Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-29
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WI STATE NEWS

Jonestown-aev. M. e. Scott, pastor
of Jamestown M. z. church, has been
gone for two weeks on his vacation.
Wiggins.-Fire believed of incen-
diary origin destroyed the schoolhouse
at Saucier just south Of here.
Georgetown.-Under the supervision
of C. C. Bearden, Copiah county agri-
cultural agent, the school campus here
is being graded and leveled.
Wiggins.-Four stores have been
robbed here, quantity Of silk shirts,
shoes and mems furnishing goods be-
ing taken.
Beauvoir.-Elias M Oden, "a years
old, Confederate veteran and inmate
of the Jefferson Davis soldiers home,
died in the Beauvoir Hospital.
Wiggins.-Chancery court has con-
vened with Judge d. M. Graham on the
bench and a number of out-of-town at
torneys in attendance. A short docket
is booked for this term.
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Louisville.-The main street of Lou
isville is being rebuilt, heavy coat Of
gravel clay and sand being used. The
work Is being pushed and 1t Is hoped
to have It completed in short time.
UicL onH Mpc 0au, Mar
Gus. Of vicksburg, have announced the
engagement and approaching marriage
of their daughter, Frieda Harriet, to
Issie A. Dobson, Of Canton.
Water valley.-Melons are beginning
to be brought in rapidly. Several
wagon loads are on the streets daily,
some melons selling as high as $1.25
each.
vicksburg.-i rain accompanied by
very high wind struck Vicksburg,
the wind breaking number of win
dows and awnings.
Greenville-The Greenville city base
ball league, which opened the season
June with four clubs, has decided
to disband for the season.
Shubuta.-A meeting Of the business
men of Shubuta was held here and It
was decided ythem to put up gin
at once. The gin at this place burned
last spring.
Houston.-Mrs. Russell B. Wright
has filed suit for $4,000 against the
town for the death of her husband,
who was elecrtocuted while working
in his garage, it is said.
Greenville.- has just re.
Gently opened a vacation Bible school
in the Sunday school room of the Firs.
Presbyterian church for children from
4 to 16 years of age.
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Blue Mountain.-Uncle Jack Terry
whose home Is between this place and
Guntown, Miss, Is now about 109 years
of age, according to Rev. s. v. Gullett
q local Baptist preacher, who baptized
Uncle Jack at the ripe old age Of 80
Observation-Disclosures digging a we'll
on the property of Mrs. s. L. Knox
struck what seems to be coal about
40 feet below the surface of the earth.
1t is lighter than coal, but- resembles
it very much and after drying out
burns rapidly. They have dug about
four feet since they hit the substance
but are not through the strata.
North Carrollton-George McDonal J
a young boy living a few miles east
of town, is suffering from painful &C
cident with gunpowder. He filled an
umbrella handle with powder and said
-'he was going to blow 1t up" but II
went off too soon and his face and
head caught the load.
Crystal Springs. - The Thomas.
Rhymes company, manufacturers oil
box materials of all kinds and veneer
nave closed down their plant and will
keep it closed for 30 days or more
making repairs.
Jackson.-The committee on agri
cultural legislation has been called &c
meet at the A. & M. college, at which
time the work preparing the bills ror
consideration at the next session OF
the legislature will begin.
Meridian.-The Meridian exchange
club has refused to endorse the prop
osition presented by the woman's civic
league that all civic and commercial
organizations of the city join in re-
quest to the merchants and business
men that all places of business be
closed at noon on Saturdays.
Canton.-Conference between repro
sentatives Of the chamber of commerce
and farmers from Scott and Rankin
counties in the vicinity of Ratcliffe's &
ferry over Pearl river will be held to
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