Greene County herald., 1908-05-29
LOCAL

MID n. ~. uudI I'LL anu
are over at Canton visiting her
parents for several weeks.
Exsho callers in Leakesville
Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie
Dvis.
Jodie Perry was down to our city
Monday. He dropped in on ye
editor for a few minutes.
Charley Fagan has moved his fami
ly from out of his house into the one
just South of it owned by DR.. Sam
Pool.
Mrs. Currie the mother of w. l..
Currie and herdaughter, Mrs. Nor
ris, were arrivals yesterday from
McHenry.
A Tuesday perambulator about
the strands of this village, was Mr..
Jno. H. Afford and little son, of Ex-
sho vicinage.
The B. B. Rhinehart Obituary is
postponed till another week, owing
to stress on space of more pressing
matter this week.
Rev. r. w. Brooks made several
pop-calls to Leakesville this week.
He is running a meeting at Sweet
water Baptist church.
Miss Mary Metzgar returned to her
home in Mobile the first of the week
after pleasant stay with her bro
ther, Georges family for a couple of
weeks.
Miss Maggie Chapman, of
Hiwannee, Wayne Co., was an
arrival on Wednesdays train. She
is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. w.
A. Hays.
Samuel Lester, cousin of Mrs.
L. N. Ball of Betty, left Sunday via
McLain for his home at Piera, Laf-
ayette Co., Miss, after visit of two
months.
A returner on Saturdays tain
from Moss Point was Coot McInnis.
HIS wife and little girl drove up to
meet him. Coot is a No. good
river-man.
Miss Mary Birch was another
young lady visitor to arrive this
week from Wayne Co. to the Hays
family. She is from Matherville
and will remain through the
meeting.
Rev. Wesley w. Hill, the NJ. P.
pastor of this charge is in town this
week attending the NJ. E. meeting.
He took run up to his old home in
Jones County last week.
See ad of BIalack & Naples,
Blacksmiths in this issue. They
are keeping open shop in build
ing recently erected by j. H. Tur-
ner on lot near new livery stable.
Mr.. R. |. Backstrom of Wash
ington accompanied his son, Supt
Oscar Backstrom to the county-site
town yesterday. Mr. Backstrom
is one of the substantial citizens of
old Greene.
Some good street grading is being
done under the direction of Mayor
Dan Mcleod in the West part of
town He is using big two mule
plow and scraper to good advantage
up nice rolling turnpike.
The Leakesville baseball team
crossed bats with the Citronelle
Nine Saturday pl ing nine innings.
The scorecard showed 6 to1 favor of
Leakesville. Strike outs by Bre-
land 19; strikeouts by Havard 9.
Mr.. w. j. Williams, Jr., came to
town Monday and while calling at
our office dropped dollar in the
till. Fruitdale is his postoffice;
Upper East Side near the County
Line towards his mail supply town
in Alabama.
Mr.. Marvin Beeson, singer and
Cornetist, came in from Meridian
Thursday to assist in the meeting.
He is strong helper and has his
horn along and contributes much TO
the music by his efforts. He is
son Of Prof. J. w. Beeson, Prest
of theF emale College up there.
The Third w. c. T. U. Medal
Contest of the two Leakesville
classes was pulled off Friday Night
at the M. P. Church. John Col
bert captured the first prize and
Joe Lackey the second prize.
These awards are silver. Prof.
Miller is pushing the work through
as quickly as possible to bring the
classes up for competition for Gold
medals.
Mrs. Sarah Reese a very aged
lady from Richton wa5 ct The
Court House Tue9iay. She dTs:-s
pension through this county as a
widow of a confederate veteran.
Her husband was killed while in
battle. She is mother of the Reese
who married Mrs Rockwell of
Hillman few months age.
Mr.. L. w. Brannan, turpentine
operator, of Grand Bay, Ala, WIS
in Leakesville yesterday, seeing
after closing up his fathers estate
amongst the heirs. This 7. w.
Brannan, deceased this month.
We were glad to get personally ac-
nuainted with this gentleman.