Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-06
LOCAL

Alex Ball got to town today tC
participate in the S. S. Institute.
Lee p Peaster got to Leakesville
Monday and will remain oyer for a
bit. He is summoned as jurymau
for rext week.
Luther Turner and wife got in
Wednesday TO attend the Sunday
School Rally at the Baptist Church.
Janet is their home.
A postal from Leslie Mason reads
Please change my address from Elk
sho. Ala, to Lucedale, MISS, as l
have moved permanently"
Unoffcially we are informed that
the Bear Greek Mill Co. completed
arrangements last week for one sec
ton of the Blodgett timber land.
r, N. Byrd and charming daugh-
ter, Miss Fannie, were over to the
County Capital Monday looking af-
ter homestead matter. They dwell
atJanet.
E, w. Breland, attorney, made a
trip to Scranton on professional bust
ness last week and on the return
stopped off for the Confederate Vet
Grams Reunion in Mobile.
Rev. r. w. Brooks, of Semmes,
Ala, is here attending the Sunday
School Institute. Brooks pastors
the Sweetwater and Macedonia Bap-
list churches in this county.
A meeting of the trustees and
patrons of the Leakesville School was
held Monday afternoon for the pur-
pose of considering the election of
a principal for the term 1901.
THANKS to Mrs. r. n. Byrd of
Janet. for a nice mess of extra large
radishes brought by her urbane son
T. B. Byrd, who was accompanied
by his cousin A. c. James, who is
over from Louisiana on a visit.
VIM. Clark was arriagned in May
or's court Monday for striking Hin
son of Lucedale jolt the evening be-
fore with his fist. The dispute arose
over an account. Clark was fined
$12 and costs.
1'hos Heathcock came down with
his mother, Mrs. Polly Heathcock of
State Line vicinage Friday last.
She. was making proof of the home
stead to which she fell heir by the
death OF her husband.
Supt. of Education OscBr Back
strom of Greene County went up to
the Teachers Association converting
at Meridian last week, but on account
of getting sick did not enjoy the &C.
casion like he would otherwise.
Nose Nixon, Deputy Sheriff for
Beat 5, was up Wednesday confer
ring with his principal the Honorable
Dan Breland. Nose is diligent Of
fcer; one who is prompt to execute
all papers entrusted to his care.
Three trips were made to Leakes-
vile this week by VIM. Neel to have
his leg dressed by DR.. Batson. Billy
got the flesh part of his leg mashed
by two sawlogs in March. He has
to hobble about on crutches yet.
John and George Bearry accom-
panied their newly married sister,
Mrs. J. B. Billiard, and her husband
to the Gulf City, the future home of
bridal couple late last week, and en-
joyed seeing the sights there with
them.
A communication from Clara that
arrived too late for last issue is not
run this time because of the sigma
ture not being clear and the writing
Door; lead pencil was used and the
swirls and curves render it hardly
legible.
F. M. Baldwin blew into town
Wednesday. Since last we saw Dad
he has took unto Himself new wife,
and from his accounts. she is most
excellent woman, and his previous
choices have proven that he is no bad
Judge of the sterling trai is of wom-
ankind.
Late last week Rev. r. NJ. Guy
departed for Hamlin, Tex, where he
will py special request of the author
tiles perform the ceremonies of lay
ing the cornerstone of the Central
Nazarene University, in which in
stitution he will hold a chair this
Winter.
So numerous were Greene County
people in attendance on the Confed-
crate Veterans Reunion in Mobile
last week, that it would be almost like
making local mention of the Circuit
Court visitors in our town on such
occasion to attempt to round then
up. Another paragraph is devoted
to telling of a few whose faces We
glimpsed down there.
We saw Newton James last weeh
for the first time since he married
He informed us that the specials
under whom he was taking treat
vnont for the Nervous Indigestion