Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-09-19

Our jail is now about empty, hav
ing only two inmates left.
The last grand jury returned thirty
true bills as against forty the previous
court.
Prof. Harrison rendered valuable
assistance to Clerk Mickey during the
past week.
J. A. Turner & Co., are domicled in
their new building, and appear to be
doing a aourishing business.
Mrs. Mallory Williams after spend
ing few weeks with her m other at
Pensacola, Fla, has returned.
Mr.. Jas. II. Turner was absent for
some days recently upon a business
trip t. Moss Point and Mobile.
Tha train failed to coma from Vine
gar Bend Tuesday owing to some
trouble i24ettin water for the boilers.
The y suspended school dur
ing co aud thus the young
ho' IS pretty much his
rye Miller las ag &C.
ments Tor 0diiding eight different
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houses In the immediate future within
the town of Leakesvine.
MI bowers, n9hiinee for congress
'',n 'n's ISL was with US on the
nest aay 3 court aud addressed
49, . :" Of future constituents.
D. . ,herwood, Of Merrill who is
enN"e'' in ths, 3al estate business
/ur town few days. as also
As mr. Russell, of the same town.
The Faux Drug Co. is now carry
ing frst-class line of jewelry of all
kind, and our young gentlemen need
no longer to send off when wishing to
secure an engagement ring.
A Mr.. Pool, Of Buffalo, n. Y. pur-
chasing lumber agent for some large
manufacturing concern up north, was
here for some time in the interest of
his company.
Mr.. ID. d. Carter, a real estate
agent and substantial citizen of Hat
tiesburg was in and around Leakes-
vile for some days recently, looking
over some land with view to purchas.
ing.
After thoroughly investigating his
case, the grand jury refused to return
true bill against the indian who
killed a negro at Avera, thus saying,
he was institie in what he did.
The largest crowd ever in attend.
ance upon court in this county were
here last Monday, and we do not bs-
lieve near one half of them were able
to get in the court house at any one
ime
The county superintendent informs
rs that he viii conduct examinations
for white teachers on the third Fri
day and Saturday of Sept. and Oct.
and for the colored on the fourth Fri
day aud Saturday of said months.
Messrs. Mcintosh OF Mobile, May
bin, Wood, Ford and Judge Hender-
son of the coast, Mason of Pnrvis,
Anderson of Quitman, and McLaurin
OF Hattiesburg were the limbs of the
law who were in attendance upon our
recent circuit court.
That 'Billy" Clark is society aud
ldies man Of the first water, was re-
Gently demonstrated beyond pera9.
venture or cavil, the other boys could
only look ON with green eyed envy"
Circuit court convened at o'clock
p, M, last Monday with Judge Neville
on the bench and District Attorney
White present. Court adjourned We'd
nasday evening, but succeeded in dis
patching a large amount OF business
during the three days in session.
A protracted meeting will begin at
the Methodist church here on the
first Sunday in October. Mr.. Black
we'll will be assisted by the Rev.
Mr.. d. P. Bradford of Meridian. This
gentleman is said to be fine preach
err and an interesting and profitable
time may be expected.
Judge Henderson of Biloxi former
ly Chancellor of this district came up
during court to meet his old friends
OF Greene. He was much disappcint-
ed, however, in this, as he was greet
ed by only three whom he formerly
knew many others whom he hoped to
meet having passed into the Great
Unknown" during the years of his
absence.
DR.. G. e. Ward, of Shubuta spent
al Of last week IN our town, waiting
upon the numerous people who need
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