Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-05
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Pcrusal.

Matthews A. M. Il. churcn, heV. w. L.
Strong, pastor, and Rt. Rev. w. H.
Heard of Philadelphia, Pa, bishop OF
the Episcopal district, presiding.
Yazoo City.-Completion of the task
OF revising the Yazoo City assessments
on personal property by the board OF
mayor and aldermen increases the
city's assessed valuation on personal
property approximately $500 900.
Blue Mountain.--In a shooting con-
test just held here Miss Mary Alice
Willis of Elizabeth Miss, one Of the
seniors of Blue Mountain college, car
ried off first honors as an expert
marksman.
Jackson.--Gov Bilbo has returned
from visit to Webster county, where
he spent Monday and part OF Tuesday
endeavoring to arouse interest in the
improved highways proposition.
3 Corinth--Alcorn county teachers met
In regular session at the courthouse
with a good attendance and we'll
defined interest in the discussion un-
der consideration
Columbus,--A malarial survey of Co
fumbus and Immediate section is being
made under the direction of DR.. VIII
liam Komp Of the United States public
health service
= Jackson.-The "shimmy." the camel
walk" the cheek Dance" and similar
dances were branded by the Kinds
county grand jury as vulgar, immoral
and indecent"
Blue Mountain.-The Southern Sem
tinel, the only political newspaper in
Tippah, owned and edited by A. C. An
derson, has just rounded out its for
Greenville.--The banks of Greenvi!le
have organized clearing house, made
necessary b. the constantly increasing
financial transactions that concentrate
p this city, \:
Bonneville fPrentiss county farmers.
through the farmers cooperative asso-
citation. are buying cottonseed meal tn
car lots st . saving Of from IS n SO
per ton.
Meridian.--Marks Rothenberg has
been reelected president of the Missis-
.sippi-Alabama fair association. A. H.
George, secretary and general manager.
Poplarville--The model county teach
ers' association held an important
meeting at Poplarville. Over one hum
dred teachers were in attendance.
Meridian-The Mississippi river rate
case pending before the interstate COM
merce commission is scheduled for
hearing on December 10.
Vicksburg. The next Legislature will
be asked to appropriate $4,000 for the
fourth battle picture to the Mississippi
memorial monument
Blue Mountain.-Rev. w. G. Thomp-
son has just been awarded first prize
in the Union county fair on his entry
OF Wnlte Legh0rns.
Jackson-An interworld church meet,
Ing is planned for Jackson by Rev. @.
8. Harmon.
Maridian.-J. F. Nichols of this city
has won the state honor for corn club
champion.
Yazoo City.-Beginning with the CO.
operative marketing of live stock in
Yazoo county the cooperative market
ing has shown wonderful develop
ments.
Charleston. - Prominent Memphis
bankers and local business men Of
Charleston are promoting national
bank for this place.
Aberdeen. Before the Mississippi
conference adjourned resolutions In
dorsing President Wilson were passed
by rising vote.
Hernando-At recent meeelng Of
the board OF supervisors q county coun-
eli was created to solve outstanding
farm problems.
\ Corinth The Woodmen of the World
will have an elaborate spread at their
lodge rooms In Corinth on the night Of
December /.
Water yalley--The Water Valley de-
vefopment club has been Aorgsnissd
here by progressive citizens.
Greenwood. Judge H. H. Elmore
opened the criminal term Of the Le-
flore county circuit court.