Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-23

miles of streets.
Philadelphia-The circuit court con-
vened here February IL. with Judge J.
d. Carr presiding.
Florence.-The oat crop around Flor.
ence has the appearance Of being to-
tally destroyed by the late freeze.
Philadelphia.-Grover White died in
the Newton sanitarium as a result OF
wounds inflicted by his brother-in-law.
Alderman will be treat.
ed to an unusual sight in Choctaw here.
after. Miles and miles of rail fences
are being built.
Brookhaven.-The city is engaged
in the erection and installation of mn.
merous five-cluster electric street
lights.
Jackson.-An epidemic OF measles
has turned the Mississippi institution
for the deaf and dumb into a full.
fledged hospital.
Toccopola. Crowson, a young
farmer of the Randolf community,
was instantly killed by falling tree,
while out saving firewood near his
home.
Yazoo City.-The Yazoo county
board of supervisors has declined to
make any appropriation at the present
for an exhibit at the Centennial expo.
sition.
notwithstanding county has
agreed on the lines and mileage OF
concrete roads to be constructed from
the rec0pts from the bond issue al.
ready sold.
Columbus.-The Mississippi Home
Economics association will convene in
annual session in this city at the In.
dustrial Institute and College Thurs.
day morning.
Brookhaven-A stock company COM
posed of business men OF this city has
purchased from the assignee of the
Commercial Bank & Trust Co. the old
Heuck opera house.
Gloster-Mrs. Maud Hays, whose
home on South street was burglarized
recently and diamonds amounting to
several thousands dollars were stolen,
has recovered the jewels.
Corinth.-The business mems club
Of Corinth has invited President Will
son to attend the unveiling ceremo-
MES of the $4,000 Confederate mon
ument at Shiloh National Park.
Greenwood.-Joe J. Greene, convict
ed of embezzlement In connection
with the failure Of the Greenwood
state bank in 1914, was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
attiesburg.-Forrest county Is be-
ing organized into a closely-knit unit
for its agricultural development and
more particularly for the immediate
relief OF conditions among its farmers.
Brookhaven.-The building commit
tee of the new Methodist church be-
ing erected in this city, have awarded
the contracts for seating the church
and Sunday school assembly rooms.
Carthage-The Leake county school
board has Just closed one of the most
successful and progressive meetings
held in many years. Several small
schools were abolished and others con.
solidated.
Houston.-The boulder to mark the
old Natchez trace will be unveiled in
Houston by the d. A. r. on Feb. %.
The boulder will be set up in the south.
west corner of court square, within
a few feet OF the original trace.
Natchez.-In accordance with orders
Of the Louisiana railroad commission
service will be restored by the St
Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern rail-
road on the Black River branch be
tween Ferriday and Black River sta
tion.
Jackson.-A field meet for TIE
schools of Kinds county outside ol
Jackson will be held at Clinton March
8 and 10. Literary and athletic events
will be on the program and handsome
prizes will be awarded to the win
ners.
Biloxi.-The United States deputy
clerks office at Biloxi is being be
sieged by natives of Germany who
wish to become American citizens. Dur
ing the last few days several have sig
nified their intention OF becoming citi
zens Of the United States.
Natchez.-C. F. Engle. chairman ol
the committee of the riparian land
owners association that went tc
Washington to urge the claims of the
land owners living on the east bant