Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

XIV ONOl w OcdhSSNtllO leloU L AAN"J :
Alb Breland and Tyra Brewer were
out-of-towners who shopped here
Tuesday
The town of Leakesville IS buying
a street working machine, much
needed and economical investment.
Harry Eel fromfhe Upper East
Side was down last Friday having a
leg lanced which had rose from ex-
posure on a recent river trip.
A. TT, HARRISON, of Nicely, was over
Saturday. He reports quite bit of
damage to bridges by the recent
freshet, in his section of the country.
Rufe Backstrom, of Nicely, was ov-
er Saturday, to convey his son, En-
nest, home. Ernest graduated at
the school here t his term. He is yet
in the knee pants stage.
The D. T. Campbell family have
decided to remain in Leakesvllle and
not move to Florida, as the head
of the house has closed with the Bear
Greek anew as sawyer.
Complying with the law govern
ing, S. R. Mckay, Clerk; j. r, Green,
Sheriff and I. G. Briscoe, J. P, drew
the venire of jurors for the May term
of Circuit court, last Monday.
S. R. Breland, while in town Sat
urday, looked in on the editor with
one of those pleasing wheels pressed
into our palm. Rufe is sticker by
the Herald and esteemed by its build
ers.
The overflow which drove the in
habitants of Merrill out of their
homes is now receding and they have
moved back and are clearing away
the debris caused from the flood wat
ers.
Chas q Lott with headquarters
at HatNesburg, Miss, representing
the SAgreme Lodge of Masons An
nuity 81 Atlanta, Ca, spent several
days amoDg the masons here. He
was formerly in the sawmill business.
The article ran last week under
feature of Other Editors Chatter"
and headed Rome Owed Her Mill
tary Power to Good Roads, is rerun
in this issue in order to show proper
credit, which was inadvertently
omitted before.
Mr.. 7. r. Jones was down Monday
from that part OF North Greene
which is known by his family name.
He has lately been carrying the mail
on the Richton rural route No. 1
which penetrates down into the top
end of this county.
Tom Avera; Lazarus, Riley and
Murdoc Valley made up quartette
of Old Grafton menfolks in town Fri
day last attending the Chapter Ma
sonic Lodge, in which the last named
was taking degrees, while the former
are already members.
Mrs. Ella Brunson, Of Enterprise,
stopped in at Leakesville Friday on
her return from visiting her sister,
Mrs. Willie Merger, at Mobile. Trav-
cling out Monday, she was accompa-
MED by her sister, Miss Ida Wester-
geld, who will visit ia the Brunson
home bit.
Two Of the lady teachers of the
Leakesyille, High School who dwell
elsewhere iourneyed out on Satur-
days train en- route for their respec-
lively homes. namely, Misses Crump
and Hicks. Miss Burnham remained
over until Monday to round up some
visiting, etc.
Supervisor G. Fl. Dunnam from
beat was in town on our last publ
cation day and watched with usual
good humor the DIG power press
perform. Charley has laugh of that
merry ripping resounding order
that has won for him the sobriquet
of Laughing Charley. /"
The trustees of the Pine Level
High School have reelected Prof. L.
Z. Lewis Of Neshoba Coup ty, as their
principal for the scholastic year 1912
10. He will select the other mem-
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