Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25


Star.-The Star Cooperative egt
selling association met here Will
three-fifths of the membership pres
! ent.
Laurel-One hundred members oi
the Mississippi Press association were
in attendance at the annual meeting
here.
Washington.-Th one hundred and
eleventh commencement exercises OF
jefferson Military college will be held
/ May 22.
Newton.-A large crowd gathered
here and enjoyed the ceremonies in.
cident to the hoisting of a United
States flag. s
Greenville.-The Catholics of Green.
vile raised the American flag on the
parish property recently with impos
ing ceremonies.
Magnolia Pike county dairy
mems association held an important
meeting here to consider the low price
paid for milk.
Prentiss.-The graduating exercises
of Prentiss high school were held here
and ten boys and five girls received
their diplomas.
Bolton.-A large American flag sent
here by the government to the post
master was erected on 50-foot pole
in front Of the postoffice.
| Gulfport.-Names of the contestants
who won prizes in the poster contest
by the Mississippi Centennial Exposi-
tion, which closed May /, were given
out
Columbus.-The board of supervis-
ors has ordered special election to
be held Tuesday, May 20. to name a
farm demonstrators for Lowndes
county.
Agricultural College.-Prof. Mellen
OF the A. and M. college delivered the
annual address at the commencement
exercises of the Brooksville higa
| school.
| New Augusta.-The board of super
yisofs of Perry county Is asking for
| bids ON the construction of three pub
Ne roads to traverse the county from
borcer to border.
Meridian.-The city council will sub
NIT to the electorate on May 81, the
measure providing for the operation.
construction and a bond issue for the
municipal ice plant.
Natchez.-At a meeting of the dem
onstration agents of Southwest Mis-
sissippi counties held here, District
Agent ]. e. Huff informed the agents
that they would be exempt from con-
scription.
| Biloxi.-The board Of school trus.
tees of the Biloxi public schools has
recommended that an annex be built
to the Biloxi central high school to
provide for the overflow from the four
ward schools at the next term OF
school.
Meridian.-The money resulting
from the settlement in the Union Bank
and Trust company case at the last
term of circuit court has been paid
in and checks are now being mailed
to the depositors OF the bank, to pay
them in full.
Hattiesburg.-J. G. Gillian, r. G..
West, I. L. Tigert and c. F. Ames Of
Hattiesburg, who left recently to join
the recruits training for the officers
reserve corps at Camp Logan H. Roots,
have returned, having been rejected
for physical disability.
Corinth. of the most effective
food campaigns ever held in Alcorn
county, is now on. Every force has
organized in an effort to encourage
the growing and conservation of more
| foodstuff and citizens from all over the
county are lending their aid.
McComb.-Mrs. p. M. Fulger, presi-
dent of the Tenth district women's
clubs, has issued call to her district,
In which she asks that the following
pledge be signed: II will use only
those amounts of food required for
adequate nourishment. will en-
deavor to control the waste in all
kinds of material in the household,
and live simply. will begin now"
Observation-Disclosures Of the ad-
ininistration's war policies has been
thoroughly demonstrated in Leakes.
vile, town of scarcely more than
500 people. Thirty boys have already
gone to the regulars, and a platoon Of
cavalry, "a men, was mustered into
the national guard by Capt ]. M.
Floyd, as part Of the Lucedale cavalry
company.