Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-05-17


here on Friday night, May 1st.
On Friday night last at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Bingham Nc
Leod. The evening was thoroughly
enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. w. X. McMaster was up from
Merrill last week on business con-
nected with suit he is involved in
here
OF late our townspeople have been
daily turning out nearly en- masse
seeking and devising ways to capture
the unwary Of the fnny tribe. Many
and great variety of them have fell
victims to hooks and lines, trot lines,
seins and nets. Master Burt Greene
is holding the plum for the best catch
to date. Early last Saturday morn
ing he hauled in q cat fish weighing
sixty pounds and measuring in length
four feet, girthed in proportion. This
is an unusually large fish for this part
of the river.
Mr.. r. b. Wainwright, travelling
salesman for Lowenstein Shoe Co., of
Mobile, was looking up orders i n our
town last week.
Messrs. W. H. and W. P. Beard
prominent merchants at Chronicle,
prospected through this country last
week. They succeeded in finding a
new location at Leaf, and will soon
open up a general merchandise bust
ness there. Mr.. W. H. will assume
charge of same. The people Of our
county are glad to welcome gentle
men of their push and energy into
the business world
Mr.. Charles R. Hall of Mobile, was
attending to business in this vicinity
Tuesday with usual briskness.
Mr.. Murdoch McInnis, who has been
spending several weeks visiting rela-
tives at this place. left Wednesday
for his home at Merrill Press of
business was the cause of his curtajl-
ing the length of his stay.
Mr.. S. P. Bailey, hustler for Block
and Neuberger, wholesale Mobile
notion house, dropped in on the trade
in our town last week.
We regret to chronicle the passing
away last week of another Landmark
of Greene county in the person of Mr.
J. r. B. Mcintosh of Vernal. He
died after a gradual decline covering
several years. Mr.. Mcintosh was ever
a staunch, highly intelligent citizen,
but something Of quaint character.
Of late years he has been almost a
recluse combining himself strictly to
his home. He was hospitable enough,
but had reached the age to no longer
care to mingle with the swift moving
current of human life. He leaves sew
eral sons and daughters to mourn his
loss
Mr. Ross of Mobile, was looking
up business for his firm, Jones and
Hooks, tobacconists, in Leakesville
last week, with customary vigilence.
Miss Carrie Schumacher passed
through town this week en- route for
Avera, where she takes a school soon.
Mrs. James A. Dorsett came in
Thursday after an absence of several
months, spent at divers points. He
attended the medical college in At
lanta during the expired term, and
then spent some time at home, befor e
going over to Jackson to the medical
examination held there this week at
which he was an applicant
We learn just before going to press
of a sad accident which occurred
Thursday on the outer edge of this
county, out near the Alabama line.
that of the killing by accident of Mr.,
James Wexford of Exsho, ON the new
Vinegar Bend Lumber company's
railroad. We failed to get any details.
Mr.. J. D. Webb returned Wednes-
day from a short visit spent at the
old home town, Stockton, Ala. He
brought his daughter, Miss Minnie.
back with him. She having been Wis
iting over there for several months
past. He was accompanied on the
trip by little son, Leslie.
Greene county had four representa-
tives at the medical examination held
in Jackson this week, namely:
Messrs. M. l.. Batson, James A. Dor
sett, Willis Valley and Carl Eley.