Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-07-02
LOCAL

Saturday Chester Avera was en-
villa. We acknowledge a pleasant
call and chat.
Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. H. E.
Williams were in this village. Betty
is their habitat.
o. H. Hillman had so rapidly con-
valesced as to be able to drive to
town Tuesday.
A visitor at the E. H. Burch
home is Little Miss Estelle Smith,
sister of Luther.
J. B. Dearman got to town Thurs
day from Adamsville, coming to cook
the Barbecue meats.
Two Upper East Siders at the
County-seat yesterday, were kila
Platt and Sydney Odom.
Happy Jessie c. Fam was over
from Washington Wednesday atten-
ding the Odd Fellow Lodge.
On Thursday Mrs. J. T. McRae
and Vivian left for a visit to Mrs,
McRae's parents at McHenry.
The Ed Davis family of Deer Park,
Ala, recently moved to Leakesville
and are living in Pool addition.
The Board of Supervisors hold a
Special meeting today. Monday they
will convene the regular July Term.
Sunday J. W. BackstrOm got back
from Tate Springs, Tenn, and to our
eye looks considerably improved from
the er-drinking.
Transacted business in town Mon
day despite unfavorable crossing ia
cilities from the East Side of the
River did Tom j. Beard.
Eugene Damon was out with some
of the Betty folks Thursday. He is
the young lad who visited out there
last year. They live in Meridian
now.
Newton James, the StudiOus son OF
Phil James, that attended the Sou.
Miss. College at Hattiesburg during
the Term just closed, was in town
Saturday.
On the return from Battiesburg
last week, Mrs. W. A. Hays was ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs. An
ma Campbell of Columbia, who visit
ed her last Winter.
A homestead contest here last Sat
urday in which Chas. White, Col. was
the contestee, required quite bit Of
deposition taking. Rich FIournoy
acted as amanuen5is.
=. Recently Mr.. R. r. Cowan, fore
man of the Bear Greek Mill Co.,
moved his family into one of the
houses up at the mill. His son hai
been here with him sometime.
While up to Leakesville this weel
from Mobile, Mr. w. H. Louisel
was accompanied by his son in knick
erbockers. Clifton, and two little
twin daughters, Nina and Matte.
A very enjoyable musical program
was rendered Wednesday night in
the School Building Auditorium IN
der the direction of Mrs. Alice NJ
Riggs, who is teaching a music elias!
here.
While down in the mid-w week Mr.
Craig Chairman, the naval Stores
Inspector of WaynesborO, was accom-
panied by his wife and two little hom
Jewels. They visited among the Nc
Rae families.
r Arrivals on Sundays train wer
Mrs. Edwina Harrison and the hei
apparent, Byron Patton, Jr., of tina
home, from the Coast. B. z. vii
probably join them the last of tn
week
Last Monday Miss Fannie Keetol
arrived from Poplarville to visit he
parents, who are homesteaders on
90 OH Big Greek. AS before written
this family originally halls from Col
feeville, Yalobusha County.
The Merrill mail travels daily i
the face of the temporary impaire
condition of the river bridge here
They cross at McLeod's ferry. l
fact as that's nearer, they usual
come that way, if sloughs permit
The Special Matter on Fourth {
July ran in issue this week displ;
ces only for the nonce several OF OF
strong features, the appropriations
and worth of the matter so substltl
ted sufficiently excuses the int
ruption.
Tyra Roberts and Dock Beal
have both dropped out now with I'll
Leakesville Mercantile Co., accoul
getting their own business plans
shape. Hardy Smith and Writ Ro
erts enlisted with the Mercanti
Company yesterday.
Moved his family last week fro
Dwight, Ala, dio Mr.. J. E. Brxte
who has recently taken work wi
the Bear Greek Mill Co. He is
widower, the family consisting of tv