Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-03
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS

Is using BnaVlngs TOT Iuel on account
of the coal shortage.
800
More than 100 agricultural students
of the agriculture college lave return
ed from tou rot inspection of the
state.
Friends and neighbors of Miss Belle
Kearney, candidate for the United
States senate, gave q big picnic and
rally in her interest at her home
town, Flora, Madison county.
The secretary Of the county fair al
Brookhaven states that the Lincoln
county fair will be expanded this year
to seven county size, Copiah, Law.
rance, Franklin, Jefferson, Pike and
Amite being invited to Join Lincoln,
Rev. J. H. Holder, of New Albany,
is having the remains of his wife ex-
humed at Sardis and shipped to New
Albany. Mrs. Holder died about six
years ago while Mr.. Holder was pre-
siding elder of the Sardis district,
and the body buried in Rose Hill GEM
etery.
Mrs. Henry A. Bond, who was dis
charged as accomplice in the plot to
slip a pistol to her husband, but who
was held under bond as a witness
against Mrs. Hattie Slayde and Mrs.
Liza Lott, is still held in the county
Jail at Jackson in default of bond.
At a meeting of the municipal ex-
ecutive committee Of the town Of
Coldwater it has been ordered that
a primary election be held in the
mayors office August 10 for the pur-
pose of electing mayor. marshal
and five aldermen to serve two years,
beginning Jan. /, 1923.
A question of interest to employees
of the state has been raised at Jack
son and will be shortly tested. Brief
ly stated, this question is as to whetn-
er an employee, drawing salary from
the state treasury, has the right to
have his warrant cashed in cases
where he has failed to pay poll or
other taxes.
Houlka will have two new roads
ready for use before winter.
In addition to the ice factory which
is now under construction it is prac-
tically assured that the May Products
company of New Orleans will install
at all early date canning factory at
Crystal Springs to take care. of the
overflow production of vegetables each
season.
Owing to the shipments strike and
the coal shortage, the Gulf, Mobile
and Northern railroad is now Operat-
ing only one local freight a day be-
tween New Albany, Miss, and Jack
son, Tenn, this train making the
round trip in two days, which is only
half Of the normal local freight serv-
ice on this run. Through freight serv-
ice between Mobile and Jackson con.
tinues, but the business of the road
IL feeling the strain of the strike.
DR.. c. S. Culpenner, prominent citi-
zen of Virgins, Stone county, has
been placed under bond of $3.50 to
await action of the next federal grand
jury at Biloxi by DR.. B. ]. Bynacker,
federal inspector for the cattle tick
claims that he was ad-
dressed in threatening manner and
that his work was interfered with by
the Virgins citizens.
Mrs. Mary Joyner Solomon, IS years
old, attended baseball game at Cold.
water. She was deeply interested in
the game, and regretted keenly the
fact that the home team lost the game.
She had a grandson, ]. T. Lee, in the
lineup. Mrs. Solomon is the Oldest
registered voter in Tate county, and
she is interested in all matters affect
ing the life of the community.
Rev. Phillip G. Davidson rector of
st. James chuch at Greenville, has
been invited by the congregation of
st. Mary's Episcopal church, Bolton,
Miss, to conduct a revival for the
benefit of the people of that commun-
ity. The services are to be unique in
character, to be conducted out of
doors, after the type Of the old-fash-
toned camp meeting.
Prof. Samuel ]. Purvis, for some
time representative from Union coun-
ty in the Mississippi legislature, who
ls graduate of the Mississippi Nor
NAL college, Hattiesburg, has accepted
the superintendency Of Hickory Flat
Consolidated High School for the COM
ing session. He will take up his Off.
cial duties in new and commodious
structure, well-appointed and admira.
bly, suited to the needs Of the growing
Mrs. R. P. Dunn Of Greenville, was
seriously injured in a runaway when
the horses being driven became fright
ened and ran, tearing the buggy to
pieces and throwing Mrs. Dunn and
her sister, Miss Ida May Beasley, to
the ground against a stump. Reports
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