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MORTON NEWS
By Our Regular Correspondent
Mr. Haynes is night-watching
at the Hamlin mill.
We had a fine rain Wednesday,
just what we needed.
Ed Newlin of Pine Tree is here
for a few days’ visit to relatives
and friends.
Olin Sparks is at home from
Louisianna where he has been
working.
Mrs. Dave Henderson of Ham
lin attended the funeral of her
neice, Lettie Welch, Sunday.
Lannie Wisemore was over
from McClelland, where be has
been sawing for the past two
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Gandy of Beede
ville came over Sunday to attend
the funeral of their neice, little
Lettie Welch.
Rev. Cunningham is still con
ducting his meeting, everybody
is invited to attend and assist in
this good work.
Died: Little Lettie Welch died
at the home of her grand-parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Haynes, last Sun
day morning. The remains were
laid to rest in Morton Cemetery.
A negro farmer of near Colona,
whose name we were unable to
learn, last week hauled a wagon
load of wheat which he harvested
on his own* land to Morefield,
near Batesville, had it ground
into flour and hauled it back
home. He left home on Monday
with his product to drive until he
found a flour mill and the first
one that he found was as above
stated. He returned last Friday
with the 16 bushels of wheat
ground into flour.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM
Following is the program for
the Methodist Sunday School for
next Sunday Aug. 15, 1915:
Silence.
Prayer.
Song by Class No. 5.
Responsive reading by Classes
Nos. 3 and 4.
March.
Roll Call.
Lesson Period.
Song.
Report by Classes.
Song.
Announcements.
Dismissal.
Organist—Miss Linnie Kyle.
“Friday, the 13th./’ today.
Go to the Christian Church
tonight.
J. F. Morgan was a Little Rock
visitor Sunday.
H. T. Raney was an Augusta
visitor Wednesday.
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W. G. Dilliard began cutting
silage Thursday to fill his silo.
J. A. Ford of Tip left Wednes
day for Alicia to attend the bed
side of his sister, Mrs. Eskridge.
Grandpa 0. P. Grace returned
Sunday from a six week’s visit
to his daughter, Mrs. F. Van
hooser, in Memphis.
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G. H. Fitzgerald of Drum
wright, Okla., returned home
Wednesday after a few days visit
to his friend, Jas. Chappell of
Beards.
W. H. Jimerson has closed a
contract with John Conner of
Augusta for the erection of a
$1,000.00 monument at the grave
of the late Dr. Clements.
Mrs. J. E. Lewis and children,
Kathleen, Koger, Angus, Gildart,
John Gradon and Efhe, returned
Monday from a week’s visit to
her sister, Mrs. Jas. Johnston, at
Cotton Plant.
Died: Thursday morning about
9:00 o’clock, August 12, 1915, of
congestion, Birdie, age two years,
three months and two days, old
est child of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Reynolds, of Jelks.
Rev. R. P. James of DeView
delivered an excellent sermon at
the Methodist Church Sunday.
He will preach again next Sun
day at 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m.
Don’t fail to hear him.
Machinery arrived last week for
the mill to be erected by Messrs
J. E. Comer and H. B. Gray on
the former’s land northeast of
town. Mr. Comer owns many
acres of virgin timber and these
! gentlemen will have some choice
timber for sale.
DRAINAGE MEETING YESTERDAY
The Board of Commissioners
of Bayou DeView Drainage Dis
trict No. 1, composed of Chair
man R. J. Kibler of Hickory
Ridge, Cross County, Secretary
F. W. Beede of Beedeville, Jack
son County, and Jno. F. Shue of
McCrorv, Woodruff County, met
in this city yesterday, Thursday,
afternoon. Attorney Geo. A.
Burr of Paragould and Engineer
W. H. Newsom of Wynne were
in attendance.
Some of the final arrange
ments were made preparatory to
assessing the benefits and dama
ges of the land for their report
to be filed with the Cross County
Circuit Court. Progress on the
work is reported as being satis
factory.
The district embraces a por
tion of Cross, Jackson and Wood
ruff Counties and extends from
the Poinsett County line south to
the Iron Mountain Railroad in
wooarun county. it covers
about 45,000 acres and the main
ditch will be about 18 miles in
length and the removal of about
200,000,000 cubic yards of earth
will be required to dig the main
ditch and its laterals. The main
ditch, it is proposed, will be
from 60 to 70 feet wide at the
bottom with an average depth of
ten feet. The four laterals will
be from four to 12 feet wide on
the bottom ana from four to six
feet deep.
Construction will begin about
Nov. 1. As this district was
only organized in April, the
work already completed proves
a record breaker and shows that
nothing is lagging with the men
who are in charge. McCrory has
been designated as headquarters
and all of their meetings will be
held here.
Mrs. Etta Drewery of New
burn, Tenn., will arrive Sunday
for a visit to her son, R. A.
Drewery and wife.
J. W. Wilder and C. W. Mc
Crory attended a big picnic giv
en by the Socialists of Jackson
County at Newport the first of
the week. They returned as
staunch Democrats as ever.
June Wade, Jr., of Revel, was
the guest of friends here this
week. He returned home
Wednesday accompanied by his
friends Roger Fakes and Harry
Musgrove who spent the night
with him.
Messrs Alex McGregor and E.
E. Mash burn of Cotton Plant, L.
L. Cole of Bullville and Dr. J.
W. Morris of DeView held a
committee meeting here yester
day, Thursday, afternoon in the
interest of the proposed drainage
for Bayou DeView beginning at
the Iron Mountain Railroad and
extending south to the Monroe
County line. They decided to
have a petiti n presented to Cir
cuit Judge J. M. Jackson at the
coming term of Circuit Court at
Cotton Plant asking that the pre
liminary surrey be made for the
main ditch and laterals.
illness with the chills.
Mrs. B. Brewster and son,
Joseph, returned home Tuesday
from Fordyce. They were ac
companied by the Misses Mary
and Mildred Blankenship, nieces
of Dr. B. Brewster who will be
guests at the Brewster home for
a couple of weeks.
Rev. J. Murray Taylor will
preach at the Christian Church
tonight. Bro. Taylor is a force
ful speaker and an able minister.
To hear him is worth while and
whether saint or sinner, you’ll
not regret it if you go out to the
Christian Church tonight and
listen to his message.
Rev. A. C. Cloyes arrived
Wednesday for a few days’ visit
to his daughter, Mrs. H. E.
Wood. It is reported that the
Corning Hardware Co., of Corn
ing, of which he is president has
bought the hardware business
and stock of the Wolf-Goldman
Company, of Newport.
H. C. Shearer was in Memphis
the first of the week where he
secured a position as manager of
the local gin plant of the Wash
ington Oil Co. Mr. Shearer has
to his credit several years’ ex
perience in the above work and
the Company has made no mis
take in securing his services.
The first open boll of cotton of
this season was brought to town
Tuesday by A. A. Anderson. It
was grown by him on H. C.
Hall’s farm near DeView. J. B.
McLemore brought the second
boll to town on the day following
and it seemed to be a larger and
better matured sample than that
of Mr. Anderson’s. The latter
boll was grown by Mr. McLe
more on John Shearer’s farm
near town.
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near future to begin the publish
ing of some first-class serial story
of which a portion will be run
each week. We also intend to
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