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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-18
military Company Being Formed Here

The following is a list of the
Leakesville and surrounding ! terri
tory boys from Greene county who
were sworn in with the Lucedale
calvary company but later decided
to withdraw from same aud organize
company or platoon at least from
Greene county;
G. L. Briscoe, Banks Turner. v.
@. Briscoe, n Turner. l. S.
Turner, J. M. Byrd, L., E. Byrd,
H. Mills, G. w. Turner, G.
Coates, G. c. Turner, J. Nicely,
Writ Neel, Will Hillman, Frank
Higgins and Lonne Pierce.
A number of others have signed
up here since, and their names will
be published as soon as the matter is
put in definite exact shape
While nearly every body in our
town tnat has essayed GARDENING
seems to have pretty stand yet
nearly all gardens are backward to
some extend. OF course there are
some more forward than others, but
the unusual amount of cold spells We
have had this spring have retarded
their growth They are just now
getting to humping it as they should
We assume the same condition pre-
walls throughout the country aud
this section Good stands of corn
are being gotten now also, though OF
course that is young yet with most
folks The worms and grasshoppers
have done damage to those who be
long to the early complaining crowd.
Let US hope that pests and seasons
and winds and storms will be light
in their ravages this year and that o
good cop may be raised and the PEG
pie thank the Lord for his goodness
to the sons of men.
Mr.. Evern Joness of this communi
ty. who has been teaching school at
Bexley during the last school year,
left this morning for the training camp
at Logan H Root. Ark, near Little
Rock. Evern is a member OF one of
the most prominent families of Perry
and Greene counties and his appoint
ment comes as no surprise, as he is
thoroughly capable in every way.
Several weeks will be spent in train
ing aud in the event condition do DOT
change he will be sent to France as a
commissioned officer. He has our
best wishes for good health and hap
piness. -Richton Dispatch May 4th
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-18

NOTICE FOR Bi OS FOR STEEL BRl DGES.
ON THE NATCHEz MOBILE HIGHWAY
Sealed proposals will be rec lived by K, ~
Cochran, clerk OF the Board of Supervisors Of
Greene county, Miss ssippi, up to noon on the
4th dav of june 1917
at Leakesyille. Mississippi. for the construc-
ton OF four steel bridges on The Natchez and
Mobile Highway in Greene County, according
to plans and spe iiication on file With said
clerk All bidders are requested TO submit
prices for bridge put up in place and also by
the bridge knocked down +, o. b Leakesville.
Mississippi.
Each bidder must accompany his bid by n
certified check for $3.50 % for each bridge bid
upon and made payable without qualification
to Geo W. VALLEY. President OF the Board of
Supervisors of Greene county, Mississippi
The Board reserves the right TO reject any and
all bids
This the sth day OF May 1917.
(Chn. g. Seal RID. COCHRAN.
Clerk of Board of Superyisors
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-18
NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR cuLvERrs

Sealed proposals addressed to r. d. Coch-
ran. clerk will be received by the Board of
Supervisors OF Greene county, Mississi2pi.un
til noon on the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-18
BIRTHS

Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Evans
OF Leakesylle, Miss. on Monday
May IA, 1917, GIRL.
BoRx unto Mr.. and Mrs. J.. e.
Alderman, OF Leakesvile, Miss, on
Thursday May II, 1917. a GIRL.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-18
400 TYPEWRiTERS

All kinds and all grades. REMINGTONS STE
Instruction book with each machine. Type.
and repair parts for all makes OF Typewriter
EMPIRE Tyre FOUNDRY BUFFALO. 4 N. Y.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-18
4th day Of June 1917

at Leakesville. Mississippi. for the following
culverts delivered at Leakesyille, Mississippi
$50 feet Of Is inch pipe
'5ofeet OF IS inch pipe
fs0 feet of "a inch pipe
Bids are asked upon corrugated iron and
vitriied thing, Each bidder must accompany
his bid by certified check in the sum of 5000
90 payable without qualification to Geo W.
Valley, President of the board OF Supervisors
OF Greene county Mississippi The Board
reserves the right to reject any and MI bids
This the 9Th day Of MAY 1911
tchn, OF. Seal) II. d. Cochran. Clerk
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-18
As PRICES RISE
HIGH COST OF LIVING
!, HITS THE RAILROADS
Service VIII Be Crippled Un-
less Relief Comes Soon.
EXPENSES UP, RATES DOWN

