The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1922-01-07
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

biggest dance" OF the year was de.
layed in starting for several hours. De-
spite the bad beginning, however, the
dance proved big success and did not
break up until o'clock next morning.
Plans are being perfected in Clay
county for the planting and marketing
of large acreage of the most staple
truck crops. While the trucking enter
prise is in it's infancy here. every pos
sible precaution will be taken to guard
the farmers interests that they may
not lose in this, their first attempt, in
this line.
The special committee OF the cAam
her of commerce charged with placing
the $4,000 quota of bonds OF the Jack
son & Eastern railroad are determined
to keep up the fight, though they are
having difficulty in getting subscrip-
tions for the remaining third of the
issue.
Formal announcement was made Of
the passage of an ordinance by the city
of Hattiesburg, represented by the
mayor and commissioners, making it
illegal to issue licenses to pool rooms
in Hattiesburg in the future.
Dr. w Fl. Weathersby, department
of education in Mississippi college,
went to Tylertown to spend the holi-
days, and returned bringing with him
his bride, having been married during
the time to Miss Conerly of Tylertown
Extensive plans are being made for
big poultry show and exposition to
be held in Columbus, Jan. 26, 27 and
28 The show is being sponsored by
the chamber of commerce under the
direction Of Secretary j. R. Manser.
The year of 1921 was a banner one
for the Biloxi fire department. Up
until the end Of the year at midnight
Saturday total of Sc alarms were an
swered, all of them combined not caus-
ing $4,000 damage. Only one hame was
destroyed during the past year.
The Shaw Hotel, belonging to the A.
A. Wilson estate, has changed manage
ment again Stevens Bros, grocery
merchants Of the town, have bought
the interest of L. D. Wilson, who has
had charge OF the business for the
past year.
The commissioners Of the Jones
Bayou drainage district of Bolivar
county, will call for bids in the early
spring for the installation of 1900 lin
ear feet of twin reinforced concrete
culverts. feet by feet, inside meas
urements.
The many friends of the Hon. Sidney
F. Davis. throughout the fourth judicial
district of Mississippi, are glad to know
that he has yielded to the earnest So
licitation of the citizens Of the district
and consented to stand for reelection
to the office of circuit judge
An open hearth fire claimed Lucille
Broushard, age two and a half years
The parents were at work in factory
at the time and the child was with an
older sister.
Lincoln county circuit court conven-
ed in Brookhaven Monday, and Judge
d. M. Miller faced larger docket than
has accumulated for number of ses-
sions past.
The annual meeting OF district stew
ards of the Jackson district, Missis.
sippi conference M. E. church, was
held at Jackson last week at the Cap
itOl street church.
The turkey market continues to i'm.
prove at West Point and prices con-
tinue to soar. They are bringing on
the streets 40 cents per pound, this be-
ing paid by the merchants.
A big hog slaughtered on Progress
farm near Coldwater last week yielded
100 pounds of lard. He was of the
Duroc-Jersey breed and weighed 416
pounds dressed.
Prentice ORear, newly appointed
postmaster of the Columbus office, has
assumed his new duties, formally TAX
ing over the affairs from the retiring
official, Capt. T. H. Sharp.
The shortage Oh rainfall Tor the past |
two months has necessitated the stop
page of work on the largest drainage |
ditch in the Shaw section. |,
A part time school was opened in |
connection with the Meridian High !
School Monday
A large cotton mill located at West |
Point resumed business this week, en-
ploying $50 people.
Thieves entered the poultry house
of Andrew Harper, of Orion. and stole /
IA geese the other night. Harper had
a flock of IT. The thieves got Il geese
and left all the ganders.
Sydd Harman, deputy sheriff, and r.
Stockton, night watchman of Amory
captured 50-gallon still and two al
legged moonshiners, Kirby Lowery and
Eston Cyvin. 49,
Every shut-in in Blue Mountain was
sent well-neaped basket of good
things by the ladies of the w. NJ. U
Of Lowrey Memorial Baptist church. l.