Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-09-28

Corinth. - Corinth's new $4,000
freight depot is nearing completion.
Batesville.-The citizens OF Bates
vile gave public reception to the
33 men who left for the national
army
Biloxi-For the first time in "a
years the annual anniversary cele-
bration of the volunteer fire company
was omitted.
Ripley. court adjourned
here after completing the work be-
fore It. Judge ]. G. McGowen presid-
ed over the court.
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Meridian.-The federal grand jury
has made is final report. Twenty-six
indictments were returned, nearly all
being against alleged shirkcrs.
Greenwood.-W. H. Hayes, for the
last five years the secretary of the
Greenwood Business league, has re-
signed, to take effect on Oct /.
Batesville.-Hon. G. r. James, of
Memphis, delivered a very interesting
and instructive talk to the farmers
of this section along scientific lines
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Brookhaven.-A general strike of
the employees of the Homochitio lum-
ber company at Bude, one of the larg
est sawmill plants in the south, was
settled after duration of three days.
vicksburg.-An additional allotment
of three registered Holstein bulls has
been donated to the cattle raisers and
dairy farmers of Warren county, by
the Illinois Central railroad company.
Hattiesburg.-Wf the near ap-
tions at Camp Shelby. hundreds of
workmen are being let out daily as
their services are no longer required.
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Kosciusko--In the case of Oscar
Lamb, connected with the failure of
the Bank of Sails, Judge Rodgers
rendered a decision sustaining the ap-
plication for a change of venue to
Granada.
Natchez.-The looms and other ma
chinery of the Natchez cotton mills
are being thoroughly overhauled pre-
liminary to being put in operation. 1t
is expected that the mills will resume
within 20 days.
Crystal Springs.-The farmers and
business men here are beginning to
plan for the regular holding the pros
perity fair. which has been held here
with such general success for the past
several years.
Starkville. by children,
grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren, Mrs. ]. d. Beattie, one of the
Oldest and most honored residents of
this little city. celebrated her eighty
fourth birthday.
Gulfport.-The Gulfport shipbui!ding
company has laid the keel for a 200
foot schooner, which will be rushed to
completion The work on the new
plant of the shipbuilding company is
progressing satisfactorily.
McC0mb.-At a meeting of the city
council 1t was voted to purchase mo-
tor truck for the purpose of graveling
the city streets. The council also
voted to install water meters, thereby
conserving the water supply.
Purvis.--R. L. Bounds and Andrew
Smith, of Route, 3. Purvis, are the lat
est additions to the dairy industry
here, making nine shippers of cream
and milk in community where there
was only one Is months ago.
jackson. famous Kinds
county stock farm, that of Enochs &
Workman, who specialize in pure bred
Herefords. has just come through the
exposition circuit in the north and
west with satisfactory results.
Natchez-The city council of
Natchez has acceded to the petitions
of the fire companies to purchase mo-
tor apparatus of the latest type in
stead of light and low priced equip
ment as at first contemplated.
Magnolia. Pike County Teach
ers' association will hold it's first
meeting for the scholastic year in
the courthouse here Saturday, Sept
90, and County Superintendent H. w.
Kenna urges every teacher in the
county to attend.
University.-Coach c. r. Noble of
the University of Mississippi is fac
ing serious task in molding de-
pendable football machine for this
coming season. Not single veteran
OF ..rmer Ole Miss elevens has en-
tered school, most Of them being in
some branch of the national service.