Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-16
FRIDAY
LOCAL

Llndquist market in this issue.
On the streets of the county-seat
town Tuesday, were two denizens OF
Betty, namely,-P. NJ. Spears and
Ed Ball.
A. G. Lindquist made a "Trip to
the Gulf City in the mid week pur-
chasing stock for his business about
to open.
W. c. Denmark and wife were
down from Richton this week, visit
ing the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Denmark of this city.
A traveller out on Sundays train,
with Gulfport as her objective point,
was Mrs. Fannie D. Priester. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Faux.
On Monday D. W. Black and his
brother, Lorenzo Black, came up
from Sixtown via Merrill to transact
some homestead business at the
Court House.
Harris Peaster, the ba seball pitch
or of Waynesboro extraction, is
spending this week in Leakesville
coaching up the local team for Sum-
mer playing.
Johnnie McInnis has begun work a
gain on opening up the bitches to
cutoff in river above the county steel
bridge here. He got shipment OF
dynamite in yesterday.
Chester L. Avera came down ear
Y in the week, accompanying Miss
Marion, who came to take home her
books and effects, she having con
cluded not to remain fin school here
longer
Several of the schools in Greene
County are planning to observe Ar
Dor Day, which occurs on April Goth.
This is a fine method to emphasize
demonstration and are glad to note
its observation.
Leslie Mason of MuIlett, was at
the County Capital Monday. He in
forms us that he is not farming di-
rect this year, having concluded to
furnish fertilizer and take shares
with the soll-tiller
A proposition on front page to Sc
cure splendid agricultural journal
for twelve months absolutely free of
charge This is the offer we have
been harping on in an Introductory
way for the last two months.
See new ad of the First National
Bank of Commerce, which appears in
their accustomed corner of this page.
That institution is one of the great
metropolitan financial houses of this
section, and they are alert recogni-
zers of the potentiality of judicious
advertising.
The Bear Greek Mill Co., are having
the planer out[tfrom Poolville moved
up to their mill-plant, where dry
kilns and other equipment is being
built to accommodate a well round
ed dsessing and drying auxiliary to
their plant proper.
Accompanied his daughter, Mrs.
James Littlefeld, up to LeaKesville
Wednesday, did Mr.. H. Mansfield
Mallett of the Goose Pond. Mr.. and
Mrs. Littlefeld married early IN
the week and were on a bridal trip
visiting Mr.. Littlefeld's folks neal
Escatawpa, Ala.
The absence from town of traders
from the surrounding country, pro
claims the tale of our farmer friends
busy turning over the sod and plan
ting the seed for their crops. Tick
ling the soil in this section yields its
quota of returns, where fertilizer:
and judgement are used in the til
lage.
This week has been quiet one in
Leakesville. The shortage in the
news crop attests this. Usually W.
have to comb down and Gull out
leaving a selection of only the bes
to take our local space. but thi
week, it's been hard scratching tt
bring up the minimum complement
of columnage of this character.
Patience is one of the virtues
newspaper publishers have to cult
vate. To illustrate, we have tw
or three conienial matters wished t
present this week owing to bein!
brought over, and some others c
worth ~hicl. have come in,-bu
are denied this till can get togethe
another issue of the paper.
Marriage Licenses
Issued during week ending April II