Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-07-05
Mc':LAIN DEPARTMENT
PRESIDED OVER
BY
, CORDES DAWSON

Special Correspondent and Local Rep

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We shall thank our friends and patrons at
McLain for all courtesieS extended Mr. Dawson
in collection of news etc. for the HERALD.
THE MANAGEMENT.
McLain, Miss, July, /, 1907. Mr..
Editor-The weather for the past
week has been so filled with sulphuric
heat that your humble correspondent
has been very much afraid that he
would evaporate, and you know that
the evaporation would not have been
caused from sweetness of his anat-
omy.
Everything has been very quiet in
our little village the past week, | eau
not even call to mind a second class
dog fight having come off
Your correspondent was guest,
for the night, at the country home of
Hon. S. |. Green, about three miles
distant, on Tuesday last where be
was most Hospitality entertained,
thanks to my kind host and hostess
on this occasion.
Riley E. Breland is frequent Wis
itor to our town, and if Riley don't
watch out he will have to call on his
tailor to enlarge his clothing as his
watermelon crop is ON hand. His
little sons complimented your humble
servant with fine specimen of the
luscious fruit this evening and, Mr..
Editor, you were too far away to even
get a Whit of this mellow fruit; did
not even think of you until | had
eaten it all but the rinds Pardon
my seeming greatness but there was
nothing else for me to do but eat it
as the melon could not, as you well
know, eat my old sour anatomy.
Mr.. Editor have query for you
to settle for me, it is this: | have
been a resident of Greene county con-
tinuously for the past eight years and
have only spent three nights out of
the county in that length of time, can
| be called a citizen of the county, do
you think? Thanks, | am conceited
enough to feel that l am. How is that
for Suitability?
The McLain Single mill seems to
be an i'll fated one, as Mr. E. Lingen-
felter had the misfortune to have the
joint of his left thumb lacereated by
the saw and had to have it amputated
the past week and Rufus Morgan the
week previous having met with a
painful accident and has suffered
much pain since but at this writing
seems to be much better. Your cor
respondent extends the two gentle
men his sympathy and speedy recov-
cry from the accidents they have sus-
tanned.
Quite a crowd boarded the train
here on Saturday for Lucedale to be
in attendance at the Picnic and on
their return reported having a very
nice time.
By the way, Mr.. Editor, | see it
announced that there will be picnic
at Leakesville on the 18th, guess
I'll see you picking on some of those
yellow-legged chickens on that day,
you are not any too good to do so;
wish | had a acknowledged chicken
to pick on myself.
Yes, Dawson arose from a comatose
state some weeks ago and by doing
so has caused some one else to follow
his example in this respect. He feels
compliment ted, let the good work go
on. | guess there must have been
something wrong with Dawson S gas
bag during his comatose state. He
certainly could not get it well inflated
at that time or be never would have
collapsed but it would seem that of
late that it must be all O. X. Guess
he borrowed some gas from M. E.
to get it going again and he viii prob
ably keep it well inflated for a while
to come. Your correspondent caught
a glimpse James Hillman few days
ago. Jim seems to have grown taller |
since he has his mill in operation at |
Hillman. | never did think Jim a |
very short man. | wish | had saw
mill / might get taller, but | know / |
never will have one SO | can only
heave deep sigh and mourn that
mortal man was born for sorrow, a |
very little ham today and none to-
morrow
DR.. ]. E. Green, now located for
The Summer at Leaf, was pleasant