Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-22
LOCAL

Janet met the school board here last
Frinay and had the Byrd School re-
instated.
Joe Busby, who has recently set
tied in the old Grafton Community,
was in town few days ago and ia
vored US with a call.
VIM. Blankenship was over from
the Alabama Line Saturday shopping
in this burg and gave US a pleasant
call. Mr.. BIankenship's wife is a
sister of James Beard Sr., and the
other brothers of that family.
G. H. Dunnam spent Tuesday in
Leakesville and bought pretty run
about buggy of the Leakesville Mer
camille Co. before leaving town.
Charley has been kept close at home
nursing case of Rheumatism this
Spring and Summer but is now on
the up trend.
B. NJ. Deshazo spent last week in
Mobile taking Hospital treatment
for a heart and stomach trouble. He
is back at work now with the PEG
pies Drug Co. but under dietary as
well as drug treatment from the
specialist in the Gulf City who had
his case in charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Avera of Joua-
than journeyed down to Mobile on
Wednesday 5 train. Mrs. Avera goes
down to have an operation perform
ed Tom will stay with her several
days. Mrs. Bvera is the second old
est daughter of Berry Robertson,
now of Ovett, but formerly of Greene
County, and at one time its Assess
or.
Craig Chapman was in Lcakesville
one day last week and answered some
ones greeting by saying that All
was we'll and the News ali for Pat up
in Wayne" Craig lives at Wlyns
bOro but is on the road most Of the
time in this section, as a naval store
inspector. He is one of the most
popular men who travel this terri
tory and a close observer. craig
has been Harrison man every since
Pat first entered politics.
Nat Owen spent the cOGverging of
the weeks at the old home town,
New Albany. He got to hear both
Alexander and Percy speak in the
behalf of their Senatorial candlcacies
Monday at Circuit Court for Union
County there sitting. The Court
adjourned. however, that day after
the speaking as a petition was got
men up asking that this be done ac-
count of the farmers being behind
with their crops from the heavy rains,
A lycuem lecture course for
Leakesville this Winter has been ar
ranged by Supt. Oscar BackstrOm,
in conjunction with Nat Owen and
c.. E. Anding. AS this is an educa-
ton as we'll as Entertaining feature,
we trust the people of Leakesville
and surroundings will patronize it
heartily and make it a financial sue
cess. DR.. S. A. Steele, who is quite
celebrity is down as one talent.
DIR. Seer, Rev. MIR, Lane and Mrs.
Chiffon are others. More anon.
Superintendent W. A. Avera
George County, came up to Leakes-
vile yesterday accompanied by his lit
tie daughter, Bessie. Will has but re
Gently got up from the Smallpox but
is at that stage where the doctors de
clare him pass peddling the disease
on to anyone else. He tells US it did
not discomfort him so very much.
He was vaccinated six years ago,
which probably accounted for the
malady not exercising its wOnteC
severity on him.
Jas. W. Beard came up from Mer-
riIl Tuesday afternoon with The
mail-hack and will 2rend the week a.
his fathers. He is incapacltateC
from work at the present from some
boils on one arm, Beard is one o
the most enthusiastic Harrison mel
we know of, and has written poem
dedicated to Harrison that is pleas
ing verse and pretty well sums u
the situation IS it now stands. W.
will print this poem Gather this weel
or next. Look out for it. Its rich
In order to show up fairly tn
statement recently made, which is
corker for bank in this territory
the First National Bank of Com
merce. have multiplied their spac
in these columns for the present con
siderable. That bank is coming t.
be recognized as something unusua
in the amount OF money which ha
come to be heaped up in it. 1t is 0
the metropolitan order, and not i
conflict but cooperative with tn
local banks throughout the countr
territory. Our readers will observ
it's deposits have scared near to tn
million and a half mark.
Tn order TO appear an article o
Cattle Tick Eradication by Uncle
Sam specialist on that line for thi
territory, that has been hanging Q
our hooks since early in May await
ing attention, we omit the Editor
al Travel Letters this week. Th
narrative will be resumed in GU
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