Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-15

Biloxi Biloxi will hold its regatta
again this year July and 5 under the
auspices of the Biloxi yacht club.
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Fayette.-In spite of the dry wealth
er the truckers from this section are
having good yield from the.r tomato
crop.
Hazlehurst.-The board of supervis-
ors of this county have let the con-
tract for repairing and repainting the
Copiah county court house.
Ellisville-Judge J. NJ. Arnold OF
EllisytHe has been appointed attorney
of the spnai farm loan association
for the first district of Jones county.
Biloxi.--A gang of boys, whose ages
range from to II years, who have
been systematically robbing the stores
of Biloxi for several weeks, have been
arrested.
Jackson-The Christian Endeavor.
ers of the state held their second an
nual convention since the organiza'
tion of their union little over year
ago at Jackson.
Clarksdale.-The building boom is
going right ahead, regardless of siren
uous war times. Twenty-seven cars OF
building material were received by
contractors last week.
Ellisville.-The Jones county board
Of supervisors has approved the sale
of the 100000 bonds for good roads
in favor of which the people voted at
special election last year.
Greenville. public schools oi
Greenville closed the 1867 session
with comm encement exercises In the
auditorium of the new high school
building. nineteen graduates receiving
diplomas.
West Point.-Lawrence Mcclure. 10
years old, was accidentally shot and
killed by Harry Ivy Strong, IL years
old. The boys were preparing to go
swimming and were taking gun
along to kill snakes.
Clinton.-The short course In home
economics at the Clinton normal, un-
der the direction of Mrs. J. T. Calhoun,
county home demonstration agent,
promises to be the most successful
given in Kinds county.
Fayette.-An inspector has gone
over Rural Route No. and 1t is sup
posed that a new route will be estab-
lished. The first rural route from Fay
ette was established about year ago
and has been of great benefit to the
people.
vicksburg--Mike D. McKinnon, q
private, member of Company H. First
Mississippi infantry. doing guard duty
In this section, was struck by Y. &
M. v. railway train and knocked from
Big Black river bridge, just vast of
Port Gibson.
Hazlehurst.--A petition was filed
with the board Of supervisors of Co
piah county asking for the issuance
OF a $500 bond issue. the proceeds
to be used to erect and equip school
building in the Union consolidated
school district.
Brookhaven.-Rapid progress on the
open type well which is being dug at
the Brookhaven power house grounds
IL being made. The well when com
pieted will be $50 feet in depth, but
the caisson lining will only extend
12o feet.
ouitman.-Major Featherston, OF the
regular army. has mustered in" the
new volunteer company raised In
Clarke county for the Mississippi
Guard Officers were elected as fol-
lows: Brownlee Harvey. captain;
George NJ. Donald, first Lieutenant; ].
d. Fatherree, second lieutenant.
Agricultural College.--A ten-day va
cation school for Mississippi preachers
of all denominations, to be held at the
A. q. NJ. college from June 26 to July
8, was the novel idea for stimulating
closer relationship between agricul-
ture and the church. announced here
by President w. H. Smith. who has
already worked out an attractive pro-
gram for making the meeting profit
able and pleasant.
Gulfport.-There will be no naval
training station at Gulfport, at least
FOR the present. Information from un-
questionable sources at Washington
outlines decision of the navy. The
matter may possibly be taken up In
the next few months or year. The
government agents like the Gulfport
aita but there are other conditions