garden. The delta people
have at last decided totraise feed and
food crops-to live ct hdme-and pro-
duce cotton as the surplus crop.
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Hazlehurst-Farmers report that
they are catching up with their field
work for this season of the year. All
peas have been stuck and are bloom
ing nicely. Tomatoes have about all
been put in their last growing place in
the fields and are growing as we'll as
ever Rains have come in Just enough
frequency to push the plants on to
growth, and the tomatoes have not
been attacked by any disease as yet.
Cabbage are growing and are heading
in many fields.
Blue Mountain.-A sawmill estab-
lshment located west of this place is
offering to supply lumber at the rate
of from $3.50 to $3.50 a thousand, fig
ures which obtained in pre-war times.
While these prices apply, of course, to
only undressed lumber, the local mill
men are offering first-rate dressed
lumber at the rate Of around $53 a
thousand for grades which for while
4 sold here for more than $1O0 thou
sand.
Booneville-sheriff S. F. Windham
accompanied by Deputy W. G. Ander-
sen. Marshal w. c. Weems and Bailiff
J. F. Smith, visited the home of D. w.
Nicholson who resides about 10 miles
east Of Bonneville, and found cleverly
concealed about 300 yards from the
house still set up ready for opera
ton. No whisky was found but four
barrels of beer, or about 200 gallons;
were destroyed.
Pontotoc--A double wedding of
much local interest occurred at the
Presbyterian manse at this place when
Walter Owen, son of H. B. Owen, of
the H. B. Owen Tie company, and
Miss Montye Window, daughter of DR..
Window, a member of the state board
of health, Ecru, Miss, and BufOrd
Bost sand Wrininilee Collins were
united in marriage, Rev. w. A Down
ing officiating.
Waynesboro. Waynesboro has
started this year upon a new era in
the trucking industry. Wayne county
has formed an association known as
the Wayne County Truck Growers as
~sociation and has $50 acres in vegeta-
bles. shahely, tomatoes, beans, cab
bage, Irish potatoes and carrots The
weather has been ideal and the fields
are green everywhere with growing
vegetables
Blue Mountain.-Congressm B. G.
Lowrey said good-by to the faculty ana
students of Blue Mountain College in
his final address to them before set
ting out 70, Washington City to begin
his initial session in the house of rep
resentatives. For most of his active
life Congressman Lowrey has been di-
rectly identified with the local college,
having been it's presiding officer for
13 years
Jonestown-The spirit of improve
ment has struck the town. On every
side thewomen are planting riowers
of hn1bc
other plants, such as roses, spires,
chrysanthemums mock orange, sy-
ringa, violets, golden glow and lilac,
we're placed in nearly every front
yard in Jamestown.
Laurel-The Laurel Kiwanis club,
with a membership of nearly 100, has
accepted an invitation to be the guests
of the Hattiesburg club. The Laurel
Kiwanians have passed resolutions
pledging each member to work un-
ceasingly for better public roads.
Meridian.-J T. Giles CT Hickory, in
Newton county, was brought to Meri-
dian suffering from the effects of a
broken leg. A log falling from a car
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heing cared for in local hospital.
Favette. Weldon Whitlock, bari
tone; Elsie Barge, pianist, and Jay
McGrath violinist, each Of whom is an
artist of national reputation. appeared
in recital at the Agricultural High
School at Union Church.
Brookhaven.-The Lone Star Trail
represented here by the secretary-man-
ager. H. L. Brian, and assistant man.
ager. I. NJ Hughes, is now assured.
Brookhaven Board of Trade Will ex-
tend an invitation for the state con-
vention to be orgapized, when state
officers will be elected.
Hattiesburg.-More than 240 mem
hers of local Baptist churches are en-
rolled in the training school of the
B. Y. P. U. The Rev. Roland Leavell !
of Oxford University, England, has
been lecturing at the school