Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-02-25
PROPOSE NEW LAWS.
CITY Attorney VIII Make Report -
Mayor and Board o. Aldermen.

will make his report to the mayor and
board Of aldermen at the March meet
ing relative to the recodifying Of the
municipal ordinances. This work was
authorized at the January meeting OF
the board Of aldermen and the city
attorney has been busily engaged in
the work since that time, He has re-
vised the ordinances emitting such
ordinances as were obsolete and only
retaining those that are effective. and
it Is the purpose OF tie mayor and
laws Is handed them to instruct the
officers to enforce each ordinance to
the letter. This will mean strict Sum
day closing, no grass on the streets.
strict sanitation, no cows on the
streets and no unmuzzled dogs.
Hazlehurst--W. l.. Catchings. .
lifelong resident OF this county, who
owned large plantation six miles
east OF Hazlehurst. has sold his estate
to J. r. Riley OF New Hebron. who
will move on the farm at once. The
farm contains $40 acres and sold for
more than $50 per acre, good price
for land at this particular time. How
ever, the lands OF this section have
been hard to buy. and the buyer of
this lace is lucky to obtain such
large, fertile tract at this season of
the year.
Blue Mountain.-Rev. Charles l..
Power. superintendent of missions of
the East Mississippi Presbytery, has
made an official visit to number OF
congregations OF this faith In this
county. He was highly pleased with
the progressive spirit evinced among
Tippah Presbyterians. was impressed
with some of the new houses OF wor-
ship being constructed in the county
and stimulated the Presbyterian lead.
ers to greater activity for the work OF
the denomination for the coming year.
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Meridian.-A special officer of the
police department is en- route to Nc
ridian from Florence, Ala, having in
custody two white, men-John Sample
and Frank Harvester-arrested in that
city by order Of the chief of police
here as suspects in the robbery Of the
! Marks Rothenberg company stores and
! the Winner. Klein & company ware
house In this city, when large guam
tity Of merchandise Is alleged to have
been hauled away.
Senatobia.-Miss Eva Caldwell, the
home economics agent. reports that
the farmers wives of the county are
sure to have car OF broilers to ship
in the month OF May this year. The
agent has been assured by poultry
dealers that ii she can get to them
a car Of broilers by this time, 1t will
command top prices, averaging 76
cents for each brofler.
Rome.-The Improvement Club has
done civic work here that adds to the
town materially. Trees have been
planted on the school grounds, also
playground slides and see-saws have
been provided by this club for the
school. The last meeting was most
interesting, consisting of musical num-
bers, transaction OF business and 70.
freshments. in.
/ Hattiesburg That q large amount
will be spent in extending facilities
in this vicinity and that the company
will undertake the canning OF cans
syrup this year was the announcement
made by ]. J. Mcclure. manager oi
the American Pickle and Canning
company. who reached this city for a
conference with managers OF the plant
here. 1885 4f
Meridian. Monroe Byrd has beer
declared winner Of the contest in the
class Grafton for senior class orator
at the graduation exercises Of the
Meridian high school The subject
chosen by the young orator and the
one that won him the honor was Sar
gent s. Prentiss' speech in congress
on "Mississippi's Contested Election
Natchez.-Under direction Of J. L
Nichols, nationally known pied pl
per-" the campaign to exterminate rati
, in Natchez is progressing rapidly ans
a large number OF rodents have beer
destroyed. The movement is backes
by the Natchez chamber Of commerc,
and county and city health officers.
Hazlehurst.-A. ]. Ainsworth 4
building new wholesale storehous;
on East Railroad avenue. as his pres
ent location Is now the property d
! the Hazlehurst Truckers association
, He has contracted to build 1t OF {
: strictly fireproof material and it will
, be the lragest store Of its kind to bI
, built here in some time.
Natchez-It is announced by thu
| banks OF Matches that they approvs
the plan Of reducing cotton acreagl
/ recommended by the American Cotton
[ association and will make no advancoi