Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
FROM ALL. PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

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Biloxi.-The regular monthly mee.-
ing of the Mississippi Oyster Commits.
sion was held here and officers were
elected.
Crystal Springs.-Dr. John s. Glib
son. who has received his commission
as first lieutenant in the medical corps,
left for Newport News, Va, 70 go -
training.
Oxford.-Mr. w. E. Cranberry OF
Hickory Valley, Tenn, who shot and
killed H. H. Holland at the Commercial
hotel. had his preliminary trial and
was acquitted.
decentralization United States
army setting up exercises, or calls
themes. will be compulsory for all
able-bodied students of the Jackson
high school this year.
Blue Mountain.-Mississi Heights
academy, Prof. J. E. Browns big train
ing school for boys here, began its fiji
teenth annual session with every desk
in the assembly hall occupied.
Jackson.-To help in the campaign
for the war work fund of the Y NJ C.
A. and Y. W. c. A., Miss Lillian Davis
of st. Louis has onened offices here
as state director for Mississippi. The
campaign will begin Oct. IL for $685..
100000.
Blue Mountain.-Mrs. Estella Gober.
of Blue Mountain, has just had news OF
the death OF her sister, Mrs. Nettie
Adair, of Bethany. Miss. who died
from the effects of paris green. III
health is believed to have been respon-
sible.
Meridian.-Ben F. Cameron, ST.. 72
years old, was knocked down and prob
ably fatally injured by a runaway
horse. Cameron sutained concussion
of the brain and probable fracture Of
the skull and little hope is held out for
his recovery.
Blue Mountain-Littrell Tibbetts has
been accepted as volunteer in the
field ambulance corps of the Red Cross
and has already sailed for France.
Tibbetts will have the rank of lieu
tenant in the army and will be permit
ted to wear full uniform while abroad.
Jackson.-According to a statement
issued by Gen. March, the 155th in
fantry. a Mississippi national guard
regiment known as THE Berlin Bust
ers," is now in France. The 155th in
fantry trained with other regiments Of
the 39th division at Camp Beaure-
gard, La.
Jackson.-Petitions signed by sew
eral hundred Jackson taxpayers were
presented to the city council asking
the commissioners to raise the salaries
of all school teachers, firemen and po-
iicemen in this city. Prominent and
influential citizens indorse the increas.
ed salaries.
Olive Branch.-The agricultural higa
school opened here with full attend
ance. The boys dormitory recently
has been brick veneered and otherwise
improved. Under the Smith-Hughes
bill, additional funds will be added to
the amount usually available for ag-
ricultural school purposes.
Natchez-Immediate steps will be
taken by the chamber of commerce to
obtain an engineer to make surveys
and give estimates for the proposed
river terminals here. In a municipal
election held here the proposition that
the city should bear the expense of
the preliminarywork for the terminals
was carried by an almost unanimous
vote.
Grenada.--S. J. Simmons of this city
and Z. L. Quinn of Charleston. had a
narrow escape from death in an auto.
mobile wreck near Clarksdale. In cross
ing the tracks they failed to see tho
approaching train which struck the car
and completely demolished it. Mr..
Simmons has several pretty flesh
wounds. Mr.. Quinn was severely
shocked and was rendered unconscious
for several hours.
Meridian.-In a pistol duel on the
mountain south Of the city last week
between Constable Culpepper and
Deemer Boatwright, negro army de-
serter. both combatants were probably
mortally wounded. The officer is in a
local hospital, where 1t was stated
there IL no chance for his recovery;
the negro is in the county Jail suffer
3ng from three wounds. each of three
ahofs firad hy the officer taking effect.