Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-07
LOCAL

town last saturday.
Jno. Harrison was in our towr
both Monday and Tuesday.
p. A. Mcleod was among the com.
ers at the county capital Monday and
tuesday.
J. G. Daughdrill of Leaf was in
Leakesville Monday for the first time
in months.
Mrs. Geo. A. Metzger came up
from Mobile Tuesday for visit with
relatives accompanied by George IL.
R. ]. Briggs, Jr. OF State Line was
down Monday looking after land
matters for his firm Bob is hail
fellow we'll met at all times.
Mr. q. W. Irby of Waynesboro
who is lawyer, looked after business
in Leakesvlle Monday. Irby but
lately moved from State Line.
B. E. Green was over from Ne
Lam Monday and had some fun guy
ing some of the candidates who we're
on the grounds almost to a man.
The Directors Of the Bank of Leak
esville held their regular quarterly
meeting Tuesday to check up the az
fairs of that institution, as required
by law.
Justice Court for Beat | with
Judge Fred Amsler on the bench
was IN session Saturday, but the
volume of business seemed to be
small.
Miss Florence Weaver, thirteen
year old Miss of Fruitdale, was an ar
rival Tuesday, coming to spend a
bout a month with her sister, Mrs.
S. e. Perkins.
DR.. Sam Pool, the local weather
Observer tells us that there was IS
rainfall Tuesday. Much wind and
some lightning accompanied that at
mospheric disturbance.
Next week we will publish by re-
quest the figures showing cost per
month Road Working, by the two
gangs, the County Convicts and the
Road Commissioner.
Cur friend Mr.. Allen of the Mere.
store paid visit to Luceda'e Sun
day and watts US greetings from Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Crooms, old friends and
constant patrons of the Herald and
its editor.
w G, Todd of Janet was out We'd
nesday proving his homestead claim.
Ed Breland and Bob Vanderford
witnessed for him. Ed is a candidate
for Supervisor his beat, see New An
nouncements this week.
Rastus Byrd was down Monday.
lie has moved to Richton He re-
ports that Vardaman made a telling
Impression when he spoke there last
week, especially with the large at
tendance of people from the interior.
The surrounding country sent so
many people in to hear Vardaman
yesterday that it would be out of the
question to attempt to localize
them 1t reminded us somewhat OF
Court time to see the throngs about
the city that day.
A. j. Bradley Of Janet was over to
the County seat Monday and took q
crack at the bridge contracts being
auctioneered off. Andrew usually
makes some pretty close bids on flat
class of work and every now and then
cabbages contract.
Frank Mills young son of Love
Mills of Old Grafton, while down
with his parents Monday took peep
in at thu Office where the family pa
per, the Herald, is produced. He
was impressed with the amount OF
machinery We had in the room.
Another Obituary on Mrs. Martha
Ball by her affectionate Pastor will
be presented next week. The depar-
ted must have been II good woman,
one of those Old Mothers in Israel,
Who 10 their quiet way adorn Christ
endom with their Cody lives.
Kim Daughdrill, a popular candi-
date for Sheriff was circulating a
mong the court throngs Monday, and
tells US he thinks he is getting his
political fences in good order. Kim
is undoubtedly developing a constlt-
uency that will haye to be reckoned
with in that race.
p. L. Mills was accompanied down
to the county site town this time by
his wife and two children girl and
boy. Geo. Manning, wife and chill
dren, also OF the Old Grafton commu-
nifty came down with them. He and
Mills borrowed some OF the 10Th Sec.
ton School money from the County.
A friend informs us that that part
Of the article in our last issue about
A, d. Denmark, that stated Bill
Brewer had left under like circum-