Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-03-26
Brief News Of Mississippi

Ph1ladelphia.-Lee White VI Pnlla-
delphia has ordered $4,000 worth Of
machinery to be used in making brick
and tiling.
Meridian.-Rev. P. M. Jones OF New.
ton, Ala, has been called to the pas
torate OF the Forty first Avenue Bap.
'tist church here.
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Greenville,-George R. James Of
Memphis spoke to representative
body OF negroes at the courthouse here
and gave them splendid advice.
Fernwood.-With the S0th milestone
Just attained, Mrs. e. I. Darlington OF
Frangllnton celebrated her birthday in
her home recently.
Tslertown.-The voters of this coun-
ty will express their will on the propo-
sition to issue $4,000 bonds of the
county for road purposes.
Meridian.-The oratorical and read
ing contests of the county schools field
day will be held at the city hall in this
city Thursday evening, March rs. e
Seminary The continued rains In
this section havo set the farmers back
a month. but little land has been pre-
pared and very little corn planted.
Philadelphia.-Two carloads Of hogs
were shipped by freight from Philadel-
phia. The shipment was cooperative,
and conducted by the county agent.
Natchez.-A recruiting party under
command of Col. ]. M. Hobson is in
Natchez. The party is accompanied
by the eighth coast artillery band of
29 pieces.
Crystal Springs.-The manufactur-
ing plants here manufacturing crates,
baskets and containers of all kinds
are experiencing some difficulty in get
ting wire. tE &
HattieEburg.-Ow to the rains
that have fallen for the past two
months, farming has made but little
progress and the planting season has
been set back two weeks. t
Coffeeville.-The women OF Yalo.
busha county, led by their home eco
nomics agent, Miss Lillian B. Doris,
have been taking an active interest In
the Mississippi better butter contest.
Philadelphia official count OF the
special elections Of the road bond Is.
sues held in Neshoba county shows
that the bond issues voted upon in
Beats Nos. 1, and have carried.
Flora.-Flora is still putting it over
in the shipment of hogs A cooperative
shipment was made, consisting OF two
carloads of the finest porkers that
have ever been raised IN this section
Senatobia.- The report of the three
Tate county banks made the past week
show deposit of one and one-half mil
lion dollars. For this season Of the
year this amount is considered splen
did.
Shannon This place is practically
isolated so far as the pixies are con
cerned, as the channel bridges of Coon
ewah, Chiwhappa and Town Creek are
down between this place and Tupelo
Okolona and Nettleton, respectively.
Clarksdale-The Clarksdale Retail
ers Association employed o. G. John
ston to represent them in opposinl
prices fixed by State Fair Price Com,
missioners ]. G. Locke OF Columbus
It is claimed that the margin Of profit
fixed by Mr.. Locke is such as would b'
suicidal to business
Agricultural College, e-"The 500
members Of the Mississippi Teachers
Association have rolled UP thei
sleeves: they are improving their or
pc atsor ~apidiv In order to insure
to every child in Mississippi substan
tial education" said r. D. Mellen
president Of the association.
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New Albany.--Newton g. Newton
owners of the famous Oakdale stool
farm OF New Albany and breeders Q
Big Bone Poland China hogs, held thei
annual winter sale of favorite gifts ant
sows. Thirtylsorr hogs were sold
bringing $3.50, the bulk Of the Offer
ings going out Of the state. '-2 sDss
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Columbus4--J s. Marx, executiv
secretary to Thomas 3. Locke. fai
price commissioner for Mississippi, Of
ficialy issued the list of ofschairmen Q
the county fair price committees. 4
will be the duty Of these committee
to ace that the provisions Of the mai
gin of profit order are enforced.
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misunderstanding to the r.
port of ]. A. Ramey, state field agen
of the bureau OF crop estimates, col
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