Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
LOCAL

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]. e. Kittrell was in Leakesville
Monday doing some trading in the
marts.
Lee West of Old Grafton was down
to the County Capital last Monday
looking after business at the Court
House.
Mrs. Lettie Burch took charge OF
the Depot here as agent yesterday,
assisted by her brother James Byrd
who has given up his school.
E. w. Breland, attorney left We'd
nesday for McLain and New Augusta
on professional business, attending
Chancery Court at the latter place.
Indirectly we learn that the uncle
to whose bedside our Methodist Pas
tor, Rev. w. B. Alsworth was called
for the second time at Purvls last
week, died.
Mrs. Callie Wilkins was an out
traveller on Mondays train enroute
for her home at Bay Minette, Ala,
having ended her visit here with
relatives, the Fauiks.
Messrs. J. E. Alderman, n. Owen
and J. w. Backstrom took In the
Brewer Inauguration at Jackson
Tuesday and report it to have been
quite an imposing spectacle.
Mr.. w. r. Colbert of Hillman left
on Wednesdays train for Cedartown,
Ga, where he goes to dispose of his
old home place. He intends to IN
vest in home in Old Greene.
Indirectly we are informed that
Cecil Mcleod has a position DIS As
sistant Director of Agriculture at
theTuskeege, Ala, industrial schools.
He got his agricultural training in
the A. & M. College this state.
Clerk S. r. Mckay informs US that
some elderly gentleman left pair OF
silveroid framed spectacles in his Of
fee about two weeks ago. They are
of the straight frame, temple rods
type. He is ready to deliyer to the
owner.
Claude Breland, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Asa Breland of this city
got home Tuesday for a brief visit.
He has been working at Georgetown,
a rural community six miles away
from Oak Grove, Ala, for several
months.
d. w. Allen left Monday for Cold
water, Miss, having had several
messages announcing that his uncle,
d. w. Allen ST., had had this the
second stroke of Paralysis, which ap-
pears will prove fatal, as the old gen
tloman is 81 years old and feeble.
Bill Williams has been acting as
agent at the depot temporarily since
the death of E. III. Burch. Mrs.
Burch has applied for the position
ano been given 1t. and will probably
take charge this week if her health
will permit. She learned telegraphy
from her husband.
DR.. F. M, Sheppard received the
honor of being elected President of
the new Railroad Commission at its
organization meeting in Jackson a
few days ago. He is the Commits
sioner elected from this the South
ern District and resident of Rich
ton and well-known in Greene Coun-
ty.
Mrs. Lettie Burch and ner little
daughter Elizabeth, returned Tues
day from State Line accompanied by
Mrs. Burch IS father, Jesse Byrd who
ran down from Shubuta to make the
trip with them. She arrived i'll and
had to call doctor but is getting
better at this writing. Ernest left
them neat home of the Bungalow
type, which is a nice bequest to-
a widow and orphan.
Mr.. w. A. Chisholm of OF Jackson
was down and figured conspicuousiy
in the County Sunday-School Conven-
ton billed for Leakesville that day
at the Baptist Church. He is assis-
tant Secretary to Rev. Fred D. Long
who is Secretary of Mississippi for
the international Sunday School As
ISOLATION, which is interdenomina-
tional. Chisholm is Baptist and
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