Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-20
LOCAL
Dec. 20, 1907


Smith.
Rich Flournoy is holding down a i
birth as clerk with the NJ L. McRae
& Co.
Amongst the moving throng on
our streets Saturday, was R. l. Prime
of Grafton.
The HERALD acknowledges an ap-
preciated call last Saturday from
James Hillman of Washington.
To the list of Saturday Corners to
Leakesville, should be appended the
name of Mr.. N. E. Turner of Vinegar
Bend, Ala.
Another out Of towner to spend |
money in the trading shops of this
hamlet Monday, was Arthur Clark
of Adamsville.
The Hugh McInnis concrete brick
cottage is being rooted this week. 1t
lacks of course good deal of being
completed yet.
If you haven t attended the Great
Slaughter Sale at NJ. L. McRae & /
Cos. you don't know what the word !,
cheap means.
The seductivenesS of our town as Il
trading point has appealed to W. P.
Blankenship of Mohoba He came
over last Saturday.
Anyone desiring to purchase a set
of Ridpath's History of the World
will do we'll to address the HERALD,
Leakesville, Miss.
Thursday Thornwell McRae moved
his family out of the Alderman house
into the new cottage of DR.. Pools
proXimitous to Lodge Hall.
Christmas exercises will be render
ed by the children of the LeakesvilIe
Graded High School. From reports
received the program will be fine.
The Planer- Mill numbered Thurs
day turning out its first dressed
lumber. A sample shown us exhibits
as fine work as is procurable in that
line.
Schoolboys to get in home for the
Holidays, were Carl Pool and Curt
Mcleod Monday from the G. H. A.
Port Gibson. They will return by
Jany. 1st.
Work has commenced on a dwell
ing for B. w. Mcleod. Grouse Bros.
are swinging the job. This building
is going up on street beyond the
DormitOry.
A request is made that we an
nounce the regular sitting of the
Leakesville Baptist Ladies Aid
Society TO be neld this week at Mrs.
Portervant's Saturday, Dec. 81.
A face that is seldom seen in
Leakesville these days loomed up on
last Taturday, e. that of John Nc
Intosh of Vernal. He tells us that
he doesn't stir about much these
days.
TuesdayRevs. W. w. Perry andR A.
Albums and wife returned from the
Methodist Conference at Jackson.
They will remain here little while
before repairing to their new pasto-
raj fields.
As the HERALD will not be issued
next week, we trust our County Cor
respondents will bear the Suspension
in mind, and avoid preparing their
weekly letters. Save up the good
news till after Christmas and then
let it come.
AS the Betty Pine Knot" is not !
a subscriber and his letter of this,
week contained but little if any news
but was chuck full of gossip, perhaps
interesting to him but of no conse-
quence to our readers: we dumped I
the manuscript into the W--B-l
FOR SALE Oak-eabinet finish, |
full stop Organ. Subject 20 examin-
alton. Original cost 5000, sale
price $4,000. Cause of sale; removal
Can be seen at Methodist Parsonage
Leakesville, Miss. Address HERALD
for further particulars.
A little ripple of excitement invest
ed our town Saturday for few min
utes, over the coming to blows of
Raj James with Joe Kittrell. The
Sheriff interferod and now the belig-
gerents will answer in Justice Court
here First Saturday in January for
the schuffie. This is about all there
was to it.
LOST or STOLEN light bay
horse, 10 years old; has white on
both hind feet; weighs about 1000
pounds Reward will e,given for re-
turn to Markley & Miller, Mill, Choc-
taw Point, or Office City Bank Build
ing, Mobile. 1920
Marriage Licenses
For week ending Dec 10:
12-1l-C Cleveland Elliot to Miss Katie
Fountain.
12-18-James L. Johnson to Miss Ada
C.. Lane.