Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-19
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
nNNNNS CONDENSED IsxxxSY
Happenings Over
Comm Onwealth
as Cleaned from
Various Places

AGRICULTURAL COueBe.-h. ". IIllliu,
who graduated from A. & NJ last year
and has since been farm demonstra-
tion agent for Lawrence county, has
been appointed by the war department
director of animal husbandry work at
Camp Funston.
oir-Superintenden Tart of
the Jeff Davis Soldiers Home said the
people of Mississippi need not have
any uneasiness about the veteran in
mates of the home being kept warm
this winter.
Clinton-Prof w. B. Kenna and his
! co-laborers in the Clinton consolidated
school are receiving the praises and
congratulations of this community for
the splendid institution they are de-
veloping.
vicksburg.-Fcur white men con,
vieted on a charge of tarring two ne
/ gro women who refused to work dur
ing the war were fined $500 each and
/ sentenced to six months in Jail.
Jackson Recruiting for the Marine
/ Corps in the Southern division is pick
I ing up, according to Sergt. Sidney B.
streety, of Mississippis only station,
/ located in Jackson.
Crystal Springs in this
section suffering with thirst" have
found relief here in an excellent sub
stitute for liquor in what is called
"cow medicine
! Ripley-Miss Watson of Little Rock,
! Ark, spoke here in the interest of the
federal amendment to the United
States constitution providing for wom
an suffrage.
! University-One of the twelve re-
| search stations to be established in
the United States by the bureau of
education is to be at the University of
Mississippi.
Crystal Springs The Ladies' Mis-
sionary Society Of the Methodist
church at their annual meeting elected
officers of the society to serve during
1920.
Il
Agricultural College.-The Christ
most holidays at A. & M. College will
begin at noon friday, Dec. 10, and will
extend until p M Wednesday, Dec. 81.
Columbus Already more than ST.
SOC has been subscribed toward the
fund being raised for a library at
Stephen D. Lee high school.
Greenwood = The Yazoo. Tallah-
atchie and Yalobusha rivers are re-
ported higher for December than they
have been in thirty years.
Ripley.--The Tippah County Teach
ers Association held meeting in Rip
ley. presided over by Prof. Duke Hum
phrey, president.
Jackson -Adjt Cen. e c. Scales is
expected back from Washington and
will soon start mastering in state
guard troops.
ndianola-Chancellor r M. Thorn
as has convened court here and will
continue two weeks. There are So
| cases to try.
Meridian.-The cotton embargo is
still on in Meridian and very little. if
any, is being moved from the two
congresses.
Gulfport-A meeting of farm extern
sion workers from fifteen Southern
states will be held in Culfport Decem-
ber 1918
Pace-The cancellation of Memphis
and Greenville passenger trains has
caused CONSERVATION among the peo-
pie here.
| Crystal Springs.-A dearth of guns
and diamonds is reported, according to
the tax assessors rolls, just COM
pleted.
Fernwood AT the regular monthly
meeting of the Sincerity Lodge, F. &
A. NJ, officers were elected
| Agricultural College who
reside in Warren county met for the
organization of club.
University-Bishop w NJ Aims
worth Of Austin. Texas, spoke at the
University chapel.
Jacksonville Mississippi board of
bank examiners reports a shortage of
assistant examiners.
Amory.--A carload of Itawanba
raised sweet potatoes was shipped
from here.
Monroe-Camp. 1046, w. o. W., re-
elected its 1919 set of officers to serve
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