Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-12-16

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Is. Bullard, lately
moved to Vinegar Bend, Ala.
Next Thursday, Dec. 22nd.. will be
the shortest day in the year, 1910.
Earl Baird is working on a house
for the w. p. Rhinehart family at
Hillman.
Attorney E. W. Breland transact
ed professional business in Lucedale
early in the week.
c. B. Blalack favors us with a
mess of very fine Rutabagas, proving
that he can garden as we'll as smith
and carpenter. Thanks.
Mrs. Chas. Dunnam, who has been
so i'll with Pneumonia, missed the
lever Tuesday, so Charley. who was
in town, told us that day.
Pres Beard of the Upper East
Side is very i'll at this writing with a
trouble which we believe his physi
cian called Sciatca, a medical term
for Neuralgia of the hips.
Thursday night a week ago, i. e.
Dec. 8, a fire originating in the bath
room of the Joe Thomas residence at
Rounsaville, did some slight damage
before could be extinguished.
That the Holiday season is at hand
is proven by the nightly popping OF
heavy firecrackers. In our Southland
fireworks have play about the yule-
tide rather than the Fourth of July
Celebrations.
Carl Williams and Emmett Patter
son got back last week from Auburn,
Ala, where they have been attend
ing A. & NJ. Institute and taking
Veterinary lectures. They will re-
turn after the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs, Jake Green have
domiciled in the Rush Mckay old
place, and its not such an old one
either, being built in 1900, out we
use that adjective to distinguish it
from his last built house, in which
he Mckay lives.
Rev. A. S. Byrd, of Satortia in
Yazoo County, to which work he has
been returned, is in town visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Byrd
for few days before another year OF
pastoral work. He i, better known
by his boyhood acquaintances as Sid.
Secty. E. w. Breland thoughtfully
furnished us with minutes of the
County Fair Meeting held Monday OF
last week. 1t seems the movement
is getting under Roadway again now,
as definite steps are being taken &c
secure the requisite amount OF mon
ev to lubricate the Fair machinery.
E. E, Todd was in town early in
the week EN- route for Mobile to Sc
cure turpentine job through the
Naval Stores company there. Ht
has sold out his home at Nicely tt
Mrs. Julia Breland, wife of Rev. Alex
IRELAND, but is not certain he viii
move his family from Greene County
as he likes it.
Asa Breland presented we editor
with a quart of fine homemade syrul
this week. Its up to the standard o
his making. This scribe can remem
Der when folks used to go twent'
miles or more after Ase to bring hi
grinding mill and cooking pans ant
convert their cane into the red swee
liuvld, which we call "Kuntry-Las
ses.''
Pete and Dan Mcleod were u
from Vernal Thursday. This is tn
famous 1--WE fellows" firm of cart
wrights, who have played such a
important part in telling the forest
of this section, by making the carts
which were to haul the timber. The
have reputation for faithful mani
facture, like the Studebaker Bros
enioyed in the early days of thu
now worldwide known firm.
S. F. Mccormick got to Leake
vile Monday as he had previous
adve, tised in these column, with
fine drove of horse, mules and mare
aad after doing a nice business mo
ed onto Richton, where lie wlsh'
his friends to know he can always
found. Sam has an extensive a
auaintance over the counties OF tn
Judicial district, not as lawyer
lawbreaker, but as horse trader.
A. l.. West and his mother, MI
Minerva West, widow OF the Ia
John West, came down to Leake
VILE from Old Grafton last Saturd
bringing along those interesting 81
twins of Lees, who are named
spectively bessie Ray and Essie M
and now about two years OLD, thoui
they are that plump and grown
to look older. They stopped oy
with the Jas. H. Turner family u
night. Mrs. Turner and MRS W.
are sisters, two of those brela
women who haye raised large TAT
l. lovo covara1 other S