Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-31
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RIpKlnS OF betty, 10y Oh Angus 81
81, 1906.
DR.. M. L. Batson made a flying
trip to Memphis returning yesterday
he spent eight hours in that city
Mr.. A. Kittrell was a HERALD
'Jiner while up to the Capital City
last week IN attendance on Circuit
Court.
The long proposed idea Of par
titioning off the hall up stairs OF the
II. E. McInnis store building and
converting same into nice fiat is
being carried into effect this week.
A house belonging to ]. J. McIn
mis- is rapidly going up or lot adjoin
ing and lying immediate North of the
Methodist Parsonage. This is to be
occupied by the NJ L. Mc!eae fam
lily this Fall.
Among the few jurors summoned
for the second week who did not get
word that it adjourned Saturday and
in consequence showed up Monday
for services, were Henry and Rufe
BackStrom.
Mrs. Jerome Taylor, devoted wife
that she is sat ont the trial Of her
husband at his side, and has remain
ed up here since, cheering him with
her presence daily with as much time
as the prison regulations will permit.
Jette Dorsett, well known as q sue
cessful merchant at Merrill, attended
Circuit Court last week aud before
leaviug went through the HERALD 5
printing room inspecting our new
machinery, and had US enter him for
a subscription.
Bob Rush has decided to build d
residence in LeakeSville. He has Sc
cured q lot in the Pine tract between
Alderman's and the School-house.
Already has he begun clearing away
trees and putting lumber on the
ground for the work.
In its proper column appears per
intimation of last week, the Card OF
hurry & James. Tonsorial Artists.
They have their scissors shalpeued
and razors whetted keen at all hours
to trim beard aud hair into desirable
lengths.
The Baseball game Yesterday be-
tween Leakesville and Chronicle re-
suited in q victory for Lcakesvliie
the score being 8 to l their favor.
The Citronelle players remained over
TO play another and decisive third
game as the two teams stand now
with one game each to their credit.
Capt. Murdoch; McInnis, an aged
and respected citizen of lower end Of
ahe County has remained over after
Court, with which he had business,
staying in interest of his health
which is not real good just now. He
has become a HERALD reader.
The drug trade of this town seems
to be tree yielding choice plums
from tie way the drug drummers rush
for it's picking. On Wednesday we
counted we believe six CT them and
but few days had elapsed since two
or three had been here.
We are authorized to announce
that the Protracted Meeting will be
gin at the Adalnsville Methodist
Church Sunday morning instead OF
Saturday morning as previously Civ
en- out. Rev W, A. Hays of Mather-
vile will be present 60 do the preach
ing.
Prof, Fain, polished young peda
gogue hailing from New Albany, but
alternating lately at Washington and
Janet was ia this week attending the
Teachers Institute. He dropped in
on us and engaged the editor very
pleasantly awhile in entertaining con-
versation.
Mr.. Joe. D. Smith who is to be the
Teacher in charge of the Intermedi-
ate Department of the Leakesville
Graded High School, arrived Tuesday
He halls from Huntingdon, Tenn,
the same town from which the SUIT
tous came, and which by the way is
quite an educational town.
The Educational Rally Yesterday
was tremendous success; nearly
one thousand visitors piled in, the
Barbecued meat, baskets and bakers
bread and pump water appeased hun
ger and Stacked thirst of the assemb-
~ while speakers drilled Educational
doctrine into their ears. Full ac-
count will be given in next issue.
We got busy with our job press
ate Ids -Weths OAOoutiii5 Jul III ~ IOO
Saturday. We have had the machine
going busily this week and expect to
keep it so for some time to come con
sidering the rapidity with which
work Is coming to us. We fatter our
selves that the production shows neat
and we'll done, we propose to exemp-
lily our possibilities of turning out
firstsclass work in every respect.
Joy reigns in the heart of Prof.
Sntton. He has been joined by the
other members of his family. They
came last Saturday. Mrs. Sutton,
Miss Eugenia Sutton, the eldest