Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-02
LOCAL

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fell recently and broke thigh which
has given her a right smart trouble.
The Sam Green family haye NOV
ed from out of the erstwhile Pool
house near the Masonic lodge into
the Jane Byrd dwelling.
A. J. Brown was among the tax
payers in the county capital Wednes-
day. The lame eye is about the
same with him; the nerve not quite
dead and the sight still very dim as
to it, while the other optic is very
good.
J. F. Ezell of the Upper East Side
was among those in town Wednes-
CAV seeing the tax-collector. He
informs us that his mothers health
has been very poor since last Fall
when she got fall which wrenehed
her back.
Tyra Landrum of Clara, who buys
cattle for Pinkerton OF Waynesboro.
has spent several days bout this
vicinity. Leakesville. In fact last
week he had his wife and three chll-
dren down visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. J, Mcinnis.
Deputy Sheriff Murdoc Valley
came down from Grafton the fore
part of the week to help out office
Deputy E. A. Chuchwell with. the
taxpaying tide while Sheriff ID. Es
Breland was away attending funeral
of his brother, Rev, r. "A. Breland,
at Millport. Ala.
Charley Lott happened to very
bad accident Thursday of last weeS,
when an AK which was being WELD
cd in cross-tie scoring flew OH the
handle and gashed his jaw mighty
bad. He was brought to town in
an auto and given surgical attention
before the loss of blood became. seri-
GUS.
Taxpayers down from State Line
last Friday were Mr. and Mrs. r. J.
Briggs, Jr., p. Il. Burney and L. j.
Lucas. They made the "trip
down in Bop's car, having only IA
little bit of trouble in a bog on"
so, Bob is good roads advocate,
and has been quite active recently
10 helping to secure the Meridian Mo-
ollie highway by his town.
u. f. Todd drove over from Nc
Lain Monday in that comfortable
-sulkv of his coming to lift his tax
receipt. U. +. is fluent talker and
the editor got to chat aim little
while and got some of his views on
public questions. lie is man of
pronounced opinions and gives the
reason wherewithal for his faith or
disbelief as the case may be, IN pref
~ emphatic terms.
Mr.. land Mrs. Pool Bail of Delhi, LA
visited relatives in@Greene county
last week. Pool left this county
some seven or eight years ago and
worked first for awhile at >Colum bia,
Miss, for the Singer Sewing machine
company. but he quiz them four or
five years ago nd is now merchan-
dsing for himself in that rich cotton
portion of our sister state contiguous
to Monroe. His wife was Mss Lii
lie Hooker that once taught in
Greene.
J. w. Holder is making Leakes-
vile his home just at present. He
came down from West, Wayne Coun-
ty, Miss, Thursday of last week to
bring his motherless eighteen month
|old girl to the tender care Of his
'aunt. Mrs. S. W. Ball. Slhce the
death OF his wife early in this month
1the family has broken ND. the Hen
Herson girls, his stepchildren, hav-
hog gone to make their homes with
various relatives, among which is
lbne of the girls came to live with
her aunt. Mrs. A. J. McInnis. in
ibis city. Holders wife was Smith
n her maldenhood days; a sister of
MN. Smith OF County Line; Med
hmes A. J. McInnis and Webb Dem
nark OF this city.