Greene County herald., 1908-10-02
LOCAL


Alex Mcleod, of Donovan, came
to the capital of Greene las
Saturday.
Observe new display ad ap.
pearing in these columns by the
Leakesville Graded High School.
Dock Beard has changed from q
clerkship in the j. E. Miller store
to the same position with the Leakes.
vile Mercantile Co.
Seized with very dangerous
heart trouble. was Mrs. B. w Nc
Leod this week. She was carried
to Mobile by her physician DR..
Pool for special treatment.
Lawrence Clark and. his father,
Mr.. Jepsey, were down to Lcakes-
vile last Saturday. The Clark
family is one of the best in Greene
County.
Miss Jesse Boiling of Jackson,
Miss, me to Leakesville from
Merrill Thursday to secure contract
with Co. Supt. for teaching school
at that place.
B. P. Harrison ran up home
from the Coast late last week to
take a peep at the male heir appar-
ent that has come into his house
hold.
E. F. Ballard and j. w. Mckay
came down from Waynebsoro Mon
day to attend to some business con-
nected win the two mercantile con-
Germs here that they own stock in.
Wyatt c. Churchwell, left Mon
day for Millsaps College, Jack
son, Miss. Wyatt is determined to
round out a thorough collegiate ed
ucation and has chosen a splendid
institution as his alma mater.
Backstrom, a brother of
Supt. Oscar Backstrom, was in
town Saturday. He attended Mill
sapps College last year. Haven't
learned whether he will re-enter in
10000.
A contingency from Washington
composed of Messrs L. T. Ha-
thorn, Chas. Hillman and E. E..
Todd, and Mrs. Sophronia A. Ha-
thorn were here Saturday deposing
proof in support of the last named s
homestead claim.
AL Mcleod got back from Jack
son Friday last, where he has been
all summer attending Draughon s
Business College. Said he was glad
to get back to Leakesville where
he could get drink of good pure
satisfying drinking water.
J. B.Dearman and Dan Goldman,
two residents of Avera parts, drop
ped into the HERALD printery
Thursday and watched US reeling
out papers on the first side print
Dearman seems to think our out
fit grand as he expressed it.
Miss Willie Mcleod spent the
early part of the week in Mobile
visiting relatives. She has con
cluded her engagement with the
Harrison & Heidelberg law office
as stenographer and will teach
school during the scholastic season
now opening.
Alex Smith, who lives on the
Grafton rural route in north enc
of the county, spent a few hours il
Leakesville last Saturday on hi
return home from tour made ovel
the county collecting a list of the
number Of bales Of cotton ginneC
in Greene to date for the U. S
Department Of Commerce.
The editor had the pleasure Wed
nesday of getting acquainted wit
Rev. J. E. Lentsley of Chunkey
Miss, who is holding the meet
ing this week at the Sweetwate
Baptist church. He halls original
from Alabama but has beeen con
nected with the Misssippi wor
for several years.
Our memory slipped cog las
week, before we could jot dow
the spending of a day or two i
town by Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Mi
Ter of the Fork of the rivers
Usually we whip out book an
pencil and make sure of the locs
mentions, but this is one of tn
times when a delay meant ths
abominable word forgot "
Richmond Miller was anothe
of the Leakesville boys to hi
away to higher seat of learnin
this week. he leaving Monday fc
Clinton, Miss, where be entel
the Mississippi College. That
an excellent educational mill, ha'
ing turned out scores of prominel
men in this state. 1t is the Bal
tist Male College Of the state.
A letter received by DR.. Sa
Pool from Carl brings the inte
ligence that he entered the Un
versity the full Freshman elias
This is really better than was e,
pected, as it was little feare
that he might have to do son
preparatory work. With this favo
able start Carl should shoot rig
on through the full course witho'
a bobble.
Ellis Freeman and a young M
Valley, hailing both from the nc
we'll known Grafton mail pike
A.