Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-21

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brought federal court to an abrupt
end here, following charge by L. M.
Burch, an attorney, that the grand and
petit jurors for the term had not been
drawn as required by law, and there
fore all indictments, including fifty
against alleged moonshiners, are In
valid.
Brookhaven.- spite of the prohi-
bition amendment, snakes are still be-
ing seen in Brookhaven. A coach
whip 6 feet long, not as elusive as in
the crazed mind of the drinker, was
killed on pavement near a ditch
where children play. A large ground
rattler was also killed few weeks
ago.
Meridian.-The city council reintro-
duced ordinances providing for an is
sue of $290,00O of municipal bonds for
street paving, improvements on cer-
tain paved streets, building of con-
crete bridges and establishment of an
incinerator plant to conform with a
recent enactment of the legislature.
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Meridian.-Lines are being painted
on the pavements at important busi-
ness street corners to indicate where
pedestrians shall cross streets and
where street cars shall stop for the
discharge Of passengers.
Meridian.-One of the best attended
Shrine ceremonials in the history OF
Hamasa Temple was held here, con-
Guiding with a cotillion at the Stone
wall Club, following banquet at the
Scottish Rite Cathedral.
Jackson. - The fifty-third annual
meeting of the Mississippi Medical AS
sociation was convened in the Kinds
county courthouse auditorium, being
called to order by President F. ]. Un-
derwood of Aberdeen.
Meridian-The police are investi-
eating the sales of certain medf-
cine in Meridian, which, 1t is said, Is
causing as much drunkenness <as whis-
key ever did to those who drink it.
Senatobia.-Rev. DR.. Mutt has been
called by the Baptists of Senatobia
to fill the pulpit of the First Baptist
church here, with an increase in sal
airy. He comes here from Texas.
New Albany.-New Albany voted for
the issue of bonds to defray the ex-
pense Of enlarging the city water and
light plantaand for the purchase OF nd
ditionalAfire fighting apparatus.
Grse9H1sd. The sum Of $ slT5.5s
was Collected Sunday at tite sa1 s11&
churches in Greenwood on Mothers 8
Day for the endowment OF the Old
Ladies' Home at Jackson.
Walthall-The merchants and busi-
ness men of the thriving town of Eu-
pora have entered into an agreement
to close their places of business at 6
o'clock pm. till September.
Grenada.-The board of trustees of
the Grenada city schools met with
Prof. John Rundle, the new superin-
tendent, and named teachers for the
next session.,
Crystal Springs.-The physicians
here have organized a mutual protect
i've association, and On account OF the
high cost of living have advanced fees
for services.
Hattiesburg g.-Millsaps College Glee
Club appeared at the Strand Theater
and delighted a very large audience
with solos, quartettes and general good
singing.
Columbus.-An anti-malarial survey
under the direction of sanitary en-
gineers of the United States public
health service was launched in Co
lumbus.
Meridian. is well on the
way to the top in the campaign for
the city's quota of $4,000 for the Sal
yation Army's home service fund.
Tupelo.-The board of supervisors
have accepted proposition of the
state board OF health to establish q
permanent department of health.
Shannon.-The piano recital OF the
pupils of Miss Nellie Irby brought the
commencement exercises of another
successful year for the Shannon High
School to close.
Natchez. Conditions in the flooded
area along the Lower Black river havo
become so critical that appeals for as
sistance have been made.
Meridian.-The spring reunion Of tho
Scottish Rite bodies of Mississippi
ended with work In the thirty-second
degree
Port Gibson.-The regular term OF
The chancefy court convened. with