Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-01-18

HeinoerS III the recent membership
drive.
A lack of fuel in a county with
available timber within a few miles
of the city, is worrying residents o.
Yazoo City.
Among the additions and improve
ments to be started at Natchez is the
establishment of new plant by the
hatcher Ice company.
DR.. Jim William Cox, a former ply
stefan of Columbus, has been made
chief surgeon of the depot brigade al
Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C.
At special election at West Poin,
to fill the vacancy of T. Ivy Gum
who was removed from office as alder
man, N. B. Norris was elected.
Eight hundred and forty-one new
members were obtained by Biloxi
Chapter, American Red Cross. in the
recent drive for new members.
DIR. 2. J. Scott of Winona has gone
to Camp Beauregard to enter upon his
duties in the medical corps of the u. s.
army with the rank of captain.
There were ginned in Pamela coun.
ty OF the 1917 cotton crop 1920 bales
prior to Jan. l, 1918, as compared with
over 10000 to same date in 1917.
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The first annual convention of the
Mussel Shoals Highway association
was held at Corinth with large and
enthusiastic crowd in attendance.
The Mississippi Veterinary Medical
association held its regular meeting
in Meridian with a representative at
tendance from all parts of the state.
Justice A. w. Evans refused to grant
bail to C. L. Esper, who is charged
with having shot and killed James
Knox at Greenwood on the night of
Dec. 27.
The board Of supervisors of Leflore
county has passed a law prohibiting
the killing OF deer within the boun-
daries OF Leflore county for the next
four years.
Jefferson Davis Soldiers home at
Beauvoir has established a saw mill,
which is working day and night shift
and turning out from eight to ten cords
of wood a day.
John J. Mitchell. successful farm
err. who has resided for years in the
neighborhood of King postoffice, Ran
kin county, committed suicide by
shooting himself
Contrary to reports, taxpayers in
Leake county have discovered their
assessments are about the same as
those of last year. A great many pro-
tests had been made.
The annual election of Meridian ad-
ministration department heads by the
council resulted in only one change,
that of city attorney, B. A. Amis sue
ceeding V. w. Gilbert.
The Lowndes County Lumber com.
pany of Columbus purchased several
million feet of timber two miles north
of Columbus from Mrs. F. M. Leigh and
is now installing a saw mill.
The board of supervisors of Copiah
county, upon the Recommendation of
the road commissioners, have sold
$4,000 additional public road bonds
for the maintenance of highways.
The new $35, 900 Presbyterian church
which is nearing completion at Clarks-
dale will be ready for occupancy jan
81. Rev w A. Walker of Indianola
has been called to the pastorate of the
church.
Sam B. Lowenburg. first from Match
ez in the military service to be taken
by death was buried at Natchez. The
deceased was stationed at the Ports
mouth navy yard. Norfolk, Va, when
he contracted meningitis.
Mrs. Mary E. Strong. aged so years,
one of the oldest residents of jHarri-
son county. died at her home in BIZ
loxi. She knew Jefferson Davis, presi-
dent of the Southern Confederacy, in
timately during his lifetime.
Rev. j. Baird. who has been pas.
tor of the Ripley and Blue Mountain
Methodist churches since December,
1916, has resigned as pastor and &C
cepted position as travelling sales
man for a hardware concern.
Rev. w. H. Thomas, who has served
the pastorate of the Methodist church
at Summit for the past three years,
and who was returned at the last SEES
sion of the annual conference, having
applied for commission to the war