Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-01-26
LOCAL

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chancery court at Bay Springs the
fore part of this week
Sheriff D. e. Breland went over
to Jackson Thursday of last week to
carry Randall Cowart. the ented
man, to the insane asylum for men
tai treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daugherty of Silas,
Ala, are over this week Visiting her
father. MIR. Lawrence Mcleod and
family. Mr. Daughertv formerly
worked at the mill here.
At the request OF Pastor Davis,
we announce that quarterly con-
ference will be held at the Methodist
church in Leakesville Sunday night
after the preaching services.
Cecil Mcleod got in Wednesday
from Alabama to visit his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. X. Mcleod, a.
cross the river Cecil makes these
visits back to the old digglngs every
occasionally.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Bert Jones took
Gheir departure the latter part of
last week for Moss Point. his former
home. Bert has been saving in the
Bear Greek mill here tor over year,
bat has gone back home now for a.
while.
John Beasley has moved from out
of the Miller cottage in West Add
rtisn, to his. farm back over at Bur
bank. The Austrian family which
was occupying one of the Pool nous
,es near the Carks, has moved into
such vacated Miller cottage.
Chat Denmark got in home this
week after az absence OF sometime,
with che government snagboat.
which is a regular stunt with Chat
ayhen they are operating, and that is
dependent upon the river appropri-
ations becoming available.
The little girl born unto Mr.. and
Mrs. p. J. Mcleod last week, Died,
Saturday and was buried the same
day. Tyra Ball, an aged gentleman,
down in the Ball community in the
southern part of Greene county. also
Died last week but in the fore part
of it,
The dressed material and shingles
have been received for the new Pres
.byteEean church aud work was re-
sumed few davs ago upon it and is
being pushed when rain. will permit
DY having increased the number of
hands at work over what were used
sprloris-
Sheriff d. E. Breland informs AIS
aha. possibly $25, 900 or over is still
unpaid in taxes due. Citizens are
slow about paying this year as the
pinch of the storm afterclap is upon
our section and county. but there will
likely be some tall old scratching up
10y a great many TO meet the occa-
.sion on on before February the first
las most people have disinclina-
stion to go upon the delinquent list,
whether Tor poll or property taxes.
Mr.. l.. K. Lee of Bay Springs wi
cinage. Jasper County, Miss. arrlv-
led ia the mid-week to serve the
Greene County Agricultural High
School as Agriculturist, succeeding
Mr.. Anderson who resigned at the
Christmas holidays. Mr.. Lee was
assigned by Principal ] w. VALLEY
to do some vaccinatlng OF hogs in
lI4eakesyille at once to hedge against
the cholera which is proving pretty
tbak just now among the swine kind.
Blll Coins aud Rufe Green were
.carsied to Biloxi Sunday by Deputy
". S. Marshall, J. ID. Money and d,
iE. BreJand, where they We're offered
"A prelihinary hearing before IT, S..
commissioners j. c. Tyler but waiv-
ting such hearing, were bound over
ito the Grand Jury anyway in bonds
Of $500 each. They had not made
the bonds when Mr.. Breland made
his return Monday. G. B. McRae
vas also one of the party making
the trip.