Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-09-26


work in behalf of the various counties.
visited Greenwood and succeeded in get
ting a number of ladies and gentlemen
interested in the matter of launching
the campaign in Leflore county for the
sale of $4,000 worth of Red Cross
seals.
Greenville.-T Washington county
tax rolls from the Mississippi state
tax commission at Jackson have been
returned and the commission has as
sumed the authority to raise the as
sessed valuation fixed by the county
assessor and board of supervisors of
the county on lands in cultivation, just
25 per cent
Vaiden.--J. E. Bonner, farm agent
for Carroll county, shipped from this
point three care of live stock, one car
of hogs and two cars of beef cattle.
Verona.-During the past few months
Verona has been playing the game of
fruit basket" judging by the number
OF real estate deals that have taken
place.
Jackson.-At the penitentiary de-
partment headquarters, announcement
is made that the recently announced
plan of the superintendent, ] M. Will
hanson and trustees, for transfer Of
the white convicts from Rankin farm
to Oakley, and substituting negroes at
the former place, has been carNed
into effect.
Coffeeville.-At the last meeting of
the board OF supervisors a tax rate of
SO was levied on all female dogs over
six months old, and 81 on all male
dogs of the same age, said tax to be
applied to a school improvement fund
ito be used to repair and improve the
public school houses of the county.
Jackson.-Favorable replies are be-
ing received by Gov. Bilbo to his ref
erendum letter asking members of the
new legislature to authorize the bor-
rowing of about 100000 for the main
tenance of several state institutions
until the January meeting of the law
making body.
Agricultural College-The beautifi-
cation Of the home and school grounds
will constitute for this year a special
project OF the horticultural division OF
the Mississippi extension bureau.
sss
Greenville.-The Greenville military
academy, Col. F. D. Reilly, president,
opened its tenth annual session with
more than 100 boys in attendance and
with several states represented.
Jackson.-That Missssippi's cotton
yield is to be surprisingly short, even
below the estimates of a few weeks
ago, is the report of r. T. Lindley.
state meteorologist
Agricultural College-A three DAYS.
club school was held for the club girls
and boys of Bolivar county by County
Agent Smith and Miss Sullivant, home
economics agent
Corinth.Z The fall term of chancery
court is in session here this week.
Oxford.-The University of Missis.
sippi opened with an overflowing It.
tendance
Starkville.--Despite the fact that
lumber is commanding fancy prices,
people are buying same and having
dwellings and other buildings con.
structed.
Jackson.-With the largest enroll.
ment in it's history the annual session
of Belhaven college was opened with
appropriate exercises in Cunningham
chapel
Clinton.-The Mississippi college
festivities were brought to a close
with the formal opening of Hillman
college and Mississippi college con-
Jointly
Natchez.-Dr. E. B. French, city
health officer, has mobilized the MA
chinery of the city health department
and has inaugurated cleanup cam
paign.
Jackson.-Gov. Bilbo has appointed
VIM. F. Gee, well-known lawyer Of
Marks, Quitman county, to be Judge
OF the seventh chancery district.
Natchez.-The Italian benevolent So
ciety and the Sons Of Columbus. social
and fraternal organizations of Natchez.
have been merged into one body.
Agricultural College.--The Mississip
po agricultural and mechanical college
opened its thirty-ninth session with an
official enrolment OF ST..