Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-11

Scott Mckay is another OF the
Leakesvile boys who came home in
order to be ready for military service
if called upon.
DR.. M. l.. Batson attended the an
nua. convention of the state Medical
Association this week, which was
held at Ackson, Miss.
Charley Thomson, railroad agent
at Beaumont, was over Monday and
bid in the family homestead at the
commissioner S sale for the purpose oil
dividing the estate among the
K heirs.
c. o. Thomas is the latest recruit
to the ranks of those who twirl "a
Ford steering wheel. He pur-
chased him a new double seated Hen
ry car last week and has caught onto
running it quick.
Geo. W. Pierce, who has been in
Mobile for some months visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Gertie Pierce is back
in Leakesville with his sons, j. G.
Pierce. Arts Pierce and Lark
Pierce.
j.. w. Bell OF Laurel, civil engi
neer for Greene county in the matter
q OF erecting the Natchez Mobile High
q way and State Highway Engineer
& x. A. Cramer met the supervisors
here Monday in connection with that
a character OF business,
Oscar Smith. son OF Mr.. G. p.
(. Smith of the old Adamsville commun-
\ ity got home last week. The matter
of war, has scattered out many Of
the A d M boys home earlier than US
ual as they wish to get little time
with The folks before being called To
the colors.
Sam Hill and Rich FIournoy were
two others who got in from the A d
M College the middle of last week.
They are giving diplomas TO all
seniors who drop out TO enter the
Army Training Camps for Officers.
Sam is gong that route being cap
tain OF his company in the A q M
Battalion.
Bruuer Beard is back home from
the army. he Was SIX mouths out
on the Mexican border with one OF
the Ala bama regiments. He was
discharged recently along with some
Others on the grounds OF family de.
pendents" TO help support. Well
Bruner has done his turn at defend
ing the country and now the other
boys of the family who are off IN the
army have their chance.
Mr.. A. X. Cook, motor carrier on
the Leakesviiie rural route, has treat
ed himself to a new Ford car for that
service. 1t requires good car TO
handle that route. la fact we must
say it that Mr. Cook has surprised
US to have made the schedule as
near as he has on it as we considered
it an almost impractical route
making Big creek and then thai up
and down the river drive. the two
loops 10 one day-a said so ed-
torially. There are DOT many men
who would not have shown the de-
termination that he has aud made
good with it if he has given one
Henry car a chance to be succeeded
by new'un.
L. NJ Ball of Ball community was
up Saturday and informs us of a
rattlesnake killed at his hand on the
4th. instant. He and his sister, Miss
Vera Ball were out huckleberry hunt
ing when she came very near step
ping on the old snake in reaching
for some berries on bush under
which he lay. He was lying full
length and licking out his tongue.
Louie has only one arm but be made
good time with it stunning that
snake With a stick aud then killing.
him good end dead 1t had. IA. rat,
ties aud was about tour feet long.
So buckle-berry hunters watch out
as you comb the swamps for that de-
! licious fruit at natures hand and let
not the serpent sting your heel as
was the case with poor Red Brown