The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-08-13

WEBSTER county are In annual conVen.
tion here now. This combination of
singers has music in the soul that
| would move the most churlish old cur.
| mudgeon and set his sordid soul on
fire with delight.
Aberdeen-Miss Holmes OF the State
university Of Illinois met with the Alb.
erdeen chapter of the American Red
Cross society and the Daniel w. Bird
| Post of the American Legion and was
| enthusiastically received. Miss Holmes
is employed by the American Red
Cross society, and is devoting her time
| and talents to the disabled soldiers,
Grenada.-The tax supervisors of
Grenada county have reduced the as.
sessment on w. w. Whitaker's mule
from $50 to $40, the value originally
placed on the animal by the owner, af.
ter having raised the assessment to
the larger amount.
Hazlehurst.-Trustee E. L. Green.
J. P. Pace and r. w. Little of the
newly consolidated school district at
Carpenter have advertised for bids for
the building OF modern school build
ing, the cost to be $1,000.
Blue Mountain.-Capt. Jno. H. Blu.
chanan, who has just completed his
residence requirements for the degree
of Th.D. at the Southwestern Baptist
Theological seminary, Louisville, KY,
Just been called to the pastorate OF
the Baptist church at Paris, Tenn,
and will take up his pastoral duties in
Paris in September.
Jacksonville executive board Of
trustees of the Woman's college at Co
lumbus in special meeting here de-
cided to assess each student of the
college 81 extra tuition. fee each month
during the session to pay for equip
ment for the new dormitory and ace
demic buildings.
Louisville.-Sheriff McNeel and
force of deputies slipped into the COM
munity about six miles north of here
and captured a 60-gallon still.
Itta Bena.-Among other changes
wrought by hard times" say many
business people here, is the increasing
amount OF small change used in trans
acting business about town. Formerly,
when a purchase of any kind was
made five, ten or twenty-dollar bill
was thrust at the merchant, even
though the purchase price of the arti-
Gle was not more than 25, cents.
Jackson.-Gov., Russell has approved
the charter of the Jackson Truckers
association, local organization. of ne
gro farmers. This is one Of the many
such organizations now being promot-
ed all over the state to encourage the
diversification movement.
Okolona.-Miss Adine Elliott, a vio-
lin artist, formerly of Okolona, but for
several years past violin instructor in
the city of New Orleans, gave recital
at the Presbyterian church for the
benefit of the pipe organ fund. She
was accompanied by Mrs. D. F. Nor
gan on the plano.
Senatobia-Anthrax In the western
part of the county continues to spread
rapidly over all the efforts Of health
department Of state and county. A
strict quarantine has been inaugural
ed, but it seems this has been done to
late to keep down the disease.
~
watermelons are daily brought to Itta
Bena and disposed of readily, bring
ing fairly good prices. The melons
are seemingly more numerous this year
and Of larger size.
Blue Mountain.-Miss Ruth Craw-
ford OF Ashland, better known as
Babe Ruth formerly the indoor base
ball star of Blue Mountain college.
now the stellar athlete OF Mississippi
State College for women, has just put
another red feather into her athletic
cap by her brilliant pitching in
unique baseball game between the
girls Of Ashland and Ripley.
Ackerman-Upon invitation Of May
or Barron, representatives from the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
have visited Ackerman for the purpose
of making a survey, with view of ex-
terminating the pestiferous ant The
putting on of this campaign will be
hailed with delight by the Alderman
populace.
Ripley.-The women OF Tippah coun-
ty are taking much interest In their
right of suffrage. This is shown by
the fact that 1885 women have regis
tered in the county.
3. Hazlehurst-Dr. L. ]. Miller, Meth
odist evangelist from Tennessee and
better known as the Tennessee Cy-
cole Evangelist" has started revival
of two weeks duration at the Gallman
Methodist church.
Blue NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. consoli'
dated school district, Union county,
will hold a special election on Aug. rs
for the purpose of ascertaining the
wishes of the qualified electors of the
district concerning the proposed bond
issue of &c. 900 to be used for the erec-
ton and equipment of an adequate
school house for the consolidated dis
trict.