The Southern herald., 1922-08-04
Mississippi
EVENTS
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

The board of trustees OF the Roll
ing Fork consolidated school report =
the completion of the faculty for next
wear The board will put in graph
onhone with 36 double records Tor
each class in modern languages be-
fore the session opens this fall. The
ladies' clubs, with assistance OF trus-
tees and ether public spirited cltl-
zens, will add several hundred vol
umes to the library and the school
will be all southern accredited before
the session is very old. This Will en-
able any graduate to enter any SOUTH
ern college or university without ex-
animation.
Tenants on the farm Of A, R. Ruby,
two miles from Coldwater, gathered
the punctured squares from two acres
of rank cotton for the purpose of burn
ing them and destroying the boil wee
vii grubs, and they picked up enough
squares to fill wash tub. Reports
from all directions indicate that dam
age from boil weevil is general, the
weevils being sufficiently numerous al
ready on some farms to seriously re-
duce the yield.
The question of paving the main
streets of Crystal Springs is agitatlng
the public mind again, due to the dust
nuisance that annoyed the merchants
IN the business district during the
shipping season when hundreds OF Ve'
hicles came into town. w. B. LOCK
wood has had up with Superintendent
Ouigley of the |. C. railroad the mat
ter Of paving around the depot grounds
and this has led citizens to agitate
the feasibility of paving Front street,
Georgetown street Marion avenue and
Jackson street
A long bridge on the Arkabutla
road two miles west of Coldwater,
has been torn down for the purpose
of making fill with dirt, and all
travel on that road is having to make
q detour by the way Of Senatobla
The graveling of the Dixie highway
from Harvey and northward has be
gun. Out of the $4,000 available toI
this work, $4,000 will be used to con
struct a steel bridge over the Little
Biloxi river and the remainder VIII
be sufficient to gravel the road FOL
about four miles.
sSs
Prof Samuel ]. Purvis, for SOM
time representative from Union coun
ty in the Mississippi legislature VIII
Is graduate of the Mississippi MOI
NAL College, Hattiesburg, has accepte
the superintendency of Hickory Fla
Consolidated High School for the con
ing session. He will take up MS OIL
cial duties in new and commodlou
structure. wellIappointed and admlr
bly suited to the needs of the CROWN
community.
Mrs. R. P. Dunn Of Greenville, wa
seriously injured in runaway whe
the horses being driven became frigh
ened and ran, tearing the buggy
nieces and throwing Mrs, Dunn ar
her sister. Miss Ida May Beasley,
the ground against stump. Repor
from Jackson say that the condltit
of Mrs. Dunn is serious. Her 10
and ankle were broken in two plac
and internal injury was sustained.
DR.. C. s. Culpenner, prominent ci
zen of Virgins, Stone county, h
been placed under bond OF $3.50
await action of the next federal gra
jury at Biloxi by Dr.. B. j. Bynack
federal inspector for the cattle u
eradication. claims that he was
dressed in a threatening manner a
that his work was interfered with
the Virgins citizens.
Mrs. Mary Joyner Solomon, 95 yet
old, attended a baseball game at &c
water. She was deeply interested
the game, and regretted keenly
fact that the home team lost the gaI
She had a grandson, ]. T. Lee, in
lineup. Mrs. Solomon is the old
registered voter in Tate county,
she is interested in all matters aft
ing the life of the community.
Rev. Phillip G.. Davidson rector
st. James chuch at Greenville,
been invited by the congregation
st. Mary's Episcopal church, Bolt
Miss, to conduct a revival for
benefit of the people of that comm
itv. The services are to be unique
character, to be conducted out
doors. after the type of the old-fi
toned camp meeting.
Mrs. Henry A. Bond, who was
charged as accomplice in the plo
slip a pistol to her husband, but
was held under bond as witt
against Mrs. Hattie Slayde and
Liza Lott is still held in the col
iail at Jackson In default Of bond