Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-04-09

OHdHCtTy COuIL udS
adjourned for the term.
Carthage.-On account OF the pre-.
vailing influenza epidemic the public
school was suspended.
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Ellisville-Officers have been elect
ed by Laurel Lodge No. 1000, b. P. o.
of Elks for the ensuing term.
Ellisville.-Rev +. J. Taylor, aged
Sc years. a Confederate veteran. and
local Methodist minister, died in a
hospital in Laurel.
Natchez.-The first White Shrine
chapter in Mississippi was instituted
here by j. F. Herd, watchman of shep-
herds of the Memphis chapter.
Shannon.-The j. l. Spencer Post,
No. II, American Legion, was organ
lied here. The post is named for ].
Ivey Spencer, who. was reared at this
place.
Lexington.-A Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley train was wrecked west of here
when making return trip from
Tchula. A bridge was undermined,
which caused the accident.
Carthage-Thist town will soon have
another bank, the stock having been
subscribed. The capitalization will
probably be $4,000. The institution
will commence business in a new
building.
Meridian.-In furtherance of the
movement in this county for pure-bred
beef and dairy cattle the Lauderdale
County Bull Association has been or
sanized by the election of five direc-
tors.
New Albany-TEe Presbyterian
Church of New Albany, whose pastor
resigned recently, to accept the dean.
ship of Bryson College, Fayetteville,
Tenn, is having some difficulty in Sc
curing pastor.
Crystal Springs-Ground was brok-
on for the foundation for the new
brick building that will be erected on
Marion avenue by r. NJ Dickson &
| Son. The building, when completed,
will be an ornament to Marion avenue.
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.Greenville.-The Menges Motor
Truck Company, new industrial en-
terprise here, has purchased the
| Churchill compress grounds and ware
house, to be used as the factory site
| for the manufacture of motor trucks.
Pontotoc.--A chamber of commerce
was organized at Pontotoc. Answer
ing call of the mayor. large and
enthusiastic mass meeting was held
in the county courthouse at this place
for the purpose of organizing such a
body.
| Natchez.-The result of the cam
paign in Adams county for funds with
which to aid in the erection upon the
battlefield of the Marne an appropri-
ate tribute to France has been most
successful The subscriptions came
entirely from school children of the
county.
Blue Mountain.-To promote high.
er degree of cooperation among the
different churches of this faith in the
county some of the leading Presby.
terians in Tippah county have as
sumed the financial responsibility. for
the printing Of semi-monthly relig-
ious periodical, the Tippaa Presby-
| terian.
Hattiesburg g-Owing to the fact
that the business of the Chamber of
Commerce. of this city has a growing
work the offices have been moved
from the Citizens Bank building to
the Y. M. G. A., where one of the as
sembly rooms will be occupied and
the auditorium OF the building used
for its meetings.
Hattiesburg. Showing the interest
ths:t is being developed in the ta-
ming and poultry clubs of the county,
Miss Katherine Staley. home eco
nomics agent, is holding meetings with
| the girls IN every community Where
such clubs exist and they are making
plans for a greater showing this year
than ever before.
Greenwood.--S. Il. and j. w. Barn.
well claim to have grown the cham
pion bale of staple cotton in the delta
on their farm in North Greenwood
near tae Ta,lahatchie river. The cot
ton and seed from this one bale sold
for $1,o50. This cotton was grown on
one and one-fourth acres Of ground
and only the first picking went into
the bale.
West Point-During the months oi
February and March there has been
given in Clay county by the home
demonstration agent, Miss Nellie May
Wells, and her co-workers, winter
short eo,.rra a For WOW, an and pirIo hv