The Southern herald., 1922-07-07
Mississippi
EVEN rs
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

Service Star Legion, the American
Legion and the Exchange Club.
Plans for big northeast Mississip-
pi Special train through the great
middle west have been perfected in
Columbus.
The Epworth Leagues OF the differ
ent churches of Hazlehurst were en-.
tertained by the organizations of Crys-
tal Springs few days ago.
A solid car load of sheep, goats and
cattle have just been shipped from
Blue Mountain by two enterprsing
farmers, who report very satisfactory
returns.
In the special election at Indianola
TO decide whether or not they shall is.
sue bonds for the drainage of Indian
Bayuo, the vote was 112 for the issue
and 153 against it.
About 5000 people attended the an.
nual old harp singing classes at Dun
can Hill recently recently baskets
OF dinner were brought and it was in.
deed an enjoyable occasion.
Sergeant James N. Black of French
Camp died at the A. & NJ. College
where he was receiving training.
He was among the first boys from
Choctaw County to land in France.
The Rev. R. A. Meek, D. D., pre-
siding elder of the Sardis district
North Mississippi Conference, has an.
nounced official round of the present
conference year.
The board Of trustees of the colo
ny for the feeble minded located at
Elisyille, have elected DR.. H. F. Gar
rison o: Clinton president of the
board.
The Sunday School institute at
Marks is growing in attendance each
day. Glasses are being conducted
by Miss Joy King and Mr.. Swinney
of Jackson.
The business and professional wom-
ems club of McComb has just been or
gani2ed with So charter members. The
club is being sponsored by the cham,
Der of commerce.
A cablegram has been received by
Mr. and Mrs. j. E. Wilson, of Flora
telling them of the safe arrival in
France of their son, viii Jones VIII
son, who left about the middle of June
on the S. S. Majestic.
Dr.. j. Frank Tull pastor of New
Albany Baptist Church, has been
elected president of the board of trus.
tees of Blue Mountain College in place
of Hon. A. T. Jennings officer of the
board for the past two years.
Johnston Brothers, one Of the lar.
gest general stores and stock in Net.
tleton has been destroyed by fire.
The loss was more than $4,000 and
partially covered by insurance Bur.
carly was believed to have been the
cause Of the fire.
Whatever may be the outcome of
the insurance antitrust case now
pending before the Supreme Court, it
seems certain that the result will not
affect the general insurance business
In Mississippi, as insurance is being
written now.
Capt F. A. Howell, of Durant has
Just returned from Richmond Va,
with his staff, he commended the
First Mississippi Brigade, United Con.
federate Veterans at the reunion Just
held there.
The Mississippi railroad commission
will meet at Jackson July 6, to take up
the regular docket Of cases. Interest
in this meeting centers in the hearing
of the Cumberland telephone case,
which comes up on their renewed ap.
plication for an increase in all ex.
change rates in Mississippi.
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Reports form Coldwater indicate |
that all of last seasons cotton crop |
will have been disposed of before
new crop begins to move. A buyer
who has beeen covering DeSoto, |
Tate and Pamela Counties states that
he has bought over thousand bales
since the market took an upward
turn.
Preparations are now In progress all
over Mississippi for the five-state en-
campment of Woodmen of the World,
to be held at Mobile July 10 to Is, in.
elusive. This is the encampment of
the uniform rank and will be under
the command of Adjt. Gen. c. b. Ma
ther of Omaha. The states partlci.
pating are Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
isiana. Florida and Georgia.