Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-12-29
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.

Mr.. J. D. Webb left last week for
his old home town Stockton, Ala,
where he goes to spend the HOLIDAYS
1t was his intention to bring his two
daughters, Misses Minnie and Hunter,
back with him and place them IN
school here.
Mr.. Geo. W. Westerfield and two
daughters, Misses Mamie and Carrie
of Hattiesburg, spent several DAYS in
our village last week with Mr.. YD.
Westsrteld's family.
Mr.. Benjamin Hilman and Miss An.
ME Freeman were married on Wedne,-
day Dec. Goth, 1899.
Mr.. Will Berry came over last Fri.
day from Escatawpa and went back
Sunday taking his sister Miss Mamie
with him. She is going to spend the
holidays at home.
Mr.. H. 7. James, Of Vernal, Drop
ped into our Office one day last week
and made the editor happy by handing
him the collateral to have the Herald
continue its weekly visit to his tireside.
Miss Rebecca Westerfield was nm
from Merrill during the week spending
Christmas at home.
Mr.. ice McInnis was so unfortunate
last week as to ditch his fathers loaded
freight wagon into the slough at the
two bridges on the McInnis Ferry road.
After some little trouble the wagon and
contents were gotten. No injuries were
sustained either by the oxen or the
wagon The accident was due to the
narrowness of the bridges. Steps
should be taken by the county board to
rectify this trouble as 1t is matter of
common complaint and menacs to
all who travel this road
Mr.. Jas. A. Dorsett, who Is studying
medicine came up from Mobile last
week bringing with him little Miss Ag
mes Joyner, who is also a student in
that place in one of the high scnools.
They spent Christmas with their re-
spective connections
Mr.. James Miller aud Miss Hattye
Beard, two very popular young people
of our county, were married at the
home of the bride Thursday, Dec. a1st
1899, Rev. j. I. Hazard performing
the ceremony, Miss Beard is daugh-
ter of that well known old gentleman,
Mr.. Beard, ST. Mr.. Miller also belongs
to one of the first families in the coun-
ty. We join host of their acquaint.
ances and friends in wishing them q
long and happy matrimonial voyage.
The M. E. church in conference as
sembled at vicksburg placed Leakes-
vile in the Meridian district and As
signed Rev. H. T. Blackwell to this
circuit. sending Rev, Fl. B, Wander
burg, who has served us so faithful for
the last two years to vancleave, which
Is in jackson county. Rev. Blackwell
is a young man without family and
will no doubt do much here for the
cause of Christ during his time here.
A little daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh McInnis on Dec. 28rd.
Mr., Dock Buland, who has been max
ing Scott his headquarters for several
months past, was renewing old acquain-
tances in town last week.
Mr.. Geo. W. Faulk attended to bus.
mess in Moss Point last week.
Mr.. Pink Hilman and Y. D. Wester-
field visited Mobile last week in the in
terests Of their several stores.
Col. J. s. Layton, Of Wayne county,
who has spent the last two weeks in
town meeting the taxes for the Robin
son Lum. Co., left Monday.
We learn that dances and Christmas
trees were given at several places to
commemorate the day on the 25th. An
oyster dinner at Mr.. w. p Rheinhart' s
store followed by dance that night at
Mr. Poly Williams might be placed IN
this category.
Any derelections that are conspicu-
ously noticeable in this issue can be at
tributed to laxity born of Christmas
observances.
A young man whose name we can't
learn was stabbed to death near We'll
ford Christmas day by Murdoch Bran
nan.
Mr.. Will Eley was up from Mobile
during Christmas catching a breath of
freeh country air.
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