Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-08-24

toAP0y Cio anu AhOoI CAth1OAS
Of Copiah county came before the
board of supervisors and urged that
the board appropriate enough money
from the county general fund with
which to pay the teachers for the sew.
enth month of the session of 1851.
The board by 5 to 3 majority voted to
pay at least 80 per cent of the balance
due and more IL they could, provided
a special act of the legislature is pass.
ed authorizing them to do so.
Yazoo City.-Some weeks ago, Mrs.
Annie X. Dent, chairman of the con-
servation committee of the council for
national defense, sent out request to
the homekeepers of Yazoo county. for
each to set aside one jar of jam or pre-
serves for the soldiers. The request
has met with hearty response, and
many jars of these delicacies have been
sent to the soldier boys away from
home.
Columbus.-Six OF the churches OF
Columbus are soon to be without pas
tors, four already being In this condi-
tion. The Baptist and Presbyterian
churches have been without pastors
for several weeks and now the Rev.
W. S. Slack of the Episcopal and Rev.
D. A. Leak OF the Christian church
have resigned.
Hattiesburg-The restricted district
here was closed following directions
of the city authorities in response to
suggestions from war department Off
cials, owing to the establishment Of an
army camp for training of national
guardsmen near Hattiesburg Many OF
the inmates already have left the city
Biloxi.-Eighteen Biloxi bakery and
confectionery workers held a meeting
and protested against working on Sat
urday nights. Each of the workmen
pledged himself not to work any Satur-
day night and bakery and confection-
cry employers were notified of the
stant taken by the workmen.
Corinth.- of the Burling
ton highway from Corinth to New Or
leans, and improvements of that Sec
ton of the route to the gulf will be
one of the plans discussed in the an
nual convention of the Burlington high
way good roads association.
Crystal Springs. Evans and
Edgar Barber, two young men from
here, left for Newport, where they go
to enter the training camp for the navy.
Crystal Springs is well represented iu
every branch of the service.
Jackson.-A rousing welcome from
citizens of jackson was accorded to the
Mississippi contingent from Fort Lo'
gan H. Roots upon their recent arrival.
Boys from Jackson and many nearby
places were in the crowd.
Yazoo City.-Great dissatisfaction
was expressed when it was learned
the farm loan bank had cut down
loans from the amounts asked for and
| approved by the association loan COM
mittee and the appraiser.
Lexington.-Cavalry Troop of this
place was given a rigid examination
| by Capt John B. Daniels of Fort LO-
gan H. Roots. Out Of $50 members
only twelve were rejected as not be-
ing physically fit.
|
Greenwood.-Ten boys from Green
wood and Leflore county will be In at.
tendance and ready to answer here"
when the first roll is called at the
Leon Springs, Texas. officers train,
ing camp.
Magnolia.-The preliminary trial Of
George c. Moles for shooting Julius
G. Ford was held before Justice w. H.
Gibson at Helmesville, who admitted
the defendant to bail in the sum Of
$3.50.
Columbus. than 200 persons
were in attendance at the opening ses
sion of the annual meeting of the
Lowndes County Sunday School asso
citation. which convened at Woodlawn
Chatawa.-J. ]. Sullivan. q highly 70
spected resident of this place, died at
his home here, aged At years. Mr.. Sui
livan was for several years postmaster
at Chatawa.
Scooba.-A number OF serious cascs
of sickness are in town and community.
In. several cases much apprehension
is felt over the recovery of the ps
tients.
ssses
Corinth--On Monday, Sept. 8, the
several hundred school children of Cor
inth will enter upon the 1918 term
OF school fer another 36 weeks period