Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-01
LOCAL.

Mr.. A. II. Harvison, owner OF the
Washington, McLain and Leakesville
phone line was over to the county
seat town the fore part of the week
looking after business mat
tiers.
Mr.. Frank Breland Of Beaumont,
was here this week seeing his broth
er A5 Breand who has been having
such time with a Bladder trouble.
Mr.. Frank is father to Wise Bre-
land.
DR.. and Mrs. Sam Pool, accompa-
MED by their daughters, Misses Lu-
Gle, Myra, Katie and Myrtis Pool
went down by auto Tuesday TO Van
eleave to attend the marriage of
their son, Dr. w. G. Pool.
The supervisors hold their regular
moRthly meeting next Monday be-
ing the June term. We know OF no
business of high Importance, pre-
sumo it will be term of about the
ordinary routine character Of bust
ness.
The long May spell of dry wealth
or has held till this the last day of
the mouth. There haye been clouds
and other indications of rain for Sew
eral days SO likely we will get some
showers before anything more feels
sAae effect OF the drOnth very much.
CorS has not suffered but very little
so far. but the point is about reach
ed 10 where it will if the shower
does not come.
Tax Assessor a. y. Amsler has be
&un compiling the ASSESSMENTS Tor
putting on the rolls. This yeaf he
makes both Personal and Realty
Roll tor The county. H. 2. Smith is
helping hiGp just now at the work.
They have q uarters in what used to
be called the Sheriff's Office, but is
designated since the Sheriff moved
out into the larger room, as the
Grand Jury room.
.Chancery court draws nigh. The
.seco6d Monday in June, which is
The 1tth day of the month ushered
10 with this issue of Friday June
LIST. We suppose that there will be
about the usual run of attendants.
Chancery court draws more people
these days than in former years, for
while slow Court" as the expires
sion goes, the more folks the county
comes to have, the more litiga-
tion.
The contractor for erecting the adj
,dition to Steel bridge at Leakesville
on Chickasawhay river arrived last
week and has crew at work clear
ing out the debris on sand bar below
where the work is to be done ADD in
other ways getting ready for the
work. It's replacing with metal that
wooden span suspended in there sew
eral years ago by Fred Amsler after
the river had changed its course and
swept under the wooden portion ne
yond the caissoD on the Eastern
bank.
Moses Nixon began this week with
= crew made UP OF BOYS round
Leakessslle who could board them
selves. cutting out right away for
the Natchez- Mobile Highway in
swamp across the river here. AS
soon as he can secure tent and 9TH
er outfit for taking care OF the
men, as he expressed IL the crew will
be increased by others who desire to
come in on the work and they will
move on towards the George county
line. to place Of real begin
ming
DR.. W. c. Pool OF Issaquena hove
into Leakesville Sunday aftern Don
and left Monday morning for Van
cleave, Miss. where he was going to
be married on Tuesday an account of
which Marriage see under proper
feature 10 this issue He was &C.
companied bvhis friend, Mr.. Faulk-
ner, Delta planter. In fact it was
through Mr.. Faulkner that Carl
first got placed in the practice for
big plan tation over there and their