Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-22
LOCAL ITEMS.


October 18th, 1899, to continue for ten
consecutive days, and even longer if
patrons wish it. All patrons are re-
quested to be present at the NJ E
church on the day of opening He
will also conduct school at Sandhill
for the same length of time and be-
ginning on Sept 25th, 1899.
Mrs Hardy Mills left Sunday morn
ing for the home of Mr. Henry Mills,
accompanied by children. She left the
children there and went to Chronicle
to wait on her husband, who is rapidly
mending since having a surgical opera
ton performed
This with a feeling of deepest pain
and profound sadness that in the dis
charge of our duty it devolves upon us
to refer to the death of our friend and
comrade, George Swanson While
our acquaintance with him was short,
yet in that length of time our heart
went out to him and ever since have
our feelings for him been one of un
fathomed friendship. But death steps
in and sewers the link While living at
Denny. he contracted the typho -mala-
rial fever which claimed him as its fatal
victim Many of our citizens will no
doubt join in mourning his death for
while in Leakesville but short while,
yet by his gentlemanly, we'll bred
courteous ways he won many friends
both old and young The great un-
known ever looms up before US as a
unfathomless abyss, yearning for its
next victim
Mr. Water Mckay, and mother, Mrs
Green, and Mrs Mary Mcleod. attend
ed chancery court last week
Chancellor Fl Hill issued several
DEGREES granting divorces last week
In another column will be found the
report of the grand jury, who did a
very creditable work in the discharge
of its duty showing partially for none
and fairness to all AS we predicted,
no indictment was made against Har-
ry Moody for killing Dan Leith. The
killing was entirely justifiable being
in self defense, and the jury had but to
examine the witnesses to find such to
be the case.
DR. T. H. Moody, of Wexford, and
Attorney r E Sheehy, of Merrill,
recognizing the merits of this paper as
an advertiser, and feeling disposed to
encourage home enterprise, both placed
their professional cards in these col
umns this issue, there to be read by
our hundreds of subscri bers and thus
attract the attention of many who have
had their wants attended TO by others
We learn that our old and affable
friend, Mr.. Eugene Moore has opened
up a tirstclass livery at Merrill We
extend our best wishes for your sue
cess "Genie' in your new enterprise
and would suggest that by placing a
! meet little ad in this paper, your
business would increase greatly there
by
We had the pleasure last week of
extending welcoming hand shakes to
Attorneys d G. McLaurin and X Nc
Innis, of Hattiesburg, J. Ford and
G H Wood, of Scranton, w H McIn-
tosh, of Mobile, W A Woods attend
ed chancery court all the others were
here for both chancery and circuit
court except J l. Ford We must not
omit the name of our friend r E
Sheehy, Of Merrill OF course, J.
Alderman was in attendance
A special term of chsncery court
was neld here last Thursday and Fri
day. Sept 14th and 18th, 1899 Chan
cellor N. G. Hill. presiding A long
docket was disposed of, and we have
had no chancery court before in twelve
months
There were so many visitors in town
last week attending the courts that we
find it Impossible to mention all and
have culled the names of few for
mention-others must not feel sighted
Messrs w. w Valley, Richard
Cochran, J A Smith, and many others
were down from Grafton and vicinity
last week
The circuit court of Greene county
convened in regular September term
last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Sept 18th, 18th, 18th. 1899 Judge I
A Woods, presided, District Attorney
w A White, of Biloxi, not being pres
ent owing to quarantine regulations c
FL Wood was appointed District Attor-
ney pro tenn A lengthy docket was dis
posed of, detailed account of which is
given elsewhere
Messrs Yves Hazard and Walker
Mills represented Chronicle in the
throng court days last week, while
Messrs 7 Dixon, L G Helmes, j G
Weldy, E L Russell. Blake and John
Kemp, colored, answered from Merrill,
DIR r Fl Coleman of Leaf, Mr. Geo NAL
lett of Brushy S R Mckay, of Scott,
and j A Davis, of Exshe, Ala, elbowed
their way back and forth through the
courthouse corridors last week
We call attention to a card which
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