Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-29
MISSISSIPPI.
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = - =

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Columbus.--It is probable that per
manent auxiliary army recruiting sta
ton will be opened in Columbus.
Brookhaven.-Rapid progress wal
made in the disposal Of civil cases IL
circuit court, which convened las
week.
Greenwood Material for the con
struction of the new Y. & M. ". passen
ger station is arriving daily and act
ual construction work is progressing
aicsly.
Lexington.-A cooperative car oil
irish potatoes, cooperative car Of
hogs and cooperative car of cattle
were all shipped from this place In
one day.
Carhtage.--For 46 years Mrs. Daniel
Conan, aged 95. had secretly treasured
the bones of her dead husband, and
her death near here has just revealed
the fact.
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Crystal Springs.-W. B. Walker. who
was here during the shipping season,
representing the department of mar
kets at Washington, has gone to Hum
boldt, Tenn.
Brookhaven.-Assign Louis Cohn
of the failed Commercial Bank & Trust
Co. has $4,000 in cash and assign
ments of deposit on the eighth 10 per
cent dividend of the bank.
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Newton-The program committee OF
the Newton County Sunday School as
ISOLATION has issued the program for
the annual meeting of the association,
which convenes at Stratton ON July
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Brookhaven-The doors of the hand
some new $4,000 Methodist church
were thrown open for public service
for the first time Sunday. DR.. c. w.
Crisler. formerly of Jackson, is the
pastor.
Brookhaven.--A soldier and sailors
record, with the name of each sailor
and soldier leaving Lincoln county.
with complete personal history of
each one, is being kept by the city
clerk here.
West Point.-R. L. Betty. secretary
of the Merchants association, and
Prof. William Deal, municipal band
master, are preparing to have COM
munity basket picnic ON the Fourth. of
July at West Point s.eaFa2
Forrest--In the case of Alvin Henry,
charged with the murder of Will Walk
at Union, last November, while out
riding in an automobile. the jury Pc
turned a verdict of guilty but disa,
greed on the penalty.
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Magnolia. step forward in
the building of the McComb- Magnolia
electric light and railway company was
taken when it5closed options for rights
of way between the two towns and pur
chased the lands outright from the
owners
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Greenwood.-Judge F. e. Everett of
Indianola convened special term of
circuit court for Leflore county In this
city for the purpose Of giving trial to
criminal cases on the docket, and es-
pecially to cases Of criminals now in
the county Jail.
Greenwood.-There has been an out
break of anthrax among the stock on
Gen. S. r. Keesler's plantation. in Car
roll county, about six miles east OF 81
don. DIR. S. E. Osborne Of this city has
been appointed inspector to handle the
outbreak by the veterinary authorities.
Newton.-James Richardson of this
community, who was formerly captain
of the Newton military company be-
fore 1t was mustered out OF service
several years ago, has been recommis
stoned as captain in the national guard
and Is now seeking to organize a cav
airy company.
superintendent and manager of the
waterworks and electric light plants al
this place. has been giving the subma
rine question considerable thought. He
believes that he has found plan
which, II put in operation, may be a
success. He sent model and drawing
to the government.
Observation-Disclosures e. w. Wal
ton secured for the army one Of the
finest specimens of young manhood IL
this section in the person of Corbetl
Artie of the eastern part of Prentisi
county. Young Artie is % years old
Is six feet tall and weighs 1876 pounds
He is erect and we'll formed and IL
physical strength and endurance hb
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