Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-03-03

lobe Pipkins and Cock Beard wer
other Leakesvlllians to take in tn
Mobile.
The Delinquent Poll Tax List l.
published in this issue. See 4th. Of
last page.
Mr.. J. I. McRae spent last weeL
at Ioxl, serving as a juror in the
Federal district court.
Earl Baird has wound up his part
of work on the Rhnehart house al
Sweetwater and returned to town.
Some streets are being opened up
in Pool addition under the direction
of Street Commissioner, P.J. Mel .eod.
e. F. Ball of Sewing Machine
repute, was in and about this tom
the fore part of the week, on business
bent.
Mr. w. H. Louisell, mill magnate
of .dobile was in Leakesville the first
of ihe week looking after interest
here.
Mrs. Minnie Faux and son Geo.
Henry, came up from Mobile lately
aud are staying at the g. w. Faulk
home.
True to the appointment, the
Greene County Teachers Association
convened in Leakesville at the school
building Friday and Saturday last.
]. e. Alderman went down to Mo-
bile last week and bought himself a
fine large black horse aud nobby bug
gy. 1t makes splendid looking
driving outfit.
Mrs. H. E. McInnis, accompanied
by her little neice who has been max
ing her home with that MclnnlS
family for several months, left for
Harpersville Tuesday where they
will visit relatives.
Manson Ball, Rufe Bradley and
Geo. Moore, made up a trio from
Betty in town Tuesday making dep
ositions in homestead proof in
which Manse was the principal and
his two friends, witnesses.
Mr.. Cliff Cowan attended the Mo-
bile Mardi Gras His sister Miss
Kathleen went down to the Gulf City
yesterday. They are former Mobile
ians and frequent trips to that city
where they have relatives living.
The McRaes have decided to build
themselves store. They are having
the old Presbyterian church removed
and will erect their new store build
iuS it's site. Pote Mcleod SOON
to be swinging these prellminaries.
1t was not convenient for ye editor
to attend, and we had expected IL
write up of the school entertainment
last Friday night, to ind it's way in
to this edition via the School Notes
route, but in that we are presently
disappointed.
Charley Turner was down from
old Adamsvllle Wednesday, Char
ley is wearing moro flesh these days
than of yore and attributes it to let
ting up on such hard work as is the
lot of man who cracks the whip O.
yer oxen backs.
Geo. w. Williams and his brother
Jack were oyer from Washington
Saturday. George came to start the
publication of his homestead. Jack
is an old acquaintance of we editor.
Used to sell him drugs when in that
biz.
Mrs. w. M. Hubert is in the Craw
ford Sanitorium at Hattiesburg, be-
ing treated for Cancer. She is the
daughter of our w. T. Daughdrill of
Fork of the rivers, and a sister TO
Kim. Her physicians are not able to
hold out much hope.
A change has taken place in the
ownership of the major portion OF the
stock of the City Drug Co., whereby
d. e. Breland, A. Nj. Mcleod and j..
d. Williams drop out, and their hold
ings pass into the hands OF the in
terests behidd the Peoples Drug Co.
For the present the City Drug Co.
will run on with c. S. jackson at his
same post.
A brace of billies were in town in
the mid week from McLain and it
happens that they were both eX-
Leakesvillians, namely, Billy Suthoff
and Billy Durham. Suthoff vas fig
uring to lease the single mill here.
He is practical mill-man, and If he
secures it will make those dead
wheels down there on the banks OF
quiet Chickasawhay hum with life.
The county Jail wears rather a
lonesome s.ir these days, due to the
lack of occupants as It's entirely emp
ty, which with vigilant sheriff like
Dan Dre land ION the Job, means
that crime is being largely restrain
ed in our county. A fine commenda