The Port Gibson reveille., 1922-11-02
PArrIsoi,.
Several Items Of General Public In
terest.


A Confederate veteran, reporting
mis- recent trip to the jackson State
Fair, spoke with deep appreciation Of
the "kindness and courtesy" shown
the Veterans by the ladies Of Jackson
during the Fair He remarked
show few" Of the "Old Guard" there
are now, alive, to assemble. This
brings to our minds: are we thought
full and courteous enough, not only at
holiday times, but all through the
year, to these beloved old Veterans,
this thinning line Of grey2
Misses Nesmith, Mann, and Beard-
en- enjoyed a Halloween dance Tues
day night, at Miss Edna Headley's
home.
1t is not unusual for country peo-
pie, who are still addicted to the use
Of horse and buggy, to be caught out
after dark, on their way home from
shopping trip to Port Gibson. II
auto drivers realized how binding
and disconcerting to both driver and
the gentlest horse is an onrushing car
after dark, they would be more con-
siderate about turning on their dim
mer, when approaching a horse drawn
vehicle, and, by doing SO, greatly min
imize the danger Of an accident.
Mr.. key Freshman spent Sunday
at Carlisle.
There should be some law, and if
there is, it should be more vigorously
enforced, in regard to public weights
where the weighing Of cotton Is con-
cerned. II gin weights are too much,
then too much is charged for the gins
ming. II compress weights are too
low, then these should be promptly
and effectively regulated, as cotton is
scarce this year, and the average
white farmer can i'll afford to lose
five pounds to the bale, with cotton
at % cents pound. Your correspon-
dent ginned a bale Of cotton, last Sat-
urday, and a three hundred and five
pound gin weight was authenticity
furnished. Yet, in twenty minutes,
The weights at a warehouse declared
the cotton a three hundred pound bale.
These discrepancies have happened
too often to be ignored The writer
is unable to fix a blame; but, surely
on properly regulated scales, such a
difference does not necessarily exist,
on SO light bale; and such discrep-
ancies should be a matter OF concern
to the farmer, and an investigation
made by those who know how to 90
about such matters.
It is to be hoped that before this
goes to print, whoever has in charge
the repair work on Willis creek bridge
will have placed on the bridge floor.
ing that, for days, has been piled
high on either side Of the bridge, The
present floor is in wretched repair, 9
horse recently having become nearly
seriously lamed, crossing this bridge
II is promptness and use Of foresight
BY those IN authority, that viii SAVE
our tax payers from petty damage
suits, OF our farmers their stock, the,
| can i'll afford to lose.
Some Of the parties who shippei
cattle recently from Pattison, wer
greatly disappointed as to prices til
cattle brought. Mrs. Walter Roal
shipped her fine big Jersey COW, and
only netted her little over ten dol
lars.
There was meeting Of the Ku Klu
Klan Of this end Of the county las
Thursday, and, it is understood, resc
lutions Of importance were adopte,
When this organization was frs
started here, it was looked on Wit
dread by the better clement, but per
pies fears seem unfounded To thi
, organization some Of the best men
the county are said to belong, and
( is coming to be regarded more as
strong union for the proApt supprel
\ sion Of wrongs. il IS gaining dali
' ia strength and in membership. Twic
recently, long parades, IN full regal
\ were given, after dark. through U
v business section Of Jackson. One b
loved little wife was shocked {
: brushing her husbands coatD Il
\ night before the first parade, to fin
lodged IN his pocket, a type writtl
= note. "Let.- US meet at the ia
" Grounds tonight, $3.50 O'clock M
little woman was heart broken, thin
ing, Of course, the note from an q
tractive stenographer. She, too.
cided to meet there. accompani
= BY her Young brother; but the nea
ness Of her approach was checked
: the startling white shapes moving
y bout there, and she fled home to pp
s lish TO her neighbors the astonishi
!, news that her husband was
y Kluxs
n Mrs. Hafrell q sister Of Mrs. You
"A who has, for some weeks past been
II Il guest in Rev. S. r. Young's bon
i returned Tuesday to her home at
r. tica
ST. Mrs. Frank B Fox was among thl
I'D who enjoyed the hospitality Of NJ
it Douglas Gage, at her pretty rec
ng tion Wednesday afternoon.