Okolona messenger., 1921-12-01

are two or three murder cases 70 come
before this term OF court, jurors have
been summoned for only one week.
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Friaf Point.-The annual drive for
members in the Red Cross here has
just closed. and Mrs. r. P. Mitchell
chairman OF this branch Of the Goa
homa county chapter, reports an en-
rollment Of 100 members for the com.
ing year.
Sardis--Rev. Z. G. Mohler who,
much to the qualification Of his sar-
dis congregation, has becn returned
by the conference for fourth years
service with the Methodist church,
has been appointed chairman for this
section Of the county for the annual
Red Cross drive.
Pascagoula.-Five students Of the
Harrison-Stone counties agricultural
high school at Perkinston, had mar.
row escape from drowning when the
automobile in which they were in was
driven over the rocks into the Pasca-
goula river.
Marks.--At the November meeting
OF the Quitman County Teachers as
sociation the resolutions of regret
we're passed on the death OF Prof. R,
l.. McNair, who was principal Of the
Crowder line school at the time Of his
death.
Blue Mountain.-A negro who was
on trial for murder in Benton county
at the special term of the circuit
court Just ended broke out into loud
shoutings of delight and deliverance
when the jury returned a verdict OF
not guilty.
Waynesboro.-H. Wick, president Of
the board Of supervisors, had entered
on the minutes resolution ordering
an election to be held in district four
on Dec. 20. to fill the vacancy on the
board from that district caused BY
the death Of T. Hiral Leggett.
Blue Mountain.-The prevalence OF
partridges with which Tippah teems
this season bodes i'll for the boil
weevil, in the opinion Of some prac
tical farmers, who feel that the Quan.
titles Of quail will be sufficient to de
YOUR largely the devastating pests.
Blue MC1ntain.-Final figures show
that Mississippi Baptists actually col
lected $16O,0OO in the month Of 90
tober on pledges made for the $751;
100000 campaign, according. to Dr. r
A. Kimbrongh, field secretary Of the
Baptist state mission board.
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Yazoo City.-The Peoples Ware
house company has about completed
levee around their warehouses and
yards high enough to protect all the
cotton stored there against the spring
floods next year.
Coldwater.-M. H. Thornton Of the
POagville community. has 9 thorough
bred Scotch collie dog which also has
keen nose for birds. This combina
tion collie and bird dog grew up witt
an old bird dog and learned all the
traits Of the latter.
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Blue Mountain.-The pOstoffice al
Chalybeate. this county, which war
discontinued some time ago with the
Inauguration Of rural free delivery ia
that point from Walnut, will shortly
be reOpened.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In this sec.
ton arr, much worried over the preVa
lence OF black tongue among their bird
dogs. This disease is fatal in nearly
every instance. and many fine doga
have died of 1t within the past year
GulfpOrt. Work on the big 1O-inch
artesian well being drilled for the city
Will be delayed for a week, due to the
finding Of two small machine nuts In.
side the casing.
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Carthage.-The second annual fid
dlers' contest, given under the aus.
pices Of the ladies Of the Methodist
church, was we'll attended, land the
receipts collected amounted to $71.S6.
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Philadelphia.--Marshall Houston,
years old, son Of ]. H. Houston, prom
inent farmer east Of Philadelphia.
was drowned By falling in an open
we'll in the pasture, near the house
go 49,
Crystal Springs. The sewerage
question win not down here and many
citizens are talking about bond Is
sue to raise sufficient funds wfih.t the
beginning OF the new year to install
this city improvement.
Philadelphia. Ono Of the largest
deals made a matter OF record in Ne
shoba county in many years is the sale
OF the BollingerF Franklin tract OF tim.
Der land to the Burnside Land and
Timber company
Ecru.-The gin at this place has
Just closed down for the season, gin
ming $50 bales, which is just little
more than third Of crop, before
the Weevil came.
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Blue Mountain. John w. Bennett,
aged So, has just died at the home Of
his son. Wilbur Bennett of this place.