Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-01-26

on the road about a mile from his
home.
Gulfport-A new bank is being or
ganized in Gulfport with a starting
capital of $4,000. to be known as the
Bank of Gulfport,
Laurel.-Local lumber manufactur-
ers are anticipating a visit on Feb
ruary s of nearly one hundred retail
lumber dealers Of Ohio.
Yazoo City.-The street cars Of va
zoo City have resumed their service
after a discrimination of over two
weeks, due to the inconsistency of the
power plant,
Merldian.-It is learned that an ef-
fort will be made to secure bond is
sue for the establishment of munich
pal ice plant in connection with the
Meridian waterworks.
Clarksdale.-The embargo against
cotton which was put on by both COM
presses several weeks ago was raised
a few days ago and cotton shipments
will be received in any amount.
Yazoo City.-A. r. Taylor Of Ben
tonia, owner of Egypt plantation, sold
out to George w. Killebrew of Nash
Vile, last week. The plantation is
considered one of the best In Yazoo
county.
Clarksdale-The entertainment com
mittee of the Progressive club held a
meeting at the office of the secretary
and named Wednesday, Jan. 81. as the
date for the annual meeting and ban
quet OF the club.
Northumberland T. ]. Bolster.
Of the Meridian Mobile highway asso-
citation, conferred with the Meridian
representatives Of the association to
perfect arrangements for a monster
road meeting at Mobile early next
month.
Natchez.-Intense feeling has been
aroused here by the supposed assas-
sination OF R. P. Gibson, prominent
young planter OF Adams county, who
was found dead In the doorway OF his
plantation home. eighteen miles from
Natchez.
Hattiesburg.-The case OF Stanley
Bennett, son Of Chief of Police ]. F..
Bennett, against the J. J. Newman
Lumber company. wherein the plain
tiff asked for $4,000 for injuries re-
ceived last August, was settled out Of
court for $1,000.
Aberdeen.-The remains Of e. ].
Smith, former state auditor and prom
inent in Mississippi politics, arrived
here from Jackson, where he died, af-
ter being run over by an automobile
belonging to DR.. Hunter and driven by
his negro chauffer.
Okolona.-A big land sale has Just
been consummated here by w. A.
Houston of this place when he sold q
tract comprising $50 acres of land IA
miles south of Okolona, on the nation
al highway from the great lakes to the
gulf. to Capt. Frederick M. Eslick.
Hattiesburg-The annual confer
ence of South Mississippi ministers
will be held in this city this week.
Among the instructors on the program
are. DR.. M. o. Patterson, teacher Of
Bible at the Mississippi college; DR..
p. 1. Lipsey, editor of the Baptist
Record.
Aberdeen.-The citizens of the Sec
ond district of Monroe county voted
to issue $4,000 worth of good roads
bonds. 10 per cent of the assessed val
uation OF their property. Marcus A.
Jones, the good roads candidate for
supervisor, was also elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Ed
Nike.
Okolona.-S Samples of the white way
poles of Okolona have been received
here and are on display at meeting
Of the Business Mems club 1t was de-
cided that Okolona should have a
white way, and committee was ap-
pointed. with R. E. Buchanan as chair
man, to raise funds for the purchase
Of poles, the city agreeing to furnish
the electricity and put up the poles.
! Biloxi-The Southern States, schoon-
or, was driven ashore by a very
heavy southeast gale and almost
totally wrecked when the crew Of
Capt. William Mason and Ave men
were forced to abandon the vessel and
wade to Cat Island. q distance Of two
miles, In water that reached their
necks. They were forced to remain on
he inland for flve daya with = acsnA