Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-09
LOCAL

bOWu 1dct OdVulOchy 1uO i"FOAS~e -
with a subscription.
Mr.. S. E. Perkins is going to leave
In short for Oklahoma. See his al
in this issue about selling out.
Ira Ball is not with the McRae
store now. He has been temporarily
with the A. G. Turner & Bro. store
for several days.
Ennis Neel lost an OK from out OF
his team one day last week while
driving out from Leakesville. 1t died
near Phil James place.
Mr.. E. E. Todd, liveryman of Nc
Lain, drove over Monday to bring
Miss Emma Green, who had been
visiting relatives in that town.
Our elderly friend, B. F. Woulard
of State Line was in Leakesville
Tuesday. He wears the dignities OF
magistrate of his beat, with becom-
ing modesty.
Mrs. B. P. Harrison and three
children arrived Tuesday from Gulf
port, coming to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh McInnis Her
third and last child is girl, born in
December.
Mr.. J. C. Pierce. who is running
the blacksmith shop formerly kept
by G. b. Blalack, moved his family
up from Lucedale last week into the
Pool house vacated last year by the
Fountain family.
Mrs. Mary Evans Beech is forward
ing a Petition for Pardon of her son
Billy Beech, to Governor Brewer
this week. Billy was sent up awhile
back for Seduction. He was pardon
ed out once before.
Mr.. C. F. IRELAND of Nicely was ov-
or Monday transacting business with
the Supervisors. Charley is a son
of Rufe Breland and married
daughter of G. H, Dunnam, who also
has the Christian name of Charley.
J. Wylie Mills was over Monday at
tending the County Farmers Union
meeting and speaking, and in hand
ing in his renewal to this paper stat
ed: 81 need the Herald in my bust
ness" We hope to keep him SO
minded.
Mr.. Griffith, attorney of Gulfport,
transacted business at the Court
House Thursday of last week. He
it was through whom came the hrst
intimation up this way that Morgan
Stevens would be Chancellor Woods
successor.
At their Feby. Term held the fore
part of this week, the Board of SUI
pervisor's elected as Road Commits
sioner. Joe Merritt succeeding Fred
Amsler and reelected Nose Nose
Nixon, Convict Warden. The jury
list for 1912 was also made up.
Messrs. Stone Deavours of Laurel
and Hathorl. of Hattiesburg, lawyers,
were here Saturday in conference
with the parties to the suit in chan
Gerry court for title of w. A. Avera
ct al. VS.. Pat James heirs, with a
view to compromise. Deavo'lrs
and Alderman represent the James
heirs, while Hathorn is for the
Averas.
J. B. Edgar, Justice of the Peace,
hailing from Ball, was up Wednesday
looking after business at the county
capital. He tells us that the people
in those parts are greatly inconven-
fenced by the interruption in their
mail service from high water. Sure
w the contractor ought to arrange
some way to serve them despite un-
toward circumstances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gabe ChurchwelI
have moved onto the Sam Churchwell
Old Place at Silver Hill several miles
North of here. It's not such an old
place either, that is the dwelling is
not, for it has been but a few years
back that Sam had same built anew
and its nice one too, and has been
yerv well cared for since his family
moved down to their home in town.
Oscar Backstrom showed up in
LeakesviIIe last Friday, coming to
arrange to have his books and other
effects packed and hauled down to
Luoedale where he has decided to lo-
cate. having bought out the prac-