Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
LOCAL

Mobile visiting her uncles family
Mr.. ]. T. Murray in the Beard set
Element across the river from Leak
esville.
Rev. I. d. Eavenson left the first
lof the week to attend the Southern
IBaptlst Convention in session at
Hot Springs, Ark. this week.
Mr.. and Mrs o. f. Johnston came
from Mobile. the fore part of the
week and looked after the packing
hnd shipping of their things to that
pity where they are located for the
present
81 Mrs. JEFF Byrd and little daughter,
aurora Lee we're over from Janet on
he 4th. inst. visiting Mrs. BIS mar
fied daughter, Mrs. Newton James.
Mrs. Byrd. as is well-known to many,
Is sister to James and Pink Hill
han Of Hillman community.
III w. T, Breland came down from
Grafton parts Friday and looked in
pn the family of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. w. A. Breland of this city.
Tom has been with the surveying
brew of the Blodgett Branch of the
M. & N. r. r. now for some IA
months.
]. G. Taylor OF Nicely was out
Wednesday in attendance on Circuit
Court. He halls originally from
Clarke county, from near Qultnan.
Works at the Cowan mill in course
BIT erection some three miles above
Nicely on the Blodgett branch rail
load of the G M & N.
Mr.. Geo. B. McRae Mas been APP
pointed Federal Food Administrator
or Greene County, succeeding B. w.
Mcleod, upon whom the appoint
& nent was thrust awhile back and who
s accepted it temporarily only as his
bands is so full with work IN the
bank that he could not look after
his food administration job aud
sked them to relieve him oft.
Mrs j. T. Albums and little one,
rrived on the 9th. from Richton,
oming to visit for awhile her par
nts, Mr. and Mrs. A. f. Amsler
1ef husband, Jim Albums is still bar
|erfhg at our neighbor town to the
Northwest in Perry Co.. that is
sichton. LATER Mr.. Albums came
yer Monday and remained till Tues
law afternoon with his wife on her
isit here with her people.
This week the opening gun of the
Congressional campaign is fired
through the columns of the Herald
w the formal announcement of Gov.
'heo, G. Bibo tor that Office We
ave two column or more article
4 rhich will be run next week review
Big Mr.. Bilbo's record in Office and
yelling on his claims for promo
on to position in the national law
paking body.
Dr. Batson, of Leakesville, who
assed through here Wednesday
lated to the chairman of the local
hantauqua committee here that the
eople of his town were delighted
~ 18th this series of entertainments
st closed at that place which is eX-
II tly the same now being given here.
9 also stated that their local CON
hlttee came out on top financially.
lew Augusta News. MAY Bird.
Zone of the peculiar things about
be Bear Creek mill-fire was that the
5e house which stood near the rail
bad and IN the involved region, and
las itself burn to the ground yet
ID not melt the ice therein to any
Considerable amount. even though
81 timbers in it's walls down IN the
Ige of the ground smouldered until
be into the next day. "A tall wire
Die also in the midst of the conflaga-
ph withstood 1T all and still
ands.
Thc uncertainties of life are ever
|ing demonstrated round and about
A few weekssago J. F. Roberts
old Grafton community in Greene
bunty, Miss, came down TO Leakes-
Nile with a brother,who was going
4.xr 4, tho drnft 20 tho sun,. md