Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-12
MISSISSIPPI
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

b.OnerS Tor THIS ul5trlCt announce tnat
they have contracted with w. T. Ellis
to maintain the roads at 500 per mile.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of reports show.
Ing excellent and far-reaching work of
the Red Cross chapter of Meridian and
the election of an executive committee
featured the annual meeting.
Greenwood. - Tuesday committees
commenced the canvassing of the city
and county in the sale OF bonds for the
erection of home and club house for
the business women of Greenwood
sssss
vicksburg M. L. Virden OF Green
vile and B. M. Fulton of Jackson have
bought the upper compress" and ware
house in this city from the Vicksburg
compress and warehouse company.
Jackson.-Fully s5,O00,00O has been
raised in Mississippi for the Baptist
s75000,00O campaign, although the
states quota is only $500 900, accord
Ing to the Baptist campaign headquar-
ters.
Greenville.-The Washington county
grand jury organized Monday after
noon, made quick work of its duties,
and after examining 93 witnesses re-
turned 26 bills of indictment and ad-
journed.
Jackson.-Under the fostering lead.
ership of the Jackson young women's
business club, the preliminary steps
have been taken to organize a local
young women's Christian association
for Jackson.
Jackson.-With the exception of
president of the board of trustees,
which will be one of the three veteran
members of the peniteniary board, the
trustees are now ready for the turning
of the next calenaar year.
Jacksonville Mississippi highway
Improvement association, composed of
the leading progressive men of the
state, has its organization perfected
and has commenced the work Of pro.
noting good roads in the state.
Natchez-Bondhold of the South
ern railway and light company, ooe-
rating the street car system and elec-
trio light and power plant of Natchez,
have filed application for the appoint
ment of a receiver for the company.
Jackson.-Blake w. Godfrey, state
director of the Y. NJ. c.. A., has received
notice that the new southern college OF
young mems Christian associations,
recently established to train secreta.
ries, will run IL months in the year.
s%ss-
Pascagoula.- International ship
building company here, employing
about 1900 men, posted notices at the
plant telling the employees that the
entire plant had been closed down until
further notice on account of dispute
with the machinists.
Agricultural ollege.-Extensio bull
Ietin No. 13, "The Use of the Babcock
Test" prepared by former Prof. A. S
Ambrose. in cooperation with the dairy
extension division, is now ready for
distribution. A copy will be sent free
TO anyone who writes for it.
Vicksburg.--With the installation ol
a $500. 900 plant in the old compress
and warehouse by the Anderso1 Tully
lumber company, to be completed early
next year, and residence property to be
built within the next six months, Vicks
burg has building program contract
ed for and under way which will add
more than half million dollars to the
improvements.
Meridian.--Cattle and hog sales a,
auction of the Mississippi-Ala live
stock association were brisk.
Crystal Springs town has al
last reached the "city" class and is SC
recognized by the government.
Brooksville.-The Mississippi confer
ence of the c. NJ E. church convened
here, Bishop R. A. Carter presiding.
taking an active part in the Red Cross
Christmas seal sale now in progress.
Gulfport. Flights are being made
daily from the local aviation field by
experienced aviators who came here
recently to establish commercial fly
| ing station.
Philadelphia.--R.M NJ Long, who owns
and runs the farmers progressive
creamery, has made arrangements te
open up q creamery at Philadelphia
Immediately.
Meridian.-The board of SUPERVISOR
have awarded contract for building
concrete bridges and furnishing ant
instal:ing culvert pipe on thN Dixt,
overland highway.