Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-19

of Goss, who, after living with his wife
forty years and raising Il house full OF
children until they were men and wom-
en-, separated from his spouse and sued
for a divorce. "Umole" Jack owned
fine hog and his wife Jersey COW, and
the question arose which should have the
slop. The question couldn't be settled
by a fireside discussion or by arbitra-
ton, so FUncle" Jack made the first
move of hostility by selling the slop
and appropriating it to the use of the
innocent swine. This act caused his wife
to sever her comedians with him as his
life companion.
Gov. James I. Harrison, a warm friend
of Judge j. M. Dickn lson, secretary of
war, who was mainly responsible for
President Taft's visit to Columbus, has
received letter from Secretary Diekin-
son, in which that off cial is overwhelm-
ing in his praise. and complimentary
statements about tthe way Columbus en-
tertained the president and the presi-
dents impressions of his stay.
The board of trasta es of the County
Agricultural School nS,t at Oakland and
arrangements were made by the board
and the citizens of the town to carry On
the school along lines of the original
plans, in the face of tie decision of the
supreme court. The tax levy of half
mill will be lost for CHS year, but it
is sincerely hoped that the Legislature
viii relieve the situation in January.
The suit of Mrs. Kate Laurent ct
al. against c. R. Smith. 4or damages in
the sum of 100000 fd the killing of E.
A. Laurent, has been compromised, the
amount agreed upon. being $4,000. 1t
is said that the compromise was sug-
gested by Miss Estdlle Smith, daughter
of the defendant, who has been SO loyal
to him since the tragedy, last January.
A corn club has heen organized at Gre
NADIA with a memb ership of thirty-fve.
| Addresses were de livered by Superin-
tendent Thomas A. Early, of Yalobusha
county, Prof Mors an, of the A. & NJ.
College, County s. lperinteDdent V. r.
James, Hon. w. H. DubMd and Prof.
r. H. Hester. Ms rchants and farmers
are supporting the movement
Chancellor J. @. Robbins, of West
Point, handed DOWN his decision in the
Cumberland Presh yterian Church vs..
Presbyterian CAurN h, which case prac-
tically involves tA entire Cumberland
Presbyterian ChWt h property in Missis-
sippi, and which has been in litigation for
the past three We ars, in favor of the
| Unionists.
The annual mes lorial service held by
the B. P. o. E. lca ges all over the coun-
try on the first Sunday in December,
will be solemnize Il next month in Column
bus in appropriate fashion. The me-
mortal address will be delivered by Hon.
Garland Lyell, of Jackson, chancellor
in his district.
G.. H. Fulgh am, farmer, residing a
few miles frCEn Msben, brought in a
bale of cotton weighing 685 pounds, for
which he recC aged 16 Is cents, netting
him $1O2.S5. Mr.. Fulgham made this
cotton on a Rurnout piece of land.
Arthur Ma Etin and his father, Fl. w.
Martin, who is wealthy planter and
lumber man.. were shaclled by officers
this afternoC N AVID carried to jail at Be
len to await triS / for the murder of two
negro wome q.
The postt Gfoe department has issued
fraud order against the Pennsylvania
Company nd J. Baker Company and
Southern S hles Company, both of New
Albany, Miss.
A party of Jackson capitalists has
purchased "a tuact of $4,000 acres of cut
over lands in Jackson county, and vii
endeavor TO - ,ttle the tract with truck
farmers and fruit growers. jackson
county Carrie off the principal aware
at the recent state fair, and its mag
nifcent exhih it of fruits, vegetables a uc
agricultural products received praise ON
all sides.
w. 7. Bun nett has filed suit at Vicks-
| burg againS W. T. Hindman, who runs
saloon up IN DeSoto Island, just across
the line in Louisiana, claiming 1880
| for alleged damages in failure of de
! PENDANT to- pay him fair price for trans
| ferring his saloon patrons to and fro"
the saloon Burnett claims these patrons
have to pa SIS over his land before reach
ing the Ea loon.
! At thes annual meeting of the Missis
sippi Ban list convention, held at Vino
ma, the q uestion of caring for stPeran
nuated u eachers was one of the mos
important brought up for disposal.
plan was submitted to the convention b.
DR.. j. L. johnson, in which he proposes
to first Use fund for the care of age
minis teM and allow them to- make thei
homes vi herever they may see. fit, instea
of estal ,lish;ng a home for their su:
ter lanc@
Thers ,c nc longer any doubt of tn
MississA 5pi Western getting into Eatche
at cua oraratively early day. The me-
road Is expected to do 8. very great des
in keEr ng the people TO overcome tn
effects wrought by the boil weevil an
bad weather combined.
Tn. w. D. Hunter, hief of the burea
of entomology, Unit ed States depar
me mt of agriculture, will deliver an
DIR ess before the 81 ,uthern States col
m issioners of agricn ltme, at jackson,
he agricultural roblems peculiar
mississippi.