Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20
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Ellie Commerford, 13 years old, who
was placed in Jail at Aberdeen for
ter Hardware Company and stealing
two pistols and one dirk, made his es.
cape The jailer states THAT the boy
was in a cell by himself, locked up,
and that he began crying and disturb
ing the other prisoners, and one OF
the trust es went and told him hi
could stay down stairs with him. Soon
after the trusty was asleep the lad
stole the key out of his pocket and
searching the pockets of another pris-
himself out into the Jail yard, after
which it was easy for h m to climb
over the high fence which surrounds
the Jail.
With the election of officers, trans
action of unfinished business and Sc
lection of a city in which to hold the
next meeting, the most interesting
convention ever held by the Mississippi
State Bankers Association came to a
close at Natchez Tuesday. B. W. Grit
fifth of Vicksburg, who for nineteen
years has been SECRETARY and treasurer
was elected president by reclamation.
The East Miss ssippi Four County
Medical Association met at Houston.
Interesting papers were read by Dr.. c.
losis and DR.. r. NJ Sadler on his OBJ
servations while attending the inter
national congress on tuberculosis at
Washington in 1909 These papers
were freely discussed.
Edgar Pratt has mysteriOusly disap
peared from his home at Mize, a small
station on the Gulf and Ship Island
road. Bloody clothing resembling that
worn by Parret when last seen, to
gether with human bones, was found
about one mile from Mize, and the lit
tie town is in great excitement, it be-
ing the general belief that young Par
ret has been murdered.
Greenwood was the Invest town N
the state Tuesday when the first ses-
sion of the Knights of Pyth as had
their suspicious opening at the court
house, when Chancellor Commander
w. M. Hammer of the Lefore Lodge
No 46, delivered the address of vel
come in behalf of the local lodge, and
Hon. w. M. Wilmington turned over
the keys of the city to the many Wis
iting knights, to which the grand chan
cellor eloquently responded.
Maj. Thomas Harrison, aged 65,
brother-in-law of the late Gen. Stephen
d. Lee, brother of Governor James T.
Harrison, was found dead in front of
the elevator door on the fourth floor of
the Hotel Gilmer, in Columbus. The
assumption is that Major Harrison re-
allied his serious cond ton and was
trying to ring the elevator bell so help
could reach him. He was in his night
clothes when found.
At the recent state convention of the
Daughters of the Confederacy at Co
lumbus the banner for historical work
was awarded the Stonewall Jackson
Chapter of Swan Lake. One of the
smallest chapters in the state, one of
the youngest and one whose members
are perhaps most widely scattered of
all, the Stonewall Jackson Chapter,
presented to the state historian TWEEN
ty-six original essays, three reminis-
cences and many valuable historical
clippings, making a record for good
and faithful work that few chap ers in
the general organization have been
able to touch
For House, Barn ana Roof Paints.
Single Stains, Wagon and Implement
Paints, Wall Papers, Rubber Roofing,
write to Farrell Calhoun Paint & Wall
Paper Co., Wholesale and Retail, 464S
S. Second St., Memphis, Tenn.
Samples sent on request.
It is the sense of the Clarksdale
Business League, which met with Ger
eral Agent w. H. Moser of the Missis-
sippi Valley Transportation Company,
that the Clarksdale and Friars Point
railroad will be built, so as to have d.
rect connection with the Mississippi
Valley Transportation Company's line
of fast freighters and barges from the
lakes to the gulf.
Walter S. Johnson, a prosperous
farmer, IS years old, living near Lexie,
was shot and instantly killed b. his So.
in-law, J. NJ. Moye. On returning home
and finding his wife absent, Moye
armed himself with a shotgun and
went to the Johnson home, where ne
became engaged in a quarrel with Lis
wife's father.
There is a stirring among the candi.
dates who aspire to succeed the HOr
Eaton J. Bowers as congressman from
the seacoast district The Hon B. P
Harrison, one of the candidates, has
commenced his campaign and has
placed Miss Jane Brunson in charge O.
his office and has made her manager
Of his campaign.
The annual target prpactice of the
Mississippi national guard on the Lau-
rel rifle range was begun Saturday
Company A of Shubuta being the frs
on the list to participate. Each of the
various companies throughout the
state is allotted four days, and the
work will continue until July l.
From all reports received the recent
cold wave did not injure the cotton
crop as much as was thought at first
Quite a lot of replanting was done,
however, but this in many instances
wascfound to hae been unnecessary.
What They All Say.
How we label the man whose opin.
IONS don't coincide with ours-when
nur oninions are based on money.