Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-12-17
LOCAL

DIR. NJ. L. Batson was down In
Mobile the latter part of last week
seeing after selling new model
Overland car to DR.. Copeland of
State Line, who brought it through
here Saturday afternoon.
Some fellow that has turkey at
dollar value and is sbort.on money,
can settle his subscription for an
other year by leaving same at the
editors place. Just bring the
american bird along and take credit
promptly If you have one thai you
can use this way.
A bunch OF stave getters of slavic
nationality hove into Leakesville
this week from Mobile and are max
ing onslaughts on the swamps above
here to old Chickasawhay river. The
hardwood owners are disposed these
days to sell stumpage as the timber
tax annoys some.
Thanks to Mr.. Os Hillman of Bet
ty community for two nice bottles of
fresh made syrup. There is moth
ing produced in this country to com
pare with coun raised syrup for
Righteousness of flavor where cuItiva-
ted and cooked under proper condi-
tions in which class was this
A communication from Rev. r. A.
Breland states that be attended the
assembly (or conference) OF the
Nazarene church ut Houston. Miss,
4 at the eanyerging Of the weeks aod
may tak eharge II some churches
&lFss sa'o tslosk = Rsas che
new hojlness church discrimination
rev. Geo. JIG. MeNcece aud family
left Tuesday for Montrose going a
cross the country to McLain where
they took the Kaysee train on into
the Jasper County town where he
will domictle while he is attending
the Methodist Training School. Bro.
McNeece and his good wife have by
their meekness and Cody walk form
ed ties OF sfriendship IN these parts
that will last through the years.
The civil service examination held
Saturdayfor motor carrier. on the
proposed new rural route out from
LeakesviIle 10 be established effect
i've Jany Bird. attracted several APP
plicants, namely: e p. Valley,
Ernest Backstrom, A. M. Mcleod,
Ernest Smith, Writ Necl, A. +.
Cook and Joe James. A special man
was sent to hold the examination
and it was pulled off in the school
building.
Frequent trips are made to Mobile
these days by Leakes vile and Greene
county folks by auto, as the run can
be made down there and back IN the
same day affording reasonable tune
for shopping or attending to BUSH
ness. We suppose that when the A.
q M. get their line connected up
with the Pascagoua-No Northern at
Evanston they will plan schedule
that will afford similar one-day Mo
t,Iie trip adtantal.es
An aagfavatins, delay of one day
81 recasgiug oar ready-print supplies
setsUntA fer oar not getting the
Herasfts lnshe sspst-otfice this week
+ giit Friday afternoon, instead of
Thursday afternoon. We were all
ready yesterday to turn them out,
but the express package failed to
show up though the bill came through
the mail which shows that the ex-
press people are this early wrest-
ling with The holiday rash
Owing to some legal notices which
have to be put tn ough proper per-
iod without break in their continuity
OF insertion, the Herald will not
make an outright suspension for the
holidays. but we make revert to the
'HaIf-Sheet" next week, and will
of course put up but small amount
of home or original news in order to
turn off the edition quick and give
the editor and wife a .;hance to get
their holiday respite from the ardous
AL ~ ,,awepapar meditation