Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-08-05
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form


envy. this place. who made an average
Of 80 in his medical work this summer
OF 80 in medical work this summer in
Tulane University, New Orleans, will
sity of Mississippi, completing both
the literary and medical training there.
He will probably be the youngest per-
son ever to achieve this double dis
tinction at ole Miss.
Blue Mountain.-The personally as
sessment in Tippah have fallen off
about 100000 from the previous Off
cial record, according to the estimate
Of some OF the board of supervisors
who have just completed the readjust-
nnent of taxable values in the county
IN their review of the rolls Of the coun-
~ tax assessor.
@ Blue Mountain.-Freight traffic on
this division of the Gulf, Mobile and
Northern railroad is steadily climbing
back up toward the pre-slump maxi
mum when this division was put to it
to handle the volume of its business
because Of its recent constructed road
bed from Middleton to Jackson Tenn.
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Biloxi.-Johnson's turpentine still
on the Tchouticaboffa river, about ten
miles north of Biloxi, which was de-
stroyed by fire last winter. causing a
i loss of nearly $4,000 to its owner, ].
. II. Johnson, has been placed in opera
. tion again and is now working on full
/ time in the manufacturing Of rosin,
| and turpentine.
Jackson.-Entrance examinations to
state college will be given August II
af Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson Me-
Tidian. Brookhaven. Grenada, Holly
6prings. Clarksdale, Moorhead, Tupelo
md Ackerman. The announcement is
made by H. M. Ivy, state supervisor Of
boundary education. IS
Senatobia.-The county school board
met here and transacted business con-
nected with the interest of the schools
of the county. There is only one new
school building in course OF construc-
ton, the one at Thyatira. This, when
spacious and handsome buildings in
the county.
n Greenwood.-T. G. Croutz, in charge
Xof the Atlanta, Ca, office of the Unit
1 led States warehouse act, will arrive
LIN Greenwood soon and will meet the
IIFarious superintendent of the COM
Dresses In the delta here in order to
&iscuss the various duties of the IL
v.&ensed warehousemen under the ware
Aouse act.
Biloxi.-Biloxi Is behaving itself ex-
ceptionally well, according to Chief of
Police Bills, although a banner sum-
mer season is In progress with thou.
sands of visitors coming and going.
There has been little disturbance of
the peace, burglary and other misde-
meanors which might alarm visitors
and others.
n Gulfport.-The Ingram-Day sawmill
Rt Lyman, which was destroyed by fire
6everal weeks ago, will be rebuilt, ac-
cording to information given out by
Ia. S. Mitchell general manager Of the
fngram-Day interests.
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III Waynsboro-Groves Moody, a young
resident of Silas, Ala, near here, was
shot to death by a negro named Jor-
dan. who some hours later was killed |
by posse. The negro is said to have
Resisted arrest.
Fl Jack ckson.-Information has reached |
the office of DR.. Hudson Chadwick, ex-
bcutive officer of the state live stock |
tbanitary board, OF an outbreak of an
bhrax near Greenwood that is very
Firulent in its nature, attacking cattle |
Ind swine as we'll as horses.
North Carrollton.-North Carrollton |
5 enjoying a revival meeting In the |
Methodist church. Rev. James Nc /
Cafety from Minter City is doing the /
Preaching. The weather is extremely
ot but there are big crowds at each
ervice.
North Carrollton.-At least three
iris from this county will attend the
hort course for girls and women to be
cid at Normal college, August 1919,
ccording to reports from Mrs. d. B.
llley. district home demonstration
kent.
blue Mountain.-Mrs. Emma Fair /
Fmstrong, Louisville, Miss, has just
ben named a member Of the board OF
hstees OF Blue Mountain College in
Iace of Mrs. d. H. Hall, of New Al
fny, who died in office only few
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