Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-01

a long illness, which antedated the last
illness of her distinguished husband,
whose death occurred only few weeks
ago at Canton. She was about 68 years
of age, and was one of the most lovable
and gentle of her kind, leaving a large
circle of relatives and many friends who
will long revere her memory.
President j. c. Hardy of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College has secured
the promise of Hon. c. H. Alexander of
The Jackson bar to deliver the annual
address to his students at the college at
commencement time, June 1. There is
not a more forceful nor talented student
speaker in the state than Mr.. Alexan-
der.
B. L. Moss, district agent and demon
strator Of the United States department
OF agriculture, whose territory is South
west Mississippi, is keeping an eye on
the planting preparations and is advis-
ing the farmer to plant early in order
to avoid boil weevil damage.
d. n Washington of Chicago, a prom
inent engineer, has arrived in Natchez
for the purpose os selecting a location
for the new packing plant to b b dlt
here by local capitalists, who intly
organized a 100000 company that
purpose.
There is considerable excitement
among the people of Toomsuba, - miles
east of A-e..L;aH, over the prospects of
an oil tJ,sAer at an early date The
Pioneer OIL Company, which Las options
Oh considerable land, is now engeEed in
drilling we'll which gives Promise of
proving successful.
At a meeting of the Lauder}Iaie Coun-
ty Bar Association, Hon. a. B. Anis was
unanimously Endorsed for appointment
as one of the proposed supreme court
CON c:;ssioners. Later Mr.. Amis posi-
tivcly declined to be an applicant for
the appointment.
The committee of Natchez citizens who
are cnrtged in the work of disposing of
stock for the purpose of organizing an
association under which a fair is to be
held next fall, is meeting with god en-
cCurG cement, and indications are they
will be successful.
Former United States Senator James
Gordon has accepted the invitation re-
Gently extended him by the STEPHEN D..
Lee chapter, United Daughters of the
Confl Ieracy, to deliver an address dur
ing the state convention at Columbus,
May 2-5.
Hon. James X. Vardainan has accepted
the invitation to deliver the commence
ment address at Caledonia High School,
Caledonia, Miss, fifteen miles moth of
Columbus, one of the most 1ourishing
little inland cities in this state.
Mrs. V. c. Niles, wife of Federal Judge
H. c. Niles, died at the home of her
husband at Koscusko. She was lady
of much culture and greatly beloved
w. r. Early, cashier .; r
Bank, Indianola, says We a. an
evolution in agricultural iI:r- "a over
the South, and especially IL the AIissis-
sippi Delta, where few years ago Il hog
was curiosity and honiny could only be
found in cans But now things are
changing. Diversified crops is the slogan
and hog and hominy the password.
Dr. W. I. Walker, one OF Monroe
couniy's Oldest citizens, died at his coun.
try home six miles south of Aberdeen.
DR.. Walker was 50 years old; he was
practitioner of prominence in this county
until six years ago when he suffered
stroke of paralysis.
Gov. Noel, moved TO clemency by good
and sufficient reasons, not stated in The
certifcatc, alaated pardon to James
lamp III, e, 'ho was sentenced
to the p Ii ant.;,.. IL November, 1905,
from lei. per co1ntT 70 serve ffty-year
se9.tn u.tI.~, fighter.