Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-11-20


E. Rose and j. w. Backstrom
were up from Merrill yesterday.
A visitor in town this week was
Mrs. Anna K. Owens of Merrill.
On the sick list yet is Mrs. E. H,
Burch, her indisposition dating
back for several days.
DR.. G. M. Lackey, the genial
McLain physician, was in the coun-
ty capital in the mid-week.
John Slick McInnis of Vernal
ambled into and out of town Mon
day on that trotting nag of his.
Quite sick last week was Mr.. Pat
James, but at this writing. he has
very near recovered his usual health.
Alighted from Sundays train,
did Mr.. S. w. Ball and two daug-
hters, Ruth and Bette, after spin
out on the M. & o.
School resumed Monday as it was
proved by time that there was moth
ing to the Diptheria theory, except
alarm and precaution.
A. J. Denmark is suffering with
a spell of the Grip, but thinks he
has it pretty we'll worsted, though
he is quite wan from the tussle.
The Hon. Lemuel Peaster spent
this week in Leakesville erecting
some pillars for the D. E. Breland
house of which Osma Baird is con-
tractor
Took run over to see his mother
at Forest, did Prof. j.. F. Miller,
last week, while school was suspen-
ded account of suspected Diptheria
in town.
E.W. L. Davis, who dwelleth on
the headwaters of Big Greek, was
moving over LeakesvilIe Monday
with his accustomed energy of
stride.
Geo. w. Williams, who is given
usually the added distinguishing
title of "Yaller," was up to town
Monday from the Lower Big Greek
community.
Not a week elapses but what
Adamsville, sends some of her
sturdy citizenhip to the county-seat
shopping, such a conner Monday
was J. A. kittrell.
While over to Leakesville We'd
nesday, Mr.. W. P Rhinehart was
accompanied by his mother. Mrs.
Rhinehart lives near Hillman in
common with her son.
jeff Brown, known of old as the
Escatawpa, Ala, merchant, was
making footprints in LeakesvilIe
between trains Wednesday. His
family now resides in Chronicle.
During his illness, Mr.. Pat James
suffered the loss of that beautiful
mare of his, named Bonnie. She
are something that disagreed with
her. They think it was later vines.
Ed James disposed of a wagon
load of turkeys in town Wednesday.
This is getting to be an annual
trick with Ed, who seems to be for
tunate in raising the long-necked
fowl.
L. M. Ball was in Leakesville
last Saturday and dropped in on US
as we were winding up our print
ing run. He is located just now
on Big Creek near Jonathan log
ging.
Mr.. L. H. Read, the present Su-
perintendent for the Bear Greek
Mill Co., has rendered his resigna-
ion, which was accepted and he
sewers connection with that firm on
the First.
The planer-mill is busy enough
these days, having cut of several
hundred thousand feet of saps for
the McInnis Bros They run all day
and one watch (quarter) of the
night. Billy Suthoff, the owner is
on hand, and of course is response
be for things moving with such
CELEBRITY.
E.W. BreIand has been appointed
county organizer for Greene county,
in behalf of the Farmers Union or
der. He made a trip out last week
in that interest. The county is
pretty we'll dotted already with Lo-
Gals, as they term local lodge, Sc
he will have to CLEAN close TO d.
much in that line, except increasf
membership in the already estau
lished lodges.
Under the direction of Billy Eu
banks, the old careening posts o
the Merrill & Leakesville Telephone
Co., were this week displaced b,
new ones of more substantial ant
beautiful symmetrical taper, anC
the wires all restrung on tn I'M
This is concentrating what thu
pre- ent owners of the stock of tina
company contemplated from tn
day they purchased it over yea
since.
Quite low is Mrs. Mary Beard
who lives on the Upper East Slice
Mrs. Beard is we'll up in years an
is suffering from paralysis that !
gradually extending its infuenc
over the vitals Of her body. Flo
the past five months she has bee
eloxrlxy cinkinU undpr IFS fell in