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

WhyueSDoFo-A tefeSTdm was TO
tceived here stating that Lonnie Math-
Is, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Mathis,
former resident of this town. was
accidentally killed in a railroad acci-
dent in Louisiana.
+ Hattiesburg.-At a called meeting
of<the alhmnae- of the. South Missis
| sippi infirmary, "a reorganization of
the association in this city was ef-
fected, Mrs. Maude E. Varnado be-
ing elected president.
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Hazlehurst-Hazleh is in the
midst of her aptiaut campaign. The
government expert in the work came
Fand there are hanging in 5000 trees
ana ON posts tusts 5000 green cans
with the poison in them to- kill the
ants. The cans were put out more
numerously than in some towns, as
the ladies' clubs OF the town took
active part and are Very much inter
ested in seeing the pests eliminated.
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Hazlehurst.-The Georgetown Bap-
List ,yc9pych. Sunday school held its
rally day services recently and there
were 400 In attendance, among them
sonic Of the reading Baptist Sunday
school workers of the state. Dinner
twas derived ny thes Ladies 10 all pres
ent, the program lasting from 10
oIclorAoin the morning to LATE. irf the
afternoon.
Hazlehurst.-FirstM Methodist church
here has Jsut purchased a new piano
for use in the church services, the
choir members OF the=church deciding
1t far better TO use piano instead OF
the pipe organ which has been in use
for Is years, more or less. The La
dies Methodist society raised the
funds and purchased the piano.
Frfar Point.-The election called by
the bo9rd-of supervisors for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining the will of the
people in the matter IL issuing bonds
to the amount of $4,000 to supple
ment che original issue q 5000 was
held here and resulted in an over
whelming victory for the adherents OF
the proposed increase. The election
carried 81 for the issue and six were
against 1t.
Biloxi. M. Cole, age IS years, an
inmate of the Jefferson Davis soldiers
home since 1911. died in the hospital
of that institution. During the Civil
war he served with Company c, Eighth
Mississippi. Mr.. Cole was a member
Of the Baptist church and despite his
advanced age he came to Biloxi regu-
larly each Sunday to attend services.
Meridian.-E. H. Dial, former mayor
of Meridian, appointed by Federal
Judge Edwin R. Holmes of Yazoo City
to be deputy clerk of the federal court
and United States commissioner here,
has assumed charge OF the office. He
succeeds Peter Sthbblefield, who re-
signed to enter business with his
brother in Yazoo, City. s.e
Hattiesburg.-There, were. six con-
versions one night at the revival meet
ing being held at the Mississippi Nor
NAL college by the Rev. A. H. Sar-
gent khd G. P. Rockwell, singer. The
meeting is said by the evangelistis
party to be the best they have ever
seen and the spirit. of the students to
ward the inspirational meetings is
said 70 be splendid; ndid;&..-........-...-......,
Greenwood Chambless, Jr,
E@sns 1p TAiscsa>osa. Ala, tn faeatiSye
a car that was being held there after
a man giving his name as Paul Du-
mont had been arrested with Ford
car bearing Mississippi tag. He was
brought to Jackson, Miss, but the car
was held by officials at Tuscaloosa.
sPsss
Natchez-Ray Applegate, U. s. N.
R. f., who is making the trip down
the mississippi river from Chicago to
New Orleans in the interest of the
waterway projects, ar
rived here recently from vicksburg.
He is accompanied by C. L. Ostron of
Chicago.
Coldwater- Sheriff r. d. williams
has 'advartised an auction sale iof, land
to be held at the courthouse to salts
fy claims against the land for taxes.
The drainage tax has not been paid
on AZ tracts OF land in the Strayhorn
drainage district, and this property
will be sold unless the owners make
imareiiatb patfAentIs'fssi, sssd III
$50 sssse
Biloxi special or adjourned
Novemhef term of Federal court, which
has been held here regularly for the
past several years. will not be held
this month, and the next term win
be the one. which convenes February
20. 1922. All aliens. whose petitions
are on tile before Nov 10. win kss
heard at that time.
fOoldvAter.-W. MsPresley & Son OF
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