Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-04-27
OVER Centennial
=STATE
Our Special Service
Man Gives an Inter-
esting Report of the
Doings in Mississippi

was dedicated.
MISUNDERSTANDING exercises will
be held here Thursday. April 26.
Forest.-A successful protracted
meeting was held at the Presbyterian
church
Hattiesburg Rankin is the
first Hattiesburg negro to join the
army.
Liberty.--A big food production
meeting of Amite county citizens was
held here.
Okolona.-The meeting of the state
bar association will be held at Green
vile, May 2.
West Point-Seven of the young
men Of West Point have enlisted in
the navy, one banker.
Wiggins.--A very large q. s. flag on
an S0-foot pole was raised here before
large and enthusiastic crowd.
Newton.-The ninth annual term of
Clarke memorial college is announced
to start the latter part of May.
McComb.-The building known as
the Gatin corner, located on Main
street. was badly damaged by fire.
Meridian.-The people of Meridian
are to vote on proposition to raise
the salaries of policemen and flremen.
Brookhaven.--J. c. Castilaw, farm
er living nine miles east of Brook
haven. was seriously injured by run
away team.
Laurel Ministers of the Presbyte-
rian church from all sections OF South
Mississippi attended the Meridiaa
presbytery.
Brookhaven.- -Fnlly 1000 citizens OF
Lincoln county attended patriotic
rally here in the interest of increased
food production.
Laurel.-The city of Laurel under
the direction of Mayor T. G. McCallum
will raise its own food for the city
teams and prisoners.
Greenwood-An alleged German spy
reported engaged in stirring up dis
content among the negroes in this
section was arrested.
Clinton-The Hermenian literary
society of Mississippi college founded
In 1856 at Clinton, celebrates its 62d
anniversary this week.
Wiggins.-Six car loads of cattle
were shipped from this point to Lou.
isiana, where they will be grazed and
fattened for the market.
Biloxi-Rev. A. N. Clark, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Biloxi, has
offered his services to the United
States in the war with Germany.
Columbus.-Bonds for $4,000, re-
Gently authorized by the board of su-
pervisors Of Lowndes county to i'm
prove public highways in district No.
s. have been sold.
Meridian.-At a mass meeting of
Lauderdale county citizens to discuus
increased production of food crops a
committee was appointed to perfect
plans for the organization of farm
ers' credit association.
Grenada.-Grenada is beginning to
take on quite martial appearance
About forty Of the young men of the
city gather on the public square every
night and are drilled an hour or so by
members of the national guard.
Meridian.-A move to organize the
school children OF the United States
In nationwide patriotic Betsy Ross
societies. taking their name from the
woman who, at the suggestion of
George Washington, made the first
American flag adopted by congress.
has been started in this city.
-Mississippians from all
parts of the state will take part in the
early dedication of the Kate Melville
Powers home for children In this city.
The home was given to the state by
DR.. r. v. Powers as memorial to his
wife. It is complete in every detail.
and committee is arranging the pro-
gram Of dedication.
Laurel.-Laurel married men, be-
tween the ages of Is and As, have been
organized into four companies and will
prepare themselves for service in the
war. in the event it becomes necessary
fer them to offer their services. w.
9. Welch. q veteran of the Spanish.
American war, has been made major.
commanding the four companies.