Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-07-05

Eu JdIIleS Was dH lnCOIl6r 10 the
County Capital Monday.
w. NJ. Smith, young man of A.
vera vicinage shopped in our town
Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. AGREE
at Jonathan, Miss, Sunday June 30,
1907, girl.
j. I. Powell, who dwells in the
neighborhood of State Line came to
Leakesville last Saturday.
Geo. Oglesby left last Friday for
Rosin, Baldwin County, Ala, going
there to join his wife and children
for the Fourth
The School Board convened in an
nual session at Courthouse Monday.
So far we have not been furnished
with excerpt their proceedings.
Mrs. G.. W. Faulk and son Willie,
are on the Coast this week, with kin
folks enjoying the delights of that
beautiful Summer Paradise of our
State.
A number of the candidates came
to town Monday. 1t was good day
for them here, as there were lots of
people in town for them to circulate
among.
Mrs. T. G. Briscoe and her. two
little sons, Leonard and Collier, went
away last Sunday for visit to
North Central Texas, where they
contemplate spending the Summer
with Mrs. Briscoe's parents and
relatives.
Anguish McLain, more Familiarity
called Suge, was down to the county
site town Wednesday accompanied |
by his wife and several male MEM
bers of his family. They live in the
vicinity of Grafton.
Jas. Woodland ST., drove up to our
town Tuesday and on his return was
accompanied by daughter, Mrs. An
ma Bell Naples and children, they
going down to the Goose Pond with |
him to spend a day or SO.
Tom James was ip Leakesville
Monday. Tom is a social kind of a
chap. He has a prosperous air, so we
infer is doing good law practice. |
He is an out and out Vardaman man.
If we WIZ in Politicks, would like to
have Tom on our side.
Oscar Backstrom spent Monday in |
the County Capital This week ofici-
ally reveals that he was candidate, |
so for us to add that he was lection |
eering, would be but to express a
conclusion every reader has mental
ly already jumped at.
A Social in honor of Miss Lola |
Smith, who was then visiting at that
home, was given at DIR. & Mrs. Sam
Pools last Friday evening. She re
turned to Laurel the next day. She
as we stated in the article chronic |
ling her arrival, is. neice of Doc
tors.
VIM. Clark was summoned to Sims |
Mobile, Co., Ala, Wednesday by a |
telegram conveying the sorrowful
news, that his mother was dead. Bill |
ly took the first train down, hoping
to arrive before she is buried. She |
was quite aged being Y years old,
and quite feeble when he last visited |
her.
An infant of Mrs Sexton of Vine |
gar Bend, was brought to our town
Sunday and buried. She is the lady
who SO suddenly lost her husband a |
few weeks ago. Her cup seems to be
just overlooking with sorrows. May
the Infinite in His Merciful Kind |
ness tenderly cheer her dropping and
Saddened heart.
This paper is requested to an
nounce that Prof IL. p. Blackwell of
Collins, Miss, will begin teaching a
Singing School at Leakesville Mon
day July y, 1907. All interested are
urged to be on hand at the opening.
The School will last 10 days. Charges
will be 81 per scholar, except for adj
vanced scholars $3.50. 1t
Simon Isaacson passed through
our village Wednesday, Lucedale
bound after an expedition in the
Northern section of Old Greene. ST
mon is a good friend of the HERALD,
an emissary we love to hear of being
in the field for he speaks good word
for our sheet as he passes round,
and these missionary talks frequent
" bear fruition.
Amongst the throng OF Monday
about the County Temple OF Justice
was one J. Jones of Avera. Jones has
decided to keep pace with matters
current in this part of the world by
weekly readings of the HERALD.
These are the kind of volunteers we
are looking for to swell our fast
growing ranks.
Rev. O'Bryant and Jim Cannon
d,.e,,re, IN from Rocky Greek last Fri