Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-06-14
EPlTOME OF EVENTS
in MISSISSIPPI
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Happenings of Interest
Cleaned From Many
Sections of the State
Told in Paragraphs

4 tlan workers Conference and Training
School for Presbyterians, at Belhaven
college.
Meridian.-The Scottish Rite bodies
have set June "a and 25 for the next
|reunion, and large class is expected,
ia number of petitions already being on
hand
M Grenada,-The efficiency conference
OF the Methodist Church of North Mis-
eissippi convened here. The convoca-
Zion brought together ministers and
1aymen. .
Poplarville.-The body of w. R.
Blanchard, which was buried here was
disinterred and claimed by a sister,
Mrs. Knight, of Columbus, Ga. It was
sent there for burial.
Meridian.-Steps will be taken by
the government in the near future to
upset the nest of alleged draft evaders
md obstructionists IA miles east Of
Union in Neshoba county
4 Macon.-James G.. Horton was re-
elected mayor of Macon for the fifth
consecutive time. Mr.. Horton was
first elected mayor in 1910 and has
filled the office since that time.
Toccopola.-The Tri-County Live
Stock association, of which Pontotoc
coiinty is a membeA has shipped into
Pontotoc county more than rs head
Of high-bred Holstein and Guernsey
heifer calves from Wisconsin.
yicksburg. II. Harding, feo srai
food administrator for Mississippi, an
nounced that one thousand barrels of
flour have been turned overto the food
administration by merchants of Mis-
sissippi and accepted by the govern
ment for export. xeAk 4s
Jackson.-Governor Theo. G. Bilbo
has announced the appointment of a
board of embalmers, under a law
passed by the recent legislature. The
board will conduct examinations for
embalmers and look after the profess
sion generally in the state
Columbus.-J N. Stuckey and S. B
Johnston, of this city, have been ac-
cepted as Y. NJ. G. A. workers among
members of the American expeditions
ary forces on the western battle front
and have been ordered to report at
New York, whence they will soon sail
for France.
Meridian.-H. s. Howard, chairman
of the Mississippi Travellers road COM
mittee, has sent the board OF super.
visors copy Of house bin 1913, which
makes it mandatory on the overseers
Of roads. which In this instance are
supervisors, to have mile posts erected
and road directions posted at each in.
tersection.
Meridian.-Mrs Edwina Edwards,
who was brought to q local hospital
from Rfchton. Miss. suffering from
gunshot wounds. died here. The shoot
ing OF Mrs Edwards is shrouded in
mystery. It is said she was seated in
her house near Richton. the fatal shot
being fired through an open window,
the identity Of the assassin being un-
known.
Greenville.-Two cotton blooms
were brought in by o. B. Crittenden
4 Co., the blooms having been sent in
from the plantation of G.. M. Spencer,
at Glen Allan, Washington county. The
cotton .is OF the Polk variety and was
planted March is. These blooms
opened, the first June 2, and the sec,
cnd June I. This is one week earlier
than the average for blooms in this
section.
Jackson.-Ths railroad commission
transacted little business at their meet
ing except to refer matters to Direc-
tor General McAdoo. 1t was deter
mined that Secretary GaIceran should
on the 26th of June, turn over to the
state tax commission all books and pa
pers and records bearing on the sub
ject. of taxation Of railroads and other
public service corporations, as ordered
by the Legislature.
sssss s1
MISUNDERSTANDING that be was
German sympathizer and eagerly
awaits the day when the German forces
wiz invade this country. which he is
alleged 10 have declared would surely
happen within two or three years w.
M. kWilkerson. who stated to the au-'
thorities that he was native of Mis-
sissippi, was arrested. placed in Jail
and afterwards treated to coat OF tar
and feathers by citizens of Delhi, La,
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