Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-03-30

Several Leakesvillians took in the
Show at Chronicle Monday Evening.
Eli, of Washington Jennings fame,
gave the Herald office pleasant call
in the early week.
Down from State Line late last
week, came Mr.. L. F. Peaster. He
left Monday.
Rev. D. Scarborough, left last
Wednesday for Columbia, where
he goes to visit his Parents and Sis
ter.
Our good friend, T. L. Naples,
County Surveyor, has been on the
sick list this week, but is now about
recovered.
A heavy rain which fell almost con
tiniously for the last 48 hours has
started the river to rising aaian. 1t
had fell about 18 inches before this
second rise.
Got in Thursday to see how his
crew were progressing with work
did Mr.. Jno. A. Seutter, Contractor
for putting down the Artesian Well.
The Artesian Well is being sunk
with fiattering speed. We trust no
difficulties will develop as the Well
goes further and further into the
bowls OF Old Mother Earth.
Shift. Breland made trip out OH
the NJ. & O. Ry. this week looking
for negro who fled over that way
Sunday. The Coon had engaged in
shooting affair in the McInnis mill
quarters Saturday night.
Through misintcrpfetation of our
information of the matter, we made
the item ia reference to the Miller
cottage now in course of erection,
state it as five room one, when it
is but four room cottage.
In the Cyclone article of last week
we had the Initials OF Mr. S. T.
Churchwell Us S. I. Churchwell AS
there is an S. l. Churchwell, and he
living in part of the county unvis-
tied by the wind so far as we have
heard VIC deem it pertinent to make
the correction.
Hon, B. p Harrison left Monday
for campaigning tour in Wayne
County. While up there he will in
response to a special invitation de-
liver "a speech ut Eucutta to School
Closing Harrison moves around with
zeal, and is leaving no stones unturn-
ed to further his cause.
Mr.. w. II. Suthoff, who has been
with the LeakesviIle Lbr. Co., for a.
bout year as Saw Filler, left lust
Tuesday for Moss Point, his old
home town, where he goes to accept
q position with one Of the mills
there. Willie is a clever. good heart
ed boy, and leaves a host of friends
behind him here.
Left on Sundays train, did Dr. NJ.
T.. and Mrs. Batson bound for New
Orleans. where the Doctor gees to
take the Post Graduate Course of
which mention was made in a recent
issue. They were accompanied by
their bright little daughter Alba,
and Miss Emma Green. They will re-
main at least a month in the Crescent
City.
Jou1neyed up TO Jackson, did JUS
tice Fred hmslef late last week. On
the return he was in the wreck
which occurred on the East Bound,
A. & V. Train Monday before dawn.
Fred says outside OF Il slight shaking
up none of the passengers were dis
turbed, but reports that the engi-
heer was killed, and the front cars
of the train ditched. Our towhsman,
should congratulate himself over his
harrow escape. An OPEN switch catts
ed the trouble
The influence of the heavy rain
that fell in this section OF the State
early last week, has been felt in all
the streams Leaf and Pearl rivers
have been swollen to food heights,
while Old Caickasawhay has for the
first time this season expanded herr
self to High Water proportions. So
high did 1t get that fof a few days
travelling the dirt-road between the
river bridge and the Slough bridges
was preclusled, it being swimming to
d horse in the swamp along there
Al wreck of no consequences occurr-
ed TO the oHtsbound Excursion train
over the A. & M, last Saturday.
Some defective ties caused the track
to spread and throw off the rails the
front trucks of the coach. Tie train
was moving but slowly odt from a
wood yard JUST beyond Townsville.
hardly enough speed to jesfEe seri-
eusly The excnrsionists were trans
ferred to the engiffe and the run to
Vihegar Bend made In time to catch
the MeridiaA South Boand Special
trainy which put QUE people into Cit
ronelle on scheduled time
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