Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-08-18
Mississippi
EV EN- IS
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

The annual camp meeting at Topi-
saw camp gounds, nine miles east OF
Summit. has begun and will last for
ten days.
The patrons of the A. and M. Col
lege Cooperative Creamery at Stark
Vile have received their monthly
checks, which shows quite an in
crease in the price of the butterfat.
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In response to petition OF citizens of
Louisiana, the city council of Natchez
is considering extending the ..rancfise
of the Natchez & vidalia Ferry Com
pany in order that the company may
handle automobiles crossing at night.
The Mayhaw Canning Factory which
is being rapidly constructed at Laurel
is in the market for $4,000 bushels Of
\ sweet potatoes and all the tomatoes
2 available. 1t has also been announced
that next spring they will can 10000
bushels of mayhaws.
The sweet potato crop of q very
wide section OF Tate County is ex-
cellent. Potato growers Of the coun-
1 ~ who expect to put this product on
the market for seed purposes have
had the state inspection board inspect
their crop for stem rot.
The municipal board having let the
contract for concrete sidewalks for
the business and residential districts
in Summit, work has begun. New ma
ohinery is also being installed at the
power plant and many other improve
ments along municipal lines are being
contemplated.
IT. ,fbri tian Chamber of Com
merce. working through special
coulmittee. is making a vigorous cam
paiKp to carry the. elecfiep for bond
Issue of $4,000 and . three mil In
crease in the city tax levy 10. school
tmprovement purposes.
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[ Charles Patterson, q negro, has
been convicted by jury In the Cir
cult court at Meridian on charge of
assault with intent to kill and mur-
DER. in connection with an attack on
M. e. Thompson agCd night watch
man in the employ of local lum-
Der manufacturing company.
Local freight service on the New
OSleans & Northeastern division Of
the Southern Railway System, which
was discontinued some time ago, has
been resumed. The switch engine j..
still idle. Passenger trains on local
schedule continue to bring In perish
( able goods by express.
The commissioners having in
charge the work OF the big Methodist
educational drive have just rendered
decision in which the Starkville
Methodist Church Of the Columbus
district, is entitled to scholarship
for presenting the best and largest
amount of contributions to the fund
The Forrest County board of su-
pervisors and the officials Of Hat.
tiesburg city, meeting in joint ses-
sion, with DIR. w. s. Leathers and a
large number Of local people head.
cd by DR.. l.. B. Hudson, local ply.
sician, voted to Appropriate $4,000
each to the continuation Of the work
Of the health unit another year.
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Appreciatiye Of the splendid work
accomplished through the aid Of their
teacher, Prof. Claiborne Howell. the
ex-service students of the agricultu.
raj engineering department of the A.
and M College, at Starkville, pre-
scented him with a gold watch on the
eve OF their departure to take few
days vacation.
Steps are being taken to make a
six-and-a-half.acre lake ON the Coun
try Club grounds, which is three and
. half miles from Tupelo. The pro
posed lake will lie southeast of the
club house and along the Bankhead
Highway. 1t win be from s to IL
feet deep and will be we'll stocked
with fish.
An estimate Of the cost Of drain
ing the territory known a. the yazoo
Drainage District has been made BY
Engineer H. L. French to the board
ct supervisors Of this county and the
commissioners Of the district. The
estimate was based upon conclusions
drawn from . preliminary survey
made by Mr.. French In connection
with A. L. Dabney, In the capacity
Of consulting engineer. Mr.. French
estimated the cost of giving this dis
tzict adequate flood protection would
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