Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-03
LOCAL


Tom Jones rode in our burg Tues
day.
Lang Mills Junior came to town
today.
Albert Davis had occasion to come
to Ieakesville Tuesday.
Mark Green spent two days in
this burg during the week.
F. NJ. Baldwin, known far and near
as Dad hit Leakesville Tuesday.
Mr.. Jos. ]. Crooms came up from
Lucedale to the County Capital Tues
day.
Christmas Day was an ideal bright
sunshiny one for this section and sea-
son.
On Monday Nat Owen transacted
business in Merrill connected with
the banks.
J. w. Mckay of Waynesboro. was
down to Leakesville the middle of
this week.
Lloyd James made one of his usual
trading incursions to the County seat
town Tuesday.
A very ornate sign is being paint
cd on the store front of ]. L. Miller
building this week.
The Baptist Ladies Aid of Leakes-
vile will meet with Mrs. Charlie Mil
Ter on Saturday Jan. 4th.
An annual invoicing was in pro-
gress at the ]. Z. Miller store the
first days of this week.
John, the son of Mark Z. Green of
McLain, is attending the Sou. Miss.
College at Hattiesburg.
Dock Beard and wife have occupi-
ed. the Alderman house recently va
Gated by Thornwell McRae.
Murdoch c. McInnis tore himself a.
way from Vernal Tuesday and traf-
licked about the Countryside.
S. B. McIlwain has removed from
these diggings to Millry. Ala He asks
to have his HERALD follow to that
place.
Ben w. Mcleod was up from Mer-
rill in The midweek rounding up bal
ance of his bond as Treasurer-elect
OF county.
The Board of Supervisors, the new
BOaad will be indicted into Office
next Monday and proceed to hold
their first term.
Paul Avera came down to Leakes-
vile again this week and has accept
ed Deputy ship under D. E. Bre-
land, the new sheriff.
Our genial Hebrew friend Simon
IsaacSOn was about Leakesville in tho
mid week trading horses. Simon is
well liked up this way.
Once more do we lift the thark-le-
yer and let escape to Mr.. Frank
Green, much 'oblige, this time for
a big mess of turnip greens.
Went up to Blue Mountain this
week to visit Ora Lee who is there
in school, did her father, L. w. Bre.
land and brother, Lowrey.
P. P. Bailey of Oak Grove, Ala,
send in dollar for subscription
and'writes: II am a citizen of Luce
dale. and like to get the news
Visited this. village on Saturday,
Dec. q, Mr.. and Mrs. Marcy Avera
OF the town of similar name. They are
kinspeople of the Green family.
The Leakesville Mercantile Co. in
voiced their stock of goods late last
week. Some change is rumored as to
take place internal arrangement.
But one arrest was made during
the Holidays; negro for drunken
ness. Mayor Dan Mcleod tackled a
sligst fine upon him for the offense.
Jake B. Turner, the magistrate
from Washington part of Beat 3,
came to town Monday, and among
other things iollied the editor little.
]. G. Dubois Jr., erstwhile cashier
of the McLain Bank now has charge
OF the Merrill Bank while E. d. Van
Note succeeds him at the McLain
bank in that capacity.
Rev. w. w. Perry departed from
Leakesville with family on Thursday
Dec. Is, going to Basin to his work
Shere, called Americas Circuit. ibis
is in Jackson County.
Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Albums left
on Mondays train for Binnville,
Kemper County, their work for the
Conference year. They will get of
the M. Il O. at Scooba.
Neil McInnis, son OF the redoubta-
bic d. FL. G., showed up IN these
parts during the Holidays after an
absence spanning three years spent
i'm the regular ". s. Army service.
On the day after Christmas Will
A. and Paul Avera came down tc
LeakesyilIe mingled with folks here
Do,.I &c that ono saf &Io xyo,.o, fbat