Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-04

tor and slanderer gets wagging.
I'VE hear different tales from all
points in the county as to the mum
Der of cases of smallpox that this
town has been visited with. A full,
candid and accurate list of this is
given in our last issue. and we would
ask the people to pay no attention to
idle rumor. We propose to give the
facts in this matter as well as others.
Those OF the people who come up
to this term of the Circuit Court viii
not have the pleasure of drinking
from that Artcsian Well about which
so much has been said and written
and nothing We regret to say done,
but they'll notice several other i'm
provements that have doomed up
since their last visit.
This session of Court promises to
be an unusually Interesting one.
there being several murder cases
that will probably come up for trial.
besides a long docket of other crimi-
nal cases. Then the number of civil
suits at issue is in excess of what's
usual.
The log market is reported as be-
ing quite dull at Moss Point Prices
low and demand poor. This is dis
couraging to our people, who have
had to wait SO long TO get off any
timber. An upward trend is eager
~ hoped for before another water.
We must thank Sheriff Breland for
his contribution this issue, in which
he is thoughtful and painstak:ng in
correcting and handing out the right
impression regarding Leakesvillc's
| Health condition.
We continue to hear of land deals
in different parts of the County.
There is no better evidence of u coun-
try's real worth than the constant
selling of its real estate at higher
and higher prices.
1t is again rumored that move is
about to be made to begin the work
of building a Railroad Line from
Leakesville out to Ellisvillc. For
this though. We can locate no Off
ci;l backing.
Friday last was busy day in the
County seat town. there being o
good many people in buying and
closing up their accounts. after hav-
ing realized on their logs the last
| freShet.
Owing to sickness of one of their
| body and, the absence of another, the
Town Council decided not to hold
Meeting Tuesday, but to do so on
the End Tuesday in April.
The people are becoming more and
more pleased with the Bank and the
methods under which it is operated,
while the business gathers volume
daily.
BG- Rev. Mr.. Briscoe wishes us to
announce that only his appointment
at this church was called in And
not appointments as appeared in our
| last issue.
Nothing beats the old Mexican
Mustang Liniment for some purpo-
sss; when in want OF this valuable
home remedy go to Faulk Drug Cos
with a quarter.
The Board of Supervisors held a
Call Meeting Monday and decided to
financially stand behind the County
Health Officer in the work of sup
pressing the smallpox
Slip dollar bill into your wallet
to reward the Editor for his hard
labors. before comirg to Circuit court
Monday week.
Ex-Sheriff VALLEY trudged round
our business places Monday making
business calls. We are always glad
4 to sec the Hon Willis.
A Mr.. Mounger. who il a practi-
toner of law, was in our town last
week looking round with view of
locating.
Mr.. John McRea, who has been
connected with Contractor Miller in
the building of Sheriff Breland S res
idence, left the first of the week
! We have TO thank several of our
friends who returned from the river
trips and did not neglect to call on
Us and leave tue shining coin.
| Everybody if looking forward to
Court. this session promising proba-
| bly, to be enlivened by some political
/ speaking.
| There is not now single case OF
small-pox in Ieakesville, the two
sufferers who were mentioned last
week having entirely recovered.