Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-11-19

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What proved to be quite an unex-
pected and exciting addition to their
evening hunt Tuesday turned out
for E. w Breland, Wyatt and Gabe
Churchwell and Dick Bearry when
on their way to the X Platt swamp
they struck up with tine buck at
the Oscar Rounsaville pasture fence
who took fright at them along the
line of the fence and they giving chase
at high speed with auto. Soon
Mr.. Buck bumped into the fence
which was wire one and with such
force that he fell back stunned and so
badly hurt that he could not rise,
though he struggled to do SO, but
they were soon on him with their
dog and E. w. slit his throat pretty
quick while the other fellows held
him. They went on and got their
mess OF squirrels also. Oscar Rouns-
aville and Ira Byrd were onlookers
and Byrd remarked in his char
acteristlc strain of good humor that
he Believed now he would get him
a Ford as could run deer with it. >"
The consolidating of the present
Leakesvile rural route No. / with
the proposed Avera route to be
opened up Jany 3rd is causing the
department co cali for Civil Ser
vice Examination for what they
term Motor Rural Carrier" as
the round VIII be so long that it can
only be made in a good standard
automobile. Such examination is to
be held at Leakesvil on December
II, 1915, which information we take
from circular furnished the Herald
from the Civil Service Commission.
The salary of such carrier has already
been fixed at $500 per annum as
previously announced in these col
umns. We run this as a matter of
news only as they furnish no money to
pay for it, and we feel under obllga-
tion to say nothing further about it
as application blanks can be secured
by applying to the postmaster or
the commission at Washington, d. G.
Teachers and parents are urged to
keep in mind the first meeting of
the Greene County Teachers Associ-
alton for the season of 1916. AS
previously called attention to in
these columns such convention is to
be held at the Agricultural high
school on Noy. 1921, see program
published herein. Through an over
Sight the time and place" line got
dropped out of such program but To-
cal reference was made to such time
and place several issues ago and this
lis reminder once again, so that
everybody who should attend will be
in good prime so far as having their
memories stirred is concerned when
Friday and Saturday of next week
shall have rolled round. Lets see
that this first Meeting is a rousing
success the enthusiasm of which will
sweep on through the scholastic term
despite bad weather or any other
deterrents that might arise.
Next Monday Rev. Geo. L. Nc
Niece, pastor of the Greene County
Mission charge of the M. K. Church,
South, leaves for Hattiesburg where
he goes before the committee for re-
commentator for admission on
trial. in the Mississippi conference
which meets at Laurel Tuesday.
Men zee has proved his ability as a
preacher by his congregations which
have grown upon at his main preach :
ing places and by the strong esteem
in which he IS held by the people
generally of that part of the county
said without reference to his part
ocular UNCONVENTIONAL folks.
The first killing frost struck this
section Monday night November
10Th, which'is exceedingly late for
such, but sometimes comes that way.
later vines, peasvines and similar
vegetation bad that sickly look on
that Anornlng which declares that
hey have run their course as an AN
nua!" and that nature has got in her
work.
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