Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-11
FRIDAY. /. AUG II 1905.
J GLOCALS &c ,

the Court house Monday.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. r. O. Nc
Iunis, boy on Saturday Aug. 9th
1905.
We caught the face of j. j Groom
the Lucedale Capitalist, among the
Corners and goers Monday
Assessor Thomas was before the
Board of Supervisors this Term, hav
Ing business relative to the New Per
sOnal Roll
4fessrs Geo Mallett and l.. r.
Priestsr were up Monday transact
log some business at the Court
house.
The recent arrival of baby boy
81 the home of Mr. and Mrs. ]. s.
I.aTkey is the occasion of joy to that
household
Dir. f. N. Paterson. well known
young man OF Big Greek settlement,
has accepted position with the
Leakesville Mercantile Co. as sales
man.
The citizens of Leakesville recent
ly had to ante up to the tune of 81
each to Street Commissioner Lackey
with the sum that has been thus col
laeted, at least a portion of some of
ths leading streets can be we'll wor-
ked.
Leakcsvil. now has Barb r WHO
Is giving us all his time. Frank Pad
gett is the man who caters to the
tonsolial wants, and he holds forth
with razor and Scissors and affable
talk in the rear of the Clark Build
ing.
A Young man named HIGGINS,
got Leg broken almost to skaters
and his face badly bruised while out
riding several Sundays ago. His
horse was going at a livery speed
and d. shed him up against a tree.
DIR. Batson dressed his wounds and
in treating him with best skill.
The Board of Supervisors held near
" three days this time, long session
bsing due principally TO the large
number of changes to be made in tn,
Assessment Roll. The Board has es-
tablished rule fixing the August
Term, as the time to treat such bust
ness as comes under this head, and
naturally each year quite conges
ton confronts them.
Jas. Churchwell. an aged Confcder
ate Veteran, answered to the last Re
veille last week, being summoned to
appear before that Supreme Grind
Commander. who stitch in the Hea-
veas. Familiarly he was known as
Big Jim, ard was said TO he one of
the most hardy and valiant troopers
in his Company, during those years
when under arms. He leaves no i'm
mediate kith nor kin.
Byrd and Plat is the name of a
concern which has opened UP q Meat
market in Leakesville. Mr.. Jas byrd
who lives about three miles East of
town and who has been running IA
beef wagon to this place for the last
several years past is the senior mem
Der of the firm With the experience
that Mr.. Byrd has had in the bust
ness, he is fully competent TO serve
the people In this respect in the best
possible manner. The market is os-
tablished in the Clark or rather Tur
ner building, and is open at all hours
Of every day, the meats being kept
nicely packed away on ice in Thu.
comInodious refrigerator with which
the firm has supplied itself
After remaining dormant every
u since the new saAlr has begun, the
Old Town Council on last Tuesday.
held meeting, the object of which
was to put the business Of the lnuni-
cipality upon . moving basis. The
cause OF their lcthargy was attribn-
table to the failure of the citizens t.
hold an election TO name their sue
eessors; the old Board felt ar their
terms had expired that their duties
had ceased, but it seems thc.s have
learned since, that the law expects
their service until relieved by the
succeeding administration. We GER
tainly hope that when Town Elect
ti0n rolls round again, that such in
terest viii b. manifested US is rcqui-
site TO legally retain the present in
eunibency throughout or such chan
ges rs may develop i desired, Tie
stability Of onr Village government
d mands i AID e.v;e pride shoald
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