Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-11
LOCAL


Fl. G.. Locke Of Richton was down
the latter part OF last week looking
after some business connected with
the land records.
We will give an account in our
next issue of the business transacted
Monday by the trustees of agrlcul-
tural high school.
Byron E. Green returned Sunday
from Kansas City, Mo-, where he
spent the Winter attending veteri-
nary college about which more anon.
The first examination for white
teachers was pulled off last Friday
and Saturday. Ezra Churchwell and
Newton James are the examiners
this time,
We have a new railroad agent, in
the person of Mr.. Crawford who
succeeded R. Flournoy the first of
this month. Rich is kept busy with
his livery biz.
Mr.. Dan McInnis of Moss Point,
but who is now attending business
college in Mobile, ran out to visit
his sister, Mrs. J. J. McInnis at the
fore end of the week.-G.
Justice T. G.. Rriscoe held his reg
ular term of court here Saturday
There were no jury trials, the only
criminal case being continued by
consent. Several judgments we're
taken, on the civil docket.
E. G. Fishel attorney of Richton
in company with Ell. G. Locke made
trip down here Tuesday to look af-
ter some professional business, this
making the second trip Locke has
made to Leakesville since last we
went to press,
J. II. Turner got back from Mobile
last week and was that far improved
that he could set with the board
Monday and Tuesday though he is
weak yet. He SAYS be will comply
with advice of his physician and go|
to Stafford Springs along in May.
Calvin, the twelve-year old son of
Matthew Middleton. accidentally let
an ak slip while clearing new ground
last Friday and cut into foot pref
ty bad. The lad was standing the
wound with fortitude when brought
to town to have 1t surglcalIY dressed.
Ell. D. McMillon went down to-
Mobile the latter part of last week to
be near his wife while she is IN hos
pital recovering from the recent OPP
GRAFTON. His father lives in erich
ton, which is in the edge of Mobile
so you see he is close at hand. He
himsel, is pulling up fast from the
Grip which had him so hard few
days back.
J. N. Duunam of turpentine fame
was down from Grafton Saturday
looking after odds and ends of bust
ness connected with that enterprise
of his. The weather is warming up
cow and the gum flowing but the
turpentine men are not so reioiced
as usual when their crop begins TO
come in, because the market opened
so unpromising this season.
Tom Lucas rode down horseback
from State Line Monday accompa
MED by his fifteen year old son, trav-
cling the same way. This young-
fellow bears the name of Hobson,
named in honor of the Hero of San
tiago Bay, whose sister or cousin
Mrs. Lucas attended school along
with in her maiden days. Tom
was looking after some land matters
at the court house.
Having wound up the publication
of the falkland sale, the Herald is
able to open up its usual amount of
space this week to the carrying of
home prepared news, of which we
are glad as its preferable always to
put forth a paper replete with news
than otherwise but sometimes the
demands upon US in legitimate ad-
vertising way as the above, tempo
rariIy curtails the crop.
Pine Level and Washington were
4mo lseeh cnho1.ls In the county which