Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-08


case was reversed and remanded.
According to Insurance Adjuster A.
a. Weille, representative of the fire
underwriters in Mississippi, the indus
t. III capital invested in this state has
suffered more severely during the past
twelve Lonths than for years past. In
this time seven of the valuable cotton
seed oil plants and a large number of
others, especially saw mills and lumber
yards, have beer badly damaged by
lire, causing an aggregate loss of $313,-
900.
State Superintendent of Education
Powers declared the examinations for
negro teachers recently held through
out the State null and void. This ac-
ton was. taken on positive proof that
the examination questions had again
been stolen and sold and distributed in
many places before the sealed questions
sent to the teachers in charge of the
examination had been opened.
The Gulf & Ship Island railroad is
running an excursion train to Gulfport
every Sunday. The usual low rates
are IN effect from all stations on the
road. The pavilion at the sea-end of
the great pier has been arranged for
the accommodation of cxcursionists..
shipments of fruits and vegetables
from Mississippi have been greatly de-
layed by the recent heavy transforms
that have swept over the truck farm
Ing belt, and in some communities a
large destruction of crops is reported.
The assessment of the Western Union
Telegraph company shows a pole mile
age OF 1928 miles, valued at $50 per
mile, making a total of $50, 750 The
wire mileage is given at 1888, valued
at SO per mile, total of S15S, $50.
The Sunday school superintendent
institute, under the joint supervision of
the Sunday school board of the North
Mississippi and the Mississippi confer
ences, will be held at Durant Nav II.
Is and IA.
Brookhaven has new 500, 900 in
dustry-a gravel washing plant. The
daily expense of the plant will be $500.
and the projectors expect to have it in
full operation in sixty days.
I Groapv,l1o ,r;n
lana Mississippi United Commercial
Travellers on May 20 and 80, and pre-
Darations for the event are being made
on grand scale.
The railroad station at Verona was
burglarized and lot of whisky secured
from the express department, mail
sack was cut open and number o.
ters rifed.!
The state board of health will meet
at Jackson on May II and 13 to exam
Inc applicants for license to practice
medicine in this state
DR.. r. w. Owens, one of the Oldest
aud most highly respected citizens of
Tunica county, died at Tnnica, aged IS.
The total rewards now offered for the
fugitive negro John Joseph, slayer of
Branch I. Archer at Port Gibson, now
aggregate the sum of 81, $50.
Gov. Noel has offered reward of
s100 for the arrest of the assassin of
John 0. Black, who was killed at Nox-
apater on Jan. 5.
The people of Okolona are enthusiast
tic over the fact that they are to have
new road-the Aberdeen Tombigbee
Valley.
The farmers of Mississippi are being
urged against increased acreage in
cotton at the expense of cereal and
stock feed crops.
About 400 delegates are expected to
attend the annual meeting of the Mis-
sissippi Association of Elks to be held
at Biloxi.
In the contest for the most popular
young lady in Pontotoc Miss Lindley
Anderson received the greatest number
of votes.
The board of managers OF the Crys-
tai Springs Chautauqua assembly ap-
proprfated 81, 500 to. install water
works plant.
All railroads in Mississippi have an
nounced that they will grant reduced
rates to the teachers who attend the
summer normal sessions to be held in
Hattiesburg, Brookhaven, Starkville
and Oxford, commencing early in July. !
The Georgetown Milling company,
with capital of $4,000, has been or
ganized at Georgetown, Copiah county.
The purpose of the company is to en-
gage in the manufacture of vegetable /
boxes, spokes and shingles. Most OF
the box material will be shipped to
Cuba next season.
..-..---T1s= wnIcn grossly oHenueu tne
eye were for that reason nuisances
aud might be suppressed as snch.