Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

Mississippi News
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For the first time in sixty-three
years, Uncle" Willis McCully attend
ed court at Louisville last week. He
is SO years old, and is one of Win
ston's Oldest citizens, and can relate
many interesting happenings of the
long ago. Court opens differently
now from what it used to sixty three
years ago, when ] attended court here
for the first time" said he "In those
days when court opened a barrel of
whisky was rolled just under the
east side of the hill and a tin cup hung
on the side, and it was fun to see the
court, jurors, horse-swappers and, in
fact, everybody, else helping them
selves. Nobody got drunk, but Some
few would get lively"
On August 6, at the Patrons Union
camp ground, near Lake, there will
be a gathering of the people and tax
payers of Scott and Newton counties
to decide whether an inter-county agri-
cultural high school shall be estab-
lished The chances are in favor of
the adoption of the proposition, and
superintendent Powers will urge CO.
operation, as under the law as last
written, the two counties between
them would be entitled to $4,000 from
tho state.
The merchants and business men Of
Meridian have offered some attractive
prizes Sor the best acre of corn raised
in Lauderdale county, Mississippi, and
the two bordering counties in Ala
bama-Sumter and Choctaw. The
first prize amounts to over $500, and
there are scores of embryo farmers
in the three counties competing for
the various awards.
j. K Mothershed of Saltillo, died
at the East Mississippi Insane Hos
pital at Meridian, where he had been
taken for treatment for pellagra He
had been suffering from the disease
for the past twelve months. Deceased
was one of the countY's oldest and
most respected citizens.
Fourteen years ago, in trying to re
sent an insult offered by a negro by
name of George Peubles, DR.. j. c.
Roberts, late veterinarian at the A.
& NJ College, was seriously stabbed
in the neck by the negro. Peubles
made his escape and all trace of him
was lost until last week, when the
negro was apprehended at Jackson,
Tenn.
While viewing a vaudeville perform
ance at Columbus, Mrs. Eliza AskeW
of Hattiesburg, was seized with heart
failure and fell dead in the arms Of
her daughter, Mrs. Foster Griffin, who
was sitting beside her.
The good roads picnic at Hickory
was a great success, 5000 people be
ing in attendance. Chas. w Thatcher
the good roads apostle, delivered a
stirring plea for good roads, being
heard by the whole crowd on the
grounds. Great enthusiasm was ere
ated among the town people and farm.
ers over this speech.
The dedication of the Wisconsin
state memorial in the Vicksburg Ma.
tional Park will take place the later
part of October. This is the inten
ton now, and unless some change not
now anticipated occurs, the event will
be one of the most important in the
history of the park.
Five soil experts from the soil bu.
reau of the agricultural department of
the federal government are now at
work in Lauderdale county, and will
probably remain there for some time.
They propose to make a map of the
entire county, showing what the differ
ent soils are best fitted for
Insurance Commissioner Henry
has approved the charter of the Mis-
sissipri Casualty & Surety Company
of Meridian, and. the new company
is getting ready to organize and will
in oh
Crop conditions in the Houston Sec
ton of the county have been very dis
couraging. The precipitation since
the 18th Of June has been the greatest
ever known for tire same period.
The inter county institute is now in
session at Winona The institute will
continue four weeks. after which a
state examination will be held An
able faculty has been doing faithful
work.
Van H. Manning of Mississippi has
been appointed chief clerk of the new
bureau of mines in the interior de-
partment at Washington.
The farmers of Choctaw county are
very blue over the crop situation. 1t
has rained nearly every day for three
weeks and crops are getting awfully
grassy.
Secretary E. L. Terry of the Gre
nadaBusiness League, is beginning a
campaign looking to interesting the
farmers of Grenada county in raising
hay, vegetables, and cattle and hogs.
He is also making an effort to get as
many products as possible for the
Ohio Valley Exposition, soon to be