Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08

Ellisville-The commencement SER
mon for the Ellisville high school was
preached at the Methodist church by
Rev. George D. Booth, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of Laurel.
Meridian.-Lawrence Powe. negro
resident of Chicora, near here, was ar
rested by Deputy United States Mar.
shall Boykin and placed in Jail here,
charged with attempting to prevent
registration of negroes.
Meridlan.-The voters of Meridian
poke decisively for municipal ice
plant, when a proposed charter amend
ment was adopted, giving the city
power to erect and operate munich
pal Ice plant by vote of 1875 to 212.
Meadville.-Sheriff Crecink and
Deputy Sheriff Willis i-iled two whi.=.
men giving their names as Sanders
and Hamilton, and it Is announced
they confessed to charge of horse
stealing, at Hazlehurst, in Copiah
county.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Pike county
citizens who advocate the voting of
bonds for the establishment of the
Pike county agricultural high school,
were encouraged by Prof. Calhoun.
who said: Keep up the fight and VIC
tory is certain to crown your efforts"
Jackson.-Lack of interest In re-
cruiting in Mississippi caused Adju-
tant-General Mccain, U. s. A.. to wire
to the local recruiting station to re-
double its efforts to get men into the
regular army and national guard. The
guard is short 500 men for existing
units.
Yazoo City.-T. ]. Fulcher. farm
er living seven miles east of this city,
has made all the sugar he has used
tAis year at his home.s TRS mas for
three years made enough molasses for
his own use, and some to sell. but this
year his supply is greater than usual
and he will make sugar.
vicksburg- automobile of ]. A.
Bush of this city was struck by A. &
" passenger train at Smith Station.
The car was occupied by Mr.. Bush, his
wife and three children, all Of whom
narrowly escaped death by jumping
from the il-fated automobile just in
time to save themselves.
Brandon.-George Rheinheimer, a
farmer, charged with the murder of
Walter Nixon and Pearl Coker, of
Jackskon, was discharged at prelim-
mary hearing. Rheinheimer, however.
was bound over to await the action of
the grand jury on charges of having
shot at a fisherman with intent to
kill.
Clarksdale.-A mobilization call has
gone out to representatives Of every
trade, profession and vocation in the
fertile Mississippi Delta section to as
semble in Clarksdale on Friday, June
8, to form community organization
that will weld the various forces into
one mighty machine for the advance
ment of farming In this territory.
Meridian.-At preliminary hearing
here before Justice Price. ]. T. Brady,
charged with the murder of his father
in-law, Pink Hardin, was committed
to jail. Sheriff ]. P. Young testified
that Brady had confessed to him that
he killed Hardin, who was prosper
GUS farmer and merchant residing
eighteen miles southeast of Meridian.
Jackson.-According to the ruling
of Attorney-General Collins, the Mis-
sissippi state penitentiary board can
not sell limestone for fertilizer to
farmers in other states. His ruling
came when the demand OF the Missis-
sippi farmers did not take the output
and Alabama farmers, one wanting
eight carloads, tried to purchase the
product.
Jackson.--A movable partition for
freight cars which would tend to make
loading easier and more rapid than is
possible under present conditions, has
been invented by Joe Watts. Jackson
boy, employed BY the Illinois Central.
Mr.. Watts is now in Washington DEM
onstra.ing his invention, which has the
Endorsement of railroad officials in
this section.
Columbia.-A mob of about 100
white men and negroes overpowered
the jailer here and took from their
cells Van Haynes and Prat Hampton.
negroes. accused of numbering Reece
Johnson, also a negro. Haynes was
hanged to steel bridge about eight
miles south, but Hampton escaped
from the rnnh and fled ftito tho unods