Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-01-19
LOCAL

pital treatment; his scn-ln-law, DR..
Sam Pool going down with him.
G. o. Backstrom and r. | Back
strom, the two brothers from Buffa-
10 (near McLain) community were
county seat Corners last Saturday
They visited the Sheriff's office and
lifted their tax receipts which is
their usual custom about this time.
Those warm days which had al
most made grass come out in dead
OF winter have changed off to some
real January winter weather ana we
are feeling it's pinch this week for
sure, but it likely BODIES better for
good crop year as it makes cold come
in its own season.
Glib Mizell went to Mobile Monday
to take his little fourteen year old
daughter. Odessa Mizell to be oper-
ated upon for Appendicitis. Glib
had boy to die from that trouble
three or four years ago, and last No
vember another OF his sons operated
upon for it and he got well.
Rev. FL. II. Poole, who is the pas
tor this year on the McLain circuit
of the M. p. Church was in the coun
Sy capital Saturday. He tells us
that be has not finished his house
in the buffalo (Backstrom) commu
nifty. but got it far enough along
that they could move into it.
The Brooks family moved down in
the mid week from the mill into the
Hugh McTnnls. cement block dwell
ing recently vacated by the Tolqlln
son family. MIR. Brooks is giving
up his job as mechanic aC the mill
figuring upon open ng a shop for
himself in town to cater to the auto
mobile trade.
Mrs. I'll. S. Knowles. accompanied
by her two daughters Birdie and
Addie, was up last week from Oak
Grove, coming to pay she taxes on
their old home place near Mohoba,
and to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Lister OF that communi-
ty as yell as other Of the kin, lncud-
ing the family OF her brother, Clay
Lister of Ghis place.
A meeting of the Greene County
Tcachers was held at the school
house in Leakesville last Saturday
TO receive the report of the Commit
tee on Field DAYS Program etc.
February 23rd is the time set and
programs will be printed right soon
and sent out over the county IN or
DIR that the varying kind of contests
may come to the attention OF the
scholars OF the different schools.
T~o other Christmas marriages as
30 Greene county people occurred of
which we DOW maze note. Tom A.
vera of the Matual Rights com NUM-
ty in North GreenB secured him a
bride Gut of Ala bama just before the
Savior's Birthday rolled round,
while DIR. Dan Mcleod of HilImani
community, Greene county, Miss.
he'd away and brought in for has
bride, Miss Mabel Martin who taught
in the Agricultural High School year
before last where their acquaintance
which ripened into deeper affection
mas forMed.
Less than Two weeks remain for
those who expect to pay their taxes
ON TINE to settle. Taxpaying is
hard task at anytime. perhaps par
ticularly hard this year ia Greene
with three mill increase and the
dead of winter pinch bearing down
as an afterstorm climax, but the ex-
penses OF government have to be
born come what may and its cheaper
in the long run to squeeze up point
ard pay promptly. These are brave
words for us as we haye not yet Ii
quidated ourselves but mean to
strain everv nerve to that end and
will appreciate any help that we may
receive from those owing the Herald
who are not themselves similarly
pressed during this month of Janu-
ary.