Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
LOCAL


had occasion to visit the county-sitt
town yesterday.
D. w. Allen. went out on the M. &
O. yesterday to meet his wife com
inc down from Aberdeen.
B. M. Deshazo left the first part Of
\. the month to take that position at
McLain in drug store there.
Several very heavy rains have fell
this week, so no longer have people
to worry about lack of water.
Ennis Neel, Edgar and Garlic Goa
ker alighted from Wednesday, train
on return from Moss Point river
trip.
Mr.. Jonathan Kittrell, one of the
patriarchs of Jonathan, the commu-
nifty wearing his first name, was
shopping in Leakesville yesterday.
The McRae store building will have
the roof on before the week ends.
They have one side singled as we
write and have begun on the other.
The Geo. A. Metzger house has
been rented to familyby the name of
Masons, the breadwinner of which is
an Employee of the Bear Creek Mill
Co.
DR.. G. M. Lackey of McLain was
in Leakesville the fore part of the
week and placed his announcement
with us for Representative, for which
comment will appear later.
A trio in the county capital Friday
last account of a homestead proof.
were Jesse McLain, j. J I'ouchstone
and R. S. Henderson, all of old Graf
ton. 1t was McLain S Homestead.
A good many Of our Greene County
young men have been away on the
river this week, taking advantage of
the freshet in the rivers to put log
long held, at last at the Moss Point
market.
There were about seven applicants
at the First Teachers Examination
fer Whites last Friday and Saturday.
Among this number were w. H.
Mcleod and Jimmie Green of Vernal,
both home grown products.
Bill Williams made another trip to
Mobile at the converting of the weeks
to buy some horses, but getting tired
OF waiting for the car, came in Tues
day and will have them sent up
through the country by Sales stable
there.
Registrar S. r. Mckay is out on
the first week of his Registering
rounds now. He left Monday for
State Line and today finds him at
Washington. Cecil Mcleod is acting
as Deputy in the Clerk S office in his
absence.
Mrs. C.E. Harper and Miss Malisss.
Hlliman drove out from Hillman
Wednesday and did some shopping
in LeakesviIle as we'll as drop in on
Mrs. w. Evans, who is a sister of
Mrs. Harper and a kinswoman to
Miss Hillman.
The County Farmers Union held
their regular session in the Williams
Community in the Upper East Side
last Friday. Several OF the delegates
came here for the Vardaman speak
ing Thursday and the next day went
on to the meeting.
Newton James was in town We'd
nesday and is considering entering
the race for Tax Assessor, a he has
got solicitation along that line. New
ton is likely young man of ability
that sooner or later will force him
lntopublic life some way.
Abner and Rufe Bradley who dwell
within hailing distance to one anoth-
err out beyond Big Greek crossing at
Brewer Bridge, we're IN town the
fore part of the week trading Rufe
had his wife along, while Abncr was
accompanied by young son.
Tuesday the Tyra Roberts family
moved out of Pool cottage near Ma
sonic lodge building, to the Billy
Williame cottage down at Martins
Creek. The Campbell family moved
next day into the Pool cottage so
vacating, leaving themselves the
Alderman house.
John and Dunk Landlord were both
in town Tuesday looking after some
RATS of theirs which ran in here that
morning from Avera. W. Fl. Brock
was playing the part of riverman on
these. They turned same loose fol
the Point the same day. Several
other RATS had preceded them or
the trip down.
r. M. Vanderford sudden decis
ion last week as published, to with
draw from the Sherllf's race evi
IDENTIFY portends that he has sizet
up the situation carefully and cor
Guided that it would be wiser to drol
out now in good feeling with his OPP