Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
FRIDAY
LOCAL

the State Medical Association.
Merrill spared the capital village
a visitor since mid-week in the per-
son of Capt. Murdoch McInnis.
A bunch of Leakesvile folks hied
away to Washington today attracted
by the School closing festivities.
John w. Backstrom has been crit
ically ill since early in the week, with
something resembling congestion.
The D. NJ Bearry family have
moved into the Pool house recently
vacated by the Jesse Byrd family.
Mr.. Rufe Backstrom rode into
town yesterday to see his son John,
who was so sick earlier in the week.
Sickness on our force this week is
responsible for the cut below our
usual presentation of homeset mat
ter.
Hubert L. Green arrived Sunday
from Starksvllle, where he has been
in attendance on the a. & NJ. College
all term.
Our townsman, J. E. Alderman
spent portion of last week in Jack
son on business connected with his
profession.
John Landlord was down to Lea
kesville Monday after some medicine
for his wife, who is suffering from
gladstone troubles.
Three other Vernalites observable
in the county site town Wednesday,,
were Messrs Bill Mcleod, Willis Nc
INNS and Bug Williams
On Saturday some homestead bus
mess fetched The Hon Charley Back
strom and John G. Mcdonald, a
neighbor of his to the courthouse.
L. L. McIlwain, youth formerly
resident in Greene, but of late Of
Koenton, Washington, Ala, got
back in this region this week.
The face of James Stay, hotel-keep-
er and liveryman of McLain, showed
up in Leakesvile Wednesday. He
drove over bringing W. B. Tessup,
preacher.
The taking of some dispositions in
chancery cases, brought the Hon. B.
P.Harrison to Leakesville this week.
He seems to be the same old Pat de-
spite coast residency.
Last week Mansfield DeshazO ar
rived from Pierra, Lafayette Co. and
HE'D out to Betty. He is kinsman
of Mrs. L. N. Ball. Spent portion
of last year in these parts.
John c. Ball of Betty, gave us a
call Tuesday, whereby we became q
little better acquainted, and his
name was enrolled as a member OF
the HERALD reading club.
During Wednesday Mr. P a. Me
Leod OF Vernal ierked the lines over
rather lazy mule into Leakesvi'le.
We opine Mr. Pete has thot mule ia
ded from much Spring blowing.
Sam Avera no longer swings the
Deputy Sneriffship. We havu't lear
ned what he will handle next nor
either at this writing who will be
his successor. He was the Office
: deputy.
Two young men from Vernal up to
the county-ssat Wednesday, were
John McInnis and Lyman Reeves.
John is an old acquaintance of ours,
but Reeves is a new one, whom we
add to our list.
Pete Mcleod must be entertaining
notions of housekeeping, as we OBJ
serve he is building the house. Its
going UP out in Poolville near the
Pool cottage occupied SO long by the
Jesse Byrd family.
= The fascination of the rails still
.coaxes occasionally, Hinkle z, Hell
delberg out for a spin. He yielded to
that pleasure at the converglng OF
the weeks, including Waynesboro
and Meridian in his itinerancy.
Our friend Nance Ball from the
weIl-named Roundabouts, greeted US
Monday in the capital burg, and
from pillow point in hand and some
remarks dropped, infer that he is go
ing to make those two new mules
June IN putting in the crop.
A recent newspaper bundle unwrap
ned from it's mail cover WI III oul
name enscribed thereon, revealed
that Guy Ederington has embarked
in the new ;paper business at Coffee
vile. Miss. From Mr.. Keeton we al
so learn that Guy has married ane
steadied down to quiet habits OF NV
ing.
On Monday Nj. B. Carr drove int
town, accompanied by Mrs. G. d
Hillman of Nicely, who is spending
few days with her daughter MRS
Carr, out at Hillman, since the arr
val of a little one at that home. Mrs
Hillman is a sister of our townsman
f. J. Green. and was pupil OF or
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