WastefuI and Conflicting Regulations
Hamper Railroad Credit, While Ad-.
vance In Labor and Materials Out
strips Revenues, Chairman krutt-
schnitt Tells Congress Committee.
Unified Federal Control Will Improve
Conditions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-14

the world how the great heart Of
the American people goes out to them
in their distress.
France proud, brave, bleeding
from CHASTITY wounds needs us sorely
tuberculosis is raging throughout her
land. Fifteen hundred OF her towns
and villages have been RACED to the
ground by the calculated barbarity of
the invaders. Millions of her people
are homeless and starving, bereft even
Of the barest covering for their bod
les, of stoves, of utensils with which to
cook or eat, of agricultural imple-
ments of animals-indeed Of the sim
plest elements Of civilization. And
to us alone can these people come for
help; we alone have the abundance
with which to supply their direst needs.
To Russia, too, we must reach out
our helping hand. We little know what
she has suffered and is sufferihA Rus
STA, long obedient to autocracy has
not flinched in this conflict. Her
people have had to struggle not only
to free the world from autocracy but
to make their own land land of lib
erty. Russia needs all we can do to
strengthen her courage and to make
her feel that we are indeed behind her,
Our armies can do little for her. Our
Red Cross alone can take into Rus
STA the message of hope, Of help, Of
confidence which she so terribly needs.
The message must be practical. 1t
must carry deeds and not merely
words; and it should be carried at
once. Probably never before were so
many people in distress and agony as
in Russia at this very hour, We can
take no more vital step toward win.
ming this war then to put renewed
heart and strength into Russia"
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.NORNAL'S SUMNER
SCHOOLOPEN MONDAY.
Large Number of Students
Enroll for q Six Weeks
Course.

B The Summer school Of the Fair.
mont State Normal school will open
on Monday and a large number OF
students hsEe already enrolled for
the session which Will continue for a
period Of SIX weeks.
Eeyeral students who had signided
their Intention of attending the Sum
mar Normal and complete special
courses viii be given credit for work
done on farms and will be given diplo.
mas. This action was taken by the
school officials in order that these
young people might remain at home
and work the farms and at the same
time keep up with their classes and
complete prescribed courses.
A faculty composed Of teachers from
the city schools and the Normal has
been selected to conduct the school
as follows: City superintendent, Otis
G. Wilson; Principal of the High
school, George F. Colebank, andProf.
M. X. Turner, Harold ]. McGinnis,
H. F. Rogers and Miss Laura Lewis
all of the Normal school faculty. Pres
ident Joseph Roster will have direct
supervision over the summer school.
A number of local educators con.
nected with the summer school are
out Of the citu attending the West Wiz.
ginia Education associal at Hunting.
ton but will return in time to take up
their duties on Monday morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-14
In EaIrmont.

Roy X. Wentworth was business
visitor in Fairmont yesterday.
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FAIRVIFW

Roy Stewart, of Warrington, was
business visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. Albert Ammons and son, Ar
thur, who have been visiting the for
mers daughter, Mrs. Eugene Butler,
at Drunright, Okla, have returned
home.
Okla, is visiting relatives here.
Miss Bird Wetzel og Route No. !, en-
tertatned at her home Sunday after
noon and evening, Mr.. Howard Byard,
of Fairview.
Mrs. VIM. Knode and Misses Kate
Underwood and Margaret Chalfant
were visiting at Morgantown Tuesday.
C.s. Jarvis was a business visitor at
Fairmont Tuesday.
Miss Hattie Hall is visiting at
Charleston, Huntington and at differ
ent places.
Pythian Sisters lodge at Fairmont on
Tuesday night.
Miss Queen Smith was visiting al
Grant Town Tuesday afternoon.
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Visitor From Iowa.

NlSIISI T'SH 1SWS
John Breckenridge of Iowa is Wis.
iting here this week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-14
DEATH OF AN INFANT

Cynthia Isabella Hayhurst, 11-weeks-
old daughter of David o. and Leulla
Lynn Hayhurst, died yesterday at the
home of her parents on unner's Ridge
of thrash. Funeral services will be
held this afternoon and intOrment will
be made in the Hayhurst cemetery
by Undertaken jenkins.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-14
NUMBER SIS

Realizing the need every vicinity American
Flag to display on patriotic holidays arranged limited
Ediculousy small cost In spite Of the ac that the
@ Of consuy numbered and present them
vgnn Office with 9S cents in cash and the nag yours Ten
extra mailing II not called for.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-14
North West In Town.

