Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-10-11
LOCAL

work last year.
Mrs. A. G. Lindquist left Satur-
day for Drew. MISS, in the Delta.
having gotten an urgent message to
come to the bedside of her son, Ralph
Mills, who was bad off.
The jackson family which has been
occupying the Hugh McInnis con-
crete house moved last Friday to.
Vinegar Bend where the head of that
household has taken employment,
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
round has been announced by Rev.
W. B. Jones presiding elder of this
the Hattiesburg district, and the no
tice of date and place for the Leak
esville charge is ''Leakesville, No
vember Goth. about six weeks of
vet.
Among those reported as Missing
In Action" we noticed in the Sunday
daily prints. the name of James
William McInnis, Leakesville, Miss. "
That is Jim McInnis, son of d. H. G.
McInnis, and he volun teered early
from our town. Here's hoping he
will turn up alright.
Willis Mcleod got ia from Atlanta
last week and stopped off at his
brother, DIR. Dan McLeod's for a few
days at McLain. He got to Leakes-
vile Monday and visited his brother
w. H. Mcleod and from here went
on down to the family home with his
father, w. r. Mcleod who happened
to be up from Vernal that day.
There are Some influenza cases in
Leakesville. In fact it is still in the
spreading period, but not so rapid.
as in some places. There are a few
more cases out in the county. and
from every quarter Of country and
oven Africa comes reports of its APP
pearance, but the health authorities
are giving out hope that the worst
is passing.
Chairman j. K. Alderman of the
Liberty Loan Drive, is feeling good
over $40, 900 subscription from J
WI. Blodgett, Trustee, which is to be
equally prorated among the several
beats of Greene County. This is
nice of Mr.. Blodgett to help our
county out when we have such a
heavy proration, and in view of the
fact that the demands at home are
heavy upon hun too.
Rev. R. II. M, Watson passed
through Leakesville Monday en-
route home. He had just closed out
meeting at Mutual Rights, and was
to have held short meetings at Cor
inth and McLain but the order from
State Board of Health abolishing
public meetings account Spanish In
fluenza, gave him chance to run in
l home and rest up some, which be
stated he much needed.
E. M. Dunnam of near McLain,
passed through Leakesvllle going
and coming at the converging OF the
weeks. on a trip to his old home
community of Mutual Rights, where
he attended the meeting Sunday I'M
der the preaching OF Rev. K. II. Nj.
Watson. Mr.. Ebb is saddened over
the death of his brother, Will Dun
nam, who also dwelt near McLain,
and died on June 16, 1918, from a
kidney trouble.
Federal County Inspector w. H.
Cooper attended meeting OF such
county inspectors in Jackson, Miss,
the latter part of last week, where
they conferred with their chief, Mr.
Barger, with reference to the close
out on the cattle tick eradication
campaign for this season, which as
we understand it is booked for some
time in November owing TO how
cold weather sets in. a definite date
likely soon to be announced.
Capt. q. c. Wyatt OF Meridian,
with the U. s.. Employment Service
was in Leakesville Wednesday meet
ing the Supervisors and employers
of the county to get adopted an or
dinance requiring daily check Of
labor by the punch card system.
Such ordinance was granted and q