Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27
NOTES FROM BILOXI
Many Applicants for Positions as
TeacherS--- IndustriaI News
Deep Water Convention.

Biloxi. The city council met Fri
day evening to receive the report of
the engineer who is surveying the
beach front and to consider plans for
the improvement of that thorough
fare. The bars, however, were let
down by the presiding officer, and for
several hours there was stormy ses-
sion. The mayor suggested that the
survey be extended around Point Ca
det to the intersection Of Howard
avenue, thus making drive entirely
around the city. The street commit
tee was instructed to carry out this
suggestion. The committee was also
Instructed to have the yard of the
Howard Primary School building
paved, Hon. H. T. Howard having
offered to contribute the bulk Of the
brick for the purpose.
The matter of the improvement of
the beach front was then taken up,
some Of the aldermen advocating q
bond issue to raise the necessary
funds, while others contended for a
direct tax levy. A motion YVES final
ly adopted instruoting the clerk to
give notice to the taxpayers that an
issue of bonds for SO, 500 was to be
made by the council to improve the
front A protest against the Issue of
bonds is practical certainty and
this will force e~ n,00ti'on, which can
! ..t.luly be said TO be doubtful of fail
ure to carry
With the adoption of this resolution
by strict faction vote, five for and
four against, the fun began in earn
est, and for several hours there was
a oeaseless wrangle over the city's
shell hauling and the police scandal.
The charge was made that the haul
ing Of shells for the streets was being
ponopolized by three favorites of
faction and all other teams shut out.
All the board took part in the discus
sion and finally it was proposed t.
hire the hauling out by contract, but
Mayor Swetman refused to put the
motion.
For some time there has been
strained condition of affairs between
the marshal and the police, and this
was brought to the direct attention of
the council by the mysterious escape
of prisoner from jail some days
since. A close investigation into the
matter did not disclose satisfactorily
the manner Of the negro's escape, but
did develop that the police committee
and the policemen worked against
the marshal and the marshal against
the committee and policemen, MAX
ing the force thoroughly inefficient.
No action was taken to remedy the
matter.
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.
Okolona. The county board of
school examiners has been in session
here the last two days at the court
house examining applicants for Ii
cense to teach. But few appeared for
| examination, as most of the teachers
secured licenses through the county
| institute meeting.
CHANCERY CLERK ELECTION.
Water Valley. In q holly contested
election for chancery clerk in this
county Saturday, ]. D. Halle of COT
feeville was elected by about 100 plu-
rality. There were three candidates.
EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS.
Canton. The county school board
of examiners, composed of W. b.
5tinson, county superintendent W.
B. Jones, superintendent of city
schools, and Miss Eleanor Ross, are
holding the first fall examination for
white teachers. There are nineteen
applicants in all, only one man
eighteen are for first grade license.
The public schools of Madison county
are taught during the winter, and al,
most entirely by teachers who hole
first grade certificates.
GRADED SCHOOL OPENED.
Enterprise. The Graded school o
this place opened with the brighte s
prospects the school has ever had 70
large attendance. 1t is oonducte,
by Prof. w. H. Foster, principal, AM
Misses Ida Foster, Carrie Reucher
Julia Allen, Maud Ellis and Mabl
Ellis.
Mr.. J. A. Jennings, prosperou
farmer near this place, while loolin
after his gin-head this morning, wa
, nanpht bv the saws and had his han
COLONEL POWER DIES.
Pneumonia OOntraoted on Buffal