North West, one of the three surviv
ors Of the Rockingham that was sunk
by sub some time ago, is here Wis
iting friends and relatives. He says
he is not afyaid and wants to go back
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-14
business Visitor,

Charles Longstreet was a business
visitor in Pennington yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-14
Visitor From Ohio.

Miss Ruth Adamston of Columbus
Ohio, is here visiting her father who is
the contractor on the new addition OF
tie Arlington Hotel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-14
WARRINGTON
Dixie Reopens.

The Woods comedy company arriv-
ed in town this morning from Point
Marion to play at the Dixie three
nights.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-14
Returns Home,

Miss Mary Williams who has been
visiting Miss Effie Anderson; return
ed to her home in Moundsville yes
terday.
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Go t oFarmIngton.

Several people went to Pennington
last night to see the Fisher-Fleming
show.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-14
Go to MT. Clemens.

Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Wise left this
morning for Mt. Clemens, Mich, for
the summer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08
Miss ANGELA s. Tracy

Miss Angela Tracy. sister of DR.. o.
H. Tracy, pastor of the First Baptist
church. died shortly before noon last
Saturday from Brights disease, after
being critically i'll for a week. Miss
Tracy taught in New Hampton. N. H.,
until she resigned last fall and came
to Lewiston where she remained I'M
til December 20, when she was suf-
ficently well to come to Skowhegan.
Miss Tracy was born in Minot, 48
years ago. She became brilliant
student, graduating from the Nichols
Latin School in Lewiston when only
Is years of age, leading her class in
their studies. She continued her
education at Bates College. from
which she was graduated with honors
when 10 years old She afterward
studied business branches in Lewis
ton and later for two years was a
student of Hebrew at the Theological
School
Miss Tracy was a devout Christian,
having been baptized at the age of 10
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08
Grand Fantasia of Music and Magic

This season is said to mark a real
epoch in the career of Eugene Laur-
ant THE Man of many Mysteries"
who appears at the Skowhegan Opera
House. Monday evening. February
nineteenth. During the seventeen
years he has been upon the Lyceum
platform, he has been planning for a
time when he would produce big,
musical. magical fantasia with a
coterie of talented assistants. Last
Spring he was commissioned by the
Redpath Bureau to carry out his
ideas for this season, with the result
that his program this season is made
up of the latest wonders in magic,
large illusions, representations and
musical numbers, the whole staged
and costumed in a very elaborate
manner.
In Laurant's new program, live
pigeons are seen suddenly to appear
in mid-air and are deftly caught by
the magician while the whereabouts
from whence they come remains a
mystery. A human skull is placed
upon a sheet of glass. Soon it seems
endowed with life. for under the
guidance or power Of Laurant, it is
made to answer questions in an al
most uncanny way
During the intermissions musical
numbers will be presented by the
Laurant instrumental Trio compris-
ing clever artists who have been Sc
lected with the utmost care. No eX-
pense has been spared as to stage
setting, the selection OF curtains,
draperies and other stage effects and
the elaborate costuming OF the at
tendants. When the curtain rises
the audiences are fairly entranced by
the beautiful opening scene. All the
members of the company take part in
novel musical number at the close
of which Mr.. Laurant makes start
ling appearance and proceeds with
his first act of mystery. From that
time on the audience is held spell
| bound
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08
Second Bridges Not Common

If Skowhegan votes to build the
Kennebec street bridge, she will be
the first town on the Kennebec to
have second carriage crossing.
field, Hinckley, Norridgewock, Madi
son, Arson. Scion and Bingham have
each one carriage bridge. The city
OF Hallowell has no bridge at all and
its citizens, when they want to get
to the east side of the river. have to
go to Augusta, two miles, or to Gar
diner, four miles. AT Waterville
there is suspension foot bridge. At
Scion, there is some provision for
people to cross the railroad bridge at
Caratunk Falls, at their own risk, on
planks laid outside the rails, and
on the railroad bridge at Madison. On
the other railroad bridges, up and
down the river except at Skowhegan.
no provision is made for foot travel
Over on the Androscoggin we find
two bridges between Lewiston and
Auburn. about a mile apart. The
population of the two cities is about
$4,000. The towns on the same
river have one bridge each. except
Rumford. where they have three steel
carriage bridges, this being the note
able exception to conditions general
ly prevailing in Maine. Rumford
has nearly 1000 population and an
assessed valuation, in 1910, of just
over four million. The town of
Mexico, on the opposite side of the
river, and to which these bridges
cross. has a population of little
over two thousand
One bridge connects the cities OF
Bangor and Brewer, with an aggre-
gate population of over 10000 and we
know Of no situations where two
bridges exist. except those on the
Androscoggin above mentioned.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08

