Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-10
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county superintendent found there
were more children in the schools
than the census enumerator had list
ed. He and the county assessor
checked the returns from the beats
and found at least 5000 children who
had been overlooked.
Hazlehurst.-Judge d. M. Miller has
given violators of the law some very
severe reprimands in the way of Jail
and penitentiary sentences. T. Ham
iltOn was given two years for stealing
horse and selling it. York Autman
and his brother, March Autman, were
sentenced to five years in the pen
for stealing goods from a mercantile
firm at Clancy.
Prentiss.-Mr, and Mrs. Abiza Lon
glno and Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Dale,
the latter OF Jefferson Davis county,
will hold their golden wedding cele-
hration at old Hebron church on De-
eember 20. DR.. ]. R. Carter of Jack
son, DIR. ]. P, Williams of Menden-
hall and DR.. J. T. Dale of Collins will
deliver addresses.
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Lambert.-The home of VIM. Pol
lard was destroyed by fire. It is
thought that the fire started from a
defective flue. Owing to the fact
that the flames had gained such head
way before an alarm was given, the
entire contents OF the home, includ.
ing all of the wearing apparel Of the
family, was lost.
1 Canton At d meeting OF the board
Of stewards Of the F1fst Methodist
churrh a final ges .gef the ccpfsr.
ence year ql.s u II k'ssiS haing tho
last meeting az the Sear All cpIlec.
tions were paid III full. the collections
this year having been larger than IN
any year previous.
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Senatobia.--Miss Eva Caldwell,
home economics agent, announces
that a carload of poultry will be ship
ped by the poultry raisers of Tate
county Dec. 15. This will be the first
car of poultry to be shipped from the
county and marks the beginning Of
another industry. -.-~'
Rosedale.-A new school building
to cost 100000 will be started with
in the next few weeks. The plans
will be reviewed by the board of
trustees, composed of George MCGEE,
chairman; Henry McGowin and j. c.
Dattel, has already 20. KID" the
plans.
Crystal Springs.-The city council,
at its meeting in December, will in
augurate clean up campaign for the
town, which, If carried out, will mean
that Crystal Springs will be the
cleanest and most sanitary town in
the state.
Lula.-The ladies of the Methodist
Woman's Missionary society held
their annual bazar in the Masonic
hall here. A plate dinner, consisting
of barbecued pig, chicken salad,
pickles. bread and coffee was served
Belzoni-The women's Missionary
Union of the Baptist church reported
that it had sent box valued at $110
and cash to the amount of s20.21 to
the Baptist State Orphanage at Jack
son.
Jacksonville banquet of the Gen.
trail Trades council was one of the
most elaborate as well as important
affairs of the kind in the history OF
the organization.
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Clarksdale. - Louis DeMark died
suddenly. The deceased had been a
resident here for the past five or six
months and came to Clarksdale, from
Pine Bluff. Ark.
Eupora. Miss Ethel Suzanne
Hindsman, of Okolona, and Jerry
Darby Hayes, formerly of Mantee, in
this county, but now of Tupelo, were
married.
Hattiesburg The body of Joe Bull
lard. well-known druggist. who died
after a short illness. was carried to
Conehatta Newton county, for burial,
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Jackson The shortage OF cotton
seed In this territory caused two OF
the largest oil mills here to close
down.
Yazoo City, Martin L. Smith and
Miss Annie Edwards Of Thornton
drove to Yazoo City and were married.
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Pontotoc.-Miss Cassie Dye and w.
p. Halfway were married at the res
idence OF Rev. w. M. Brown.
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Greenville.--J. Thomas Canada, So
years old. died At the sanitarium here.