Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-11-10
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
CatheredfromAnC Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

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Griffin expects to move into the new
building at an early date.
New Albany .--McBryde Bros gin /
and seed house was completely des. q
troyed by fire recently. The origin OF {
the fire Is unknown.
Wyatte.--W. A. Brewer. mercnant
and cattle man of Cedar View, town
near Memphis, has just visited THIS
section and bought nice herd OF beer
and mich cows.
sardis.-The mayor ana board OF
aldermen have completed their work
OF revising the town assessment ron
and fixing the rate OF assessment iog
the present year.
Holly Springs. The Baptists O. TINS
city have purchased the w. ". Ander-
son place, on College street, east OF
the public square, and purpose to erect
a modern church edifice.
Aberdeen Smith HUMPHREYS
iurv returned a verdict of not guilty
! when court opened. HUMPHREYS was
charged with the murder OF d. -
Walker, a planter, of Amory.
Blue Mountain-By unanimous vote
the Euzelian literary society Of Blue
Mountain college, Miss Lillian Homes,
Ripley, president, has decided TO nolo
an anniversary this season.
Sardis.-Panola chapter No. lou, vt
der Of the Eastern Star, will celebrate
their first anniversary on Monday
night. Nov. 81, and the ladies are pre-
pairing to make the occasion worth
while one.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS School Week.
backed by the American Educationa
association, the Loyal Legion and otn
ar organizations, was celebrated II
Washington county, the chief speaker
being Assistant State Superintendent
: ~ Education Broom OF Jackson, Hon
Alfred II. stone OF Dunleith and Coun
!. " supt. B. L. Hatch Of Greenville.
- blue Mountain.--The only cotton 81
y right in Blue Mountain, owned and q
Grated by 8. A. Goodwin, has gimme
. onlv 4O7 bales OF cotton for this SCI
. aon. and Mr.. Goodwin states that pra'
hcally all Of the cotton Of the con
munity has been ginned, estinatin
that his total output for the seaso
Wal not exceed 430 bales.
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white man, and George Simon, neSr
= sawed through window in the COW
~ Vail and made their escape the oth'
day. No trace OF them has bee
found.
Meridian.-Rev. e. J. Willis, WI
has been pastor Of the First Christi'
church here for the past sever
years, accompanied by Mrs. VIE
have left Tor Henderson. KY, VINE
1 he some time ago accepted 2 CALL
Hazlehurst.-A. B. Weeks, secreta
Of the Copiah county farmers coo
erative association, says he has pc
written several times by people WA
ing to buy Copiah county syrup In
lots and smaller lots, but that
writer's state that they understood
rrice was so cents per gallon. ~
appeared in the press some few az
since, but it was . mistake, made
the typesetters, az the price shot
have been so cents and not 80 Gel
per gallon.
Biloxi-The November meeting
che Biloxi Truck Growers associat
was held in the Seymour hall acr
the Back Bay. plans we're made
the planting of turnips for the win
CROP. Fifty acres have already D.
planted In carrots and plans for pl'
Ing beets have been completed
are now getting under way.
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Rlue Mountain. Prof. G. 9. Gull
auperintendent Of Blue Mountain b
school. who has just been made pr
dent OF Tippah county teachers .
ciatfon, ID laying plans for q prog
etve and constructive program for
monthly meetings OF this body VI
already numbers in it's membershi
GOuBlOGE8DAG OAgSHSp6O ~ FsAAS -
school teachers Of the couAty.
Sanatorium. DR.. Henry Boswell
Just returned from Houston,
-. where he spoke twice before the
Sy Is state Conferences Of Social Well
siiss under the direction Of the Matt
since Tuberculosis association. After re
have ing Mississippi he was called to M'
& BAYOU to speak before the negro
) VIII ems clubs Of Mississippi on the
80 = lens OF Tuberculosis.
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ONE coldwater.1J. N. Baker and +
REI elocum have completed the wor
ne e harvesting their big hay crop 4
. 8 : farm just south Of town, but they
oans ,sss been unable 20 market the nay 81
in.Snl. isfactory prices, and will hold
MA a orop for an advance 10 the marke
eesep