Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-16
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
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Happenings Over
Commonwealth
as Cleaned from
| Various Places

100000 of municipal Improvement
bonds.
Iuka.-Contracts for $4,000 worth
Of good roads have been let for six
miles Of highways radiating from Iuka.
Laurel.-Stock subscriptions aggre-
eating ss,O50 have been raised for the
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Blue Mountain.-Miss Pearl Mccoy,
OF Poplaryille, has been unanimously
chosen to be May Queen of Blue Noun
tain college.
Aberdeen.-The trial is being held
OF George Maxey, who is charged with
the murder of Coballar Bennett, one
of his tenants.
Toccopola.-Miss Elizabeth Cooper,
aged so, highly respected lady OF
the Camp Ground community, dropped
dead while assisting in the prepara-
tion of breakfast.
reenville-Announce has been
made by Secretary R. L. Pritchard, Of
the chamber of commerce, that the
next sn.nment of hogs will leave
Stoneville March 20.
Jacksonville Presbyterians or the
state are completing the campaign for
$150.00O for colleges of the church in
Mississippi. The campaign is under
the direction of DR.. Nj. e. Melvin.
Biloxi-The mayor and board of al
dermen have decided not to combine
Biloxis five fire companies. but will
expend $4,000 to $4,000 for the pur-
pose Of modernizing the fire equip
ment.
Blue Mountain.-The local board Of
aldermen has just authorized the issu-
ance OF $4,000 worth Of municipal
20-year bonds to be sold for the erec-
tion of new brick public school
building.
Aberdeen.-Monroe county grand
fury has indicted Mrs. Winston Tubb
and her husband, Winston Tubb,
charging them with the murder Of Ed
Mize, one OF the Monroe county su-
pervisors.
Meridian.-The postoffice, express
office and store OF l.. Jonas at SUGAR
nochee were robbed, the postoffice
safe was blown open and all cash and
stamps stolen. A number of money
orders were left.
Hazlehurst.-A new corporation is
being formed to take over Browns
wells, the famous Copiah county health
resort, which is already well known
throughout the south. The object OF
the new incorporation is to strengthen
the property and enlarge its influence.
Fontotoc.-A very painful and dan
gerous accident occurred when Mrs.
George Washington was badly burned,
her clothing catching fire, and but for
the timely arrival of her husband and
Wiley Holmes. who were only short
distance from the house when the ac-
cident occurred, saved her life.
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Natchez. local express
companies have refused to handle
liquor shipments since the passage
OF the "bone day" law. Natchez is
not entirely arid. for the ferry COM
pany operating between here and vi
dalia, La, just across the Mississippi
river, continues to receive all ship
ments offered.
Jackson Of local grocer
and coiored customer to recover
damages from large tobacco COM
pany because OF the alleged finding OF
the bones Of human finger in a plug
of chewing tobacco, came to an end
here when Judge Potter gave peremp-
tory Instructions to the circuit court
to find for the defendant.
Sumner.--At the age of rs years
Rev. H. A. Ferguson passed away at
his residence, two miles south Of Sum-
ner. There has never lived In this or
any other community more univer-.
sally loved man than Rev. Ferguson.
He has ridden over practically every
pathway in this section Of the delta
going to his appointments. caring for
the sick, performing marriage ceremo-
niles and burying the dead.
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Ecru.-At q recent meeting of the
board OF trustees the following teach
ers were elected for the ensuing term
OF the Ecru high school. beginning in
September: T. A. J. Beasley, princi-
pal: Miss Gertrude Witt, eighth grade;
Miss Sammye Gates, seventh grade;
Miss Lora Wingo, fifth and sixth
grades; Miss Roxie Garner, third and
fourth grades; Miss Ollie Neel. first
and second grades; Miss Marguerite
Tillman, music.