Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-04-17

Just arrived IT Y. D. Westerfield &
GO srtore-a neat assortment Of La :
dies skirts and Dress Goods
Subscribe for the Herald now that
the Political Pot has begun to boil
IN earnest and get the latest skim
mings every week
Columbia Zithers at Faulk Drug
Co 5, buy you one and acquire the
art of picking sweet melodies there
from
The pleasant young manager of the
Thomas & Co. Mercantile firm Of Mer-
rill, w. W. Thomas, was at Court as
the representative Of his people in
several cases they had
J. d. Wosferfield & Cos store is the
place to get q nice gents youth and
boys summer suit pants and shirts at
prices to suit every one
Mf Z. Rose desires US to extend
the heartfelt thanks OF his firm, the
Rose Lumber Co.. TO the citizens OF
Merrill who SO kindly assisted in the
fight against the fire Tuesday.
Among the sons Of the fair little
village of Vcrnal whom ;.e noticed
her through the week, d. A Mcleod
Dave Eubanks. H. 7 James. NJ.
Mcleod, and Candidates for Sheriff
John Mcintosh and c. p Eubanks.
m G. NJ. Geiger, the P.esid O.
yer the destinies of our contempora-
ry, the Merrill Reporter was very
much in evidence around about town
Monday and Tuesday he being up.
taking | Court. He gave the Herald
Office Call.
Mr. g. W. Walton, merchant was
one OF The many who came up from
LEAF to the Court.
Mr. T. NJ Scanlan was at Re Court
house figuring IN some cases there at
Court.
we would like to be understood
upon one thing. e. we are not using.
printers INK to advertise those can
who are too short to run an
announcement, great many arc try
ing to skip this thug but We have
our eye on and will nave a word to.
say about them late, on,
] on. Win NJ, Fa land, a strong
. o itical figure III Jasper County was
in Leakesville through the week re-
rewing acquaintance with old friends
and visiting his relatives hereabouts
He has held several positions of trust
in that County being at present Sher
if.
Merrill had q real sensation Tues
day in the way Of a fire in which the
Dry Kiln and part of the planer be-
longing to the Rose Lumber CO. were
consumed by the angry flames. Sew
eral thousand feet of lumber were al
so burned up. We are unable to learn
III amount of damlge sustained
Mr. Nat Batson, Clerk of Pearl river
Co. came up to Leakesville via Mel-
rifle "Wednesday and returned Thurs
day He came on joint purpose,
thet of visiting his BIO. Dr. Batsen,
and inspecting some Pine lands
with view to investment.
The fact that several of the candi
dates for the Big offices of the State
would be here at Circuit Court, drew
the biggest crowd to same this time
that we believe we have yet witness
ed at various terms. Right well we're
they intertaiEed ~ tie yaricrs as
pirans
A runaway with result Of wagon
torn up and little Rich Miller the son
of our popular townsman ]. E. Miller
with leg in plaster paris handage'
was regrettable incident which we
noted on wednesday The mule was
being driven by Rich and took fright
running away with results named.
we hope the bones will quickly knit
and that the young fellow may suffer
no serious Inconvenience.
It now trauspires that Uncle Sam
uel is not quite satisfied with the
last Census in sore respects and is
now having STA isles gotten up on
wealth. Debt and Taxation. in other
words the old Fellow is taking stool
All tie information is gotten from
city and county officials and their re-
cords. Mr.. John a. Ramey, an old
lTaynesboro hoy, was in IealSesTille
this week doing Greene County in
this respect. The officers for this biz
are especially trained and n 9 ofcoursa