Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
LOCAL

French Camp Academy Sunday
wherehe spent the term In attend
ance. As is true of all such schools the
war spirit has affected it somewhat,
in carrying away some OF those
there.
The Herald is requested by j. W..
James, Secretary of the Greene Coun-
ty Sunday School Association to
make mention That the Sunday
School Association will convene at
Sand Hill June 1917 and that all
Sunday Schools are urged to come
and take part.
The Eminent Domain proceedings
of the A. II M. K. r. VS. the Blod-
gets, which was set for trial at
Mutual Rights Wednesday June 9th.
was continued till Monday next to
give the Jury time to walk over the
right OF way in question on motion
Il of the Counsel for defendants.
Mrs. S. A. Avera and little daugh-
ter, Earline Smith, left Monday for
Laurel where they will drop by to
visit her people before going on to
Meridian where Sam will meet them
and where they will reside Tor awhile
as that is his headquarters for the
present as recruiting sergeant IN the
III. S. Army.
Joe and Riley Valley, merchants
of Grafton, we're down Monday in
their new Ford looking after business
matters at the court house. Things
look pretty nice up their way these
days with one railroad assured and
the strong probability of another
passing that way. The tie4 contract
llhas already been let for the first one,
ihat is the Kaysee line TN ough
Blodgett timber.
Ralvip Smith sustained quite a
painful accident Sunday afternoon
late when III chopplng some stove
wood, holding the wood with one
hand and swinging the ak with the
*other he cleaved off the fore finger
6on the left hand smooth. He bled a
ngreat deal before he could be con-
sveyed to McLain by auto for surgical
|treatment. He is a married son of
EGeo. w. Smith OF Jonathan and a
brother of Oliver Smith Of that com
munity.
In the Eminent Domain proceed
|ings OF the g. M. q n. r. r. Co. VS.
|R. |. Backstrom held last Friday
the jury awarded Mr.. Backstrcm
$500 damages for the railroad right
Of way which is to traverse his land
| In their course from McLain across
the river to Washington and Graf
tapping the Watson and Blodgett
|timber preserves. AS we under
stand it this is the only piece of
| right-o way which they have had to
|litigate so far on such route.
Mr.. G. O. Cam who lives on the
DOME Mclnnis place near Rounsa-
Vile had the misfortune to get I'M
Balanced some way and fall from off
the r. r. trestle some IL it. below,
TUESDAY while walking the same
homeward bent The poor fellow
got an arm badly broken, his side
bruised and face badly battered in
tne fall. However, he stood the
great pain we'll and after surgical at
kention was sent home on the train
that afternoon. We trust he NAV
eome safely through his trou-
ples.
DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Pool came by
1eakesville the fore part of the week
bn the return from their honey moon
10 look in on his parents. DR.. and
Mrs. Sam Pool before going on to
Iheir future home at Issaquena in
The heart Of the great Mississippi
pelta where Carl is doing nicely in
| NE practice OF his chosen profession.
Things looked glum over there the
Irst year or so as those times of the
ltDottom fell Out" on cotton struck
bon after the..war broke out in Eu-
bpe but the 20 cent cotton Of last
bar put things on the greatest
pom in years for thai Sec
lon.