Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-02
LOCAL

of last week.
Emory Platt was down from the
Upper East Side Thursday OF last
week accompanied by sister.
Justice Briscoe will hold his regu-
lar term Of court Saturday and has
several triable cases docketed.
Mrs. NJ. L. Batson and children
visited the family of her sister. Mrs.
j, L. Mills in Fruitdale last week.
C. G. Ball of Betty left a subscrip-
ton while in town one day last week.
Charley is married son of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. G. Ball residents in this city.
Albert HARRISON was over from
Nicely Monday. He has a telephone
line that runs from his place to Nc
Lain and on out several miles beyond
into Perry county.
p. g. Hillman Jr. is subscriber
especially thoughtful about helping
the editor out with prompt subscrip-
ton fees, as he keeps his paid uE
averaging about two years in ad-
vance.
Mrs. L.. WIGHT and smaller son
William spent the fore part of this
week at Hattiesburg. attending the
annual (Miss.) conference of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society of the M.
E. church, South.
Lawrence Keeton dropped by the
Herald Office when in town last Sat-
urday and left renewal for his faith
ers subscription. 1t encourages US
to have the young men of home in
Jerested in this paper.
Miss Gertrude Platt and one OF
her sisters, from the Upper East
Side attended Church in Leakesville
last Sunday. 1t being very favor
able day, the East Side was well rep
resented at the Baptist meeting. &c.
The supervisors meet next Monday
May 9th. Circuit court convenes
Monday two weeks, i. e., May 12th.s
while Chancery court will on the End
Monday and 9th day of June. In
other words the court seasol is about
at hand.
Geo. w. Smith of Jonathan shop
1ped in town Wednesday accompani
ed by his daughter, Miss Ada, and
they looked in on the Herald plant.
We regret that it was not press day
IN order that they might have seen
our machines busy grinding out pa
Ipers.
Mrs. S. z. Churchwell accompanied
by her daughter, Mss Nola, and Miss
Mary James, the latter of whom is
boarding in that home going to
school here, 'ooked IN on the Her.
aid printery last press day, but after
we had printed, SO they were invited
to come again.-G.
Collier Briscoe broke his right arm
Tuesday while using long jumping
stick to hurl his body over obstacles.
Such experiences teaches the boy
who gets hurt and by example other
lads, the lesson of 1ot taking such
heavy risks to body and limb in
their plays and pranKs.
A consolidated school was voted IN
by mass meeting of the patrons Of
Betty and Bradley (Watkins) schools
held Thursday Of last week They
will have over hundred pupils with
in the proposed district. Another
meeting is to be held Thursday of
this week to decide upon location for
the school site and to arrange for e.
recting building.
e. r. Deuitt spent the fore part
of the week at home, coming down
from Shubuta where be has a posi-
td0n with the Brownlee Lbr. Co., to
transact some business back down
here. He was IN Leakesyille Monday
and says be likes it up there. His
son Gilbert is up there with him. His
oldest son Tom has position in
Mobile as street car conductor and
iikes the job well.
Mrs. r. M. Mckay of Merrill visited
the W. G. Turner family in Leakes-
vile the last few days, taking in the