Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-08-24
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Ine home paper is the mirror in
which those at a distance see us.
Next Thursday, August 80, 1906,
is Educational Rally Day at Leakes-
vile. Your presence is desired.
Call on W. R. Murrys Barber Par
lor for nice neat and quick shave See
his ad next week
Eli Brown came to town Monday.
He has joi~ed the HERALD family OF
readers
Mr.. Ben Cameron, a prominent
citizen of Meridian has canvassed
Leakesville this week for Life Insur-
ance business.
In town Tuesday was A. Demesc
making new newspaper contracts and
placing agency for the Kings New
Discovery and other Bu"klen RENE
dies
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat James have re-
Gently moved to Diaz, little coun-
try village in the northern part of
Wayne Co. He was in town Mon
day.
The advent of male heir into the
homo OF Mr.. and Mrs r. c. Martin
Wednesday, August %, 1906, has
made proud the hearts of that wor-
thy couple
Two mad dogs were recently killed
in Leakesville DR.. Batson killed
one and Dr. Pool the other. They
had unmistakable symptoms OF Fly
drophobia
Through the kindness OF Supt. A.
G. Ferguson we are able to appear an
account of the work of the Teachers
Institute now in session. The In
stitute will run two weeks for first
time in history OF the County
Mir NJ. L. Davis President OF the
Oakgrove 81 Georgetown Ry Co,
which is chartered to come to Leakes-
vile and is now within ten miles Of
here was in attendance On the Court
account Eminent domain suit
Mr. R. H. Valley Sr., of Grafton
came to Leakesvil,e on a trading
expedition Friday last. Mr. Valley
is the patriach of the numerous fam
lily which are found thickIy settled in
those parts.
In Leakcsvilie was bir E. Z. Bal
lard. He is wei acquainted as the
President Of the Leakesville and 9th
or banking Institutions He ex-
pressed himself as well pleased with
Lcakesville's grow, and that his faith
in its future continues ever, He n
c;dentally commended the HERALD's
improvement since the writer has be-
gun devoting his entire time to IT,
This is the last paper We will pat
TO press before the long heralded
RallY Day wiz have arrived and pass
Ell. A big time is being looked for
ward to on that occasion in Lakes
vile and we feel sure from all info :
nation that the immense throng
that will gather here on that diy
will meet no disappointment
To get away from the sunny side
of the House Judge Hardy directed
Sheriff Breland to have the Judges
stand changed to the opposite one
from that upon which it has BEEN
This was done Wednesday night at
ter Court had closed for the day
The benches were all turned round
and considerable improvement on
comfort Gun be dlscerned.
We are pleased to note an increas.
ing desire on the part of our readers
to secure at the first possible me
ment copy of this paper and some
call at the Office and get copy as it
falls fresh from the press. The reas-
on is we publish all tho news all the
time. We want you to help us make
ii still better by notifying us of the
death, marriage or important trans
actions in which any one from this
county Is concerned.
Fred Breakhead, Col. was accident
ly shot Tuesday evening by another
negro, Ezekiel Moore. TIE shooting
occurred up in the McInnis miHqaar-
tiers. The gun used was 80 Bulldog.
The bullet struck in his mouth up
roofing several front teeth and tear
ing away part of his lower jaw. The
: ball coursed on in and down the
throat into the Heshy part of neck
taking lodging. The wound is con
sidered serious.
To give room for the large amount
OF Circuit Court news, we have omit
ted the Home Circle Department. this
week. It's appearance will be re
sumed, however, next week While
we are talking about it, are glad to
announce to our readers that this
feature of our service is to be very
much improved within a few weeks.
Mr.. Hall promises to put forth some
of his best efforts for the Fall read
ing. His matter will be chopped up
into shorter pieces. this we believe
viii prove welcome diversion, for
while the matter is all excellent read
ing. yet its sometime tiresome to the
reader to be held too long on one
subject.