Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-08
LOCAL

J. s. Green and John (Rorey) Nc
Leod were up from the Lower East
Side Wednesday.
Levi Gibson and spouse were IN
the County Capital Monday. They
dwell down about Edith.
Mr.. M. G.. Ferguson spent from
Saturday till Tuesday away visiting
off in the home parts of the state
t. B. Byrd, son of Harvey Byrd,
and a stalwart young farmer OF Nee
ly residency, was IN Leakesville last
Saturday.
Alex Avera was down from Jona-
than In the mid-week. Alex bears
the name of beng quite a thrifty
small farmer.
Mrs. G. B. McRae returned home
Sunday, after spending few weeks
visiting relatives at Vancleave,
Miss, and Mobile.
Mr.. C. R. Stringer, who has been
with the Merrill bank is here now,
assisting in swinging the affairs OF
the Bank of Leakesville.
The Ed Davis Sr., family moved to
Vinegar Bend during the week. The
head of that house and the boys at
home follow mill work.
H. P. Heidelberg has removed his
law office from out of the apartments
upstairs in bank building to upstairs
the J, E. Miller bldg.
Mrs. Lettie Burch and her brother
Jim Byrd, have given up the railroad
agency and for the present Fred
Amsler is swinging the job.
]. W. Backstrom is removing his
law office from out of the Court
House in Bank bldg. upstairs. He
occupies the same room which HeI-
QelDorg vacated.
Mrs. Webb Turner accompanied
her mother, Mrs. Mckay to Mobile
the fore part of the week, where the
latter goes to take special treatment
for heart trouble.
Mrs. G. A. Metzger and her little
son, Gee. W., move in on Mondays
train from Mobile, to spend few
DAYS with her father, Rev. Y. d.
Westerfield's family.
Our elderly friend, Jno. f. Brew
er of Janet was over Monday looking
after some business at the court
house and looked in on US a few min
utes. Glad to see his face again.
Mr.. James Byrd went down to Leaf
at the converging of the weeks and
brought his sister-in-law, Mrs. Writ
Thomson and the children up here to
visit his, and her father, James
Boards family.
Mr.. r. I. Backstrom was over
from the West Side of the County IN
the mid-week. He seems to think
the slicing move for Greene County
territory West of Leaf river, dead at
least for the present.
f. M. Baldwin showed up in
Leakesville Monday for the first time
in 10 many moons. He is somewhat
saddened these days over the loss OF
his sweet little daughter, Lizzie, Is
located at Vinegar Bend presently.
Joe Cowart, who is practicing law
at Lucedale, drove up here Saturday
to look after the interests of DR..
Blake in justice court suit, charging
him with practicing medicine with
out license. DR.. Blake married
neice of Joe's.
Jno. F. Byrd has been spending
the time of late about Jonathan pres
sing through the trade wherein he
buys out R. D. Cochran IN the mer-
camille and naval stores business,
John is the oldest son of Harvey
Byrd of Nicely and nephew to Mrs.
Jim Turner this vicinity.
Mrs. C. L. Wood, who lately visit
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ma
than Turner this city, and grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Ether
edge. at Yellow Pine, Ala, is back
at Sun. La, and the Herald follows
her there at instance of her father to
kean her in touch with Greene COun-