years. At that time she united with
the Court Street Free Baptist church
in Auburn. retaining her membership
there for many years. At the time of
her demise. however. she was affiliat-
ed with the Free Baptist church In
New Hampton. Owing to the death
of sister and three brothers, the
only surviving relatives is the broth
er with whom she lived. There are
his two sons, DIN and Leighton
Tracy. both students at Bates Col
l,se. and one other nephew, Ralph
:. Millett, managing editor of the
Memphis (Tenn.) Press. Prayer SER
vices were held from the parsonage
Monday afternoon at 3 p. m, Rev.
George Merriam of the Bethany Bap-
fist church officiating, and the body
was taken to Auburn, where funeral
ceremonies were conducted from the
Court Street Free Baptist church.
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What We Could Do With
$26,000.00

When ii is proposed to spend $685.
600 for new bridge, it is not out Of
order to compare that expenditure
with others, which, as a town, could
we afford it, we should be very glad
to make. Twenty-six thousand dol
lars would build almost four miles of
macadam streets. We could extend
'he macadam work up North avenue
as far as the Catholic cemeteryi re-
build worn out portions OF Madison
avenue and extend to the car barn;
rebuild East Front street, Baptist
Hill and Goodwin Hill, and then have
n margin that would take care of sew
eral places where improved streets
should be rebuilt or extended,
Twenty-six thousand dollars would
build eleven miles Of five foot con-
crete sidewalk. This would rebuild
everything in town now out Of repair
and put a new walk on every street
for one. Indeed, it is likely that
everything in the line of footwalks
that could possibly be asked for
would reach an aggregate much in
side twenty-slX thousand.
Now we can get along, if we fee
economical, without any more streets
or more sidewalks. tho we need both
sadly. but no sort OF economy will re-
suit from a further neglect to built
more sewers. Even IL we see fit t
impose upon section where they havt
been in desperate need of sewers fol
several years, we must do something
about the North avenue system, thi.
very year. Damages have already
been paid for sewerage overflow or
North Avenue. Since last year new
sewers have been laid emptying into
the North avenue MAIN 1t was tot
small before. About eight Thousand
dollars should be raised at the com
ing town meeting to supplement thi.
system. The health and comfort O.
much OF the area east of Madison
avenue and north of Winter street
depends on this sewer improvement.
1t would be entirely practical fol
each voter to ask himself whethel
he prefers the proposed bridge o.
the macadam streets, concret,
sidewalks and sewers, which tn,
town very much needs and which
may be needed very badly on his owl
street. We should be pleased t.
hear from anyone knowing the needs
of the town, along the line abov,
mentioned, or any other.
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Meeting of Somerset Pomona

Somerset Pomona Grange will
meet with Kennebec Valley Grange
at Madison, Tuesday. February 18th,
with the following program: Song
by choir; address of welcome by
worthy master Kennebec Valley
Grange, Brother B. f, Twitchell; re-
Spouse. worthy master of the Pomona
Brother Eugene Danforth; song, Sis
ter Emma Dunton of Skowhegan;
reading. Sister May Hilton; song,
Brother Clyde Blackwell prophecy,
What would happen in the world If
no one ever made mistake Sister
Ella II. Crowell of Skowhegan; in
strumental music by members OF
kennebec Valley Grange; topics of
the times touching on agricultural
Farmers Union of Maine; song,
Brother Willis Hobart of Skowhegan !;
reading, Sister Hattie Blackwell;
Community Betterment", Brother w,
B. Whittier of Skowhegan; topic Ten
most useful farm implements and
their proper care. Brothers Charles
Merry, Fred Dinsmore and Mark
Gray; song by the choir. The meet
ing will be opened at 1890 a. m. Fifth
degree will be conferred first after
the business OF the morning session
so that the ones taking the degree
can have the benefit of the program.
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LEGAL AFFAIRS

