Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-30

Mississippi News
Clio 100 n do DID
The Farmers Union of George coun.
! ty held their annual picnic at Evan.
ston, but, owing to the short notice
! given of the date, the attendance was
quite small, not over 500 people being
] present. After dinner the people had
an opportunity to hear two interest.
! ing speeches. Mr.. Harper, county or.
/ ganizer for the union, spoke at length
and gave the farmers some wholesome
advice along agricultural lines. Fol
! lowing him, Mr.. Waller of the Luce.
! dale bar delivered an entertaining ad.
dress.
! Meridian.-The report of a pistol
undoubtedly saved the lives of the
wife and children of John H. Horne
and L. L. Linson, his wife and child,
when the Horne home was destroyed
by fire. The inmates of the house
were awakened by the report of the
! pistol, which had been discharged by
the fire just in time to make their es-
cape from the burning building.
rksdale.-Although the farmers
grumbling at the cotton outlook, yet
the merchants here report that their
September business is showing up
better than for several years. The
good roads of this county, comprising
total length of over 400 miles and
reaching into new territories which
heretofore have not been reached b.
Clarksdale merchants, are now brinS.
ing large amount of outside trade to
this point.
Mer1dian.-An outrageous piece OF
malicious mischief came to light when
it was discovered that the handsome
$500 pipe organ at the First Baptist
Church had been put out of commits.
sion by an incendiary. Panels of the
organ had been removed and parts Of
the instrument set on fire, allowed to
burn a few moments and the extin.
guished.
Clarksdale.-The Buckeye Cotton
Oil Company has invaded this terri
tory, and the probabilities are that
there will be keen competition in
Clarksdale this fall for cottonseed
. Percy Baker of this city will repre-
sent the Buckeye company, and he is
already offering $50 a ton for cotton,
seed.
Wesson.-Several members of the
Farmers Union and others met at
Sand Hill school house, six miles east
of here, and made up their orders for
wheat seed. Considerable wheat was
planted here this year and it was a
success, many of the farmers having
been eating new wheat -four from
their own fields since May. They in,
tend to plant on larger scale for an.
other crop.
Tupelo.-The second annual fair of
the Tri-County Fair Association, com.
posed Of the counties of Lee, Pontotoc
and Ittewamba, opened Monday, the
attendance being estimated at from
six to seven thousand people. The
opening was marked by a monster pa
rade composed of floats representing
almost every interest and industry in
the city.
A posse of Infatuated citizens OF
Pine Ridge district, Adams county
secured the woods looking for an uni.
Identified negro who murderously as.
saulted Bayard Shields, a groceryman,
living at Pine Ridge. The negro made
an attack on Shields, telling him with
a club while he was sitting in front OF
his store.
At meeting held at Verona for the
purpose of organizing a wheat grow.
ers' association a goodly number of
farmers were present. A permanent
organization was effected by the cleo.
ton of Hon. F. A. Green as chairman
and ]. A. Gregory as secretary A hun.
dred acres were pledged and much
more will follow
According to DR.. w. T. Lowrey, the
president of Mississippi College at
Clinton, things look bright for the en-.
suing scholastic year. The indications
are that the large enrolment of 377
pupils which was attained last year
year will be passed in prospect for
1901, and he expects a very busy
will be passed in prospect fol-
be expected.
County Tax Assessor w. " Walters
has given out the personal assessment
Of Jones county and the increase is
large. The total assessment of the
entire county is s2,16S,454, which
shows a gain of $4,000 over last
year.
A petition to the Lamar county
board of supervisors is being circulat,
ed, asking that no hunting be allowed
for a period of five years, as so much
hunting is being done that very little
game is left.
The members of the Oktibbeha
county Corn Club met at Starkville.
and were given instructions by Profs.
Morgan and Garner of the A. & M.
College, and D. A. Saunders of Stark.
vile on measuring, selecting and pre-.
pairing their corn for exhibition at the
fair on October 4.