The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-01-12
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from AnCor-
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form


sified farming" has brought about a
mere hopeful outlook for better and
more dependable cooperation with the
merchants and promoters of better
! farming" The merchants of Como
have purchased a goodly supply OF
seed and will give out none but the
best of all kinds.
Sam T. Wilks of Columbia, who Is a
member of the county board of super.
visors and a great fancier of hogs,
raised and recently killed what is be-
iieved here to have been the biggest
hog in Mississippi. The hog mentioned
was Duroc, 2la years old, and weigh.
cd 1850 pounds on foot when killed.
1t dressed LOO pounds.
Following the announcement of Jo-
seph N. Carpenter, Natchez capitalist,
that he and members of his family
would subscribe all funds lacking from
those raised by public subscription to
complete the restoration of Memorial
Hall, vigorous campaign has been
launched at Natchez to secure money
from the public.
The first gun in opposition to the
| proposed new county to be formed of
a part of Harrison and Jackson coun.
ties, with Biloxi as the county seat
was fired when the board of supervis
ors adopted lengthy resolution con-
demning and opposing the division OF
Harrison county in any way they could
possibly name.
A large number of complaints have
been entered recently against the new
ferry being operated over the river at
Pascagoula. The base of the complaints
is on the time which is taken to cross
she river The matter is being inves-
tigated.
At the recent election at Hazlehurst
by the board of aldermen the following
officers were named for the new year:
City health officers, Drs. ]. M. Catch.
ing and e. II. DePerry; city prose
cutting attorney. Hon. R. Webster
Millsaps.
Gov. Russell, acting on recommends
ticns of the pardoning board has re-
fused to commute the death sentences
Of Pattie Per6ue and Leon Vivette,
who will be hanged at Forest, Scott
county, this week.
The Hattiesburg Exchange Club at
a recent weekly meeting discussed
plans and decided to support a move
ment to make a city park out of two
vacant lots which are opposite the
city hall.
Marriage licenses for 161 couples
were issued in Tippah county during
1921, according to the official figures
of Circuit Clerk James e. McElwain.
OF these licenses, 122 were for whites
and 80 for negroes.
One of the largest barber shops in
Hazelhurst has made the announce
ment that the price of hair-cuts will
be reduced five cents but no credit
work will be carried on the books for
customers.
Arrangements have been made for q
anon tabernacle meeting to be held a.
Meridian in which all of the churches
of the city will participate. The date
If the meeting has been set for April,
The mayor and board of aldermen
have let the contract to a construction
company of Memphis, Tenn, for the
concrete paving of the entire business
section of Winona.
Five new bungalows on Church
Street at Flora which have been in
course of construction have been COM
| pleted and a number of the renters
| have moved in.
Sid Dodds has received letters from
scores of sportsmen in all parts of the
country accepting invitations to attend
annual trap shoot at Clarksdale April
"a, 20 and 26.
Mrs. Laura Mitchell of Jackson is
suffering from injuries received when
she fell against a glass door in her
home. Her throat was dashed by jagged
piece of glass.
| At recent meeting OF the mayor
and board of aldermen at Batesville
the town was divided into four wards
and the boundaries of the same de-
fined
Miss May Creswell of Oxford has
been named home demonstration agent
for Leflore county and assumed her
duties in this county on January IL.
The Winona Times has been selected
as the official paper of the state of
Mississippi
The Adams county board of super
visors has awarded contracts for the
repair and replacement of practically
all of the wooden bridges in the county.
new record was set in December
when III new prisoners were delivered
to the state penitentiary at Jackson
State Bank & Trust Co., Of Mo
Comb City with capital of $4,000, has
applied for charter.
Injuries sustained when he was