Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-04-20
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
Happenings Over
Commonwealth
as Cleaned from
Various Places

Hazlehurst-The cold did very lit
tie If any damage to vegetables In this
vicinity.
SToccopola.--A new hospital Is soon
to ne established at Pontotoc by DR..
Charles E. Mitchell
Georgetown.-The district Sunday
school convention Of the Baptist
church met in Georgetown.
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Starkville-The thirteenth annual
meeting of the Mississippi woman's
suffrage association wasAsld here.
C'ystal Springs.-Miss SaNIe Goe-
Der of Jackson, Red Cross orghizer.
organized class OF twenty-five ned
Cross nurses.
Grenada.-A meeting was held IN
the opera house to impress the people
with the necessity of the production
OF more foodstuffs.
residing on Back bay, lost two fingers
when a dynamite cap which he car
ried in his hand exploded.
Ackerman.-One of the most sue
cessful consolidated schools in the
state is located at Sturgis. about eight
miles northeast of Alderman
Hattiesburg-The local chapter OF
the Daughters of the Confederacy dis
played their patriotism in setting a
movement afoot to purchase huge
flag for Hattiesburg.
Jackson.-Fifteen thousand dollars'
worth of bonds were sold here for the
Kinds county agricultural high school.
making a total of $4,000 that will be
available for that institution.
Laurel-A wild man, OF ferocious
and dangerous appearance, has Gre
ated great excitement in Newton
county. He has been seen at different
places in the heavily timbered sec
tions.
Meridian.-The case of Mrs. O. T.
Hannah vs. the New Orleans Great
Eastern Railway company for $4,000
damages, for the death Of o. T. Han.
nah. in circuit court. resulted In ..
verdict of $4,000.
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| Biloxi-Biloxi anticipates no danger
from the submarine menace in the
- "a 20 - hat
it would be impossible on account OF
shoals for submarines to get within
| twelve or fifteen miles of Biloxi.
vsiden.-uJ. c. Allen clerk of the en-
cult court of Carroll county, has re-
ceived official notice of the pretermis-
sion of the spring term of circuit
court, which would have convened the
second Monday in May.
| Natchez.-John Wurster, proprietor
| of store on Black river opposite
Jonesville. was found dead in his room,
in the rear Of the store. During the
night ne had been assassinated by
some person or persons unknown.
Laurel.-The car shortage, which
has been a serious handicap to the
lumber industry in this section for
| several months, is being relieved ac-
| cording to George S. Gardiner, promi-
nent lumber manufacturer of this city.
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.vieksburg.-The Warren county
board OF supervisors awarded the
contract for the building of three addi-
tional agricultural high schools. one
known as the Jett school. one at Oak
Ridge and one at Redwood, all to be
completed by July 1.
Braxton.-Braxton was the scene Of
the most patriotic meeting ever held
in this part of the country. The big
event of the day was the raising of q
large flag on a seventy feet pole. 1t
stands In the center of the main street
and Is visible to all those entering or
passing the town.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of advisable
ity OF establishing levy patrols were
issued here by Mai. J. r. Slattery Of
the U. s. engineering corps. Maj.
, Slattery declared that because Of the
recent high water in the Ohio valley .
dangerous pressure had been caused
In the lower Mississippi river revet'
ments.
Hattiesburg.-The war manifesto
has evidently aroused South Missis-
sipppi to its duty to the stars and
stripes. Twenty-eight young men
from Hattiesburg and vicinity applied
/. for enlistment in the navy, and eight
for service in the army. Two young
: women, Miss Laura Cheatham. of Hat
tiesburg, and Miss Lille Hatton, Of
sumrall, have offered their services as
war nurses or yeOmen @