Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-12-22
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NEWS ITEMS I

Meridian.-Petitions asking for an
election to secure a bond issue Of $685.
900 for the Meridian and Bigbee River
railroad has been presented to the city
council
Yazoo City.-The results of the co.
operative shipment made here last
week have been learned and total of
s2.414 AZ was the net proceeds Of the
shipment.
Eupora.-O. G. Leigh. manager and
cashier OF the Bank of Eupora, killed
a Duroc Jersey hog that weighed 465
pounds. The hog was raised from the
waste of his table and garden.
enwood.-Contracto L. c. Gar.
ber Is making splendid headway with
the construction of the Hotel Irving
in this city, and states that he will
have the magnificent 85-story structure
complied by Jan. 1. next
Utica.-The city election held hero
resulted as follows: j. B. Collins,
mayor; t. H. Heard, marshal; T. H.
Price, w. B. Powell, d. C. Simmons.
H. L. Currie and A. X. Currie, alder
men.
Fayette.-E. T. Read was accident
ally killed while oerating stave mill
about two miles from here. He was
struck in the back of the head by the
piston rod of the engine and was killed
instantly.
Biloxi.-G. w. Christy, 10, native
of Louisiana, died at the Beauvoir Sol
diers' Home. He was member OF
Company A, Seventh Louisiana In
fantry, known as the New Orleans Ii
gers. during the civil war.
Yazoo City.-The Young Mems Bust
ness club has secured the assurance
of the Y. G. M. v. railroad that the
Sunflower train No. 523 would run
into Yazoo City on schedule time dur
ing the holiday season.
Meridian.-Suit has been filed here
seeking an accounting and alleging a
shortage of $19,212 against former
County Supt. of Education ]. r. Ellis,
who pleaded guilty to two indictments
out of Sc, involving county funds.
Biloxi-Seven Sunday school dis
trict organizations have been perfect
ed during the last year to teach Sun
day school teachers in the M. E.
Church. South, better ways Of teach
ing the Bible and doctrine of the
church, according to Rev. H. F. Tolle,
of Biloxi, president of the Sunday
school board of the Methodist church.
Magnolia-MissB Beulah Easley and
Mr. Willis Prescott were married at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Easley, seven miles
west of here, by the Rev. l.. R. Nc
+ Culough. The bride distinguished her
self by excelling in the work of the
canning and home economics clubs
the past season.
Hattiesburg.-At regular conclave
of the Hattiesburg Commandery,
Knights Templar. the following Off
GERS were elected for 1917: E. E. Con-
ner, eminent commander; G. w. Bat
son, generalissimo; Joe B. Gray. cap
tain general; w. R. Evans, senior war
den; ]. E. Hedrick, junior warden; DR..
F. w. Queen, prelate; ]. G.. Brown, re-
corder: ]. w. Howell, standard bear
er; A. A. Montague, sword bearer, and
H. r. Wilson, warden.
Gulfport-The Bank of Commerce
here did not open it's doors for busi-
ness Thursday. The institution is in
charge of State Bank Examiner ]. S.
Love, who says depositors will be paid
in full. Whether or not the bank will
be opened again for business is prob
lematical. According 10 figures given
out by Mr.. Love, the deposits of the
bank at the time of its closing were
$33, 900, loans $407, 900, undivided prof
its $4,000, bills payable $4,000, cash
on hand about $4,000. According to
the examiner the condition of the in
stitution was such as to warrant its
resuming business.
Wiggins.-The new Bank OF Wig
gins. the latest addition to Mississip-
pis financial institutions, opened for
business under the most favorable con.
ditions.
| Natchez-At the annual election
of officers Of Harmony Lodge No. J.
| r T. q ~. u.t tuc 1Oii0WiA5 W "a hallCu
J. H. Owings, master; J. s. Marshall
senior warden; Alex ]. Geisenberger
junior warden; J. Foggo Dixon, secre
tary: L. A. Benoist, treasurer; F. M
McConchie. tyler; Lamar Lambert
custodian.
Hattiesburg.-There appears to be
NO progress in the efforts to settle
the strike of the 750 employees at the
J. ]. Newman Lumber Co. in the Hat
tiesburg and Sumrall plants Of thai
organization. Both the officials Of tht
company and the men themselves are
firm in the stand originally taker
which has thrown at least $50 EN-
| ployes out of work. The skilled labor
ers are assisting the unskilled men
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