Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24
HAS $4,000 FIRE.
Charleston Furniture Store and Resi-
dences LeveIed by BIazes.


dences Leveied by BIazes.
Charieston-One of the most disas.
trous fires that has ever visited this
place hit the southeast corner OF
Court Square, completely destroying
the large two-story brick building oc-
cupied by the McMullen Furniture
company on the first floor and the
handsome office apartments on the
second floor. 81. sD i 40si4l 4a.
There is no clue as to the origin
OF the fire, which had gained such
headway when discovered by the night
watchnian that no effort possible
could save the building Or any part
Of the ilargel stock carried by the
McMullen. Company. the loss in stock
amounting to $65,000, while the build
Ing could not be replaced with less
than s25.00O. From the McMullen
building the flames swept ON to the
adjacent building occupied by the
Weinsteinil Mercantile, Company, a
large department store, completely
destroying stock Of goods valued
at $75, 600. The entire building hous-
ing this business was also destroyed.
Earlier in the night the Z home of,
Ben Gordon was destroyed. the fire
originating in a defective flue, ,.f
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Holly Springs.--The Holly Springs
chamber Of commerce. passed resolu-
tions strongly indorsing the work of
Home Economics Agent Miss Katye
Partridge and of the county demonstra-
tion agent, ]. M Thomason, IN this
county. and deplored the fact that tho
board of supervisors of this county
had decided to terminate that work at
the end Of the present employment,
and ordered that he chamber of COM
merce urgenly request the board to
reconsider its'action and continue these
important departments. s ~ .. e,ale4
Newhebron.---At Old Hebron church,
Q mile and half from here, on Do
cember 29, a double wedding annsuers
sary will be celebrated in which the
/ participants commemorate q double
wedding which occurred fifty years
ago that night, the brides being sis
! Il q =
ters,. and the ,groomsmen bearing the
relationship to each other of uncle
and nepheW,. The principals are Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Longino, Of Silver
Creek and Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Dale,
residing near this place. sAs aea
Jonestown.A ~ Misses Wedgewood and
Smith lectured and gave demonstra-
tions at the school on diet and care
of sick and infants. Assisted by Miss
Barrett. they have been. making a
thorough canvass. of Jamestown in
the interest of the Rockefeller, survey
DIR. Wild will bring. an engineer and
he will advise Dr. Longino, the health
physician here, as to the drainage of
the town, which he expects to have
completed before summer. Ht
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Blue Mountain.2rhe Delta Epsilon
club, one of the most select social or
ga0izations of Blue Mountain college
has pledged the following young la
dies as new members for this sessionss
Miss Mary Reed Pegues, Tupelo
Miss; Miss Joyce Vernon, Kiowa,
Okla; Miss Ruby Thomas. Tupelo
Miss; Miss May Hall, New Albany,
Miss; Miss Ruth Allen, Rogers Tut-
pelo, Miss, and Miss Ruby Collins,
Lewisburg. Miss. iA. ,as.l IN .ss,,,, N
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Hattiesburg, More than, half a
hundred men, representing industries
whose capital totals approximately
S25,000.000 and whose working force
Is about 1000 people, met in 'Hatties-
burg to attend the safety meeting
conducted under the auspices Of the
safety and Industrial relations depart
meht of the Southern Pine Associa-
tion, New Orleans. - Ms,sa
Jacksonville governor suspended.
the sentence ofyone year In the peni-
tentiary imposed on w H. Wood.
former superintendent Of education Of
Harrison county. The suspension is
until JAM 81, to allow opportunity for
the pardon board to pass on the case.
Wood was convicted of misappropriat-
ing public funds.
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scooba. The Presbyterian Ladies'
Aid bazaar closed here and netted
considerably over 5000. The money
will be used in church and mission
work. ~
Moss Point, Work will Commence
within aafsw days on the building Of
two bridges over Rhodes bayou, which