Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-12-07
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI.
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

have served the local Red Cross the
past few months were reelected. II
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i Bay st. Louis.-Bay Chapter Red
Cross shipped TO New Orleans 50
sweaters and other knitted goods.
I Meridian.-The board OF supervis.
ors has fixed the levy for the Oakland
Heights school district at 6 mills.
\ Crystal Springs.-All furnishings for
the new $4,000 Baptist church here
have arrived and are being Installed.
Louisville-The board of aldermen
of Louisville passed an ordinance
which bars all kinds of shows and per-
formances within the corporate limits.
u Columbus.-"The Golden Goose"
has been selected as the name for the
gtearoom recently established at the
Mississippi Industrial Institute and
College by students of that institution.
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Secretary r. L. Prit.
chard of the Greenville chamber CT
scommerce has returned from Texas,
where he purchased live stock for Il
nnmber of Washington county plant
ers. re
ackson.--Arrangem for the
Viewing of at. total eclipse of the sun,
visible in parts of Mississippi June 8,
1918, are being made by Prof. G. l..
Harrell, of the chair Of astronomy at
Millsaps college. ~ ose ~.
Columbus.-Up to NOV. IA. according
10 c. B. Stinson, government statisti-
clan for this section, .Lowndes county
Ne yinned 4,292 bales of cotton, com
pared with 2,102 bales .ginned to the
9ame period last year.
Toccopola.-Rev e. G. Wesson, who
has served as pastor OF the Baptist
church at Toccopola- during the past
tbree years. has rendered his resigna.
ton and accepted the pastorate of the
baptist church at Holly Springs.
M .e.s .s.
Biloxi-Judge I. B, Ellis OF this city
will organize Company No. of the
Mississippi home guard, as the second
init of proposed regiment in this
tate which will take the place OF state
militia for guarding state property.
JacksofiA Tine police this city be-
lieve that they have in custody gen
uine dyedin-the-wool Hun, in the per
son of an elderly fellow who was turn:
ed ovefsto Chief OF Police Williams
The man gave his name as E. j. Wal
tefs. f -. 1S.1Ge
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Brookhaven. = Checks representing
the eighth dividend of ten per cent
Wore mailed out by Louis Cohn, as
siHnee of the Commercial. Bank &c
Tfpst company. This bank made a
sereral assignment for the benefit of
e creditors ID January, 1914.
Natchez-The following young men
Who have been attending the training
Jchool at Leon Springs, Texas. have
.eceived commissions as first Iieuten-
ants in the-army: Robert H. Gallon,
y.Stratton and R. P. Stewart.
Jackson.--The' Galloway. Memorial
uethodist church, 100000 edifice,
RS dedicated here with Bishop Hen
Irix, of Kansas City, as chef speaker
1E Alfred F. Smith, OF Saint Louis,
Former pastor of the church, also
poke. The church lis a. memorial
B the late Bishop Galloway A1s'fs
HPass Christian. With the view of
reeing the Mississippi coast OF mos
uitoes. the Louisiana department of
observation has granted permission
b the municipal authorities OF Pass
M4istian, .Gulfport, Bay st. Louis and
nhg Beach to burn the grass in the
larAhes of the Eastern Louisiana PEN
1enla, opposite here.
ss>e r1ss
Meridian. Spencer Fraw.
81 and Fireman Lum Stewart. both OF
ifmingham, were slightly injured and
neApassenger reported hurt, when the
vt Cincinnati passenger train mo. 2.
n the Alabama Great Southern side
wiped the caboose of freight trair
Boligee The passenger engine is
ia to have turned over
IBioxi-G w. Grayson and v. J. A
cei have been appointed a commit
.by the Biloxi Commercial club te
oli1it funds for the purpose of pur
tasing site on Back Bay Tor the con.
uction of shipbuilding plant. This
M make the fourth shipbhiiuding
mt to be established in Biloxi and
new concern 10 planned 70. employ
OO men at their plant. Eastern cap
q is said 20 be interested