Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-08-09
LOCAL

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The Election Com missioners were
busy the first part of the week pre-
pairing the poll books for the use of
the County Democratic Committee
in holding the primary August 10th.
Rev. E. T. Breland who was down
from Meridian last week has gone
from here to Hopewell in Copiah Co..
Miss, to see his brother, A. d. Bre-
and Dock is still merchan dizlng O.
yer there.
W. E. Perry was up from Moss
Point at the converglng of the weeks
visiting his family, who reside on his
farm few miles out from town. He
is still working in the shlpyards
down at the Point.
Henry Kittrell, oldest and married
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Kittrell of
Jonathan, WAS up from Mobile at the
converging of the weeks, looking af-
ter some automobile business about
Washington for the concern for
which he works IN the Gulf City.
Lieut.. l. M Mcleod was oyer from
Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ca, the fore
part OF the week visiting his rela-
tives in these parts of whom DR.. Dan
Mcleod of McLain is a brother, and
w. H. Mcleod OF this city a brother,
as also Mrs. G. o. Thomas Sis
ter.
At last the farmers belonging to
the Leakesville organization OF the
Federal Farm Loan Association this
district. are beginning to receive the
money or loans. Wonder If it re-
manned for politics TO get this out of
the snail pace which it had been go
ing at headquarters?
Mr.. J. E. ]. VALLEY was down from
North Greene TUESDAY looking alter
some business at the court house.
His daughter. Mrs. John Dunnam
was operated upon successfully at
Meridian the latter part of last week
for appendicitis. His son Lee Wal
ley accompanied them up there ON
the trip.
Louis Williams recently went down
to Mobile and had an eve treated up
ON which an abcess had formed from
a piece of steel gotten in there while
at work down at the shlpyards.
He is th oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. X. Williams of St. Ellen commun-
itv. The injury was only to the lid.
the ball of the eye being unaffected.
B. G. O'Daniel was over from Ex-
sho Monday looking after some as
sessments matter with the supervi-
sors. Ben is going away this week
for well earned and much needed
vacation at Hat Springs, Ark. where
he will try the warm baths to rid
himself OF malaria, and enjoy the see
merry of that picturesque mountain
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Johnston and
family moved back from Mobile Mon
day. he having taken back his old
Job with the Hear Greek Mill which is
10 start operation now in short.
They hired a Truck Moving Van and
and in that way made the quickest
move ever made from Mobile to
to Leakesville, coming with all their
household effects in about four
hours.
The supervisors were IN session up
to Thursday, the matter of making
changes as to realty roll and consid-
ering the Personal Roll for accep-
tance, took up the time principally,
though Monday was given up pretty
largely to q hearing on the Petl-
tion from Beat for seperate road
district funds, which arrangement
was granted as the petition and del
egation spoke in loud terms to that
end.
W. A. Breland got finger hurt
this week in the following manner: be
was catching hog and his dog try.
ang to catch the animal at the same
time and in some way Wllse's hand
got In the dogs mouth and the digit