Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-09-01

women doing all the actual work pos
sible and supplementing this wit
money to be realized from a churcl
stand.
| Hernando.--The DeSoto county TAI
association will hold its eighth annua
fair, Sept. 81 to "a. The first two dayv
the white people will display their best
in live stock, agriculture, cooking, sew
ing, embroidery, etc. The negroes will
have the last two days. Foot racing,
horse racing and music are some of
the attractions on the program,
Washington.-Owing to sessions "a
be held by the agricultural commission
of which he is a member, Senator Pat
Harrison will not be able to visit I'M
Mississippi during the recess. On that
account also Senator Harrison has
been completed to decline number of
Invitations to speak at picnics and bar.
becues in Mississippi.
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Crystal Springs.-D. L. Pearson, one
OF the most successful truck farmers
OF this section, has Just closed con.
tract with the Jackson board of trade
for another year to go to that section
and serve as instructor in growing and
marketing. 1t is stated that goodly
acreage will be planted in truck in and
around Jackson another year and that
the farmers may grow and market it
to the best advantage the board Of
trade decided that 1t would be better
to employ an experienced man to point
the way.
Blue Mountain.-Grady Gowdy, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Gowdy, this
place, has just been awarded the
Medal in the w. C, t. U. speaking con.
test held here in Lowrey Memorial
Baptist church under the personal di.
rection of Mrs. T. c. Lowrey.
Chalybeate.-Though the site OF q
boarding school with more than hun.
dred students from other places, Cha.
lybeate is almost bottled up a good
deal of the time so far as adequate
long-distance telephone service is con.
cerned. Being off the railroad two
miles, Chalybeate, too, is entirely with
out local telegraphic service, having
to rely upon such telegraphic accom-
modations as can be secured through
nearby towns on the railroads.
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Blue Mountain.-The Negro Tippah
Baptist association, made UP of all of
the colored Baptist congregations of
this territory, has just been held at
St. Johns Baptist church, northeast of
his place, great gathering of negro
UNCONVENTIONAL leaders of the associa-
Ion assembling for the four days ses-
lion. Rev. Thomas Guyton an ex-
lave and perhaps the oldest minister
" the association, acted as moderator
Aberdeen.-The Greenwood Springs
lotel has been destroyed by fire. The
lotel was valued at $4,000. A. G. Can
rell owned the property and was run.
ing the hotel. A defective flue was
he cause of the fire. The water of
AIS summer resort is known far and !
vide and every summer tourists from .
II sections visit there. Mr.. Cantrell
will very likely rebuild.
Charleston.-Mrs. Johnny Burnett /,
led at her home here as the result Of
n accident. Mrs, Burnett was on her
ray to church and little boy on
ricycle ran against her, causing her
fall on the sidewalk, from which she /,
Uttered a severe fracture of the fore. ;
rm.
Ashland.-The initial service of the b
leeting at the Baptist church was one C
unusual interest. Rev. ]. S. Jen-
ms preached. Milton Written young
chool boy ct in his teens, rose and
yerv earnest and sincere way told ?
his conversion and his call to the t.
linistry.- At the same service Luther b
CURSOR, young man reared in this /
was ordained as minis
n of the gospel.
Jackson. Attorney General Frank n
oberson of lssissippi delivered an
ldres before the convention of at
'rney generals at Cincinnati, taking h
# his subject, Common Law Cert q
'ari in Rate Litigation" Considerable
tereat wa aroused recently by the Il
ovelty of the application of this an "
ent writ and the Importance of its n
caring upon the big telephone rate
lse now pending in Mississippi and a
her states. h
Derma. A B. Myers has just com. =
eted his Munger gin system and saw
d grist mill ON the lot where D. A. n
ks plant was destroyed by fire last
ay. This new outfit cost above
[, 900.
sases
Hundreds Of delegates =
IN the territory extending from st.
III, Mimi, to Mobile, Ala, and New -
leans, La, are expected to come via :
tomobile to attend the annual SEES >,
N Of the Mississippi valley highway 4 I,
ISOLATION, which convenes in Nerd.
! Oct. 10 and 10, during the Missls. =