Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17

Camp Shelby.-Two fire engines
have been ordered for the protection
Of the buildings at Camp Shelby.
Natchez.-The commencement exer.
cises OF Jefferson Military college were
held here last week. There were Is
graduates.
Grenada.--Walter Dubard OF this
city has returned from France. He
was among the first volunteers to be
sent over.
Fernwood.-The class of 1918 of the
Fernwood high school will hold COM
mencement exercises at the school au-
ditorium May 16.
Magnolia Wolfe, scoutmaster,
reports that the Magnolia Boy Scou.s
sold s20,550 of Liberty loan bonds dur
ing the recent campaign.
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Meridian.-A large attendance Is en-
pected May 81 to 20 at the thirteenth
annual convention Of the Mississippi
Retail Merchants association in Lau-
rel.
New Albany.-Commence exer
cises Of the Grenada public school
will take place Friday, May S0I
Twelve girls and eight boys will grad
uate.
Meridian.-E. Blanchard has been
appointed by the good roads comm i
sion of district l as successor to John
T. Pinkston, who rendered his resig
nation.
Fernwood.-Dr. R. B. Austin, Wild
for several years has served the rernt
wood & Gulf Railroad company as surs
geon, recently enlisted in the United
States army.
Hazlehurst.--At meeting OF tho
board of control of the Hazlehurs
high school nearly all teachers wh@
taught in the school the past session
were reelected.
Biloxi.-At regular meeting of th3
city council DR.. w. Williams was elect
ed member of the school board d
trustees, succeeding l.. r. Bowanx
whose time expired.
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Jacksonville girls dormitory arg
the chapel of the French Camp acad
envy, a Presbyterian school in Chod
taw county, were completely destroyed
by fire Of unknown origin.
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Jackson.-Two white convicts, Nd
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given meritorious discharges by Coz
Bilbo at the recommendation of th
trustees Of the penitentiary
Meridian County superintendent
of Education T. C. Lockard has report
ed to the board of supervisors and ot4 +
ers concerned that there are 27,9d
school children in Lauderdale count
$3.50.
Clarksdale.-The grand comman
cry, Knights Templar Of Mississippi
in annual session here, passed RESI-
luton indorsing the administration
President Wilson and the war policie
of the government.
Columbus.-Noah d. Sanders, 4
one of the noted fiddlers of the soul
and winner of several contests, dig
here as a result of injuries receive
when run over by locomotive orr
local lumber company.
Collins-The trustees of the ca
Inns graded school elected the 1871
1919 faculty with Prof. A. E. MILE
principal All teachers elected hal
accepted the positions offered, each Il
ceiving a raise of salary.
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Natchez.-Joseph Licata of this eli
is in receipt of letter which beas 1
the news that his son, Francis, Is
prisoner in Saxony, Germany Fra!
els was in the army and has been 4
ported missing for some time.
Jackson.-Every one Of Mississippi
81 progressive counties are complet
~ organized for the second Red Gro
campaign, which begins May 20. (
cording to a statement issued from Z
state headquarters by H. M. X. Smii
campaign manager for Mississippi.
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Ripley.-A service flag was prese
ed Tippah county by the local w.
T. U. Thomas e. Pegram was mas
of ceremonies. The service flagscI
tanned the names of the boys who i
now in the army and navy from t
county, there being more than
stars on the flag. In the center of
big flag were four gold stars in no
of the four soldier boys Of this cou
who have already given their lives
the service.
Magnolia. The first session of
Pike county agricultural high sen
scheduled to begin next SepteI
will probably be conducted without
administration building. as SEQ
.&&or,nnt Of tho hoard Of fr1 afaea I'd