The Bolivar County Democrat., 1921-01-15
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MISS DeuldH -Adtcilile were uldrTleu
at this place. Z
Como-The recently elected city
officials for. the town Of Como have
been duly installed
New Albany.-Miss Ethel Frost be-
came the bride of G. Harmon. The
bride has lived in New Albany since
her childhood
Ashland.-Luther Shelby of Benton
county, and Miss Effie Jordan, one
of Benton's popular school teachers,
were married
Laurel.-Laurels new $4,000 opera
house, said to be the finest in the
state, is expected to be opened to the
public Jan. 21.
Hazlehurst.- Sims of st.
. Louis, Mo-, and Miss Lula Barlow, of
Barlow, in western Copiah county,
were married at the Methodist par
lors here.
Hazlehurst- Shelby Young
and Miss Clara Renzie Boutwell, wer9
married here and will make theic
home in Oma, near the eastern Co
piah line.
Water Valley.-While attempting to
cross the /. c. railroad track at Mar
tin Street crossing Jack Miller was
struck by train of moving freight
cars and badly bruised about the head
Hazlehurst.-J. d. Barber sold his
farm east of town to DR.. Bruce S.
Harvey of Adamsville, Tenn, who
will move here to improve the place
and start farming operations and
dairying.
Greenville.-The Greenville city
books, a special ordinance having
been adopted to enable voters, male
and female, to register at any time.
The next city election will be held
next December, but the registration
began last week.
Winona.-Member of the Woman's s
Missionary Union of the First Baptist
church finished their annual week
of self-denial and prayer for foreign
missions" Splendid mission pro-
grammes with impressive. and beau
tiful music, and a pleasing and III
structive innovation for each day
has been the life and songs of one
of the gifted hymn writer's of the
past.
Blue Mountain.-The women OF
Lowrey Memorial Baptist church, who
have been observing a week OF pray
er, have made special study OF
have listened to number of excel
lent papers prepared by members of
the w. NJ u, along these lines O..
political social, economic and relig-
ious needs of these sections of the
world.
Memphis.-Albert Dreyfus,, member
of the Memphis Cotton Exchange and
planter, who owned considerable
land in Issaquena county, Miss, died
at the age of 81 at the home of his
nephew, Nose Wampold, in Mont
gomery Ala, where he had been
spending few days on business.
Death came very Unexpectedly as a
result of an attack of double pneu-
monia, which confined him to his
bed only two days before.
Vicksburg.-Mayor Haynes received
word from Gov. Russell referring to
information the governor received
that the prohibition laws are vio
lated every hour of the day in and
around vicksburg," and asking for a
report from the city executive. The
mayor said that he will be glad to
make the report, as there have been
quite a number of arrests here for
violation of the prohibition laws and
several offenders turned over to the
federal authorities. He added thai
the governor is entitled to the report
and it will be sent to him as soon as
it can be made UP from the records.
Il
Jackson.-That the people of the
state realize the utmost Importance
of the work being done by Herbert !
Hoover and his European relief coun
Gil is shown by the way in which the |
various organizations have lined up |
with the recently organized execu-
tive committee The organizations I
in Mississippi which are giving ac-
tive support to the cause of relief
for the starving children of Eastern
Europe are the American Red Cross, i
American Relief Administration, the |
American Friends Service Commit
tee, Jewish Joint Distribution Com
mittee, Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America, the Knights oil
| Columbus, Y w. c. A. and Y. NJ. c.
A. A committee representing these
organizations in this state has de-
cided that Mississippi.s at least.
save from starvation 10000 Of these
| $780, 900 dying children.
! Kosciusko.-Wade Harvey, one OF
Kosciusko's leading citizens, died at
his home in this city. xe was born
at Franklin. in Holm County. on
March Is. 1852.
Starkville.7-The home of Prof Bre-
land was destroyed by fire. Before
assistance arrived practically all the