Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-03-09


-Phunny Phellow.
Mrs. VIM. Dorsette has been
slightly indisposed during the last
week.
Dope Breland stopped 10 town
a few hours last week attending to
sundry business matters.
Miss Ola CLARK, of Adamsville
has been seriously i'll some few
days. DR.. Poole has been attend
ing to her.
Several of the young people from
town went out 10 MI. Il. d..
Williams to attend an Informal hop
at that place last Friday night. A
pleasant time was reported 10y all.
We wish to take this means of
thanking Mr.. S. S. Bulls, general
manager of the Gulf q Ship Island
IL. Il. for favors shown us. We es,
teen Mr., Bulls as truly friend.
Mr.. 9. w. Oaudon, of Hattiesburg,
was III town last week looking
after the interests of the Blodgett
Land Co. Mr.. Uargdon's genial
countenance is always welcome
one to our townSmen.
We wish to call the attention of
our readers to card from Mr.. AN
Mcleod which appears in another
column. We note that the March
Term of the Circuit Court has been
pretermitted.
Mr.. j. j. Perry and Mrs. Mag.
gle klttrelf were quietly mal ried
on Thursday of last week, Rev
X. ID. Yves rrfieId officiating This
year has been one continual round
OF weddings in this county.
Onr estimated friend A. @ Nav,
Treasurer OF the State, has annou
need for Railroad Commissioner
from the Southern district. We be.
lIeve Mr.. Nay will be fine selec
ton for this Office.
Joe Thomas and ID. E. Busbv.
tu;arn<-e,ninelt young men of this
TOM, attended II wedding few
miles above AVera last week; cou
tracing parties were Mr.. James
Dnnnam anu Miss Dunn.
Y. d. Westertield spent several
DAYS in Mobile last week shopping
! He informs us that he purchased a
stock of goods while there aud will
open MP general merchandise
store in the Mills building.
Scott White, col. was called home
very suddenly last week to the dy
ing bed OF his wife. Scott is an ex
empiiary specimen of his race; d
typical store de war; darkey, aud
is we'll liked by everyone. The
Herald extends sympathy.
Hattiesburg Citizen: "The editor
of the Citizen had the pleasure of
meeting oupt. e. w. Breland of
Leakesville in Hattiesburg yester-
day. Mr.. BIeland is a perspective
candidate for state senator from
this district" How about this Mr..
Breland, we have not heard from
you.
Mr.. Jepp Clark of Adamsville has
about closed deal ewith Mr.. e.
w. IRELAND for his stock of goods,
aud will unless some change occurs
open up general merchandise
store here. Surely Leakesville's
horoscope grows brighter from day
TO day.
Work is beng rapidly pushed
on the new sawmIll owned by
j. S. Lackey and Dan Mcleod.
Soon we will have a modern and
fully equipped mill on the outskirts
of OR town to furnish material for
those who contemplate building
With the noisy pounding of the
steam engine and the sound OF the
! carpenters hammer, LeakesvilIe
will be changed into new place.
Our townsman and well known
citizen in this county. Mr.. j. j..
! McIanis, has decided to sell Oft
SEINE very choice town lots in
Leakesvile. Mr.. McInnis is the
owner of great deal of real estate
il the town. If You are thinking
of building, we would advise you
to look over these lots before buy.
Ing Iui- MCtuutS is ~ ttIN tiudUlt
aud courteous gentleman and is al
ways willing to show you around.
We call the attention OF our
readers to the announcement card
of Mr.. II. d.. Cochran for Tax AS
SCISSOR. which appears in this issue.
Mr.. Cochran has broken the ice
m1re will follow. Mr.. Cochran is a
very worthy yonng man, and a life
tine citizen of this county. He is
well known, and is man of sterling
worth. 1t the voters give him their
support, we feel confident that he
will make them good and faith
full officer. dhcharging the duties of
ms Office to the best of his
ability.