Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-03-29
MISSISSIPPI
Interesting Hap
penings Gathered
From All Sections
of the State - =


Biloxi.-A large American flag was
presented to Central high school by
Northern tourists.
MISUNDERSTANDING of Wall street
In Natchez are making vigorous and
bitter protest to the city council of
pig pens.
Laurel.-The ninth annual state
congress OF Mothers and Parent
Teachers Association of Mississippi
will be held at Laurel, April Oil.
Booneville.--At meeting of Camp
No. 90. Woodmen Of the World, 1t was
decided to purchase several hundre i
dollars worth of war savings stamps.
| Meridian.--A petition has been pre-.
sented to the city council by the
Meridian Light and Railway Company
seeking the right to charge scent
carfare.
Meridian.-The freight congestion
in local railroad yards is still unro-
lieved and railroad men say that the
wards are becoming more and more
difficult to operate each day.
Greenville. = County Agricultural
Agent j. w. Carpenter Is making 7
personal canvass of the county to
urge the planters to plant a largely
increased acreage to food crops.
Gulfport.-Dr. Charles Lebaron, city
health officer and one of Gulfport's
best known citizens, met with a seri.
GUS accident when his automobile col
lided with G. & S. l. switch engine
Winona.-At conference of the
axecutive committee OF the Central
Mississippi. Oratorical and Athletic
association it was definitely decided
not to hold the regular meet tn )
year.
vicksburg.- steamer Senator
Cordill, which sunk at Bellevue land
ing several weeks ago, has been
raised and was towed to vicksburg
by the United States steamer Issa
quena.
Natchez.-Mrs. ]. M. Davis of this
city has received a cable from he.
son. Lieut.. John Davis, telling of his
safe arrival in France. He has been
transferred to the British Royal Fig.
ing Corps.
CronaIo THU forp,arc nf 10
county. realizing the great demand 70.
pork and ham to feed the boys that
are fighting over there" have gone
into the hog raising business on n
large scale.
Pascagoula.-The city of Pasca-
goula has been in the throes of
threatened strike in shipyards, but ;:
recent meeting majority of the
workers voted against calling strike
at this time.
Crystal Springs-At a meeting OF
the city council 1t was decided to
build at once the new concrete side
walks that have been so much dis.
cussed by the authorities for the last
several months.
Byhalia.-Fire destroyed the big
feed and stock barn of G. B. Lang.
ston, at his farm home. eight miles
southwest of here, in DeSoto county.
The building, seven head of farm
mules, an auto and plow tools ami
1900 bushels Of corn were a com
plete loss.
Winona.-The Montgomery coun.y
woman's- committee. Council Of Ma.
tional Defense, held an interesting
meeting here, Mrs B. H. Trotter.
chairman. presiding. Plans werc per
fected for the three great drives
which will be put on in this county
soon.
West Point-Alice Westbrook, the
woman who was shot on street OF
West Point, died in the hospital here.
The woman refused to the last to tell
who fired the shot. declaring. II
would rather die than tell who did it."
despite pleas of a nurse at the hos
pital that the wounded woman nama
her assailant.
Blue Mountain.--To do their bit to-
ward wining the war and to help
solve the local labor shortage. the
young women of Blue Mountain Col.
lege. led by Miss Fora Lee Ray.
teacher of English. are volunteering
to work the big college gardens with
their own hands, and are SO ent;lusi
astic over the work OF patriotism that
Miss Ray has to turn back many vol
unteers every tine the gardens ar,
outarod for ffl1aro