Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-01
Janet

miles from Hintonvillr, both points
being situated on NJ. ] X. G. r. r.
A saw mill, turpentine still, store
and one church, Baptist, two school
houses and perhaps thirty families
constitute the place. The mill, still
and store, is styled the Janet Tur-
pentine and Land Co. does thriv-
Ing business in spirits and square
timber, the same being hauled to
Hintonville and shipped to various
markets. This business is presided
over by our friend H. G. Locke, who
has made many friends by his honest
dealings and courteous ways.
The Church was organized and
built some ten years ago and is known
as Pleasant Hill Church, is. q neat
lcommodious building ceiled, with
nice organ and church lamps. Rev.
A. NJ. Shepard, of Richton, Miss, is
pastor, with services every 4th Satur-
day and Sunday. A Sunday School
was organized several years ago but
very little interest is manifested by
church members and the school is not
SO encouraging
Two new school houses have re-
Gently been built, Pleasant Hill and
BYRD. The former school is COM
posed of a large number of patrons
and while the last school term was
very satisfactory, and taught under
many obstacles, the next term prom
Uses to be better. New desks and
many other Improvements are prom
ised then. We regret to say the
Byrd schools reputation is now at
stake. The school is quite small at
best and the patrons are very much
divided over the seemingly good
conduct of the former teacher. The
Trustees were lenient in their okurse
of said actions and the school was
taught only short time. Two pat
ronS rho have been friends and neigh
bors for over 20 years were not on
speaking terms for while, but the
faulty one has at last broken the ice.
We have many warm friends in and
around Janet and we regret exceed
ingly that these good folks have fol-
lowed the course they have for it not
only reflects on them but their school,
Me thinks" neighbors should exer-
else Christian feeling towards each
other and not fall out over a person
who is stranger, who by deeds and
words is interested only to the a
monnt of money the Co., is paying
them. Byrd school has many obsta-
Giles to remove, many grl.dges to
bury ere the wave of prosperity
reaches it, and let us hope the time
is not long.
During our last trip through Janet
we were entertained by a number of
families Mr. d. G. Turner has a
very neat home. GOOD brick chimneys
and one has to visit this home to APP
preciate the hospitality.
The name ]. d. Byrd is known.
through Greene County, by old and
young; here it is that teachers, law
yers, agents of every description, pho
tographers, preachers, and all weary
travellers turn for the things good
for man and beast. Mrs, Byrd is
the best of cooks and those two,
charming girls assisted by, their.
brother know how to drive away all
care and WEAKNESS. Mr.. Byrd is,a
mason of good standing, has u good
home well furnished in every way.
J. T. Brewer mas moved to his new
home since our last trip, has a neat
home and very prosperous. This.
home has recently been made happy
by the gift of a nice organ from Mr..
Brewers mother, Aunt Jane as she
is better known, believes in making
the Young folks happy.
At Rev. P. G. HilIman's, we found
the same good folks and place altered
sure, but the contentment and hap
piness of Uncle Pink" and Aunt
Sallie" is contagious and we felt hap
Ply with them, especially over the ar
rival of their son Brink with his
bride. We wish each of this cou-
pie many happy returns of this day.
We wish we had time to tell of each
home we visited but must mention
the pleasant day at the Post Office.
This Office is s years old and it was
through the efforts of our friend Mrs.
Jennie Byrd, that the Office was es-
tablished Mrs. Byrd is p. NJ, and
it is needless to say that she has
spared no efforts or interest in be-
half of the many patrons. Her kind
ness in writing letters and doing
other favors not required of a p. Nj.
is too well known for any word from
me. A community is thrice blessed
ia having woman of Mrs. Byrd S
accomplishments and good iudg
ment. The dinner this day was en-
joyed to fullest extent, snch good
home made ham, potatoes and best
of all the rich golden cream and milk.
Thoroughbred poultry and stock is
receiving more attention and fine
were the flocks of Plymouth Rocks
seen at Messrs. Josiah and Erastus
Byrds.