Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13

John Box, who has been working
at Moss Point in the shipvards was
home this week for short visit with
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. K. Box
of this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulric Gilbert OF
Montgomery, Ala, we're down last
week visiting Mrs. CPS parents, Rev.
and Mrs. A. S. Byrd. Mrs. Gilbert
was formerly Miss Bertha Byrd and
taught awhile in the Beeson College
at Meridian.
Guy Ederington was accompanied
by his sister Mrs. L.O. Hillman and
children on his return home about
time of the first Primary. They
stayed ten days up there and then
came back to Greene where he has
been with them for now about a
week.
Nigel Turner, sou of Mr.. and Mrs.
Syl Turner of this vicinity, got
home on short furlough last Satur-
day from duties in the navy in coast
service about the Lakes of southern
louisiana. He enlisted while over
there last Spring, on the cattle farm
near Eaton kouge.
The barber shop has been moved
from out of the corner building be-
longing to the Mcleod brothers,
lBertie and Mark into the Wester-
field building next to the post-office
building which was once before used
as barber shop by the Albums dur
ing part of their service in our
town in that line.
Mr.. r. c. Durrow, who has been
in the Providence Infirmary at Mo-
bile lately for the bladder trouble
from which he has suffered, has ia
ken sudden turn to mend, SO much
so that his wife has abandoned the
idea of selling out their household
goods as advertised last week, as its
hoped he will be home now in short.
The Leakesvile High School open
ed Monday with about the usual at
tendance. ALI the teachers showed
zap except one. viz: Miss Woodruff,
the Primary teacher. and her place
has been taken by Mrs. Jesse Byrd
lnee Jordan) who taught it last year
but had started ia at the Ag. High
School in that position but resigned
to accept the home school place.
Not all the teachers b6rths have
been filled in the county schools to
date, SO it will be about couple OF
weeks before a relatively complete
list of them can be secured and pub
lished, but about that time we shall
present the situation up to date. and
bring up later with supplemental
list if necessary to publish in two
installments to cover the ground
fully.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Smith were
down to the county seat Tuesday in
their new Chevrolet. Alfred was
engaging up 100 gallons of freshly
made sorghum syrup for sale. He
has ribbon cane syrup coming on
also in quantities. HIS wife aud the
three children who were along look
ed in on the Herald printery, and
told the editors wife OF the large
number of canned goods she has put
up this season, some 800 in number.
A meeting of the school teachers
was held at the court house Satur-
day in the Superintendent's office
with the idea in mind of organizing
the Teachers County Association for
the year. The attendance was not
quite as expected. consequently
their plans could not be carried
through quite up to desire at this
time, but a later effort will manage
it, after which we shall publish the
personnel of officers, meeting dates,
etc.
AS the result of cutting fray,
two young white men Of State Line,
namely: Billy Westerield and Hob.
son Lucas are suffering from knife
wounds and negro, Nathan Rey-
nolds, is in jail on the serious charge
of assault and battery with intent tc
K aud M. The affair occurred Sun.
day evening about the postoffice in
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