Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-02

aDOul eight miles SOuLH Oh the CITY,
took his own life by cutting his throat.
Yazoo City.-R. A. Walker, a long
time resident of Yazoo county, is dead.
Mr.. Walker was confederate veteran.
Yazoo City-A movement is now
being waged in this city by which
Yazoo county will be able to boast OF
canning club demonstator.
Washington.-The Magnolia (Miss)
bank has filed an appeal with the SUI
preme court to decide constitution.
ality OF Mississippi's bank taxation
law.
Greenville. Consumers Ice
company is a new enterprise just or
ganized here with Lyme Startling. w.
E. Negus, w. ]. White and c. L. Mosby
as incorporators.
Hattiesburg. Thirty-five Baptist
ministers attended the annual Bible
conference for South Mississippi,
which was in session all week at the
First Baptist church.
Hickory.-Lee Ingram, who lived
about six miles south of Hickory, died
on a Georgia Central train near Ope-
liA& Ala, while returning home from
trip to Columbus, Ga.
Waynesboro-The county treasurer
has received $4,000 from the sale of
additional good roads bonds and work
will begin on the public roads as soon
as the weather will permit.
Houlka.-The bank of Woodland,
under the direction of L. B. Bays and
J. T. Thomas. will soon distribute to
the Woodland Poultry club two hens
and a cockerel for each member.
Vicksburg. S. Yerger was ar
rested here, charged with the embez.
Element of large sum of money be.
longing to Swift & Co., by whom he
was employed as city solicitor.
Natchez.-The sale of Santon Hall,
the large residence known at the
Campbell Place, has been confiremd
by Chancellor R. ". Cutrer This
property was bought by Luther Childs
at $4,000.
Yazoo City.-Something unique in
the way of home talent productions
will be tried out by the Young Mems
Business club of this city in their com
ing big minstrel, to be staged about
April 1.
Carrollton.-J. w. Willis, director
Of farm demonstration work in North
Mississippi, and o. F. Turner, Carroll
county's farm demonstrator, held a
farm and business mems gettogether
meeting here.
Yazoo City.-A very remarkable in
cident took place at the Gen. R. E.
+ Lee memorial exercises at the giving
of the Crosses of Honor. These crosses
were pinned on the veterans by their
granddaughters.
Hattiesburg.- has been receiv-
ed here that a large sawmill will be
erected at Louin, near this place. i'm
mediately. A railroad will be built
from the Gulf. Mobile G Northern rail
way to the new mill.
Hattiesburg. Eight persons mar
rowly escaped death at a grade cross
ing here when Gulf, Mobile & North
ern freight train crashed into two wag-
ons. smashing one OF them to splint-
ers, and damaging the other.
Columbus.-S. B. Street, Jr., presi.
dent of the chamber of Lowndes coun'
ty, has been named the delegate to
represent this section at q meeting of
the Meridian Highway association.
which is to be held at Alton. H., early
in February.
Jacksonville sidewalks OF Capitol
street must not be obstructed by any
form OF signs, bicycle racks, peanut
stands, garbage cans or movable OBJ
jects, according to recent orders from
the commissioners. and is being en-
forced by the police.
Scooba.-At call meeting OF the ag
ricultural high school trustees here
the resignation of Prof. Frank Smith
who has been popular and efficient
teacher of the agricultural department
since the founding of the school sew
eral years ago. was received and &C
cepted with much regret.
Laurel.-Machinery for the big saw
mill to be erected at Paulding In Jas
per county is being unloaded at Louin
Paulding, the county seat OF Jasper
county, and one Of the Oldest towns
in Mississippi, is located several mile,
from a railroad in the heart Of a fint
body of virgin pine timber.
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