Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-09
LOCAL

Shoppers in Leakesvlle on We'd
nesday were Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Kittrell of Jonathan.
J. E. Landlord came down from
Avera yesterday after iome physic.
He gave our Sanctum a call.
Wednesday traversers o + the
streets of our city, were Mr.. and
Mrs. Os Turner of Betty vicinage.
w. C. Ball and fourteen year old
son Russell of Ball, looked over our
plant today and left subscription.
The Baptist Ladies Aid will meet
with Miss Ara Townsend at DR..
POOLS residence, on Wednesday Ia.
Peter Hays, his brother AMI faith
er, and Levi Gibson were all over
from Mohoba Saturday attending
Justice Court.
Boss Byrd of Vancleave, visited
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Byrd. He is their second oldest
son, and married.
Went to Merrill on business con-
nective with the bank did Hon. Nat
Owen, President of the parent and
branch institution.
Lula Hudson Harris, a mulatto
woman, living across the river has
become demented, and has to be
kept locked within a room.
L. w. Brannan arrived in town
yesterday to transact some matt rs
in chancery relative to the estate of
his father, T. w. Brannan, deceas-
ed.
Monday corners to this burg, were
Mrs. Lawrence Clark and Miss Ma
ME Smith of Adamsville. They
are both daughters of Hon. Pink
Smith.
l.. M. Ball, whom we all know
as Betty Louiey, got back to these
parts last week from Jasper county.
He has spent several months up
there working.
J. C. Dorsett was up from Merrill
Tuesday in attendance on the stock
holders meeting of the Bank of
Leakesville. Jette was reelected
as a director. He is an astute bus
mess man.
Leslie Mason was up from Mullett
Monday. Also Charley Wexford.
These two men are brotherin--laws.
and have adjacent farms. They
have already gathered three bales
of cotton.
Sample Backstrom, whom we re-
corded as being in Leakesvllle re-
Gently, is back at Millsaps College
for another year. He is younger
brother of our intellectual superin-
tendant Oscar.
B. P. Harrison made another one
of those pop-calls to our village at
the converging of the weeks, run
ming up to pay Difference to the
new heir at his home. He goes to
Bay St. Louis this week.
lack Valley, citizen of North
Greene, lad business at the court
house Monday. This is the gentle
man that got in the limelight sew
eral weeks ago, account of getting
robbed on the public highway.
Drove into town from Hillman
Tuesday to do some shopping, did
Mrs. C. E. Harper and Mrs. Chin
Turner. They are first cousins,
Mrs. Turner being a daughter of
Hon. Jonathan Kittrell by his first
wife.
Miss Mary Ford, who taught the
Betty school last Winter and spent
the vacation at her home in Red
Banks, got back to Greene County
Saturday and went over into the
Platt settlement to teach the Will
liams school.
Visiting her parents this week. is
Mrs. ]. l.. Mills Jr. (nee Green) OF
Fruitdale, Ala. Of course she is
accompanied by the royal son OF
their house, Langie the third, IA
nous for his size in comparison
with age.
A conner from Ball Monday to
the County Capital was ] D. Cool
ey. This is the first time we got
Cooley's name and face together
in our mind, though frequently
before have we noticed him here
on public days. b
Several weeks ago we spoke of
Greedy Breland coming down here
from Meridian. We should have
wrote it down G.. w. Breland. H.
found work here and is STAYING.
Greedy is brother of his and ne
arrived Tuesday. M f
Bud Young is out taking a peep
at the big world, and travelling
westward. He was working IN the
gold mines of Colorado few
weeks back, but is now in New
Mexico. He contemplates coming
home sometime early next year.
He is a brother of B. F. Young of
Betty.
The incorporators of the new
mill concern The Bear Greek Mill
Co. namely: VIM. H Louselle, Jas.
t. McKeon and Jno. Stevens, Atty.
were up from Mobile Saturday,
loolxinu after business connected