The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-05-07
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West Point-The people of West
Point held the annual conferedate me-
mortal services. The morning exer-
cises were conducted by Rev Carroll |
Warner at the Lynch school and by
Rev. E. ]. Caswell at the George
school. In the afternoon the school
children and citizens of the Town, with
arms full of beautiful flowers and
wreathes, gathered at the confederate
monument on Russell Square Rev.
Carroll Warner announced that the
crowd would go to the cemetery, where
the services would continue There
Rev. Caswell offered a prayer as the
children scattered the flowers on all
the soldiers graves.
Walthall.-The case of the state
against Jack Norwood, Will Ratcliff
and Eugene Crick, charged with the
murder of Riley Clay and his wife, was
called here for investigation before
Justices R. L. Middleton, s. B. Hood
and Joseph Brooks. The state intro
duced the dying declarations of the
woman and some evidence to bring
these declarations within the purview
Of the law, and rested the case. The
defendants offered no evidence.
Blue Mountain.-Corn is selling on
the local markets in this section for 81
q bushel. While many of the farmers
of this county have plenty of corn III
their own bins for the year, others will
.t,o; &c,
summer. One farmer in Benton has
advertised that he will sell corn from
his surplus for thirty days at one
dollar a bushel Mixed corn has been
selling during last week for IS cents
Wholesale.
Jackson.-Relief work is we'll under
way at Braxton, 18 miles south, where
q tornado resulted in the death of at
least 10 persons, injury cf more than
80 others, and extensive damage to
property. Physicians and nurses from
Jackson are aiding in caring for the
injured and efforts are being made to
clear away the debris of wrecked
buildings, where it vas believed other
dead might be discovered.
Gloster.-B. B. Hail of Youngstown,
Ohio, manager of the Holer-Hall Com
pany, has arrived and will begin work
at once getting 300 acres of land in
shape to plant pecan trees This COM
pany expects to put in 1000 acres OF
pecans here within the next few years,
The growers in this section report an
excellent prospect for good yield this
year.
Guntown.-The Rev. J. Howard
Brooks, former pastor of the Methodist
church at Okolona, passed through
here en- route to Washington, d. c.
Mr.. Brooks resigned his pastorate at
Okolona to accept an appointment as
chaplain in the United States navy
He will be stationed for while at
submarine base on the Atlantic.
Jackson.-F. j. Hubbard, state di-
rector of vocational education, has
within the past two days heard from
two more county superintendent who
promptly come across with money and
PROMISES for the $4,000 fund necessary
for the beginning of the rehabilitation
of persons injured in industry and
otherwise.
Blue Mountain-Mrs. S. E. B. Nc
Neil, for some years one of the lead
| ing religious workers of this place,
whose home is now in New Albany, is
in a plaster cast, following a serious
automobile accident in which she was
struck by a car belonging to one OF
the prominent business men of New
| Albany.
Vicksburg the annual meeting
of the Warren county medical society
held in the rooms of the Vicksburg
board of trade, DR.. Gus Street was
elected president; DR.. Fl. c. benson,
vice nresident; DR.. J. A. X. Birchett.
secretary-treasurer.
Starkville-An important event IN
Mississippi will be the 18th annual
session of the Central Mississippi Pres
bvterian Auxiliary, which will be held
In the Presbyterian church, Louis
vile.
Winona-The Winona public school
will be represented at the state high
school meet at the university OF Mis-
sissippi. which will be held in the city
OF Oxford.
Raldwyn.-Mrs. Murray Smith, 25, of
BALDWIN, died in Houston, Miss. Her
husband and one child survive. She
was hurled in Oak Hill cemetery.
Magnolia. Day was OBJ
served here but owing to unfavorable
weather conditions the attendance was
not as large as in former years.
Iouisyille.-Louisville has reached
a new height in civic pride. The town
is better prepared for sanitation than
aver sanitary board has been Gre
ated by the mayor and board of alder
men and a scavenger employed by 1.
A. McCreary, city marshal.
McComb.-McComb high school VIII
.nter the full quota of contestants In
practically every event of the state
| high school meet to be held at the
university. With but three represen-
tatiyes last year, McComb won Sec
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