Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-24
MISSISSIPPI
NEWS 81.
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places


Columbus. AMississippians played a
prominent part in the annual conven-
tion OF the Sons of Confederate veter-
ans in Atlanta recently. A Mississip-
plan, Hon. b. A. Lincoln of Columbus,
was elected commander of the Tennes-
Forrest of Biloxi was selected as com
mander-in.chief OF the Sons orgatiizas
ton.
Natchez. With the closing of the
Mississippi, packing companyss plantsas
a market, live stock men of this see.
tion are making cooperative shipments
of cattle and hogs through County
Agent H. O. French
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Biloxi.-Fifty inmates of the Jeffer-
son Davis soldiers home, accompanied
by sixteen of their wives. have return
ed from Atlanta, where they attended
the annual reunion of the United Con-
federate veterans.
Flora.-rAn important piece of unfin-
ished gravel road Awill now be com.
pleted. it is announced here. 1t leads
out of Flora toward Big Black river
andfconneots Madison county with va
zoo county.
Jackson. According to the estimates
of ]. A. Ramey field agent for the bu-
reau Of crop estimates, United, States
department of. agriculture, the corn
crop of the state will be the. shortest
since 1916. g..g
Clarksdale.-AtEa recent meeting OF
the board of supervisors of Coahoma
county a contract was let for the con
struction of ten miles of texaco asphal-
tic concrete pavement for this county,
Senatobia. The engine at the light
and water plant has given way beyond
repair, and although new one has
been ordered for several months it
seems impossible to get it here.
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Jackson.-Wi the return of State
Chairman Leroy Percy to Mississippi
after vacation, impetus has been
given to the Roosevelt memorial fund
campaigns in this state. sn n
sssss eaft
Jackson. The progress being made
in Mississippi toward securing 100000
which is the states apportionment of
the Sewanee million dollar endowment
fund, is highly gratifying.
Jackson. The man power of the Mis-
sissippi department. of education is en-
gagged in Important field work, headed
by supt. w. F. Bond. who is in the up
per end OF the state. NJ, n..s,a as
Agricultural College, - Representa-
tives of the Brazilian government have
recently written Registrar ]. C. Her
bert seeking the services Of 20 A. &
M. graduates. 8p 7A =.
Agricultural College. six Missis-
sippi counties within the last few days
made substantial increases in the sal
airy of their farm demonstration
agents. 'caees'q s'i' ''''n
Hattiesburg --Five Thousand dollars
for the beautifying OF the Mississippi
woman's college campus has been do
mated by WIN Dockery OF Dockery.
Miss.
Sardis.-J. H., Mitchell, the church
organizer, announced that Sardis is
ready for the drive for its part of the
| $4,000 900, *.
Greenwood. The chancery court Of
Leflore county convened at the court
house in Greenwood for two weeks
session. 4" = Hs"l ".~s ~ssl''i
Senatobia.-Th county fair to have
been held here has been indefinitely
postponed on account Of the continued
rain.
Moorhead.- AT recent meeting of
the school board $764.75 worth of play
ground equipment was bought for the
school. Hsa'n
Hattiesburg Permanent formation
of the Hattiesburg post OF the Ameri.
can legion was completed here.
Water valley.--Rev. George Tucker
! Of Jackson, Tenn, began a series Of
| meetings here few days ago.
Tutwiler. TutwiIer is to have de-
velopment club, patterned after the or
/ ganization at Charleston. af
Indianola The community dance pa,
| vilion here has been used for revival
| service for the past week.
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LAUREL The Marvin E. Srinton
1 post of the American legion MT with
/ q large attendance.
VI ~ ssss1isf .s,sessp sS4NHaS2zs
Flora-The heavy. rains OF the past
twosweeks here retarded all manner Of
crop harvesting.