Greene County herald., 1918-03-01
tarkville.-The debating season for
knd M. College opens March 8th.


md M. College opens March 8th.
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crystal Springs.-W A. Mcdonnell.
the past several years lawyer at
brgetown, has just sold his 400-acre
m near that place for the sum %
900.
Hulfport.-The city commissioners
uarded a contract to the Callahan
distraction company for the filling In
the marsh adjacent to the naval
lining station.
Btarkville.-The senior and junior
Ssses of the A. and M. College have
feady adopted one French orphan
Sch. The other classes will in all
pbability follow suit.
Magnolia. to the repairs be
made on the courthouse Judge d.
>Miller has granted the petition OF
lcers and citizens to pretermit the
Hrch term OF the Pike county circuit
IA.
Qreenville. Mayor e. G. Ham and
lief of Police Kitchens have adopted
GIogan in dealing with vagrants,
hite or black The slogan Is: 60 to
prk, go to war, or go to the prison
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Natchez.-On account Of the great
mand for foodstuffs of all kinds.
htchez Island. situated in the Missis.
ppi river, q few miles from Natchez,
hi be converted into q great goat
nch.
jackson. Jackson Rotary Club
hticipates a good meeting here March
Awhen the district conference cover,
Y Louisiana and Mississippi will be
lid, and when about 200 delegates ara
kpected.
Biloxi.-Rev. John Campbell, pastor
4 the Presbyterian church Of Biloxi,
|as been assigned to the chairmanship
Y the four-minute campaign by the
Committee on public information at
4 Horticultural College.-The 1918 A.
Ind M. College summer normal will in.
)lude wider range of industrial work
han ever before in order to meet the
krowing demand for men and women
Hained along these lines.
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FIattiesburg.-Dr. F. E. Harrington
has arrived in Hattiesburg and taken
;hArge OF the United States Public
Health Service office here. He sue.
,esds DR.. J. A. Watkins. who was re-
,ently summoned to other fields.
Biloxi-The city of Biloxi will ex.
psnd $500 in the construction of wa.
~ mains to the Back Bay to give pro-
k0efion ~ fire to the Coast Ship Col
pony, the Biloxi Shipbuilding and Box
company and the Mississippi Ship
Corporation.
Crystal Springs.-At q teachers
meeting it was voted not to hold
|teld day in the county this year, but
5y invitation of Professor Lands OF
he Copiah-Lincoln agricultural high
lchool, all of the schools win attend a
Held day at Wesson.
Biloxi.-When United States district
,ourt for the southern division of Mis-.
yissippi convened here Judge Niles
charged the grand jury at length on
he violation of the liquor laws, say.
ing that violations still continued of
The federal ''bone dry" law.
Agricultural College.-Lining up the
preachers for a better farming drive is
,ne of the methods by which J. o. Tan
1er, district farm demonstration agent
'or the east central Mississippi dis
trict, Is preparing to increase the pro.
iuction Of food crops in his district.
McComb.--Myrtle Lodge No SO,
OF Pythias, celebrated the fit.
Ey-fourth anniversary Of the organiza.
lion. Features of the occasion were
the honor roll of the boys gone to
light our battles" and the presentation
,f veterans jewel to Mr.. Brister. a
,harter member Of the lodge.
MISUNDERSTANDING the installation
,f the grand officers. the centennial
session OF the grand lodge. F. & A. NJ.
,f Mississippi came to close here.
Meridian was selected as the place OF
he next communication. The follow
ing officers were installed. Grand
w. Laurence Williams; senior
grand warden. L. A. Benoist. Natchez;
Junior grand warden, Edwin l.. Fauc.
cite. Newton: grand chaplain, Abraln
Brill, Meridian; grand treasurer, B.
v. White, Meridian; grand secretary.
F. G. Speed, Vicksburg; grand lectur er.
+ Rice Williams, Houston; grand t..
Ter, julius Jaretzky, ShuQualak