Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-14


are growing discouraged over the ex-
cessivs rains OF late.
partment store owner-was received
with much qualification in Department
Of Justice circles here.
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Jackson.-Jackson Rotary Club has
elected T. r. Warburton for the fifth
consecutive year as secretary.
Brookhaven.-St Francis Academy
will observe its commencement exer-
cises Thursday evening, May 20.
Blue Mountain.-A wave OF prosper
ity seems.t to have swept over Falk-
ner, a village in the upper end of this
county.
Ashland.-This section was visited
by heavy rain and strong wind. The
wind did no damage, but the rain will
serve to delay farm work.
Hattiesburg.-Th street cars have
been put back on four blocks Of Main
street north of the crossing with the
Mississippi Central railroad.
Blue Mountain. Efforts are being
made to get an extension of the postal
service on the Gulf Mobile & North
ern railroad between New Albany,
Miss, and Jackson Tenn.
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Kosciusko. Prof. F. c. jenkins.
president of TIE State High School con-
ference, announces the program for
the meeting to be held at the Univers-
ity of Mississippi June 23, "a and 25.
New Albany.--W. G. Minis, county
demonstration agent for Union county,
shipped three cars of hogs to the Men,
phis market last week, realizing
about Is cents for high-grade porkers.
New Albany.-R. L. Kirkwood Of
Oxford, Miss, bought OF w. w. Pick
ems, formerly of New Albany. but now
Of Winona. Miss, blosk of five brick
buildings on West Main street OF New
Albany.
Canton-Owing to the lateness of
crops on account of weather condi-
tions. the May term of the circuit
codrt, which was to convene here next
week, has been pretermitted until Jan
uary, 1921.
Greenwood.-Judge Sid F. Davis OF
Indianola convened the May term Of
the Leflore county circuit, court here.
The names of 20 men were drawn and
sworn in by the court az grand jurors
for the term.
Belmont.-The citizens Of Belmont
are elated over the result of the bond
election held here for the proposed is
sue Of bonds to erect school building
to cost $4,000. Only two votes were
cast against the issue.
Vicksburg.-A payroll of 100000 for
the school teachers. custodian OF build
ings and janitors for the next scho.
lastic term is absolutely necessary for
the public schools of this city. This
is the total figured by the board OF
education.
Meridian. will be confer
snce of the Meridian, Hattiesburg, Lau-
rel, Gulfport and Bogalusa business
and professional women's clubs, held in
this city, when number of delegates
from each place will be present The
conference is for the purpose Of dis
cussing various features of the club
work.
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Charleston.-sThe movement for bet.
ter schools in Tallahatchie county be-
gan recently by Superintendent of Ed
ucation John w. McCulloch is bear
ing immediate fruit in the formation
of number OF separate school dis
tricts and the consolidation OF num-
ber Of weak schools into strong and
healthy institutions.
Jackson.--Under the leadership Of
Sovereign Inspector General Melville
r. Grant of Meridian, of the Scottish
Rite Consistory, and William McDou-
gall of Montgomery. Ala. together
with Capt. George c. Myers and other
graduated Masons, a large class Of
Mississippi manhood is being inducted
into the degrees of that order OF Ma
sonry in Jackson Masonic Hail.
Natchez.-F0llowing the petition Of
large number of citizens of the coun-
ty, asking that such action be taken,
the Adams county board of supervis-
ors has rescinded its action in grant
ing an appropriation to retain a Red
Cross visiting nurse for duty in the
county. 1t was declared that the rural
population of the district was not suf-
ficiently large to justify the appropria-
tion.
vicksburg.-Mrs. s. w. Johnson,
suxhaco oonf frfhution IN hanavoIent en-