Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-12-01

this week to have the Herald contin-
ue its weekly journey 20 his home.
VIM. Bearry, who is teaching
School over in Betty settlement.
spent the Sabbath here.
Ex-Representative J. A. Smith
and wife. were shopping in Leakes
vile last Friday.
Under the def hand of Contractor
I.ackey, the Hughes, Turner Co. feed
house is being pushed to completion.
J. c. Dorssft of Merrill attended
the Annual Meeting of Stock holders
of the Bank of Yeakesville.
Thanksgiving passed off quietly in
our city, the business houses closing
most OF the entire day.
Mr.. VIM. Curry. an old Confeder-
ate Veteran, who lives GEAR the Ala
bama State line, was in our burg
last Friday.
Mr.. Carl Williams comes to town
nearly every week, bringing along
sevei al good horses to sell, and sell
them he does.
Mr.. L. p. Peaster and Miss Ella
Landlord were recently married.
Both the contracting parties belong
TO State Line community.
In our burg Sunday was Mr.. Alex
Miller. who claims the Fork of the
Rivers for his habitat.
A Tombstone agent, by the name
of Webb. has been circulating around
this community during the week hun
ting orders.
Mr.. J. NJ. Fountain, Barber and
Fruit Dealer, looked after business
connective with his shop, in Mobile
early I'm the week.
Rev. Shines preached some soul
stirring sermons during the meet
ing he has been conducting in Leak
esville this week. Sermons which
should deeply arouse this people spin
itualiy.
A special train was run out from
Vinegar Bend to Leakesville Friday.
today night to bring some of the
Baptist people from that town to at
tend the organization of the Baptist
Church.
Contractor Hillebrand informs u.
that he will bring his crew to Leak
esville next week to be ready t.
start ON the New School Building.
Tom Naples and Bill Williams suf-
fered like martyrs Wednesday even
ing under the pricks of the Pythial
spears, which were used in making
them pages of the order.
The local mills are slashing through
logs as fast as the machinery will dc
the work, frenziedly endeavoring t.
keep up with the orders which con
stantly keep them crowded.
Thanksgiving was observed il
Leakesville by Union Services az ths
M. T. Church. Some School exer
cises preceded the Thanksgiving ser
mon which was preached by Rev.
Sims, the Baptist minister, who i.
holding the meeting here.
Some delectable yellow yams
sple ldid big size have come to th,
Herald force this week, presented b,
Mr.. Press Beard. The flavor of thes,
juicy potatoes is simply unsurpass
able. Mr.. Beard has evidently !;
choice piece of ground for raisin.
them on, and certainly the par excel
lence of seed stock.
Tax Collector E. w. Breland an6
Deputy d. E. Breland left Monda,
early for the lower part of the Coun-
~ will spend the week journeyinr
90 aud from the towns in that part.
meeting Tax Collecting appointments
as posted. Next week they viii e
over in the Western, North West
ern and North Eastern part of the
County, winding up at State Line
on the 9th of December. After that
they viii be found constantly at tht
Office In Leakesyiile ready to receive
che couuty's mite from each and ev-
cry one, who desires to liquidatc
their charge.
An attempted Jail delivery on / he
part OF the two white men incarcer
ated in the County Jail, last Satur
day night about ten o'clock was foil
cd through the part one Of the negrs
inmates took. This negro alarmed
the town BY his outcries announcing
that the whites we're attempting /.
break out. In short while many 0
the citizens OF the town we're out ant
around the Old Bastile standing
guard until the Sheriff could he 60.
on the scene. Shff. Breland came i,
pretty quickly and locked the ener
getic prisoners into one Of the step
cells Of the new Jail where breakin.
ont has not yet been tried.