Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
LOCAL

Two clGlZ6uS Oh Tue Upper LooV oANO
were down to Chancery Court Tues
day
Josiah Byrd of Janet was in the
county capital the middle OF last
week attending to some business at
the court house.
Misses Nancy Miller and Gertrude
Roberts arrived home Thursday OF
last week from Blue Mountain, Fe-
male College where they spent the
term.
Evangelist Byrd and the singer
Rev. Mr.. Sullivan arrived Wednes-
day and begun the protracted meet
ing at the Baptist church that night.
1t is to run for several days.
Gabe Churchwell spent Saturday
between trains in Leakesville, hur-
rying back to the bedside Of his wife
in a Mobile hospital, who is pulling
out since the operation last week.
Earl Mills killed an alligator in
river here last week. The old sau-
rian was about eight feet long and
his hide will bring Earl nice little
plumk of soda water change for the
Summer.
Rev. Alex Breland and daughter,
Miss Celia, spent the fore part OF the
week in Leakesville. He was attend
ing Chancery Court being interested
in a suit involving his deceased
mothers estate. They dwell at
Washington.
w. f. Breland of Beaumont was q
Chancery Court attendant being in
terested in a suit involving his moth
er's estate, the late Mrs, Ann Bre
land. He is father of Wise and
Jim Breland of this city and former
citizen of Washington parts.
Thanks to our friend w. P. Rhine
hart for box of nice luscious peach
es OF substantial size and palate-tick-
ling favon. sent in last week. w. P.
knows how to make a tired editor
and wife smile. He tells US his grape
orchard is spreading out nicely this
year aud he has the vines well stob-
bed and wired.
G. w. Faux spent the converging
of the weeks with family here after
an absence of nearly a month at Oak
Grove looking after his logging bus
mess. Ee seems to think the pres
ent good price of lumber and logs
will safely put the market over in
good shape till Fall. The Summer
is usually the off season on these
commodities.
The Prof. L. j. Stringer of Rich
ton whose name is down for lead
ing stunt on the Tri-County 0uce-
dale) Normal program, is third
cousin to our G. r. Stringer, assist
ant cashier of the bank of Leakesville,
but a more elderly man than C. r..
G. r. tells US that the Professor was
his praeceptor for quitea bit and that
he think of him almost as a second
father
LAST CALL This is the last
call or chance we will have to re-
mind our friends who are in a posi-
ton to do SO without Inconvenience,
that we are still in receptive mood
for monies on earned business, as
we are due to leave Leakesville June
2lst. If it is to be possible to take
trip to Chicago with National edi-
tors. Ii we have favored you now is
the time to return the compliment
Mr.. G. G. Freeman, wife, daugh-
ter Elsie and little grandson, Clar-
ence, were visitors to the Herald
printery Tuesday. They were at
tending Chancery Court in interest
of getting divorce for their daugh-
ter from Isaiah Dunnam. Are resi-
dents of Northwest Greene, s miles
East of Richton. W. M. Freeman,
Oldest son of the first named was in
town also. They read the Herald
regularly.
w. Carl Pool got home from Ok
ford last Friday. He has just finish
ed up his literary and two year med
icaI course at the State University
and will pursue his studies in medi-