Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-08
LOCAL


made by Mr.. Nat Owen Wednesday.
Mr.. NJ. M. Hazard of MulIett was up
last Friday and gave us pleasant
call.
Howard Pollard is up from Mobile
visiting his kinsmen, the Geo. h.
Mcleod family.
The daily downpour of rain is get
ting the soil in this immediate sec
tion pretty damp.
Mrs. Fannie Faux Prlester eft
Sunday Tor Bay Nj rette, Ala, where
SHE goes to JOIN her aanU, Mrs. Cal
lie Wilkins in the hotel business.
Mrs. Belle McRae, widow OF the
late DR.. McRae of Waynesboro, came
up from Mobile Thursday 10 visit
her kinsfolks of that name in Leakes-
vile,
Geo. A. Metzger returned from his
Mobile "Trip Thursday, accompanied
bv his brother August, who Is the
next eldest son in the Metzger faully
to George,
Mr.. Arckie Morgan left late last
week to spend the Fourth at BIZ
mingham, Ala, and he will drop IA
on the homefoks at Pine Hill, Ala,
before his return.
The feature Editorial Travel Let
ter is omitted this week in order
that we may SOMETHING like get 10
press on ime;-taking the Fourth
backset us a little.
The Vinegar Bend Picnic last Sat
day drew large crowd from out
this way, our agent Mr.. Burch es-
timating that there were something
over 200 hauled all told.
Mrs. Geo. Oglesby and children
got back from a trip to Baldwin,
County, Ala, Thursday. Mrs. Ogles-
bv's parents live there and she usual
lv visits them every Summer.
DIR. Poo. and Dean Turner and
figuring on jointly putting in small
crop of rice this year, farming il on
the dry plan, which has proved quite
successful down in Northern Jackson
county.
Arrivals on today's train were
Mrs. Belle the mother of Mrs, G. +.
Andine, aod Mrs. J. NJ. Berry and
three children. Mrs. Berry is ST
ter of Mrs. Andings. They hail
from Florance, Miss.
See Blacksmith ad OF ]. S. Lackey,
this issue. That Bob is mechani-
cal genius in both wood and metal
work, is known all over these parts,
He is located in the Miller shop and
asks for your patronage.
MissLottie Bell has taken posi-
ton in the J. E. Miller store. She
has lust been at work one OF the e.
Establishments of Lucedale and before
that worked with the late }. b.
Stevens Store at Evanston.
Our friend Bob Lackey presented
us with a bag of fine clear-stone
peaches this week. They were extra
large and luscious. demonstrating
that with little care a person can
raise that fruit even in small patch
in town.
Supt. of State Education J. n.
Powers of jackson arrived in Leakes-
vile Thursday, coming to deliver the
slated address on Education at Mt
Pisgah today. Powers has speech
worth listening to on that theme, and
he paints a roseate picture for the
Southern youth who takes advantage
of the industrial possibilities which
are unfolding so fast in our beloved
Southland.
A telephone line is being crested
this week extending out from the
Jonathan main TO give the Clark set
Element in old Adamsville, connec-
ton. 1t will probably be extended
later on across the river up into the
Platt settlement, and there to con
meet with the Mills line into Fruit
dale. AS state before the Herald re
ioices in every movement for liking
country life more enjoyable.
Oscar Backstrom delivered thai
speech in Harrison ) behalf at Chico
ra last Saturday and tells US thai
giving the full benefit of the doub'
there were but three or four Lewis
men to be found there that day, anc
the crowd was enthusiast tic for Har
rison. Those who know Oscar know
that he would not misrepresent any
thing, so there you are another en-
couraging report OF our favorlte'
strength.
We overlooked saying last weei
that Mr.. r. E. Smith came Daci
from his trip to North Miss. and ha'
fell to at work in the Roberts, Bear'
& Co. store in which ne purchased
rhe Dock Beard interest seyera
weeks since. He visited Blue Noun
tain while off on the trip and agrees
with us that that is endeed a beautl
full spot. He especially admired tn
fine natural spring which belongs I