The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-05-01

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who organize the little people to do
their bidding.
An Old -hcto BY Fitch Che was here
in the 1880s) shows w. L. Starke
and his wife, a firm but kindly fac
ed couple, in the interesting and
not revealing styles of the time. She
with smooth hair, neatly parted and
the old gentleman with a full beard
from ear to ear across the chin, lips
clean shaven and beard neatly clip
ped. The Starke home was on the
ridge between ~Funagusha and Bop
humpa Creeks in a big plantation
house, since burned. The land be-
came "the Robinson place" and is
now owned by Walter Hooker. There
were, l think, about 900 acres in the
plantation, table-land and bottom
cultivated and large tracts of wood
land. They now rest side by side on
the Sweetwater Cemetery near the
road on Bophumpa's left bank. That
Creek has long since caved off the
big spring that gave the church its
name. They were neighbors of the
Clover family some of whose big
plantation homes still stand though
built before the war. (Thanks to
Mrs. N. A. Parker)
Hoskins Family Item of Interest,
is clipped from the Chattanooga
Times of the 5th inst, tells of a Sill
yer Star Citation to 1t. A. w. Wells
from Navy Secretary Forrestal for
Conspicuous gallantry and intrepid
ity in action against the Japanese on
October 9th, 1914" At the time 1t.
Wells commanded P. T. 523 and
under fire, manuevered in narrow
waters to take in tow and rescue
p. T. 523. Our interest is due to the
fact that 1t. Wells, U. S. N. reserve,
is a grandson of Rassie Hoskins
Wells commanded P. T. SIS and
(afterward Mrs. Alexander B..
.hite) land a nephew of ]. P. Hos
of prominence and has a number OF
kins who. are old Lexington people
of prominence and has a number OF
relatives hereabout. (Thanks to Mrs.
Mary M. Roach)
The Prize Azeliu is that Of the
5cobey's at the north east corner OF
heir home, white walls providing a
perfect background for the deep
ed of its big and abundant blooms.
The First Wills Widow COIL came
1ot from the west end woods but
rom some of the trees in Mrs. Tack
ett's or Henri Watson's yard just
about early twilight last Wednes-
lay.
The New I. G. Train, City of New
Orleans, replacing the Creole, is
scheduled to stop on signal at Dur
ant. It will leave New Orleans daily
8 in the morning, reach Durant at
noon and get to Chicago at midnight.
Coming back it leaves Chicago at Q
in the morning, passes Durant at TAD
in the evening and gets to New Or
leans about midnight. Its schedule
makes it faster than the Panama
Limited. The train is to be air n
ditioned, the coaches have new and
luxurious seats, the brakes are elect
rically controlled, the couplings nave
less play, riding and stops will be
smoother. It will be convenient Tor
Memphis trips but won't stop Tor
Jackson tickets. The &c used to have
the cleanest and best served trains
of the time. They are after getting
back the passenger trade.
A British Prime Minister, Glad
stone, more than go years ago traded
a small island in the North Sea- to
the Germans for a much larger DIT
of real estate on the east African
coast. Gladstone was an able ana
quite pacifistic man, in hat respect
much like the late Chamberlain MN
of the umbrella and "appeasement
british military and naval men plea
ded with the Prime Minister to keep
Heleoland. He testify replied that II
he listened to the officers he would
soon be certifying the moon as an
outpost against mars" Wnile uhe
trade provided that the Germans
were not to fortify Helgoland' they
soon did and made it one OF tne
worlds strongest Notifications. In
world War l and World War IL II
cost the British thousands OF hves
and many millions of treasure ana