Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-07-21
FRIDAY, JULY q 1905.
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Aessrs Tom Briee aud Jake Hor
ton left Leakesvill> this week.
A new post office has been borne
20 Greene County, that of Mohoba,
Miss. over in the Mills settlement ON
lower East Side of River
The A & NJ Ry., is being taxed
heavily to keep up moving the nnPre
cedented volume of lumber and fur-
pentine business coin, ident with the
prosperous times.
From what the farmers inform rel
alive 10 crop conditions, this will
unless some unlocked for elementry
changes occur. be banner Corn
year The yield is estimated to run
far beyond a bounteous sufficiency.
The young people gathered at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs Jas H.
Turner Wednesday evening. in the
enjoyment of an Ice Cream Supper
and cornwall association.
Rev. d. Scarborough and wife
have returned from their outing up
tie VI. 6 @, seemingly much refresh
ed, though Bro, Scarborough informs
us that he was working in Meetings
nearly all the time while away. A
Few days change is reiuvcnating to
anyone, even if work is not entirely
left off
Rev. a. G. ferguson, our County
Supt of Education was in the office
fOw days ago and talked interest
ingly to US of the time be haa spent
ia the last month in the Norm Is 1T
University and StsrIsville. Mr.. Fer
Ruson is showing himself to be SUI
leriEtendent more in acts than in
name, and is losing no opportunitie,
which his time and means will permit
in identifying himself with every
movement put forward for the better
rnent Of this Cause. He contributes
aa Interesting letter which our read
ers will do we'll to rea,; and lee a
nent the County Teachers and Farm
erS Institutes at Leakesville in Aug
ust.
Postmaster WesterGeld informs us
that the cancellation is RAPIDLY in
creasing. This is due some to the con
vsnient facilities afforded, and Il
great deal TO the prosperous condi-
tion industriaily of our vicinage.
Each commodity that comes aonnd
for markets. & is fetching top notch
prices, and the people are exurber-
ant over the great. blessings that
Providence is now visiting as with.
The hardships of the last several
years are fading deserts in our mem
ories, while the present g.adsome
times are lovely oaslses vrrlant with
all the tropical wealth of beauties.
The stockholders of the Merrill &
Ieakesviiie Telephone CO, held a
meeting on Wednesday evening. Il g
18th lust, for the purpose of elect-
ing officers and otherwise plan for
the betterment of the So, vice. Mr..
f. Rose who votes a majority of the
stock nominated Mr. Jas. w. Beard,
as President and Gentr Manager,
which nomination resulted III Ids e.
lection. The r. ard of Directors con
sists OF J. w. Beard. w. p. Rhire
hart, Sam Pool, J. H. Turner and
Jas. Faulk Sir. Beard will at once
assume active charge of the affairs
of the camPany and in discus sing
the plans with the Editor. informs
VS. that be will leave no stones I'M
turned to bring the syctem mp to
the hest possible condition of servi-
f,,4la for its rl<lff.nnS
State Supt. Whitfield will address
the people Of Green county Sept q
al 10 30 4. NJ. at the Court House
He will discuss the Educational work
OF the county. and wishes to have ev-
cry school in the County represented
by its Trustees and Patrons SO,
he wishes to have present, both co
unity schoo! Board aud Board If Sup
srvisors. Our Comfy Association
viii meet at that time and we hope
70 hare every teacher present With
jlst host Of trustees and patrons
Teu jusl caat afford 10 to ln:ss ii.
BRO Whitfield will give ypu stssse-
thing good
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