Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-10
GREENE COUNTY HERALD.
Jan. 10. 1908
LOCAL


The E. F. Ballard Co. invoiced their
stock since the mid-week.
See new ad of Geo. A. Metzger,
Restauranteur and General M'dse.
J.. e. Davis went over to Fruit
dale late last week to look after some
A. H. Harrison was another
Washington citizen to come to town
Monday.
Monday corners to Leakesville were
E. e. Todd and Kim Daughdrill,
Washingtonians.
That staunch citizen of Adamsville
hamlet, J. S. Smith came to Leakes-
vile yesterday
; The Baptist Ladies Aid will meet
with Mrs. Charlie Miller on Satur-
day January 18th 1908.
Representative E. w Breland left
Sunday evening for Jackson to be in
attendance on the Legisl; ure.
Made trip to Lucedale early in
the week, in interest of some Client,
did Hon H. P. Heidelberg, Attorney.
Cleveland Elliott an East Slider,
whose home is about six miles over
that way, came to town Wednesday.
..a. Another and a much needed iron
d, .bridgeis TO be built over Big Greek
See notice for selling contract by
the Board of Supervisors.
Gaines West gave us a farewell
hSndshake Tuesday as lie left the
Board. He says ne will move from
Grafton to Richlon quickly.
Lang Mills Junior brought down Il
raft of fine Cypress this week and
sold TO the Leakesville Shinge Co.
He has still more to market.
Miss Ada Ford leaves Sunday for
Der home at Sullivan, ILL.,, having
completed her engagement with the
ID. L. McRae & Co., as milliner
A Monday conner to the County
Capital was Jas W Green of Nc
. Lain. He bid off the bridge contract
which was sod at public on cry
Ben w. Mcleod has moved up
from Merrill this week. occupying
with family his new home, and
assuming bis duties as County
Treasurer.
FfSiss
:, The notice of bridge letting Iron
structure over Big Greek will not be
published till in next month as the
Board concluded not let it out till
first Monday in March.
That man whose name is almost
household word in this section as a
merchant, the Honorable Bill Ave ra,
transacted business at the Court
House Monday
Rev. W. A. Hays preached at
Adamsyille Sunday. He will preach
here Sunday night. For the present
he will adhere to the old order of
appointments over the charge
The name of the new Deputy
Sheriff is Sam. A and not Paul
Avera as we presented it last week.
We evidently misunderstood our in
formant when securing this item.
Jett G. Dorsett came up from
Merrill Monday to attend Directors
meeting of the Leabesville Bank,
representing the Branch at his town.
He,iS still merchandising down there.
Arrivals on Sundays train were
Dir. Edward Smith and mother Mrs.
Riggs from Augusta, Ark Mr..
Smith has accepted position on the
HERALD force. They have taken
rooms at the Dormitory Hote'.
From some cause the teachers did
not turn out in such numbers as to
make the conventional meeting held
Saturday of that lively character
desirable II the active spirits of the
County Teachers Association.
See the ad of Peoples Drug Co.
This concern has closed an years's
engagement, for the space from
which this talk is perched, one of the
most valuable in newspaper; top of
column, alongside reading matter
etc.
Two prominent business men in
Merrill circles: V. II. and ii. G..
Hammond of the Dressler Hammond
Hardwood Co. transacted legal bus
mess with their attorneys Harrison
g. Heidelberg at Leakesville in the
mid-weck.
Circumstances are such that we
have to appear the Proceedings of
the Board of Supervisors January
Term in two sections; part this week
and balance next. They were in
session three days and turned off a
large volume of business.
On postal asking US to change
his paper to Geneva, Ala, Rev. A.
T. Sims, the Baptist preacher, writes
II fully intended to visit Leakesville
again before getting out of reach,
but pressing matters prevented.
Clalf alwavc fhinL L;nd1xr of tho rood