Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-22
Christmas Monday.


week.
Mr.. Alb Bradley circulated in the
village trade marts Wednesday,.
Died, Wednesday, Dec. IL, the in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Clark.
Disposed of his livery stable, has
Mr.. Y. D. Wcster6eld to Mr.. Pres
ton Castleberry.
Transacted business in our burg
Wednesday between trains, did Mr..
Geo. Perkins of Rounsaville-
Mr.. w. D. Ball and son, John, to
rether made an incursion to the
County capital town Monday.
Mr.. Martin, bank cashier, spent
Sunday at Leakesville, Miss.
Fruitdale (Ala.) He' aid Dec Ii.
Mr.. Magnus Adams, a promising
young man of the Goose Pond neigh
borhood, has been attracted to Leak
esville by it's excellent school facili-
ties, and has enrolled for the current
term.
Wrnder IL there be anything tho
editor can say, or that some of other
newsy contributors will suggest,
that will prompt that erst-while but
now silent correspondent to tcnce
more awake the sylvan echoes OF Ex-
sho with his snappy news budget
tings.?
A homestead contest case is being
heard before Special Commissioners
S. R. Mckay 1t is Brown VS. Billiard
Depositatiors are being taken and
viii be forwarded the Register of the
u. S. Land office at Jackson, Miss.
for decision in the premises.
To Mr.. J. f. Tedder Thursday
came telegram that conveyed fore
boding of sorrow. 1t was summons
from his father that he hasten to
Bond to the bedside of his Sister, who
lies at the point Of death, under the
pitiless grasp of that dread affliction
Pneumonia. He has gone to be with
her until the end or change for the
better comes.
TIE Boards of the different fami-
lies chat dwell in Old Leakesville,
will have ample opportunity to be
provided with Turkey under which
to groan along with the other Christ
mas Edibles. Mr.. Geo. Dunnam from
over in the head of Big Greek
brought in Monday, So fine ones;
mixed lot of hens and gobblers;
which he quickly disposed of =teNtie
Lcakesviiie Mercantile Go. 81 sa'
Anashr quill. driver has rallied to
the HeraldS standard. Pea Vine" is
the cognomen which the new scribe
selects. His first contribution was
run in our last issue. He writes from
that interesting and fast growing
little community, Betty. We treas
ure the hope that Pea-Vine viii pc
riodicaily furnish us with budgets
that will bring the dcnizens of Bet
ty into reading touch with Greene
County's ciHzenry. $3.50
The Herald announces by permits
sion, the Nuptials Thursday Dec, %
1895, of Prof L. @. c. Williams to
Miss Josie May Mcdonald. The We'd
ding will take place al Beech Springs
the home of both contracting parties
We feel sure that Miss Mcdonald
must be any inestimable Dung lady to
have attracted so excellent young
man as our esteemed Professor into
assuming life.consortship with her,
and we extend in advance our Bon
Voyage to the happy young couple.
The dispersion of the teachers to
their various homes began Thursday,
when Miss Maggie Donald left for
Quitman, and Miss ARA Townsend
for Beech Springs. On Friday Profs.
Carruth and Williams embarked on
the outward train, the former having
for his destination Auburn. Miss,
while Beech Springs is the objective
point of the latter Mr.. G. NJ. Will
liams who has been attending School
here under his Brother Lamar's tu-
torship, departed Friday with him
tor home.
The Leakesville Lodge, I. o. O. f.
No. l66, at the regular meeting held
Wednesday Dec. 20, went into elec-
ton of officers, when B. 2. Harrison
was selected for Noble Grand, M. L.
Batson, Vice Grand, Sam Pol Treas
urer, G. L. Stone Secretary, Sam
Pool representative to Grand Lodge
and James Faelk, Alternate. The
two first named officials hold for .
term of six months, while the Others
are elected for one year.
Holiday Hioh1Grade Fancy