Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
LOCAL.

OnelOy tneSe Gays, came down last
week to visit the family OF his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. McLendou
of Pine Level. He looked like the
army Khaki suited him well.
Mr. A. M. Rayl of State Line was
down Monday and bid in some of the
tax-sale lands. He has disposed of
most of that carload of mules re-
Gently brought in from ST. Louis
but has few still left, see his ad
still appearing in this paper.
G.. o. McLendon. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. McLendon of Pine Level,
has been up home recently for few
days recovering from an attack of
mumps which tackled him while
down at Moss Point working in the
shipyards to which labors he is re-
turning.
Circuit Clerk Geo. B. McRae is
busy this week darting out for the
requisite number of hours each day
in his car on the published rounds
as Registrar. We will get report
of those registering up this time and
publish after his round has been
completed.
Mrs. j. H. Bearry left last week
tor Delhi, La. where her brother
Pool Ball is in the merchandise bus
mess. The matter of her husband,
John Bearry, going into business
with Pool is up again, and as we I'M
derstand it, John plans to leave here
about the 10Th.
p. E. Williams was up the last
several days from Moss Point, where
he has been working for some time
in the Hodge ship-yards. Price is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Williams
of st Ellen community. He seems
to like the shipbuilding work down
there on the coast.
Euley Kittrell, who came back to
Greene County from the Insane Asy-
lum at Meridian last winter. re-
Gently had to be carried back as he
had become violent. His brother, j.
Il. Kittrell carried him and it took
four men to get him under control.
Its to, be hoped that his mind may
yet be cured by the treatment up
there.
w. G. Bradley was over from Elk
sho, Ala. Wednesday. viii has
been working in the blacksmith shop
for the M. l.. Davis logging camps
this winter but is taking out now in
order to look after his farm, and he
usually raises good crop, was a.
mong the first to introduce velvet
beans in the county.
DIR. r. M. Cochran of Richton,
passed through Leakesville going
and coming last week on trip to
Mobile. DIR. Reuben is looking well
these days and enjoying lucrative
practice up in our neighbor city to
the northwest. AS is well-known
by most of our readers he is half
brother of Chancery Clerk, r. d..
Cochran and hence son OF Mr.
Coot Cochran OF Petal.
Another case Of smallpox has
showed up in the county. This up
at the Richton Lbr. Co. camps near
Geo. w. Valley place in North
Greene. 1t happened to be the fore
man who had been into Richton and
likely contracted. it there, where it
Health Officer, DR.. NJ. T.. Batson
went out there Monday and vacclna-
ted a number of folks in order to pre-
vent the spread of disease.
Thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. T.
Murray tor nice mess of Irish Po-
tatoes, they were small but Oh SO
good, coming in the first of April.
Johns family set down to a nice
mess of them on April the 1st. so
there was no April Fool for them a.
bout something good to eat at that
DAYS noon meal. So far as we know
they have the button for earliness IN
this respect for this season and may
be most others.
That was W. w. Cooley. and not