Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-21

years, but the fact that he was Con-
federate soldier, coupled with his weak
ened physical condition as result of
disease, has been urged in extension of
his offense, that he has not heretofore
been held answerable for it.
The Mississippi grand lodge, Knights
of Fythias, convened in Meridian with
one of the largest attendances i'll the
history of the State organization. The
session was called to order by Grand
Chancellor viii A. Sessions, of Jack
son, with all other grand lodge officers
present. The feature of the session was
the report of H. NJ. Quinn, grand keeper
of records and seals, which showed the
Pythian lodges of Mississippi to be in
fourishing condition.
adopted resolutions deprecating the or
ganzaton of a law enforcement league
in Meridian, thereby implying that this
community is not protected by able and
conscientious officers, and asking that
the men at the head of the movement
carefully consider the efforts of such
an organization abroad. The resolution
also indorses and expresses confidence
in the law officers, and declares that
there is no necessity for law enforce
ment league.
Mrs. Maggie Masie, who brought suit
against the YazoO & Mississippi Valley
railroad for $4,000, claiming she con
tracted cold and was seriously i'll
as result of the company's failure to
properly heat the train on which she
was a passenger last winter, was award
ed $500 in the Warren county circuit
court.
In the federal court here, Judge II. c.
Niles held q special session and allowed
the foreclosing of mortgage of $S,-
5000, held by the New York Trust
Company against the Mobile, jackson
4 Kansas City railroad and the Chicago
& Gulf railroad, but the date of sale
is to be arranged at another time
The fair association of Tupels, under
the leadership of W. p. Long, and other
| like spirits OF the city, make it now pos
sible to announce that Tupelo will have
fair this fall. This interesting at
traction and beneficial enterprise an
nounces that its opening exhibition will
be given Sept. p, % and 30.
The Commercial Club of TupeiO, at a
! special meeting, passed resolutions put
ting itself on record as opposed to any
agitation by the railroad commission of
this state taking any action on the
question of reducing passenger fare from
three to two cents per mile.
The Columbia Truckers Association
shipped a carload of cabbage to North
| ern markets Monday. This is Column
bias first effort in the truck growing
line, and the prospect for a good crop
| is fine 1t is estimated that there will
be Is cars of different vegetables ship
ped from this point this season.
After suffering repeated indignities
| from her husband, Mrs. j. w. Ferguson,
aroused to desperation and conclusive
proof that he was false to her, shot him
to death at their tome at fernando.
A 32-caliber pistol was used and four
wounds were inflicted, one in the arm
and three in the head.
The grand council of Red Men for the
reservation of Mississippi will light its
third annual council fire at Tupelo on
Monday, May "a. Addresses will be
| delivered by Hon. John NJ. Allen, Of
Tupelo; Judge Beverly Matthews, of Co
lumbus; Hon. George T. Mitchell, of
Pontotoc, and other prominent Missis-
sippians
The battleship Mississippi silver serv-
ice will be at Meridian by May II,
and will be displayed until May 20, vhen
it will be taken to jackson and there
exhibited for day or two before being
taken to the gulf coast.
The farmers and planters in the Bates
| vile section are very much depressed
on account of the condition of the
crops. The cotton has had very ma
| terial backset on account of the hard
rains and cold weather recently, some
having withered up and died and is being
| replanted, and the corn is very little
| better than the cotton.
Secretary Wilson, of the department
! of agriculture, will attend the delta fair
at Greenville next October. Considera-
bic work has been done in the delta
during the last few years by the de-
partment of agriculture in the way OF
drainage and demonstration farm work,
and in road-making, and the secretary
| is anxious to see the results
President G. r. Hightower, of the
Mississippi branch of the Farmers
Union, is very much encouraged at the
way in which the farmers are buying
stock and taking lively interest in the
Central Warehouse Company, and he is
making this the theme of his addresses
| at all meetings.
| Formal announcement is made by
President d. G. Ashley, of Ashley, that
| the annual convention of the Rural Let
ter Carriers Association of Mississippi
will be held at Meridian on May 81,
and a large attendance is expected.
emf or the Southern Ruralist.. Con-
sidering the influences that are being
brought to bear upon the farmer the
industry is pretty certain to develop
to certain extent. The growth will
be slow and gradual. How can as in
telligent a people as we have in the
south help but see the folly of depend
ing upon the sale of cotton to pur-
chase their meat from other sections