Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-16
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Crystal Springs.--Four Copiah coun-
ty girls won prizes at the state fair
held in Jackson.
Hazlehurst.-The contract has been
let. for the erection Of modern
school building at Old Crystal Springs.
Natchez.-W. G. Martinere, of New
elton is in serious condition as a
result of fall from pecan tree while
gathering nuts.
Columbus.-Rev. T. l.. Holcombe,
who recently accepted call to the
First Baptist church in this city. has
begun his pastorate.
54# Clarksdale.-Sam e. Dunn, plant
", residing near this city, purchased
4 632 acres of improved land near
Jamestown, for $4,000.
Biloxi.--Robert Bellville, an en-
q employe of the Biloxi Shipyard and
Box Factory company, had his left
4 hand cut off by planer.
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a Byhalia.-The Byhalia chapter of
the Red Cross has shipped to head
quarters in New Orleans a box con-
taining 279 handmade articles.
Toccopola shipment or sor-
grum on the cooperative plan in this
county is proving to be another
z source of considerable profit to the
farmers.
Toccopola.- Pontotoc Chapter
of the National Red Cross has given
out splendid report of the work that
has been done at that place within the
last few weeks.
! Hattiesburg. - Camp Shelby has
changed commanders again. Brig.
Gen. H. H. Whitney, commanding the
Sixty-third Artillery Brigade has been
placed in command.
Columbus-Rev e. l.. Malone, rec
I tor of the Church of the Holy Com
forter. at Gadsden, Ala, has been call
ed to the pulpit of st. Paul's Episco-
pal church in this city.
Columbus Although the state and
county takes for the current year are
now due, the local obard of super
visors have not been able to fix the
levy for Lowndes county.
lNatchez.-Albert CLANCY, aged 30,
lineman for the Southern Railway and
Light company, was electrocuted
while engaged in transferring wires
from one post to another.
Ellisville.-The students of the
Jones county agricultural high school
have shown their patriotism by voting
to have one wheatless meal and two
meatless meals each day.
Houlka-The Bank of Woodland, in
the southern part of Chickasaw coun-
ty, has installed ''buy and SELF ex-
change, and appeals to the farmers to
avail themselves of its help
Toccopola.-Will Smith, progress
sive farmer of this county, won the
$40 prize offered by the New Albany
Grocery company for the largest load
of corn brought to the Pontotoc coun-
ty fair.
Columbus.-E S. Gambler, represen-
tative in congress from the First Mis-
sissippi district. has appointed George
Sherman of this city to cadetship at
the United States naval academy at
Annapolis.
Jackson. William Parish. aged %,
of Company H, Second Mississippi
and Thomas Holmes, aged 20, of Com
pany G, Second Mississippi, died of
pneumonia at local hospitals within an
hour Of each other.
Meridian.-L. G.. Carter was painful
ly injured and Horace Kinard slightly
hurt when an automobile driven by
Carter crashed through a bridge on
the Marion road. turning turtle and
landing in the creek below
Laurel--The Laureal chapter of the
\ American Red Cross society, in charge
/ of Miss Gene Babbitt. has shipped its
fifth box of hospital supplies to the
|, base station in New Orleans. Mrs.
L Philip Gardiner, in charge of the knit
|. ting department, has also shipped a
box OF knitted articles.
d Meridian-The people of Meridian
voted for ar increase of tax levy from
III 1C to II mills to provide funds for In
creasing the salary of firemen and po'
licemen, and defeated a SI50,000 bond
issue to provide funds to build and op
crate municipal ice plant.