Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
LOCAL

MIS-. Ellie 1lefCe HAS nONeu lfOlH
Camden, Ca, to Thallman, Ca, to
which latter place she directs her
Herald to be mailed.
E. F. Ball was in Leakesvlle last
Friday and dropped round to the
Herald den To pay up Dues as he
expressed it. Ed still hustles for
the Sewing Machine people.
The Herald force are taking Thurs
day of this week off for Thanksgiv-
ing Day, hence the Herald does not
End its way into the mail until Fri
day noon, instead OF Friday morn.
Mr.. S. E. Perkins transacted bus
mess in Chronicle at tue converging
of the weeks, and bore us cordial
greetings from our good friend and
fellow-edltor G. W. Thomas of the
Call
Tom J. Jones of Old Grafton was
down to Leakesvlle last Friday and
gave the Herald Office an appreciated
call. Tom is ever bristling with
good spirits, though little pain Of
speech.
DR.. T. A. Chapman was laid up with
broken shoulder bone tnree days as
a result of the fall downstairs from
bis Office last Saturday afternoon.
It's really marvellous that he did not
sustain any worse hurt.
Prof. J. w. Valley, whom we
know in Greene County more famil-
iarly as Webster, is still swinging
the Latin Glass at Miss. Heights A
cademy, Blue Mountain, Miss. He
is bright young man and has our
best wishes.
Supt. W. A. Avera of George
County, passed through Leakesville
last FRIDAY on his return from
trip up at the old homestead in A
vera community. Will is making
good at the head of educational af-
fairs in our sister county to the
South.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Jenner of
Marengo, Ind, arrived here on We'd
nesday NOV. 10Th, coming to visit
their daughter Mrs. B. w. Mcleod,
who went out on the NJ. u O. and
met them on the incoming ride.
They will spend the Winter IN the
South.
T. l.. Naples was oyer on our
press night last week and rendered
us appreciated assistance IN making
some of our machinery 60. Tom is
natural born mechanic and like all
who have that in their makeup de-
lights to assist in persuading machiu-
cry to 90.
Mrs. M. A. Rhnehart, got her
dwelling burnt up last Friday night.
She was spending the night with her
son, w. P, and the next morning
her home was represented by bunch
of smoking embers and ashes. She
lost practically all her household eff
fects in the burn. The origin of the
fire is unknown, though thought to
be incendiary.
In the special election for the
Town of Leakesville held last Friday,
NOV. "a to fill vacancy for Mayor Gre
ated by the resignation of Hon. Jes-
Sc BYRD, DR.. 7. A. Chapman was
elected without opposition. In fact
it's come to be a hard job to persuade
anybody to accept that position,
though we see not why as It's at
least honorary.
The Turner Dorsett store are get
ting up by degrees. AS soon as their
fixtures and other goods arrive they
promise to place an ad in these col
umns idviting the public to call and
buy of their wares. Nathan Turner,
the manager, will be aided by his
half brother, Ray Etheredge. Both
families are for the present domiciled
il the Naples cottage.
All Friday and Saturday was con-
sumed in the Homestead Contest 60
ING on at the court house between
Cecil Mcleod as contestant, and O..
W. X. Mcleod as contested. a
large bunch of witnesses were eX-
\amined. Clerk Mckay was the officer
to take the DISPOSITIONS E. w. Bre-
land represented the contestee and