Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-27
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FOna OF the latest and most practical
NepaEtnfes undertaken in educational
$lrclea In this state Sas the joint expe-
hitioa 70 the interesting section OF the
Mate through and near which the Tom
bigbee courses, and other parts of The
prairie, In which students from the In
Austrt&l Institute and College, the
Agricultural and Mechanical and Mill
saps colleges participated. This was
the frat of a series of such trips which
have been mapped out in order to con-
Huct practical demonstrations in the
study Of the geological and soil condi-
tiops, % near to nature as possible.
Z BE Is known to all men that we, the
6Olored citizens of the neighborhood of
Enon Baptist church and the town of
Arkabutla, do hereby take this oppor-
kznity 20 deplore the brutal and inhu-
man murder of Mr.. BOSS" Veazey,
young white man by gang of lawless
an ubera of our race. We condemn in
Ia strongest terms the perpetrators OF
this dasta rdly deed and hope that sum-
mary punishment will be melted out to
the guilty parties and we each OF US
stand ready to offer any assistance to
bring the guilty parties to justice.
Signed by Rev. Geo. w. Veazey and
twenty-five other leading colored citi-
zens Of Arkabutla.
A revival Of the old days of tiddling,
as distinguished from the later days OF
playing the violin, is among the pro-
gressiye things being attempted with
some success In some of the southern
counties OF Mississippi, and as stimu-
lus fddlins matches are being arranged,
with prizes for the best fiddler. The
latest Of these matches has just been
arranged ct Collins, where a premium
has been offered TO ''the best fiddler
who plays by ear or note, and second
prize to the most comic fiddler.
The Methodist orphanage at Jackson
received a contribution of $500 from
Hon. w. NJ. hampton, Of Magnolia, as
a Thanksgiving offering. AS result
Of the Work Day" program the or
phanage secured during the month OF
October about $500, which will be
used In making needed repairs and i'm
provements at the institution. The en-
rollment has reached the 1877 mark and
no more children can be taken at pres
ent because of the lack of room.
Judge Bush, in the circuit court at
Vicksburg, gave peremptory instruc-
tions for the defendant in the suit of
the owners Of the steamboat w: t.
Scovelle against the Insurance Com
pany of North America of Philadel-
phia, on the ground that there was
clause In the policy which exempted the
defendant from damages where the fire
was caused by explosion of the boiler.
Mayor P. M. Harding startled the
city council of Vicksburg by demand
ing the dismissal of Chief of Police
GrQome for allowing the unlawful sale
Qt0nQr on Sunday. Chief Groome dis
Grained all knowledge of these viola
tions. The mayors demand for the
chiefs removal was referred to the po-
lice committee with power to act.
Circuit Judge John N. Bush of Vicks-
burg decided that the city assessor and
not the railroad commission should
make the assessment, in the case of the
city Of Vicksburg against the Y. and
NJ. V. railroad. This case involves the
settlement OF back taxes covering the
years from 1900 to 1907 The amount
Judge Bush awards the city is s25, 740.
The case will taken to the supreme
court.
The Illinois Central railroad company,
in cooperation with the United States
department of agriculture, will run a
boil weevil special over it's own lines
and those of the Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley beginning either on Nov. 30 or
Dec. Z, to occupy week or ten days.
The special will start at Tunica, in
Tunica county.
The annual session of the Presbyte-
rian synod was held at Grenada. The
most important matter before the meet
ing was the proposed federation of the
French Camp Military academy, sup
ported by the Central Mississippi pres
bytery, and the Cham berlain-Hunt
academy, at Port Gibson, a school that
has been supported for several years
by the synod.
Secretary of State J. W. Power is
sending out formal notice to the Demo
cratic presidential electors chosen at
the election Nov. 3, that they will be ex-
pected to meet In Jackson on the first
Wednesday in December to cast their
votes for the Bryan and Kern ticket.
Geo. w. Wright, substantial farmer
of Valley Hill, Carroll county, was shot
and almost instantly killed at Green
wood by J. S. Giffen, of Hemingway,
Carroll county. Wright was not armed.
With Carroll county heard from the
secretary of state has been enabled to
tabulate the general election returns
and ascertain the result all around. |
The total vote of the state was: Demo |
cratic, 81, $50; Republican, 4,463; Pop
ulite, 1909; Socialist, 1,04S. Grand
total, 71,070.
Gov. Noel has appointed Hon. J. B.
Stirling of the jackson bar as attor-
ney-general, to succeed Hon. r. V.