Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-08-09
LOCALS.

looking up land matters at the court
house last Saturday.
Justice court, with Hon. Hardy
Mills in the chair convened last Sat
urday, August 3rd. There were only
three cases on the docket and all were
disposed of by compromise.
Mr.. W. W. Williams is suffering
from broken arm, gotten while en-
gagged in a wrestling bout with Mr..
@. Z. AGREE short time since. His
many friends hope to see him out
again shortly with the painful men,
Der all right.
Mr.. Webster Mcleod of Moss Point,
was in our town last Monday attend
ing to business matters with the en-
ergy and push that is characteristic
of the man. His sprightliness is the
more noticeable for man of his age.
Mr.. J. D. Daughdrill spent Sunday
and Monday in Leakesville this week,
diversifying pleasure with business.
Our young people are always glad to
see Joe.
Justice Writ Thomson of Leaf, was
before the board Monday looking
after some allowances.
Mr.. T. J. Beard of Lucedale was
ON our streets Monday
Mr.. Phil. James of Avera, spent
Monday in town attending to divers
matters.
Messrs John, +. W. and Joe Wal
| ley from over near Deer Park, were
in this place Saturday consulting
their physicians for respective fami-
| lies.
Messis Enoch Jones and Tom
White, two celebrities from Avera,
were in Leakesville Monday on Sun
dry business matters bent.
DR.. Sam Pool and Mr.. W. P. Beard
raised the largest melons hereabouts
this year. AS they were not weighed
in the Herald office and we only have
their word for it, we refrain from
giving the weight. This is not meant
in anyway as reflection of their We
racity.
| Messrs. D. A. Mcleod and d. O..
and Dan Eubanks were up from Yer
nal Monday, as was also Rev. A. G..
Ferguson.
r We are in receipt Of an anonymous
letter stating that the Herald made a
mistake in announcing the picnic and
fishfry to come off at Churchwell
Bluff on August Sth, but that August
23rd is the day. We wish to state in
justice to ourselves thatIwe were re-
Quested to make the announcement
by the moving spirits of said picnic,
and want tho blame for change in
date to fall on them and not us.
Deputy Sheriff w. E. Thomas of
Lucedale, spent a few hours in our
burg Tuesday.
| Assessor r. d. Cochran of Grafton,
was busy at the court house for sew
eral days this week, attending to
duties connected with his office.
Mr.. Lee West came in Monday from
Grafton, bringing the glad tidings
that his father, our old friend Mr..
John West, who was lately stricken
with paralysis, has rallied and is now
o great deal better.
! Messrs. Elias and L. V. Rounsa-
Vile were in town Monday.
Mr.. j. II. Dorsett of Montrose, is
in our village for short time, visit
ing his sons, Messrs. w. M. and j.
A. Dorsett.
Mr.. Charles Cangdon, agent for D.
A. Bic dgett, Land Syndicate, was in
town for few hours Monday hust-
ling up things as is his custom.
Mrs. A. H. Harrison, Miss Leala
and Mr.. Bob Blackwell left Friday
morning via Escatawpa for their OLD
home town, Montrose. The frs
named going for visit covering sew
eral months, and the two latter fol
their return home. Mr.. Harrison
will take up his abode during his
wife's absence, on his homestead some
seven or eight miles from town. This
breaks np,one family in our town.
Rev. Weems, evangelist of Meri-
dian, true to appointment, held Sc
ries of meetings here in the M. e..
church this week, beginning Monday
and ending Wednesday night. He is
a man gifted with almost divine in
tellectual power, and ole who makes
the presence of the Holy Spirit felt
keen by the most hardened sinner.
Had it been possible for him to have
continued the meeting long enough,
we have no doubt that he would have
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