The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-14

''i0. a. L. oohhooH Is visiting 1flenaS
and relatives in vicksburg.
Mrs III. r. Dean returned Thursday
from short visit in Lexington.
Mr.. Lee Smith left Wednesday for
Memphis to make that city his home.
Miss Matte Moore of Napanee spent
Thursday with Miss Willie Mckinney.
Mr.. 0, a Cason was up from Port
Gibson the first of the week ON bust
ness.
Mr. Joe Aldridge and Mrs. T. l..
Dobson have each purchased new
Ford touring car
A negro tenant house on the Califor-
MIA plantation was destroyed by fire
Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W: NJ. Wood of Sun
flower spent Thursday with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. IL. Horton.
Mr.. J. H. Pippin is moving his stock
of merchandise into his old stand on
the east side of the tracks.
Mr.. c. c. Compton 5 smiling face is
again seen behind the counter He has
accepted position with the Capital
Drug CO.
Mrs. W. a. scruggs returned to her
home in Handsboro Monday night, after
au extended visit with her daughter.
Mrs. f. II. Ivy.
/ Rev T. T. Moberly came over from
| Winona and spent two days with his
! old friends in Leland who were glad
TO again take him by the hand.
/ Rev. l.. a. McKeown of Shaw
stopped over in Leland "Wednesday
night. He was on his way to offciate
at the Newton Price nuptials in Vicks-
burg Thursday.
| Messrs. Walter Jones and W. L.
Rather viii open a pool ana billiard
| hali IN the stoleroom formerly occupied
by Mr.. s Hips They will fit it up
in frst-class style.
Mrs c. Standefer and children left
/ Thursday morning for an extended visi
with her parents in Oklahoma City,
Okla Mr. Standefer accompanied them
as far as Memphis.
The State Baptist convention met in
" ihona this week Pastor Miller,
! Mcssrs II. H. Coleman and w H. Hor-
ton and Mrs William Klingman and
land.
To the great regret of their many
1 friends, Prof. p Watt Lanier moved
ais family to Bourbon, Thursday, into
new cottage which he has built there
We VISA them success in their new
home
Mr. J. d. Asher has purchased III
skidder and logging outfit from Craw
ford Bros. and has the contract for log
ging the Da1neilLove saw mill. Mr.
Asher is an experienced logger and is
4 Sure of l3a king a sa4ccesS
The Woman 5 Home Mission soeie:>
VIII on Tuesday, Nov Is, give an eiG
time '.spelljng bee' There will b,
the oid-time anlnsements and Co
, eourse( Refreshments booths Bee
sure to hee' there Admission, Il
cents: children, ) cents This is TIL
first Of series Of entertainment
planned for the winter.
The election TO increase the tax from
! : mills TO 6 mills fer school purpose
was lost last Tuesday, owing to tn,
lack of interest of the voters. The
vote stood SO TO l. in favor of the in
crease. but the law says it shall be
ma joritv of the voters of the town. Th'
lack Of sufficient 10 make a majorit
makes the election void.
Mr. r. f. Jones left Tuesday to TAX,
up his new duties as agent for the Y
Il A. Y at Natchez Mr.. Jones ha!
\ been agent in Leland for over sil
wears and has earned his promotion ,,
, strict attention to business. The mer
chants hate to have him leave tn,
town. but are glad TO see him go up
His successor is Mr.. T. J. Burke. VIII,
has been the agent at Shaw.
!. The Woman = Home Mission Societ,
q met with Mrs. w I'll. Horton Monsla-
afternoon After brief business scs
sion, at which it was decided by unanl
mons vote to meet every Monday in
stead Of every second and fourth Nor
day. they brought oni their sewin
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