Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-26


Meridian.-The seventh annual seS
sion of the Mississippi-Alabama fair
was great success. The attendance.
according to the management, was 1871
900.
Meridian.-Two horses and two
mules were burned to death in an ear
ly morning fire that partially destroy
ed the shed and stable Of VIM Pappen.
heimer.
Columbus.-Rev. w. b. Hogg, chap
lain of the First Mississippi infantry
who is conducting revival in this
city, has been ordered to report to
Camp Pike.
Clarksdale.-Mrs. e. o. Richardson
of New Orleans sold her Greengrove
plantation to w. M. Cavett for $4,000
The plantation consists of 1000 acres,
practically all of which is in cultiva
ton.
Greenville.-J. w. Carpenter, Jr.
county agent for Washington county
announces that he will have a cooper
ative shipment of hogs leaving this
district about Nov 1. Each persons
hogs will be sold separately.
Meridian.-Forty thousand peopl,
passed through the gates of the Mis-
sissippi-Alabama fair grounds, break
ing all records for one-day attendance
in the history of the fair association
1t was school children's day.
Crystal Springs.-Crystal Springs
has six matrons sewing for the soldiers
who knitted socks for the Confederate
soldiers. These are Mesdames l.. NJ
Dampeer, w. H. Thompson, A. d. Slay
Ben Ford, f. G. Wells and Mrs. J. M
Dampeer, Sr.
Crystal Springs-Rev. Mr.. Leggett
presiding elder of this district, is here
to hold the last quarterly conferenc,
of the Methodist church for the year
Much business will come before tho
conference and great deal Of interest
is being taken in 1t.
Greenwood F. Higgins, who has
been connected with the freight de
partment of the Memphis office of the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroad
for the past several years, was check
ed into the Greenwood office as freight
agent, succeeding F. Herr, resigned.
Greenville.-A contract has beer
awarded for the construction of new
and up-to-date gymnasium Of the
Greenville military academy The
building will be 40x70 feet and will be
sufficiently large for company drills
of the cadets during the wet weather
Aberdeen-The fall term Of the Mon
roe county circuit court is in session
with Judge Claude Clayton of Tupelo
presiding He will have one of the
heaviest dockets in the history OF
Monroe county. There are 100 or
more civil cases, besides three very
important criminal cases.
larksdale.-There seems to be an
organized gang of safe blowers operat-
inging in this section at present. Fol
lowing the burglarizing of w. T. Bird.
songs safe at Rich, the operators NOV
ed to Mattson and appeared at Lyon,
where they attempted to burglarize the
large mercantile establishment of W.
7. Allen.
Columbus.-The Ladies' Civic league
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
Jake Kaufman; vice-prcsident, Mrs. j.
w. Lipscomb; secretary, Mrs. G. r.
Neuman treasurer Mrs Louis Sha-
pira. Mrs. B. r. Lincoln was named as
delegate to represent the local organ
ization at the annual meeting of the
Mississippi Federation of Women's
Clubs, which convenes at Meridian
early in November.
Greenville.-LeRoy Percy, chairman
of the Y. M. c. A. war work committee
of Mississippi, thinks that a satisfied
soldier will render better service than
one improperly cared for, and being
convinced that the Y. NJ. C. AS army
work, more than any other thing,
keeps our soldier boys contented, he
is busy preparing to launch a cam
paign to raise in Mississippi 100000
for the "Y" war work. Rev. Phillip
Davidson is the field secretary for
this campaign, and will be aided by
complete state organization which will
be announced later. Both he and Mr..
Percy will make headquarters at
Greenville.
Hattiesburg When one Of the spe.
cial trains bearing the 1921 infantry
from Indiana pulled into the station
at Camp Shelby, Charles Dixon, 2,
member of the supply company, step
mad off the train IN th.a nlaffnrm oar