Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-02-08
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.
for Hasty Perusal.

assembled IN the 1unlca COURTHOUSE
heard Judge Harris Dickson in his
celebrated war talk.
Agricultural College.-This institu
tuition will not be represented in bas
ketbah this year, on account OF hav
Ing no facilities for practice.
Brookhauen.-In the interest of coal
conservation, the Baptist, Presbyte
rian and Methodist churches are hold.
ing union services each Sabbath even
Ing.
Hattiesburg.-M l.. e. Hall, wife
Of Rev. L. E. Hall, veteran pastor OF
the Fifth Avenue Baptist church OF
Hattiesburg. DIS dead after an illness
Of more than two years
Meridian.-The plentiful fuel In this
section-wood-ha taken sudden
jump with the increased demand and
It Is reported that some. have asked
~ much as s11 per cord.
McComb.--E. ]. Hurst. agricultural
agent for Pike county, has received
notice from Washington that the farm
ers of this county can procure a sup
ply of nitrate of soda at cost
Houlka.-Dr. J. Rice Williams of
Houston has been appointed Chicka.
saw county health officer in place OF
DR. John C. Walker of this city, VIII
resigned to enter the medical service
for Uncle Sam.
Meridian-The cold weather has
caused the slaughter of thousands OF
hogs in this section, and reports from
the rural districts are that all farm
ers have enough meat to last them
through next year.
Batesville-The winter term of
chancery court is in session. with
Chancellor MCGOWAN presiding. There
is rather heavy docket and many
important cases will have the atten
ton of the court
Jackson.-Joe Livingston, private
In the hospital company at Camp
Jackson, is in the guardhouse facing
prospect of a five-year term in the
federal penitentiary for trafficking in
passes and leaves of absence.
Natchez-For the next 80 days L.
P. Conner, prominent attorney OF
Natchez. will devote his entire time
and attention to the promotion of the
war savings campaign among the
school children OF Natchez and Adams
county.
Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg
erick Sullens and j, E. Rogers. repre-
sentatives of the commission ON war
training activities, were the chief
speakers at concert and entertain.
ment for the benefit OF the men OF
Camp Shelby
Biloxi.-A resolution was adopted
and signed by more than 200 inmates
of the Jefferson Davis Soldiers home
at lBeauvoir urging that the Missis-
sippi legislature grant an appropria-
ton suitable to the needs Of the Beau
voir institution.
Natchez.-X. A. Kramer, chief high
ceived notification from W. L. Page
OF Washington, national highway di.
rector, that the plans for the compile
ton of the gap of the Prentiss high
way between Woodville and Centre
vile have been approved and the prof
oct will receive federal aid.
Greenville.-With the completion OF
the criminal division of the Washing.
ton county circuit court. one of the
biggest dockets In the history of the
county was completed. Twenty-Five
men were sentenced to the peniten-
tiary, three of which were sent UP for
life, and the total aggregate of the
others amounted to 70 years.
Biloxi.-Officers for the ensuing
year were elected at meeting OF
Beauvoir camp, Confederate Veterans,
1t Beauvoir, as follows: Commander.
J. R. Herndon; first lieutenant+com
mander, William Collins; second lieu
tenant-commander, John Niece; adju
tant, J. H. Allen; treasurer. j. n
Harris; chaplain, Abner Walter.
ssess
Columbus AT . meeting OF the
Fourth district section Of the Missis-
sippt division Of tho woman's auxili.
airy Of the National Defense Council.
which was held at the Industrial in
ptitnte and college, It was officially
decided to open the courses In train
ing for. war work which have been
added to the curriculum Of that insti.
tuition.
Holly Springs.-Mrs. J. e. Anderson.
sectional vice president woman's com.
mittee, national defense, has issued
call for women of Mississippi to meet