Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-14
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI. .
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Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for .Hasty Perusal.

the cooperative plan by F. J. Hurst,
county demonstration farm agent. An.
other shipment will be made on the
first Monday in March. ne9.
Hazlehurst-The board of supervi.
sors have ordered a special election
to be held in this county on March
to fill the office of county superintend.
ent, made vacant by the death of A. A.
McAlpin. Hon. J.. A. Smylie, It is said,
will fill the vacancy until the special
election.
| Meridian. Urban Agent Mrs.
Henry T. Brooks, of the state agricul,
tural department, chairman of the city
garden campaign, announces that g.
900 have enrolled in the work, and
more than 500 gardens have been en-
tered. All vacant lots will be listed
and cultivated under the plan. ~
Courtland. The Pamela County
|. Teachers, Association, at an enthusi.
astic and well attended meeting, voted
uAdIiAhohotJ W a SOuhtJ kACAa
day at the close of the spring term
Profs. Price, of Batesville; Gowdy, of
Sardis; Archer, OF Como; Morehead.
of the Agricultural High School, and
Keys, of Union, were present and adj
dressed meeting. Presided Byers pre-.
sided. ,a.. 4 fe la4. a zen af
l.
Robinsonville Twenty-seven hun.
dred acres of the Mary Mack planta.
ton Company holdings here haveere-
Gently been sold to T. E. Lipe.I 0of
Vance, Miss, at the uniform price Of
/ $225 an acre. The acreage sold was
| the central portion of the $500 acres
ina the original tract, and included the
headquarters of the company and the
ktownsite of Robinsonyille, with its
buildings, ,a ti6a ss3
Byhalia. - John Warren is in re-
tceipt Of letter from Private Rayburn
Hawk who was recently reported
killed in action on Nov l.. Private
Hawks letter, dated Jan. s. 1919, as
sures his family that he is well and
| enjoying life. AS further proof Of
HIS swell-being he inclosed his picture.
His many friends in this section, as
I well as his family, are very happy over
the good news.
Natchez. - Franklin county will
shortly issue 100000 in bonds for the
/ purpose of building good roads. One
of the Improved highway links of the
|, county win be from Meadville to Tur-
ner,. where connection will be made
with Adams county. The Adams
county board of supervisors has agreed
to improve the link in this county to
Turner. Franklin county has taken
| up the matter of securing federal aid
for Iits road project with the state
| highway department. According to re-
ports received here, Jefferson county
has also issued bonds for the purpose
of building improved highways, and
will connect with Adams county.
Winona. Miss Flora Love Hines.
county agent, has concluded winter
/ short course for home demonstration
I clubs. 1t was in session three days.
Mr.. Fields, state pathologist, gave an
interesting lecture on gardens and
orchards, followed by spraying de-
monstration which was very instruc-
lEtiye. as well as enjoyable. Mr.. Painter
gave a lecture on dairying and Miss
4 Tunrison on the "Care of Poultry and
1EVzAt 1t Means To the Home" Mr..
Hdmmer gave lecture on bee cul-
ture and Miss Johnston gave demon
trations In school lunches and invalid
II U6Okery No series OF lectures or dem
onstrations were ever more instructive
than these.
Grenada.---J. T. Thomas, president
/ Of the Jefferson Davis Highway Asso
4 ,ciation for Mississippi. gives out the
i follQwing list1 Of delegates he has
| named from Mississippi. at the instt
cation OF DE LSiY Y.aNorve1l. president
ofthe same association for Tennessee,
TO- lDe present at meeting which has
SEEN called for Memphis on Feb. "a:
fEoI Spengler, Dickens; D. X. Gul.
f5Gig4 Goodman: n. L. Cooper, Du.
fap& ~ S. Rogers: West; d. H. Glass.
kY1Idtm;s w. s. Webster, Winona; d.
anciI. Duck Hill; A. Olson, Ell.
w. A. Campbell. Tie plant ! WI
Y. Martin. Grenada; r. Daley. Tor
rance; J. F. Provine. Coffeeville; c.
q. Romberger. Water Valley; C. r.
Sisk. Oxford; s. w. Mullins, Holly
Springs; Walker Wood. Winona;. w.