Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-09-21

Grsenville.-The Hollandale consol-
idated school opened in it's new three
story brick building, which has just
been completed.
Senatobia. court is in ses-
sion here with Judge ]. G.. MCGOWAN
Of Water Valley, presiding. The docket
is smaller than usual.
Lexington.-Threec cars of hogs have
Just been shipped from this county
on the cooperative basis. The three
cars netted more than $500.
8H
Laurel.-Seven mercantile firms of
Laurel have been indicted by the Jones
county grand jury for alleged viola
t.cn of the 1O-hour labor law.
I& Coadwater.-J. D. Turley has pur-
aSchased two-ton motor truck, and will
d operate it between Coldwater and his
plantation 10 miles west of here.
McComb City-All the public schools
opened here, with Prof. W. C. Will
liams, superintendent. The high
school is under Miss Perla Otken, as
principal.
nwood.-Chief of the local fire
department for the past seven years.
r. o. johnson. rendered his resigna-
tion. He is succeeded by Mr.. Lee
Bridges.
q Coldwater.-Prof. P. H. Easom has
+ resigned as principal of the new Ar
kabutla consolidated school owing 10
his expectation OF being called upon
for military service
enwood.-Contractor VIM. p. Kel-
ly win soon begin the construction of
the good gravel highway from Shell
mound In the direction of Doddsyille,
70 snc sunflowsf county fine.
Meridian.-The Scottish Rite fall re-
union was convened here with a large
class of Master Masons from through.
out the state taking the degrees from
the fourth to the fourteenth.
Marion.-The Lauderdale County
Baptist association convened at Ma.
zion for three-day session with a
large number of welr known Baptists
of Mississippi in attendance.
Corinth.-The board of school trus-
tees has leased the building of the AL
corr yToolen mills for additional rooms
to relieve the crowded conditions now
prevailing in the primary grades.
Columbus.-The Peoples Bank and
Trust company OF Tupelo, Miss. has
been named the official depository for
funds belonging to Lownds county,
and is to pay $40 per. cent interest on
deposits.
Olive Branch-Miss Linnie Mai Wil-
kins was painfully hurt when car in
which she and number of friends
were riding, driven by Ralph Sims,
cole1ed with a machine driven by D.
NJ. Haraway.
Raymond-The opening of the
Kinds county agricultural high school
here for its first years work was
happy and significant occurrence for
not only Raymond and vicinity, but
the entire county.
Biloxi.-Four new boats have. been
constructed by the Biloxi shipbuilding
and box factory company for the sea
food company of Biloxi The boats
will be used in the shrimp and oyster
business this season.
Magnolia.-Prof J. e. Carruth has
resigned as principal of Magnolia
high school to accept similar posi-
tion in his home town of Summit, 20
fill the acancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Prof. r. l.. Bedwell,
Columbus.-The Southern railway
has Just paid out to employees at local
shops a large sum, due them as back
pay under the terms of an agreement
with the road. made through w. B.
Wilson, secretary Of labor.
Meridian.-Mrs. A. X. Hamm, Dr..
Abrams Brill and H. R. Stone have been
appointed committee to raise $3.50,
Laudcrdalc county's part Of the state 5
$1,000 for the governments two-mil-
1ion-dollar library fund for American
soldiers.
Biloxf--At q meeting of the city
council. l.. H. Manuel was awarded
The contract for building an addition
to the colored public school. ]. w.
Parish was awarded contract for
furnishing disinfectants for the city,
w F. Swan was appointed as mem
Der of the Glennan park commission.
and John Lastrade was awarded a con-
tract ~ Law scff tho new eamats,rv re.