Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-14
LOCAL

Mr.. Jepsy.
On Friday, Mrs. Bell, mother of
Mrs. c. E. Anding, after pleasant
stay of several weeks here, returned
to Der home across the state.
A one-room wing is being added to
the Pool house near Clark Barber
Shop, aod Clark expects to rent
same for a dwelling, thus throwing
himself near his work.
During the absence of the Burch
family in Mobile, Foster Tedder
and wife are occupying their home
in Leakesville, as Foster fills Burch
place as Agent for the A. & NJ.
Two streets out in Pool addition
are being graded this week. Mack
Fountain contracted the work from
the town. They used large pillow
and scrape in doing the turnpiking.
J. W Mckay of Wayuesboro, was
spending the mid-week in Leakes-
vile looking after business interests
and enjoying the fishing which the
river and streams here SO abundantly
afford.
Two prominent citizens from the
Southwestern end of the county,
namely: Joe G. Daughdrill from Leaf
and D. W. Black from SixtOwn, spent
several hours Monday in the county
capital
The editor and better half are
planning to go over to Vicksburg
next week to the Mississippi Press
Association. Possibly may run down
to Natchez and take a peep at the
battleship Mississippi.
About five days were spent by
Mr.. Geo. A. Metzger during this
and late last week visiting parents
in Mobile and looking after business
matters connective with his restau
rant and general merchandise shop,
A trio of folks from the lower
Forks of the river community, viz:
Bill and John Merritt and j. b. Da-
Wis, came to the couuty-seat early IN
the week looking after matters APP
pertaining to closing up the Ann
Breland estate.
The City Dads held their monthly
meeting Tuesday of last week ana
decided to have a Special Election
held to fill the Marshal vacancy and
also determined on some street grad
ing where property-owners along
same had removed stumps.
Rev. E. T. Breland got to town
yesterday and is busying himself
looking after collecting subscriptions
on the fund for erecting the Holiness
Camp meeting tabernacle at Wash
ington, plot of ground well situated
for which has been procured.
The Bank of Leakesville was rep
resented in the State Bankers Asso
cirtion, which convened in Column
bus this week. Cashier Nat Owen,
and President J. E. Alderman
going up. The associational idea is
good, and attendance always proves
profitable.
Albert Alderman is back ins Lea
kesville, having arrived Sunday. He
came from Neshob& county dlrecG
here, but has spent the most OF time
since away in Texas. He has added
several pounds to his weight, attrib-
uting it to the healthfulness of the
Empire state.
Bound for Grand Rapids, Mich,
Mrs. Blanche Robertson, and chill
dren. who embarked on Tuesdays
train. They have home there. Mr..
Robinson remains here awhile longer
with the Leakesville Single Co. He
will join them later, at the Michi-
gan homestead.
Our correspondent column yields
the information this week, that Miss
Flora Byrd has gotten back to
Greene County soil. Her home is at
Janet and she has just returned from
the Sou. Miss. College at Hatlies-
burg, where she spent the term.
That College is co-educatlonal.
A quartette consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. I'll. Burch, Mrs. Jesse Byrd,
mother of Mrs Burch and DR.. M. L..
Batson, went to Mobile last Friday
where all but the Doctor remain to
this writing, and they have been
joined by another, whose debut is
chronicled in the birth department
in this issue.
Sunday Ms. DR.. McRae Of Way
nesboro returned to her home at
that place accompanied by Miss Fer
lena McRae, who goes for short
visit there among that family and
other of relatives. Mrs. McRae was
here at the bedside of her kinsmar
our M. l.. McRae who was IN a very
precarious health few days back.
A letter from II. P. Heidelberg
written from Tate Springs, Tenn
and dated May H., bears the tldings
Its very cold here yet, | wear my
overcoat, will remain two weeks here
not Am inst hack from mountair