Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-30
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

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lave occurred between Joe Whitsell
and E. l.. Marshall. Whitsell was
stabbed to death.
Meridian Marion w. Reiley of this
city, formerly of Natchez and a can
didate for governor at the last cleo
tion, announced his decision to again
enter the gubernatorial contest.
Chalybeate.-John Smith, a farmer
residing south of here, was accidental
ly killed when the charge from a shot
gun entered his body as he stumbled
and fell while endeayoring to kill an
owl
Durant.-The executive committee
Of Durant Chapter, American Red
Cross met and planned to wage an in
tensive campaign at once for war
work. The Junior Red Cross is to be
revived when school opens Sept. 2.
Eupora.-Miss Utel Grow was killed
almost instantly near here when
spirited team Of young mules being
driven by her brother took fright.
throwing Miss Crow to the ground.
Her skull was crushed and her shoul-
der bone broken by the impact.
Amory.-Three or four boys were
playing around an old gasoline tank
here which had not been used for four
years. and dropped lighted match In
the pipe at the top, causing an explo-
sion which alarmed the town. One of
the boys, Ben Cowley, was thrown sew
eral feet in the air and received pain
ful bruises.
Meridian.-Mattie Burlington, the
6-year-old daughter of w. e. Buffing
ton. was run over and instantly killed
NY an automobile. The motor Car was
driven by Frank Hall. a negro taxi
driver. 1t is said that the child tried
to cross the street in front of the car,
which did not have time to stop. Hall
was arrested.
Meridian.-H. L. ]. Barnes, state di-
rector of the United States employ
ment service, was arrested on a grand
Jury indictment charging embezzle.
ment of funds of the Citizens National
Bank, where he was employed prior
to his appointment to his present po-
sition. The amount charged in the in
dictment aggregates 5000. Mr.. Barnes
was Immediately released under 81 900
bond.
Meridian.--Will Curry and Harry
Tew were instantly killed and Dr. ].
N. Tucker seriously wounded and Dud-
ley McNair slightly injured here when
DR.. fuckers car. in which they were
riding and which was being driven by
the latter, was wrecked when it struck
q concrete abutment of the overhead
bridge of the Meridian & Memphis
Railroad crossing the Arundel Springs
road west of the city limits. The party
was returning with Dr. Tucker from
a ride on the Arundel Springs road. In
rounding a sharp curve where the
road ran underneath the railroad
bridge, DR.. Tucker, who was driving,
appears to have misjudged the dis
tance in attempting to clear the abut-
ment. and the car crashed into 1t
smashing 1t.
lumbus-Frank d. Ellis, who
commands the First brigade OF the
Mississippi Division, Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans, has named the brigade
and sponsorial staffs for the annual
reunion of the United Confederate Vet.
erans and Sons of Veterans which Is
to be held at Tulsa, Okla. Sept. 24-27:
Brigade Staff-Adjutant general and
chief of staff, T. w. Lewis, Jr., Colum
bus; bridage commisariat, James
Mitchell, Bonneville; brigade quarter
master, DR.. P. l.. Berry, Columbus;
brigade judge advocate, James A. Gun
ningham, Bonneville; brigade chap
lain, Rev. E. Lucien Malone, Colum
bus; brigade surgeon. DIR. T. H. Hen
dy, Columbus. Sponsorial Staff
Sponsor, Miss Louise Evans, Colum
bus maid of honor, Miss Pauline Wal
ton, Bonneville; matron of honor, Mrs
Thomas McHenry. Macon; matron OF
honor, Mrs. Frank D. Ellis, Columbus
Jackson.--There was paid into the
Merchants Bank and Trust Company
vaults in Jackson last week $37, 800 be
ing the amount of settlement with the
attorney general of Mississippi on &C
count of the Refuge Cotton Oil Com
pany. being its share In the antitrust
litigation harvest which is being reap
ed gradually. The money was broughl
from vicksburg by Attorneys Dent anf