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Carthage After a flood of rain we have delightful cool spell which is wonderful contrast to the torrid heat of the past week. Carthage is surely getting on the map. Actual street paving has begun; a gas franchise Is signed: the highways are to be completed and alleged. bank robbers are in our jail. When the money bags were brought here to be held as evidence at First National Bank on Saturday afternoon the white and colored gentry who rushed to get a peep made it. look like run on the bank. Roseoe Page is the justice of the peace, Judge D. P. Donovan having completed his term of office last December The District court room will doubtless be used to hold the preliminary trial. Charles Andrews, son of Mrs. B. caused by car crank kieking him W. Baker, has a broken right arm last Saturday. Miss Frances Nelson and Miss Johnson of Timpson visited relatives and friends here Saturday, Byron Reed and daughter, Bettie Jane, have returned from Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Frazer Neal and children, who motored up to Michigan to visit relatives are on the return journey. Brother Shourer of Ranger is to do the preaching in the Methodist revival which begins here next Sunday. He is said to be an able exponent of the gospel. Rev. C. L. Vermillion was home Saturday from Pine Hill. He spends this week at Minden, Rusk County preaching in the Baptist meeting there. Rev. 0. M. Thompson of Mar shall, pastor of Macedonia Baptist church, is holding his annual revival meeting at Macedonia this week. The revival services at Fairplay Baptist church begin hext Sunday to run one week, conducted by nastor L. A. Willingham and C.L. Vermillion. W. H. Matthews of Alvarado and Guy Campbell of Harris Chapel were in town Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Alton Long and Miss Velma Holder of Longbranch were united in marriage Saturday afternoon by this seribe. Carthage streets are all being graded up and put in good condition under orders from the mayor Mrs. Leland Malone and her son James Leland made a business trip to Gary Saturday. Rev. L. A. Willingham of Pine Hill preached at Central Baptist church Sunday at 11 m. The rain kept many away. Rev. Egbert Jimmerson of Tatum is conducting a successful arbor revival near Boom School house. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Raley of St. Louis are visiting relatives at Fairplay. The development of Panola County oil field seems to be taking on new life, The well on Jernigan tract is reported down to the oil sand with prospects of paying oil. The entton crop generally over Panola County is in great way now, The corn crop is the best in many years, Even the late corn will make a heavy yield after the late rains. Meadow hay is already being baled and housed. In this great land of opportunity there is hope for everybody except those too insignificant to be gossiped about. What wrong with the country? Well, in the south it isn't unusual to see girls in $2 silk stockings heeing 15-cent cotton.