Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-18


cd by B. / Bradley. father of Austin
Bradley, world war veteran, who was
wounded several times and gassed in
France, and who has been under ex-
animation for lung trouble as the re-
suit OF the gassing received while
fighting the Germans, that his son is
said to have developed tuberculosis,
and has been sent to a sanitarium In
North Carolina
Fulton.--A monthly farmers insti-
tute at the Itawamba county agricul-
tural high school was attended by 200
persons. C. c. Mingee, farm demon
stration agent in Lee county, was the
principal speaker. He spoke OF the
benefits to be derived from farm
demonstration agent and urged the
people OF Itawamba county to try this
work again.
/ Friar Point.-The board of super
visors met here in their regular BIZ
monthly session and gave their atten-
| ton to routine matters pertaining to
the affairs Of the county, taking steps
toward the fixing OF the levy for the
ensuing year under order of the tax
commission, which has just been re-
| ceived.
Jackson.--A new angle has been
| given to the fight on the Illicit sale
OF drugs In this city through the en-
listing Of interest and active cooper
alton of representatives OF women's
organizations of the city in efforts to
obtain convictions in a case growing
out OF the arrest recently OF man
charged with forgery.
Belzoni--The board OF supervisors
at the recent meeting cut the tax levy
two mills, making the general county
levy 81 mills, against % mills last
year. Each district in the county will
pay this tax, together with a special
tax on them for school bonds, school
maintenance. state and levee, making
the various districts in the county pay
from A to 4S mills.
Cleveland.-Circuit court of this
district has convened here, with Judge
w. A. Alcorn, Jr., presiding. There
are about 400 civil cases on docket,
with about 100 criminal, which makes
it one OF the largest dockets here in
many day. Six weeks will be con-
sumsd III the trial OF these cases.
Il
Cleveland.-For the first time In
many years, practically all the cotton
and corn in this county has been
gathered. This is due to the fact of
the unusually good weather we have
had for harvesting and. too, in some
places. a short crop. Many planters
are now sowing oats and breaking
land for another year.
Blue Mountain.-Lowrey Memorial
Baptist church has just made a can
vass OF all OF its new members admit
ted since the general canvass for the
s75,000,000 campaign, and has secured
pledges from many of these.
!.
Blue Mountain.-Mississip Bap-
lists collected during the month Of
October approximately $4,000 on the
$75,000,000 campaign, according to
DR.. R. A. Kimbrough Of this place.
field secretary of the Baptist state
mission board, who has been at work
in the collection OF these pledges !.
Ackerman.--Abe Clark, negro fire
man on an Illinois Central freight
train, was shot and killed at the water
tank. just west OF town outside the
corporate limits. Nine buckshot were
found in the firemans body by the
, jury of inquest.
Jackson.-P. P. Garner, state COM
missioner OF agriculture and COM
merce, has received notification of his
appointment as a member of the To-
car committee for the meeting of the
I Southern Forestry congress, which
[ will meet in this city next February.
Biloxi.-Official announcement has
been made by Brig.-Gen. e. G. Scales
of the Mississippi national guard, that
Maj. e. D. Smith OF Biloxi has passed
, q satisfactory examination and will
, be recognized as a permanent officer
! in charge OF the troops of the Missis-
t sippi coast division Of the state guard.
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Crystal Springs.-The city fathers
nre asking the railroad company to
q improve its track near the station and
, the dangerous crossings at the various
I sidewalks. The tracks near the sta
. lion are 80 low that water constantly
! stand In them.
Biloxi.-James Karides. owner OF
the Splendid cafe in Gulfport, and
Paul Darelds, also Gulfport res.
tauranteur, have filed petitions in the
United States district court here tc
. become citizens. Both are Greeks.
Meridian.-The Primitive Baptist
congregation OF Meridian is erecting