Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-22
LOCAL

MRS. w. w. Evans and children
recently made a trip to Hampton,
Fla, to visit her sister, Mrs. C. E.
Harper.
The roof on Turner Il Dorsett
store, which is on the flat order is
being replaced this week. as it had
become leaky from storm damage
and general wear.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Mizell OF Yer
nal were up to the county capital
Tuesday, having along their little
r one in the parents arms. They with
drew the divorce proceedings.
G. L. Breland got back to Leakes-
vile this week coming to attend the
funeral OF his brother, Wayne Bre-
land. Claude is working at Hiwan-
nee, in Wayne county, these DAYS.
Mr.. Rich, a brother-in-.aw of
r. D.Cochran. visited him last week.
Mr.. Rich has job as hotel detective
at the Battle House. He was raised
near Richton, which town was nam
ed for his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. B. Ross got back
to Leakesvllle from Mobile the lore
part of the week, he having decided
he did not want to devote his life
time TO working in the Kress estab-
lishment.
Mr.. Bush, who lives out on Big
Creek three miles beyond Jonathan,
and who was bitten by spider
Monday night about nine o'clock, is
pulling out from il, but his pnysi-
clau DR.. Pool tells Us that he was a
real sick mau.
A. II. Harrison. Election Commits
.sioner was here Monday IN confer
ence with w. e. ChurchwelI, also an
election commissioner, over the mat
Ter Of holding the special election in
beat 4 on today Friday Sept. 22nd.,
aud took out the supplies for the
DaughdriIl box.
Mrs. w. w. Roberts, (nee Leila
'Smith) left Tuesday for Kansas City,
Mo-, where she goes to JOIN her hus-
band in rssidency. Writ went up
there several weeks ago to take a
job. Tyra is also up there at work,
and she took along T. ]. Jru who
goes to be with his father.
J. II. Dearman was down to the
county-seat town Tuesday making
out deed TO L. +. James to whom
he has sold his place up on the river,
as he is moving out on the hills hay
ing bought out the Jonathan Kit
trell old place, and hopes to have bet-
ter health IN his family from the
move.
4fts' "fFf4r 8
Tue state board of Election Com
missioners reappointed the Greene
County Board OF Election Commits
sioners recently, that is the present
members, A. H.. HARRISON, w. G.
Churchwell and w. N. kittrell are
continued ia such offices, which is q
Z wise policy as they are proving to be-
good men at such posts.
p. M Davis came over from Mo-
hoba in his car Monday. His son
Quitman, who is nearly grown was-at
the steering wheel and handles their
Ford we'll. Bud tells US that he will
do we'll to get so bushels out of an
expectation before the storm of 700
bushels Of corn. The storm laid-low
q good deal of timber for him also,
which he is cutting and rafting.
DR.. M. L. Batson has gotten back
home and plans to leave for the
mountains about Ashville. n c..
pretty soon where he will stay till
about mid-winter- recruiting up his
health. FROM the nervous breakdown,
which he was advised by tho Mobile
specialists was due largely to run
ming At high tension for about twen-
ty wears without taking vacation.
1t pays one ia the storm OF business
life to take = vacation each summer
to relax from ard0us toll and refresh
up. This writer found that out sew
ersL wears ago.