Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-26
LOCAL

Jack Brewer was among tll0se who
attended the Leakesvile Mercantile
Co. sale yesterday,
Mr.. Lloyd James was in town yes
terday accompanied by young sor
yet below the teen age.
Rich Miller got home Wednesday
from Clinton, where he has spent the
current term at Miss. College.
Lawrence Clark got in yesterday
from Mobile where he Las been on
business connected with closing az
the Avera land trade.
Miss Annie McInnis got back home
Friday from Gulfport, where she has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. B. Z.
Harrison FIR several weeks
The rains of the last few days have
laid the dust and wonderfully re-
freshed vegetation which was begin
ming to parch for lack of moisture.
Out of-towners who were seen on
our streets Wednesday were J. e.
and ID. G. Landlord OF Ayora; Lang
Mills ,r, OF Upper East Side and j.
A. Davis of Exsho
Ernest Smith and his sister, Miss
Leila, drove down yesterday from the
Adamsville home. They look in on
Hardy their brother, in the L. Mere.
Co. store frequently.
Earl Baird and Gabe Churchwell
are two of the town boys who have
taken work with 2. L. Mills, CON
tractor, for erecting the new wooden
approaches to river bridge at this
place.
], f. Alderman was another Of the
Leakesville folke, to attend the Con
federate Veteran Annual Reunion at
Little Rock, Ark, going via Mem
phis, He enjoyed tie trip very
much.
A party of Richton people, consis-
ting of e. C. Fischel and Sam Nc
Cormick and two ladies, motored
down from that town last Friday
They only tarried in our town few
hours.
j. r. Jones is back at his homo in
Byrd community in Northwestern
part of county. He spent the expir-
ed term at Clarke Memorial College
at Newton and advise US they had q
splendid session.
Mr.. ]. M. Pannell is back in Leak
esville. He went to his home at
Wesson to rest up after the school
work, and is now back here to take a
position in the Louisell mill as lum-
ber- tallyman.
The fireman on the A. & NJ. train
got three toes on one foot pinched
pretty badly yesterday while trying
to get on engine, by its wheel, This
occurred at the wooding-station over
beyond Rounsaville.
Hon. w. d, Ball was over yester-
day from Betty. This is lis first
stirring out after an illness of two
months from Erysipelas, Salvation
and fever, He is popular candi-
date for Supervisor in Beat 5.
Hon. G. p Smith the present su-
pervisor from Beat 2 and a caudi-
date for reelection was in town Sat
urday aud tells us that from commit
meuts he has, he considers bis
chances to be returned very good.
Rich Cochran has completed TAX
ing the Assessments of the county,
all save those ia Ike Town of Leakes-
vile and he is busy this week round
ing them up He will commence
compiling the rolls about June 1st.
Hon. Chas. N. Dunnam of Nicely,
and a prominent candidate for SUPER
visor in his beat 90, was in the coun-
ty capital Monday greeting friends.
Charley still wears that bland smile,
which is not for the political season
only as it goes with him at all times.
The NJ L. Mcnae & Co., have been
busy this week removing their stock
of goods from the old stand TO their
new building and at the same time
taking an inventory of the same.
They have pretty establishment in
tie new quarters and very favora-
BILE location.
The Sale at the Merk store seems
to have gone off well, they having
rush all day last Saturday and con-
siderable shoppers every day since.
Where a Sc lie really means drop in
price, it will attract bargain hunters,
as most folks enjoy having their
money exercise it's greatest buying
power.
Some Summertime weather struck
this section this week, even il May has
not quite expired. 1t got warm e.
nough to make light clothing appre-
ciated. We notice from the Associ-
ciated Press reports that the Warm