Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-01-20

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BrOokhaven.--A district meeting d
county superintendent Of education
was scheduled for BroOkhaven Jan
20. About IL counties were represent
ed.
SenatoblA. Tucker, q I7year
old negro, was bound over to the
grand jury on charge OF attempting
to wreck train on the YazoO & mis-
sissippi Valley at Sarah. and also fOl
burglary.
Wiggins.-Teachers Of Stone county
were the guests at dinner of the .busL
ness men Of Virgins. After a meet
ing Of the teachers association held
at the court house a spread was serV-
ed at local restaurant.
Jackson.-Right OF way for the pro
posed extension Of the Jackson a
Eastern railroad from SebastapoOl. In
Scott county, to this city, has been oD-
tanned as far as Goshen Springs, 20
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Meridian.-Mrs. Fannie w. Johnson
of Vicksburg contributed $500 in cash
to the Meridian lti-Tuberculosis Hos
pital, according to Mrs. George w.
Hodge, president Of the Kings Daugh-
ters, who are In charge Of the hos
pital.
McComb.-Work started on moving
the Presbyterian church. This build
ing was purchased by the congrega.
ton of the Christian church and will
be transferred to their lot on Della
ware avenue. The old Presbyterian
church will be replaced by a hand
some $4,000 structure.
West Point.-On account Of the fact
that there has been a constant de.
mand on the board of supervisors for
a reduction of taxes and curtailment
of expenses in every department of
the county, the board" of supervisors
decided to dispense with the services
Of the county agents.
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Meridian.-Two new teachers are to
be added to the Meridian high school
faculty at the beginning of the second
term, Jan. q. These are Miss Myrtle
Byrd OF Hattiesburg, who will return
to Meridian. after attending Columbia
University; and w. D. Bell, Latin and
Greek scholar, formerly Of Prince
Webb College in Lewisburg, Tenn.
acknowledgements have arrang-
ed to start operations for the new sea-
son, most all land owners having now
secured tenants and all the labor they
need for the years work in the truck
as well as cotton fields. 1t is general.
" understood the farmers will cut the
cotton acreage and plant more corn,
hay, potatoes, cane and raise more
cattle.
Yazoo City.-At meeting of the
board of directors of the Delta Bank
and Trust Company of Yazoo City.
dividend Of 10 per cent was declared.
With this dividend the stockholders
Of this bank have received 161 per
cent on their money since the bank
was first organized here about is
Years ago. In addition to this they
have a surplus of $4,000.
Yazoo City.-There are three candt
1ates already announced to represent
Yazoo county in the lower house o:
the Mississippi state legislature to
succeed the late Hon. p c. Meagher
They are Excel Coody, ]. ]. McGraw,
If Jacksonville, and e. G. Childress, Of
Satartia. They will make an active
canvass among their friends as soon
as Gov. Russell issues a call for
special election.
Hazlehurst.-Circuit Clerk C. B. Rea
says that in 1920 he had no bad year
n Cupids cause by any means; that
he averaged over 35 marriage license
'ales per month for the entire year.
lis books show that he has sold All
licenses and there have been about
90 of COpiahians to buy licenses in
'ther counties the past year for mar.
iage. Thus Copjan has seen over 500
made out OF her bachelors
nd nearly as many Copiah girls have
one the same route Of Cupid, only
ew Of Copiah's boys marrying out
f-county girls. Il
Holly Springs. Without anything
Ike formal programme the first-of.
he-year round table conference Of
extension agents OF the
forth Mississippi district, called. by =
= A. Olson of Grenada, supervising
gent for the district, was convened
the office of Director c. T. Amas
the Holly Springs branch expert.
lent station.
The purpose Of the meeting was to
~ plans and discuss methods and i;
avs to better aid the growers of ,
-ops and breeders of live stock to r
eep going, in the face of uncertain :
onditions which face humanity in 4,
lis part of the country. AS declared,
le year 1871 must be made the best
nd most practically demonstrative of