Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-04-12
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Mr.. Richmond Mckay, of Merrill
combined business with pleasure in I
visit paid our town last week.
Mrs Black of Hattiesburg, is visit
| ing the family of her brother, Mr.
If. J. Greene, this week.
| Mrs. Mckay and children, returned
last Saturday from visit spent a
Scott, under the parental roof.
Justice court for this beat was bu
of short duration last Saturday, thu
docket being summarily dealt will
/ by a continuance of all cases at issue
The little steamboat Alice, O.
Basin, which recently came up ant
started on the return trip with con.
signment of rosin from Turner and
Miller's still, met with quite ca
lamity on the way down. A few
miles below here she struck a snae
which stove a hole in her bottom
| The crew ran her out on the sand bal
nearly before she sank. There she
remained till proper repairs could be
| made.
DR.. E. E. Breland has for the pres
ent located himself at Avera.
Rev. A. G. Ferguson, representa-
tive minister, and Daniel and W. r..
Mcleod, representative elders of this
county, attended the recent session of
the Meridian Presytery held at Lau-
rel. The Laurel Chronicle reports a
very pleasant and profitable meeting.
Miss Mamie Mckenzie, who has
been teaching a school at Breland,
passed through here last week, en-
route for her home at Ludlow.
Mr.. J. D. Web was busy last Sat-
urday putting a wooden trough i'll
the ditch which drains the pond in
rear of the court house.
Despite tie absence of any minis
tiers of the gospel in Leakesville Sun
day, very pleasant and satisfactory
Easter service was held. Mr.. E. w.
IRELAND delivered a very appropriate
address touching entertainingly upon
the derivation of this commemora-
ton and its universa propaganda.
Mr.. J. J. McInnis accompanied by
grandson Tom, made a trip to Moss
Point last week, via Mobile, going to
attend to the sale of some timber.
Mr.. James Wexford, of Exsho, was
over last Saturday, attending to
divers business matters.
Mr.. w. K. McMaster of Merrill,
came up last Saturday on business
connected with J. P. Court.
Miss Naomi Atkins, who has been
teaching in the southern part of the
county, came through Leakesville on
the way to her home at Hillsboro,
last week. She stopped over with
Westerfeld family a few days.
Mrs. H. NJ. Faux came up from
Scott last Friday on visit to hus-
band, taking her sister, Miss Pearl,
who has been.attending school, at this
place, back with her.
Mr.. H. E. McInnis went down to
Moss Point last week by river, drift
ing out fine raft Of hewn timber
He returned Sunday night.
Mr.. Walter Mckay enlivened our
office for short time Monday by his
presence.
Messrs. Lee A. Dunnam and G.. W.
Smith, of Avera, and Messrs. NJ N.
Smith, Harvey Byrd and Rufus Dun
nam of Grafton, were before the clerk
Saturday deposing testimony for
homestead claims.
Mr.. l.. G. Joyner, who for some
time past has been Surveyor fol
Faulk- Christian Lumber Co., ha.
given up that position and moved
with family to Merrill.
A party of surveyors have been il
this vicinity for the last few weeks
looking up right of way for the Vine
gar Bend Lumber Co. IS railroad, 10
eating places to cross the river.
There is another rumor rife tina
the M. J. and K. @. r. r. Co. will
shortly extend it's line on from Mer
rill to Hattiesburg. This is goot
news if only true.
Mr.. w. H. Stevens came up from
Lucedale last week and had marriag,
license isued for himself and Mis-
Ada o. Sevens upon the certificate O.
the latter's father, Mr.. B. M. Stevens
that he consented to their marriage
This is the couple that created such {
sensation down there recently b,