The Southern herald., 1922-08-25
Mississippi
E EVENTS
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

P w. Berry has been named super
intendent of the Tate county agricul-
tural high school.
Harry Harvey Post Of the American
Legion of McComb plans entertain
ment for the Mississippi convention
of the organization, Sept II.
Relatives of Primus Outlaw, an
aged negro of Marks, who died re-.
Gently, burned several hundred dollars
in currency which he had hidden in a
sack.
The English language is due to be
assassinated in a most barbarous man.
ner ON August 20, when 25 contestants
each from the Rotary club and XII
wants club will meet in an old-time
spelling match at Gulfport.
J. L. Speaks, rs, farmer Of near
Louisville, took his life by jumping
jumping from tree with rope tied
about high limb and his neck. His
body was found some hours later by
searching party in q deep woods near
his home.
Leaving an electric iron with the
current on to watch the election re-
turns caused small blaze at the Y.
W. c. A. Hattiesburg election night.
The fire department responded and
extinguished the fire with little dam
age.
Estes Mill.-The thirteenth annual
session OF the Leake county fair will
he held at Estes Mill Aug. 22-25. Ev.
cry year the people Of this county
gather at this beautiful spot, with dis
plays Of their products and show to
the world the progress they are max.
ing in all lines.
AS the result 0f the election, Harri-
son county will now have an all-time
county demonstration agent to aid the
farmers. SAt each precinct In the
county special box was for ballots
for the agent, and he gets a job by
landslide. Biloxi and Gulfport alone
went better than 20 to In his favor.
The Security Bank of Starkville will
begin the erection OF a modern bank
building. 1t will be a one.story struct.
ure with a 4O-foot ornate stone front
and the interior equipped with all mod
ern convenieces - ladies' reception
room, directors room, presidents Of
flee and ample facilities for the trans,
action of tho banks business.
Some Of the leading farmers and
other forward looking citizens of Blue
Mountain are championing a move
ment for the restoration of the serv.
ices of both a county farm agent and
home economics demonstrator for Tip
pah. Both Of these officials were dis.
continued by the board of supervisors
as part of a policy Of retrenchment.
Seven large alligator gars, each
about five feet in length, were caught
by New Orleans and Biloxi fishermen
of the Back Bay bridge last week.
The fishermen had some sport with
the big fighters and automobile and
other traffic was stopped at times to
give the men room to pull 'em up,
About Is gars made their escape by
bending the hooks.
Supervisor Williams Of the bureau
Of vocational education is authority
for the statement that there has never
been a greater demand for the estab.
lishment of departments Of vocational
agricultural In the schools OF Missis.
sippi than at the present time. Pref
erence is given the rural consolidated
school in the placing Of these depart
ments about 20 new ones will be added
this year.
Bud CARING, a farmer residing In
the eastern part OF the county, near
Blue Mountain, was killed by tree
which fell on his body while he was
Telling timber in his pasture along
with one Of his sons. Noting that
some Of his cattle were about to be
killed by falling tree, Garland rushed
toward the cows to run them away,
and the falling tree crushing down
upon him.
The four-year-old daughter OF Luns'
ford Davis, Of Blue Mountain, is dead
from the effects of a rifle wound in
the head accidentally inflicted by her
little brother of eight, who fired the
bullet into his baby sister from %
rifle which he did not know was load,
ed. The lad, playing with the gun,
toklngly said to the little tot that he
was going to shoot her, and pulling the
trigger, sent the bullet into her skull.
It lodged in the back OF her head.