Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-01-19

Natchex.-Inspectors of the inter
state commerce commission are exam
lining the physical property Of the Y.
6 M. v. railway.
Biloxi.-Sturgeon are being caught
In small numbers on the Biloxi coast
in the Mississippi channel for the first
time possibly In history.
Brookhaven.-Four members of an
automobile party were seriously In
jured at Thayer Station when the ma
chine ran into a ditch and overturned.
Yazoo City.-After an illness OF two
weeks. Capt. J. T. Coulter died. He
had continued his work as a steam.
boat captain until Just before Christ
mas.
Agricultural College.--A carload OF
calves, 4 to months old, weighing 345
pounds each, and bringing $4,000 a
head, was shipped by VIM. Dittman, Of
Pickens.
Vaiden.-The mass meeting held at
the courthouse to discuss building the
link Of the jefferson Davis highway
that is to pass through Carroll county
was well attended.
Meridinn.-The Lauderdale county
board of supervisors has increased the
appropriation to double the amount
Of last year for the Mississippi-Alar
bama fair association.
Corfnth.-By a unanimous vote a
called meeting at the First Presbyte.
rlan church, DR.. N. c. Lindsay, pastor
of that congregation. received hearty
and unanimous vote to be retained as
pastor.
Meridian.-The announcement from
the state department Of education OF
the distribution of the school fund is
over the state. The amount to be dis.
tributed is $1,245.1SO.67.
Hazlehurst-A firm in the north who
manufacture tomato catsup has con-
tracted to take from the truckers here
all the ripe culls, paying so cents per
bushel +. o. b. this place His firm will
take as many as 200 cars of these culls
If they are available
kc Meridian.-B. ]. Mcdonald, govern
@sert ginning agent for Lauderdaie
county, reports that there we're 1,441
bales Of cotton ginned in the county
from the 1916 crop prior to December
13, as compared with 3,12S bales up to
the same date last year.
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Ellisville.-Alfred Walters, farmer
living few miles from Ellisville, suf-
fered broken leg from a runaway.
He was on his way home from town in
a two-horse wagon. The breast strap
broke and the horses ran away, throw
ing him to the ground.
Coldwater.-Some very important
land deals have taken place here re.
Gently, and the figures per acre are
the highest on record for farming
land in this section. j. D. Turley sold
800 acres one mile west of town to B.
H. Mcain for $50 an acre.
Saltillo.-As she caught hold of
boy who had been guilty of miscon-
duct in school, Miss Elizabeth Hazen,
school teacher, was given a push by
the boy and fell to the floor, fractur-
ing her left leg. She was taken to
Memphis and placed in the Good Sa.
maritan Hospital for treatment.
Natchez'-The record kill of hogs
for the season was made at local
packing plant for the week just ended.
the number being 2,1OO. Shipments
came from every section in Mississippi
and many points in Louisiana. In.
cluded in the lot were number of CO.
operative shipments, for which prices
above the market were paid.
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Belzoni.-The address OF C. A. Cobb
In the interest of the boys corn club
here was listened to by large audi
ence OF men and boys and some few
ladies. He made quite an impression
on the boys and Superintendent Hatch
says he will have at least 100 boys
from Washington county in the club.
Special prizes will be given to the ones
making the best yield.
Biloxi.--Dead from the neck to his
toes, J. B. Guy, winter tourist to
Biloxi, who was struck by lightning
and his entire body with the exception
of one arm paralyzed ins1905, declares
that he is alive by reason OF the fact
that he breathes freely of oxygen and
that he is sustained by a higher power.
Mr.. Guy has been examined by more
than 1000 physicians and has obtained
treatment from every possible source,
but has never succeeded in reviving
his body since struck by lightning In
Troy. Ind, twelve years ago.
Starkville.-At a recent meeting in