Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-03-16
Biloxi.-Nearly thousand tourists
and residents of Biloxi were present
at the annual tourists reception.


community, w. L. Casey, Is dead.
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Merfdian.-The spring term of fed
eral court will convene here March II,
with Judge H. C. Niles, presiding.
Durant.-The Mississippi federation
of wommen's clsbs of the eighth dis
trict closed It's annual session here.
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Vicksburg g.-Subscriptions are all in
and the new vicksburg creamery will
be ready to start business ON April 1.
Natchez.-W. C. Price & Co., de-
partment store with local and New
York capital, will open for business
here.
McComb.--The contract for the Nc
Comb postoffice building has beer let.
The contract price is approximately
Sal 900.
Hattiesburg Forrest county and
the city of Hattiesburg will have a
$4,000 exhibit at the Mississippi Cen
tennial Exposition.
Houston.-A boulder has been TN
veiled In the historic town OF Hous-
ton. marking the course of the Natchez
| Trace through Chickasaw county.
Senatobia. T. J. Cathey,
county superintendent of education. Is
meeting with much encouragement In
his campaign for consolidated schools.
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| The McComb and Magnolia light and
railway company has placed an order
for necessary supplies and machinery
to equip car line between the two
cities.
Tupelo.-The Lee county bankers
, association has just wound up their
"food, feed and fertility" campaign,
which was carried on over the entire
country.
Greenville.--Forrest Hecker, the IT.
year-old. son OF Gus Hecker, fell from
scaffofld at the ice factory here,
breaking his neck, causing death al
most instantly.
Water valley.-For two or three
months, 1t has been very noticeable
that the many fires occurring in this
city practically all have originated in
vacant houses.
Clinton.-The board OF trustees of
the Clinton consolidated high school
has chosen w. B. Kenna as superin-
tendent for next year, in place of G.
M. Anderson, resigned
Clinton.--If the good women Of the
Clinton civic league succeed in their
laudable purpose, Clinton will not
only be the cleanest town in the
state. but 1t will be veritable garden
spot.
Hattiesburg.-The Hattiesburg city
federation of women's clubs will take
up an active campaign in the interest
Of an all-time county health officer
for Forrest county, and also for a
district nurse.
Laurel.-J. c. Smith and J. w. Pack
have been appointed by Judge Paul B.
Johnson to defend Emery Hester, Is.
year.old SON of Policeman Hester,
charged with the murder of his STEP
mother in this city.
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New Albany.-The bonds in the 49,
mile Greer Lafayette county, drain
age district have been srid in the
sum of $136.000 and the money de-
posted in Oxford, so there will be no
delay in starting the work.
Crystal Springs.--Walter Cooper.
owner of 1,000-acre cattle and stock
farm, eight miles west of here, has
received from West Point, four car
loads of Hereford cattle, which he has
sent to stock his big farm.
Clinton.-The water problem which
has been such serious matter for the
last year or two. was settled in an
election which by four to one, favored
the issuance of bonds for the purpose
of sinking an artesian we'll.
McComb City.-The McComb and
Magnolia light and railway company
has placed an order for necessary sup
plies and machinery to equip a ca
line between the two cities, and work
Is to begin at an early date.
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INSTRUMENTATION will make de-
termined fight for the next years
meeting of the head camp Of the Wood
men of the World, which will meet
this year in Laurel. Two thousand
delegates attend these meetings. max
ing this the largest convention held
In the state.
Natchez-Plans for the celebration
this fall of the 200th anniversary ol
Natchez are taking definite shape. II
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