Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
MISSISSIPPI
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State y - -


the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches are attracting large. crowds.
Biloxi.-As a resultnof heavy winds ,
and rains. several large ,schoones
have heeris washed ashore and other.
wise damaged. SN' ~ eNs1 1sta t'sVoH
= frsg rgss~ ...eos cir ni ssoo.
Hollandales zyI ollandale aud vicinity
within two hours oyersubscribed their
quota, raising $50,300. The allotment
was only $3f,500. sssaifre sAi o
vicksburg-W W. Chestnut, who
for a number of years was a we'll
known contractor anissbuilder of this
city. has disappearedses sac ni' gniya..
Senatobia.-A splendid shipment CT
hospital supplies and trefugee gar.
ments has been made by the Tats
county chapter of the Red Cross
Yazoo City, Rev Father ]. L. Wise.
for more than 80 years the beloved
priest of st. Marf's Catholic church.
is dead, He was II years old
sN H2s Ntf ..s.s. ~ s9Hf sfa
Fernwood. !. Chapter. OF
the Red Cross Society. has made
shipment of clothing to the Gulf d.
vision headquarters at New Orleans
I FsiN~ sly Pes. .,At ilaa.,' rs
Poplarville.-Cap-. T. R. White.
aged 72, one of Poplarville's Oldest
citizens, was killed when struck by
railroad motorcycle while crosSing the
track at Bogalusa, La, ,,,.. ~ IA
Grenada.-The Grenada high school
has service flag donated by, the girls
OF the home science, class, This fla,
has As stars representing, boys who
| have gone. from the school to enter
the army or navy.
aii ~ 'As.. 49, sbsa7s
Vicksburg.-The sentencing of IL
prisoners by Judge E. l.. Brien con-
cluded the April term of the Circuit
Court doc" Whitehead, negro, con-
victed of murder. will be executed
in the county jail May Fl.
Lexington.--CaptaaH Harris Dickson Of
vicksburg spoke at . the courthouse
here to, tLe largest crowd ever as
sembled III Lexington, This Is the
first address that has been delivered
locally by one who has been at the
front HiF a4'1t l'1si 3N'l lastr tet
ssse.
Crystal Springs. --The city council
agreed to lease to. the Italian Canning
Company. a, concern engaged in mani.
featuring paste, a strip of land south
of the powerhouse for a term OF
years, upon which this concern will
erect buildings for paste Ihanufac-
turing plant h,vir 80 lttf gsa., -,e
Merdian-The Scottish Rite bodies
of Mississippi held a two-day reunion
at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. yaA
class of a11S took, degrees from, the
fourth to the thirty-second Twenty
five of the number were civilians from
various parts of the state and ninety
three soldiers, Officers and privates #
Camp Shelby at. Ha,tiesburg, AZ, -,
..... i't.f ~
Jackson Professor w. F. Bond.
state superintendent of education. has
called a meeting of all the county
superintendents to be held at the
Board Of Trade rooms In Jackson
Thffsday, April 1fs. the aexpenses M
thee gathering ssiR rb6 ubornas by 'citls
seifsewhou are 'grestiyo interested4dn
the oausetcf sdHcation and who do
netwapt te see ANY 1et1lRs because e aH1n q
the var em al, dr,,o.x. r. -.
Columbus.+f litizeus smoEo icLewpdes
and Monroe counties, have long want
cd a %efbafits ROAD bdffaGe from Go.
Eimbls To AsbeFdesnd and fb6hdg have
Rsenyssi,ehA by thee Ehirti Supervisors
District of Monroe county otot build
section rYlhich. will III, im pQp long gap
now existing unfinished on this road.
The Contract caAs FOR a roAaado over Pea.
vyobfidgs.a over otheI F6malgbeep river,
Sncohnecting npoint bees1sem the two
coantiesgle7il 10 tag bra arptsresl
Crystal SpfingsL fferfyf HdpBerich.
the aGefhiaff who was1 Hfivenc OUT .ot
this toNmsevfraiadays ago ON account
Off disleyas nrenarkss he piss alleged, to
have made and BECAUSE Qf an, assault
made by him on one Alex Kerenski,
al iarmIesss Pooie. Who 9rreesseehtef fhes re-
mafksni anal dgfeAdsda q tnssl qy1dted
States and the A1lies efsAagains at thi,
home here suffering. from iniuries
during IRRjR s 'fdrcgd aSsenties from t1wn
wfiche ffe tiAfnisv @efs 4eaeivedlob
saliiAs bnSMa .Ic.If6ltsddIv
4ppmrsnCefy speiriseHt sndr promises
tbatlst aSlayeadto sewssnss hsEes hs. WIN
United States and never again make
3ny ys58arr Of femarx MKT cam be- e6n-
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sd2uorul 1oi bsssg. bed ysdt ted.
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