Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-02
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board of supervisors retaining hin
for another year:
This board OF supervisors at thei
last regular meeting voted to retain
me for another year at the same sal
airy. Now, whether you have got any
thing out Of my work during the pas
year or not, you ought to decide thai
you are going to cooperate with the
county agent this year and see If vol
cannot get something from me-"
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Macon.-Uncle Sam has grown all
alert in the protection of mis- postof
fices and the unusual sight of the
young postmaster of Macon going
around armed to the teeth" is daily
presented. Macon has the best and
probably the youngest postmaster in
the state, Henry H. Hunter that i'm
portant official having been scarcely
Fl years Of age on accession to this
office nearly two years ago. There
has heen no attempt by yeggs to loot
the office at this place.
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Meridian.-The Mississippi confer.
ence board of education, M. E. church,
sought deferred action in locating the
Mississippi conference training school
OF Montrose until Aug. 8, in Hatties-
burg, according to decision reached at
meeting here. A committee named by
Chairman W. e. Hopkins, of the Me-
ridian board of trade and cotton ex-
change, and including members from
local exchange and Rotary club, Of
tered suitable site if the board would
select Meridian.
Jackson. Memphis will be called
upon to entertain the Eminent House
hold of Columbian Woodmen at the ma
tional convention of that order, july
9. Delegates from 16 states will be
present. Royal Household No. 2, the
state convention of Mississippi, met
here to elect delegates to the eminent
household and to elect officers for the
state organization. More than 200
delegates were In attendance,
Indianola.-Since he took office 16
months ago and up to May l, Sehriff
A. G. Cox has collected and paid into
the treasury in costs, fees and COM
missions $35,896. He has earned, but
not collected $3.50. The amount paid
to the sheriff and deputies in conduct
Ing the office was $4,000, thus leav-
ing q balance of $19,6O6 to the Off
ce's credit.
Hattiesburg.-This city was shocked
by tragedy that occurred at the
home of ]. s. Mosely, a mail carrier
Of this city, when his wife was shot
and probably wounded by a former
boarder Casey E. Jones, who few
minutes later was laid low by a shot
gun load fired at close range by the
husband.
Holly Springs.-The commencement |
exercises at the Mississippi Synodical
College of this city came to a close
with the awarding of medals and
prizes an dthe delivery of diplomas to
the graduates. The baccalaureate ad.
dress for the occasion was made by
Hon. T. Weber Wilson, of Laurel.
Leland.-The hardwood lumber bus
mess is not tagging, with the Darnell-
Love Lumber Company of Leland.
This company is now filling an order
tor 100000 feet of lumber, in the
aggregate 60 carloads, for shipment
to northern points over the Y. & M.
V. railroad.
Shelby.-Exercises brought to a
close one Of the most successful ses-
lions Of the Shelby high school, three
young men and three young women
'eceiving diplomas. The special fea.
lure of the evening was the gradual
ng address Of Hon. T. Weber Wilson
II Laurel.
Natchez.-A special term of circuit
SQUIRT will be called by Judge R. l.
Coban to clear the docket of criminal
Ind civil cases. 1t is stated by the -.
Judge that the court term is neces-
'ary on account of having permitted
he March term.
Corinth.-The Lodge Of Perfection. !,
which was organized here only a few
months ago, had its first experience
n initiating class. The class con.
'iStes Of AZ Master Masons from Cor d
nth, Rienzi, Bonneville and Tupelo. G
Pontotoc.-Commencement exercises :
u Pontotoc high school has closed.
Prof. B. Frank Brown superintendent
u the school, and Prof. w. M. Buff. n
kin, its principal, have been engaged I
or next year. )
Jacksonville office Of ]. ]. Conan
ecretary OF the state penitentiarv n
'Oard Of trustees, has received notice h
I the escape Of William Winston from !,
amp No. 4, Parchman farm, o. H n
arker, sergeant. Winston was given r
We years in 1919 for grand larceny "
Hernando.-The largest still ever
ken In DeSoto county was brought h
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