Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-08-20
LOCAL

Geo. w. Bearry has taken clerk
ship with the NJ. L. McRae & Co.
( Kila Platt was in Leakesville again
Tuesday. He is starting up slaves
business.
J. L. Ball and daughter, Miss Hat
tie G., were vititors to Leakesville
Saturday.
The rough framing material for
the new Baptist Church is being put
on the ground.
Mrs. E. n. Patterson is quite sick
with some type of continueing fever,
at this writing.
Dad Baldwin got to town in the
.mid-week to do some brickwork for
Jas. H. Turner.
Ira Ball was down in the Gulf City
last. week taking treatment for a
stomach trouble.
]. B. Billiard went down to the
Gulf City to meet his son, who comes
to be with him awhile.
A quartette of Betty men folks,
namely: P. M. Spears, H. G. Ball,
o. Fl. and L. o. Hillman, were in
town Tuesday.
Our friend L. P. May was laid up
recently with a spell of sickness but
is now out but has to hop,on account
of Erysipelas in one leg.
It might mean a saving to you to
read the ad on front page i'll this is
sue, ofthe Leakesville Mercantile Co.
They are putting on sale.
On the trip over to Townsville to
fill his regular appointment Sunday,
Rev. W. A. Hays was accompanied
by Mrs. Hays, Clara and Ralph.
Theo. Byrd who has been working
during the Summer down at or rath-
er near Leaf in the Brice & Evans
mill, was home last week visiting
parents and recouping from sick
spell.
The Burches went up to State
Line last week to visit kinspeople
there. Earnest has about recovered
from the spell of sickness which had
assailed.
A Saturday conner to Leakesville
from Jonathan, was Prof. J. J. Mel
vim. His school there will soon be
out and he will teach in Jones Coun-
ty this Fall.
Mohoba is seEding almost con-
stantly representatives to the County
Seat town. lobe Deuitt and John
Afford, were the ones serving in this
capacity Tuesday.
Last Friday VIM. Turner Jr. and
Son, in passing in from Deer Park to
visit Mr.. Turner's parents out West
of town, stopped in and inspected
the HERALD plant.
Somebody says Tom Steede is up
in these parts, probably out about
Nicely. Has Tom become so unso-
cial that he lodges the county CAPT
tai in these rare visits of his?
Travis and Harvey Byrd and D.
C.Iurner and Mr.. Roberts all were
out from Janet to the School Board
meeting Saturday. The Board Gre
ated new district in over there.
Mr., Robert Durham of RounaaVillc
was in Leakesville between trains
Tuesday accompanied by his wife
He has been in i'll health this year
but thinks he has now struck the VI
trend.
The repair work on the bridge has
proceeded that far as to admit of &
walkway for pedestrians over the
breech. They announce that the
work will be finished in about three
weeks.
Rev. H. H. Poole is away visiting
relatives in counties on the Yves
Side of the State. Bro. Pooles q
biding place while on his work is a
the home of o. Fl. Hiilman in Betty
community.
A gentleman standing at our ell
bow furnishes this item, Mrs. A. Fl
Harrison of Nicely has gone up II
Jasper County visiting parents il
Montrose vicinity" Guess who th'
informant was?
Hinkie Heidelberg has had plan
drawn and contract let for erecting
on his lots near Anding house, nea
and modern residence. This para
graph may be perhaps properly cor
cluded with am.
A FIVE page epistle numbered i
from Sixtown, Leaf) this week, bu
owing to the failure of its writer
Mr.. Pine Tree. taking the editor int
his confidence and signing also tn
real name, it was wastebasketted.
Early in the week, r. G. Marti
of Merrill was shaking hands i
Leakesville with many friends. H
sold out his livery business there
w. A. Breland, and is undecided W
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