Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-09-06

Bob Briggs, Jr, was down from
State Line last Saturday.
A citizen from Merrill parts to
come to Leakesvilie Monday, was
Mr.. Jas. E. Mizell.
A visitor to the County Seat
Wednesday was A. d. Breland, mer-
chant and preacher Of McLain.
Came to our hamlet Wednesday
did Ellsworth Brewer, who has resi-
dence.over in Washington commun-
ity.
The selling of a bridge contract at
public outcrv Monday attracted sew
eral citizens up to the Countryside
town.
A Monday perambulator on the
streets of our city was Will Pipkins,
who keeps house over across Big
Greek at Betty.
Amongst the stirrers in the marts
of this striving burg Monday, was
George Smith, one of the patriachs
of the families bearing that name IN
our county.
While down. here Wednesday Mr..
Jeupsv Clark concluded to treat him
self to a new wagon and hooked onto
one, trailing the old one behind as he
drove back.
Mr.. H. HI. Hunt, the young tonso-
rial artist of our town, got back
Tuesday after an absence covering
about two weeks, spent at Quitman
ut the bedside of his sick wife.
That aged gentleman, Mr.. Jas.
Woodland, Sr. came up to the Capital
of Greene Monday in company with
his son-in-law, W. D. Eubanks.
They live down about Verbal.
Left for the Coast early in the
week, did Dist. Attorney Harrison
to resume his official duties. The
judicial mill will grind at Gulfport
all through the present month.
DIR. E. Faulk came down from
State Line Friday and took his wife
back with him Sunday, but she re-
turned Tuesday and will stay indefi-
nately with her mother-in-law, Mrs.
G. W. Faulk.
Both the promised Birthday Re
view on the HERALD and the remarks
on speech of State Supt. Ed. Powers
are further carried forward, as our
time this week will not permit their
appearance.
Every once in while our old
friend Tom Naples drives over from
Mahoba and let's his benign counter
nance be seen on the bouvelards of
Leakesville. He is the elder Tom
not the young bachelor Tom, who is
Surveyor.
An esstray COW was knocked off I'M
der the hammer at Court House door
Monday through auspices OF Justice
Amsler. Everett Breland was the
strayee and the successful bidder.
She brought $3.50.
H. Nj. Faulk, wife@and Geo. Henry
went up to Ensley, Ala, last Satur-
day, suburn town to the great me
tropilis ofAlabama, Birmingham. Mrs.
Faux has brother there, r. 7. Nc
Leod, who she will visit.
Once the HERALD had correspond
from Exsho styled Southern Boy
but he died(?) and 1t remained for
Merrill to produce the Southern
Girl, see communication from there
this week over this name,
An error was made in the item of
week before last, saying that the
Calendar day on which the HERALD
was birthed was Sept. 8, 1898. 1t to
have been correct should have read
Sept. 1st., instead of 9th.
A conner from Lucedale Monday to
the Land Sale was Hugh Jones'
Hugh is one of those fellows known
as Mixers and he has exercised
his gift in that direction about this
old town till he is pretty well acqua-
inted.
J. M. Miller was up to Leakesyille
Wednesday attending preaching.
He was accompanied by his daugh
tiers, Mrs. G. H. Havard of Maybell'
Jones Co., who is visiting relatives
down in this part of the country for
short time.
Visitors to the. County Capital
"Wednesday were Mrs. Erastus BYRD
and Miss Helen Carter, both hailing
from Janet. They are sisters, and
both are known in the teaching cir
cles. OF Greene County, the one for
past and the other. for present SER
vice.
Three more join the ranks this
week of the 4 years for 50 paid in adj
vance rate of subscription, namely
Jas. E. Mizzell, Of Merrill, D. G.
Turner of Janet and A. H. Harrison
of McLain. Bully for these old boys,
rho II no tho ,,avt.to lanUthan this