Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-23
LOCAL NEWS.

MI. u. ScdlttT, Oh G1eHueTSOn, gave U1lS
office pleasant call few days ago.
Mr.. Frank Beckstrom, of Grafton, was
week.
T.. w. Breland spent a few days in
3 Moss Point last week negotiating the sale
of some fine timber.
A live paper, well edited and neatly
printed, is the best medium for develop
ing our natural advantages, and the
Greene County Herald is just such a
paper.
al We had the pleasure of personal chat
4 with Mr.. w. B. Robertson of Avera last
week. Mr.. Robertson is the present tax
assessor, and though we are not author1z-
ed to say so, believe that he will be in the
push for this Office again.
We have reason to believe that MI.
{. Wallys Valley, who lives i'll the northern
part of the county, will shortly enter the
race for Sheriff of Greene county. If so
we presume that he will make it interest
+ ing for those already in the field.
Mr.. Jesse Byrd, prominent in business
circles in both State Line and Greene
county, favored our little town with a
brief visit last week While here Mr.. Byrd
looked after his interest in some lands
that were knocked off at public cutlery
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vile.
Mr.. w. H. Mcintosh, of Mobile, and
well-known in this immediate section as
an attorney of prominence, was in town a
few days ago attending to tho selling of
some land for client. Mr.. Mcintosh is
an old citizen and ever welcomed among
any n,aple Greene county takes pride III
claiming such n man as him as a son.
That venerable old man, Mr.. |. c.
Peaster paid Leakesville another flying
trip few days since. Mr.. Peaster re-
ported having set up three stills since his
recent departure. Ho! There must be
other places in the county that have
taken a lesson from Leakesville and are
ON the march towards progress and en-
ferprise.
The regular appointment for services at
The NJ. Il. Church at Leakesville has been
changed from End. Sunday in the month
IT, the first. Morning services being at
IL: evening services at 7.30; Rev. II. b.
Vantlenburg officiating as usual. This
change has been made owning to the fact
that it is found to suit our people better
atthis season.
Mr. j. A. Smith, of Grafton, falls into
line this week, by announcing as a can
didate for representative from Greene
county. Mr.. Smith having served the
people the last term in this capacity will
be IA fine selection for our people. man
of extensive popularity and personal mag
netism he will make strong run, if he
has any opponents at al
DIR. Thos. Moody, the happy-go lucky
docter was welcome breaker of the
still m0not0ny of the usual town jests.
The iOvial doctor is a man that one likes
to be with-his merry disposition is like a
streak of sunshine on a cloudy day. To
he with him is to be amused His merry
laugh is a tonic to all who are so fortu-
nate to hear it. Come again, Doctor, we
are all glad to Sc you at all times.
A snapshot view of a pugilistic indul-
gence has been secured by parties, they
say, sureptitionsly. OF course, we are
expected to believe all we hear. We nm
derstand that the picture reveals the
faces of two well-known characters en-
gagged in this scientific art. The dispute
may have been abont the Rights of the
Canine VS.. the Snb-tribe Ease of the
bovine Family.
Mr.. w. W. Eley, who is well-known in
this city, and who has been attending
lectures at the famous old Mobile Medical
College, returned recently owing to the
session being ont. He takes school III
this county for a short while. When Mr.
Eley received his diploma he will nc
doubt be among onr people as a disciple
Of AEscnlapnis.
Intelligence has reached this office OLA
serious accident, which occurred on the
Chick ashay river some miles below here.
While trying to check up raft upon
which he was on Mr.. Nay McImis had
the misfortunate to be knocked down on
the logs by the rope, striking his head
against the head of a pretruding wooden
pin His head was pretty badly gashed
and he is now under the treatment OF DE-
Poole. The wound is not considerable
fatal. Mr.. McInnis is now at the home
Of his mother.