Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-09-21
LEAKEsvLLE. SEPTEMBER e1, 1917

ant foot prints, freshly made. led from
the door into the back yard, where the
empty shotgn shell was found. Bur
ton was recluse. and had no near
relatives in Jackson. Bloodhounds will
be used in tracing the murderer.
Meridian.-City Tax Assessor and
| Collector K. b. McRaven has com
pleted the city tax rolls and has turn
ed them over to the city council, which
as soon as the rolls are copied by the
circuit clerk and after being thrown
open 30 days for inspection, during
which time the council will go over
the rolls to increase or reduce assess
ments, will be finally adopted. This
will probably be some time during the
latter part of October.
University.-Th chancellor of the
University of Mississippi has made
some important announcements for
the session opening Sept. 19 as re-
suit of resolutions passed by the board
of trustees. The trustees have estab-
ness administration. Military training
will be required of all able-bodied stu
deuts.
West Point.-Sturges & Co.. who oc.
cupy the old Clay county cotton oil
company buildings as grain elevator
and warehouse, started the business
by buying their first car of corn. West
Point is rapidly becoming an impo-.
tant grain center and ample facilities
are here for marketing the bumper
crop.
Crystal Springs-W. T. Ellis shipped
three carloads OF cattle to the New
Orleans market, Mathis & Sanders
shipped four cars. The dry weather is
causing many to sell their cattle, and
carloads are moving from here daily
to both New Orleans and northern
markets.
Brookhaven--For the first time here
a minister OF the gospel is serving as
foreman of the grand jury, Rev. w. H.
Hill, Presbyterian church pastor at
this place. having been selected by
Judge ID NJ. Miller to head the body
OF Lincoln county inquisitors when
court convened.
Bay st. Louisa reception AMI
miscellaneous shower was held at
the w. o. w. hall by Catholics and
Protestants alike on the occasion Of
the departure of Father Nelius Down
ing, who has been called to the pas
torate of the Church of Our Lady Of
Good Counsel at Biloxi.
Meridian.-Attorneys for ]. T. Brady.
sentenced to be hanged Oct for the
murder of his father-in-law, Pink Har-
din, have taken an appeal to the su-
preme court This will act as a stay
not likely the appeal will be passed
before that time.
Columbus.-Crime in this district
has decreased so greatly in the past
six months that Judge Thomas B. Car
roll of Starkville. who is presiding
over circuit court here, said that the
legislature should take steps to en-
large the district, in order to give the
Judge more work.
Water Vallely.-County Demonstra-
tor A. G. Spinks is meeting with the
various neighborhoods, where they
are organizing themselves into groups
of three neighborhoods to the group,
for the purpose of developing a great
er interest in neighborhood co-opera-
ton.
Forest.-The Scott County Register,
the leading county newspaper for so
years. has been sold to A. w. Cooper
! Mr.. and Mrs. e. E. Butler have owned
and edited the paper for 29 years and
sold it on account of failing health.
Biloxi.-Lieut. Harvey Greene Of BIZ
loxi Troop B of Cavalry, now stationed
at Camp Jackson, who is home on a
furlough, said that the troop will soon
be taken to Camp Beaureguard, near
Alexandria.
Philadelphia Morrow was
nominated for chancery clerk in pri.
mary held to elect a successor to the
late w. ]. Brantley. who was found
dead in the courtyard on the night OF
Aug. 4.
Biloxi-The Biloxi public schools
for the 1917-1s term opened with an
excellent list of teacheds. headed by
Prof. Ned Kocher. superintendent Of
schools.
Natchez. The Natchez Hotel. for
merly owned by James G, Smith, whc
died some time ago. has been pur.
chased by H. T. Clark. Jr.. contract
or, and Sheriff Frank v. Eisele.