LEGAL AFFAIRS
The Committee on Legal Affairs will
give public hearing in its room at
the State House, in Augusta.
THURSDAY, February /, 1917 at 2.So
p NJ
No. II. An Act relating to Issuing
judicial courts, clerks and recorders OF
municipal and police courts and trial
justices.
WEDNESDAY, > a Fee B 49, 1917 at
No 13. An Act to amend sec 10,
chap. 81 of the Revised Statutes of
1915 relative to the tenure Of ONCE OF
THURSDAY. February Is, 1917 at 23e
p NJ.
No IA An Act to authorize voters
having their ballot delivered BY mali
to the city clerk or town clerk on
election day and to regulate such
WEDNESDAY, FebruaIy T. 1912 at
No 20. An Act to amend sec. 40.
chap. Revised Statutes relating to
regist rat ion of voters.
THURSDAY, February s, 1917 at 2.3s
No IS. An Act to amend see rec
chap. SO Revised Statutes relating to
loan and building associations
THURSDAY February Is. 1917 at 23s
No. a. An act K M to amend sec !.
chap 70 Revised Statutes relating to
TUESDAY February 10, 1917 at2r
An Act to amend section ten OF chap
ter one hundred seventeen Revised
Statutes relating to stenographers OF
supreme judicial court
WEDNESDAY. February "A, 1917 at
An Act relating to duties of county
attorneys.
THURSDAY, February Is, 1917 at
An Act to amend section twenty-three
of chapter one hundred twenty-four
Revised Statutes: relating to assaults
upon and Interference with oDcers
HAROLD r. FOss. CLERK
2w5 of the Legal Affairs Committee
PUBLIC UTILITIES
The Committee on Public Utilities
in its room at the state House, in
Augusta,
FEBRUARY IA, 1917 at ? p. M
on the following
s.. An Act to Incorporate sKow-
HEGAN WATER DISTRICT Tvs
lws BY Mellen Tryon. Clerk
LABOR
The &c, Committee nnIt on on Labor will give
State House. in Augusta.
WEDNESDAY. Feb. 14th, 1917, at
p. NJ. on the following.
No. IS. An Act relative to the hours
of labor of certain Employees in and
about the Stations of Railroad Cor
porations.
An Act to repeal Section s5 of
Chapter 40 of the Revised Statutes Of
notice of intention to quit work or
discharge of Employees.
HENRY A. DEsCOTEAUx.
1w6 Secretary.
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try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. l took six bottles and today /
am healthy woman able to DO my own
homework. | wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and find out for
themselves how good it is. Mrs CARL
A. KIEso, 696 North Ave, Aurora, Ill.
The great number of unsolicited tes-
timonials on file at the Pinkham Lab
oratory, many of which ore from time
to time published by permission, are
proof of the value Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, In the
treatment of female ills.
Every ailing woman in the United
States is cordially invited to write to
the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass, for special
advice. 1t is free, will bring you health
and may save your life.
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Fair Dates for 1917

Dates for the fairs, in which Som
erset County people are especially
interested. thus far announced are as
follows: Bangor, August, %, 20, 80
81; Lewiston, September 3, 4, 5, G.;
Hartland, September 6, 7, 8; Water
Vile. September II, IL, 49, IA; Show
hogan. September 20, 81. %; Farm
ington, September 25, 26, 81.
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and Game will give a public hearing
in its room at the State House, in Au-
gusta, on
TUESDAY. FEB. 6, p. M.
No. 3. An Act relating to fishing
in Little Fish Pond in T. 3, r. },
known as Alder Brook Township.
Somerset County.
ARTHUR L. CHICK. Chairman
SHERMAN L. BERRY, Secretary
2w4
TUESDAY, Feb. -. at p. M.
No. !. An Act to amend section
As of chapter 33 of the Revised Stat
utes trepealing the close time on
foxes) and Remonstrance against
same.
No As. An Act to authorize the
hunting Of Raccoons and to extend the
time of such hunting. with petition
for same.
TUESDAY, FEB. 10. at =. M.
No. II. On petitions of Victor G.
Huart, ID. S. Austin. G. M. French and
others, to allow hunting on Sunday.
SHERMAN L. BERRY Secretary.
1W6
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Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank our many friends
who assisted us, and So thoughtfully
remembered us with such a profusion
of flowers at the time of the illness
and death of DR.. Wadsworth.
Alice L. Wadsworth
Prudence W. Wadsworth
John E. Wadsworth, Jr.
Feb. S, 1917.
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John s. Abbott OF Norridgewock.
who was Names Attorney General in
1855. was the only Somerset county
gentleman to ever fill that office. We
should like to hear from any relatives
or descendant OF Mr.. Abbott.