Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-02

should be content with getting land
capable of being made productive. To
this end he recommended the growth
of cowpeas, velvet beans, peanuts and
such other vegetables as will furnish
humus to the soil.
E. w. Newman has resigned as
Chancery clerk of Franklin county and
an election has been ordered to fill the
vacancy, which becomes effective on
September 16. The election will be
held on September Is. Mr.. Newman
has been filling the unexpired term of
his father, DIR. A. NJ. Newman, who
was assassinated June IA, 1909. The
present clerk was also shot while 60
ing to his fathers assistance, but
recovered. His brother, DR.. Lenox
Newman, was shot and MORALLY
wounded at the same time, dying
few days later in the Natchez santa
rum.
Screaming with terror because a
negro had her by the arms and was
pulling her from bed through an open
window, and begging her mother, who
rushed into the room and seized her
by the legs, to protect her from the
brute, little Laura Thomas, the 9-year-
old daughter of c. w. Thomas of Tu-
MICA county, had a narrowing expert
ence. Her screams, coupled with the
cries of her mother, quickly assembled
the white men on the place, and they
chased the negro off.
Judge Hughes convened his first
term of the court at Bay Spring. The
charge to the grand jury was out OF
the ordinary. 1t was strong and to the
point. The judge, after emphasizing
the Importance of the enforcement of
all law, charged the jury especially
with reference to gambling, the unlaw.
full sale of whisky, and the carrying
of concealed weapons. He said these
were the trinity of evils in this
county.
Rev. DR.. Warren Sherman Webb, IS
years of age, died at Meridian. The
deceased was one of the greatest edu-
Gators of the South and was especially
we'll known to the Baptists of the
South. He was born and reared in
New York, graduated from one of It's
most famous institutions, and about
five years before the Civil War, find
ing himself out of harmony with the
people of his native state on ques-
tions then leading up to the great
Civil War, he came South.
The people of the communities and
section through which the New Or
leans Great Northern operates, toward
the upper terminus of it's line, are go
ing to work with a will with a view
to helping the railroad people develop
their territory. There is a great act
ivity in trucking in that section. Since
the opening of the line, about a year
ago, about fifty carloads of truck have
been sent out from Hopewell, George
town and other stations along the line.
A Woodmen of the World picnic was
held at Morton and was a success in
every way. A large crowd was pres
ent, the tables were heavily laden with
good things to eat, excellent music
was furnished and all seemed to thor
oughly enjoy themselves.
A petition signed by D. w. Reed,
chairman Of Shiloh National Park
Commission, and citizens of Corinth,
has been filed asking the board of SUI
pervisors to cede to the United States
government all roads leading from
Corinth and connecting with country
roads in McNairy and Hardin counties,
Tenn, leading to Shiloh National
Park.
H. C. Parkinson is charged with
burning his store at Pulltight, Holmes
county, and held under bond of ST.
900 to answer to the circuit court. In
addition to Parkinson, four negroes
are charged with completely in the
burning, and these are held in jail at
Lexington awaiting trial.
A terrific wind storm blew down
the main exhibit building and the roof
OF the grand stand at the Delta Fair
Grounds, Greenville. 1t will not be
necessary to change the date Of the
annual fair, which will be held October
10 and 10.
After selecting Gulfport as the next
place of meeting and electing officers
for next year, the Spanish-American
War Veterans of Mississippi closed
their two-days encampment at Vicks-
burg.
The Confederate Veterans of Thorn
as H. Woods Camp No. 11S0 held their
reunion at Dekalb. About 1000 peo-
pie were in attendance. Addresses
were delivered by Messrs. Rencher,
Graham and Hutton, sons Of veterans,
ana COmEdU0S 1ON. OudW duu o. "
Trammill, and an essay by Miss Con-
ner, all timely and well received.
An enthusiastic mass meeting Of the
citizens of Sardis was held to take
steps toward securing the location in
that vicinity of county agricultural
high school
The Extreme.
visitor-"So this town is strongly
opposed to corporal punishment"
Waiter-"Yes, sir Why, mister, dey
don't even let us serve whipped
cream"
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