The Neshoba Democrat., 1921-03-31
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Mortgage 10 New Orleans Bank Re-
corded at VIcksburo.

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Vicksburg, ,--Me Mesars. Hirsh. Dent q
Landau, local attorneys for the Ala,
bama & vicksburg railroad. have filed
with Chanoery Clerk Laughlin first
mortgage for 100000 to the Canal.
Commercial Trust Company and Saw.
ings Bank and Felix d. Guntea.
trustee, New Orleans, Of date April I,
1891, and 1t 10 to be recorded as Of
| that date.
The mortgage is to secure $4,000,000
Of bonds authorized by the Interstate
Commerce Commission and is to be
fund bonds of three issues, maturing
on April 1. The three issues were in
amounts Of $1,000.000. of which $780,
900 will mature April 1; second, an
issue of $1,S00,000, OF which $5S0,S00
natures April /. and third, an issue
Of 100000. Of which $416.o00 natures
April /.
Brookhaven.--All questions pertain.
| ing to the issuance Of the 100000
bond issue for Lincoln county good
roads have been decided. The bonds
have been sold and the count now
has the actual cash to its credit in the
banks of the county. This money will
all practically be spent with Lincoln
county people. 1t is not the intention
Of the board of supervisors to let the
work out by contracts to some foreign
concern, but to have the roads built
by Lincoln county people--the farmers
who have teams and others who do
not have them but who will be needed
in the various capacities when the ac-
tual work begins.
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Meridian.-Manager Garrett of the
local office of the Cumberland Tele-
phone and Telegraph company assert
ed following the recent action of At
torney-General Frank Robertson in Sc
curing a writ OF certiorari setting
aside the increased telephone rates
granted by the state railroad commits
sion, that he had received instructions
from the headquarters of the company
to accept no amount from telephone
subscribers other than that fixed by
the railroad commission.
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Blue Mountain.-Local merchants
are beginning to line their shelves
with new goods which are proving to
be much cheaper for the customers
than only few months ago. 1t is
evident here that the purchasing pow
or of money has gone up by one-third,
the high cost OF living being cut down
In a liberal degree. Groceries and
dry goods are both offered at prices
reminding the purchasers of the good
old days before the war broke upon
the world.
Newton.-Robert Moncrief, the New
ton county negro convicted Of muir
der, was executed at Decatur, the
county seat. The execution was pri-
vate, taking place in the county pris-
on. On account Of the rope slipping
In some way the mans neck was not
broken and 1t was about 1S minutes
after the trap was sprung before he
was pronounced dead.
Crystal Springs.-In order to relieve
the housing condition here, which Is
distressing, q. w. Chambers, the
young man who is putting in the new
$60, 1000 ice plant, announces that 1t is
his purpose to build several nice cot
tages on his property adjoining the
| Ice plant, for rent There is demand
here now for at least 80 cottages and
small modern hotel.
Hazlehurst.-The Haziehurst Truck
ers' association. at its last meeting
here, decided that It would take no
more new members for the year. 1t
has made contracts for supplies the
present membership will need and
will protect the present members by
not taking In others to share in the
contracts already made for supplies
and box materials.
Blue Mountain.-William Cribbs OF
this place, who was recently Temporal
lrily blinded by gush Of hot oil into
his face and eyes while working In the
oil fields Of Texas, has returned to
| Mississippi after having passing
while recuperating In hospital in
Houston, Tex. His sight will not be
permanently injured in serious way
1t now appears.
Clarksdale-The latest subscriptions
to the staple cotton "fund" OF the Sta
pie Cotton Cooperative association
have Just been made By Dr. w. J.
Lacy, who signed up for 900 bales, and
Gidden & Townsend, who signed up
for 450. In all. this makes 12,O76 bales
Of long staple cotton subscribed to the
association from Coahoma county.
Hazlehurst.-A call has been made
for the meeting of the county school
board when all matters pertaining
to consolidation of schools and other
important things will be considered.
It is going to be proposed that more
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