Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-02
FROM ALL PARTS Z
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal..

West Point.-B. w. Browning, aged
II years. died at the Ivy Deans hos
( pital after brief illness.
Summit.-Mrs. Mary Johnston, who
sives few miles west of here, cele-
hrated her Tooth birthday.
Eupora.-Austin Lollar was instant
" killed when bridge, over which
he was driving near here, collapsed.
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rksdale.--IIundreds of persons
Intended the Red Cross dance and
ard party which was given in. this
city at the Elks club.
Coffeeville-Wor has been receiv-
"a here of the death at his home at
Big Creek of DIR. Smith, brother-in-law,
of P. NJ WoodaIl of this place
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# #Aberdeen-The jury returned YER.
1ict of not guilty In the case against
clifford Tyler, charged with the mur
/ Ter of VIII Lott on Dec. II, 1916.
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Ripley-John Wammack, aged about
M a well-known farmer of near Rip
:ey, committed suicide by shooting
himself In the head with a shotgun,
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Biloxi-Street work is being rushed
II this city under the supervision of
| Commissioner Swanzy on a large
| scale, now that shells are available.
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Ackerman-John Ed Sides, charged
| With the killing of Kit and Ed Wells,
who has been fugitive since last
February. returned to town and gave
himself up to the sheriff. He Is in jail
Clarksdale.-The Clarksdale Boy
Scout organization, of which o. G.
7ohnston is scout master. sold s61 200
IsxDrs1 OF Liberty bonds OF tie second
issue. The Scouts secured $40 indi-
vidual subscriptions.
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4 Charleston.-T l.. Harrison, son of
lIDr T. B. Harrison of Charleston, a
4 imember of the reserve signal corps.
Ifeceived a wire from the war depart
Inent calling him to active duty, and
Ito report at once at Charleston, S. G.
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III Greenville.-Chairman Leroy Percy
of the Mississippi Y. M. c. A. war
Iwork committee announces here that
a the state general meeting in the. in
lterest of the war fund previously set
lfor Oct. 25 has been postponed until
IQct. 30.
IL Baldwyn.-The Baldwin auxiliary
Iof the Red Cross Society, organized
Ilhree month ago, now has 200 mem
lbers, and has sent 410 articles, consist
IIng Of mufflers socks, comfort bags,
bahamas and hospital garments, to
nhpelo, for the use of our soldiers in
|France.
Clinton.--In behalf of the $4,000;
Zoo drive for the work of the Y NJ c.
IA. in the army of which Mississippi
Students are asked to be responsible
EDr 81 900, GOO, DR.. Benjamin. Cox, pas
tbr of the Central Baptist church, of
4 Memphis, Tenn, delivered an address
bt Mississippi college chapel ;
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/ Purvis.-Exhibits by the Lamar
bounty boys corn club made here un-
Her the supervision of.xCounty Agent
LII w. Overstreet, reflected credit on
Ihe boys who contested for the prizes
by County Supt of Educa-
ion A. Q. Broadus. and by the Lamar
|kounty board Of supervisors.
\ Brookhaven.--Louis Cohn, assignee
/ II the defunct Commercial Bank and
trust Company of this city. which fail
ID in January, 1914. has $45, 900 in cash
! md assignments of deposit on hand to
10 toward the payment of the eighth
o por cent dividend, which requires
n amount of $49.600 to make.
Yazoo City.-A verdict for $2,500
gainst Yazoo City in favor Of Mrs.
ppie Collins marked the close of the
resent term of circuit court, and was
le second Judgment rendered at this
srin of court by juries against the
lty for personal injuries sustained
reason OF defective sidewalks.
i Greenville-Severa stores In Green
Il lie have been robbed recently, the
[k irglars entering through skylights.
II ie podice cleverly trapped the sky
hit theft in clothing store. He
II owed to be Jack French. II years
h, and news butch on the Southern
nway coming into Greenville on an
ening train.
Toccopola.-The body of Daniel
II own, an aged negro inmate. Of the
|R fayette county home for the poor,
Is found in the Market pasture a
II miles south OF Oxford by another
1 II gro, who.s seeing vultures lighting
the pasture. went to investigate and
md the dead body,