Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-09-28
LOCAL.

the heart of the Mississippi Delta, to
visit the family of her husbands
parents. DIR. and Mrs. Sam Pool OF
this city.
Mr.. ID. X. Ball was making the
rounds in this part of the county
for the singer sewing Machine Co
for which he is the county ageut
these days. Bexley is his post office
address.
Owing to the unexpected develope-
ment of other matter the appearing
of which was imperative we are
obliged to carry over till anothe
week the concluding section of the
bay Trip Letter of we editor.
NJ The supervisors hold their regular
monthly meeting next Monday it
being also the First day of the in
coming month, that is OF October.
We suppose that they will have up
the assessment levies provided the
Legislature has taken action before
their time of adjournment.
N Mr.. f. M. Jenkins. who dweIls
near Washington. had the misfortune
70 get his home burned up the night
Of Thursday Sept. Goth. The family
yoke up about three o'clock with the
roof falling IN but managed to escape
0ninjured from the fire which was
10 Rreedily devouring their roof tree.
Haymaking and sorghum-syrup-
making have been the recent order
Of the day among the farmers of the
county. Not so many had the latter
product, but nearly all of them hay.
ii it brings ANYTHING like the prices
OF last winter hay will be sure
enough money crop far as it goes
again this season.
r. Flournoy got back to Leakes-
vile the fore part OF this week after
spending the summer in Akron, O..
the great rubber town OF the nation.
He had brother working in one of
the rubber factories up there who
wrote him how things were booming
and he went to put in the summer
and found times good alright.
Mr.. A. G. James came up from
Mobile this week accompanied by
wife and little one, to visit the fami-
lv OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. lobe
Churchwell. A. g. has COTTON two
raises with the Bnrgoyne Railway
Time Service Co.. with which he is
working, since he made his last "trip
up here. Sec their ad in this issue.
The best specimen we have seen so
far of the Shahon Pea or yard Long
Bean was exhibited to US last week by
the rule &c inches and others nearly
as long. and they we'll developed at to
the pea or bean itself. Our citizens,
or a number of them are trying out
this bean this year to see if there be
SO much to it, though the season
has not been so we'll for the trial out.
From d. E. Brown OF Edith, who
was In town Tuesday we learn that
che protracted meeting started at
Winbourn Chapel SUNDAY with the
pastor preaching that day. Rev. G.
l.. McNeece arrived from Chunkey
and began preaching Monday night.
The meeting is to run right through
next Sunday. closing that night.
The people are anxious for it. says
Mr.. Brown and their crops are in a
condition for it to suit all hands
mighty we'll.
Rev. G.. L. McNeece and family
cane down from Chunkey in their
.Studebaker car Monday aud went
.on through to the Edith community
where Bro. McNeece is holding the
meeting at Winbourn Chapel this
week. He was In town Wednesday
and speaks In high terms OF his flock
who helpoda him get the car for his
work aud who have helped him keep
1T 90 soma of them at the Mehan
mill bsinGs expert mechanics and
,heve about taught him the secret of
.snepinE its Intervals 10 proper adj
justment.