Greene County herald., 1918-07-26
LOCAL.

f. G. Breland was out from Nicely
with two testifying witnesses, on
Monday making proof in his home
stead claim IN that part of the
county.
Mrs. Kate Davis, of Leakesville,
who has been visiting her sister and
other relatives and friends, left for
her home on Tuesday afternoon.
Quitman Tribune, July 18th.
w. E. Bearry left last week for the
fork of the rivers where he takes
work temporarily with II. K. Mcln-
mis- foreman IN the logging business
Of the Merrill Lbr. Co. down
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Bearry got
back from Delhi, La, Monday and
per recent contract made, John
takes back his old job with the Bear
Greek Mill Co. at advanced salary
and for two years term.
Chat Denmark. who has been work
ing in the ship-yards at Pascagoula
for sometime, visited his mother,
Mrs. Mary Denmark and sisters,
Misses Agnes and Beatrice Denmark
81 the family home in our city at
the conyerging OF the weeks.
f
W Miss Ora Lee Breland, oldest
laughter OF Mr.. and Mis-. K. W..
Breland of this city, left recently
Tor Washington, ID. c., where she
has secured position as stenogra-
pher in one of the Departments OF
Govt. work up there.
less Byrd, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lum Byrd of this city, returned home
last Friday from the army account
hernia, which we learn from the Lo-
cal Board is the reason given for
most of the rejection of the boys who
have come back thus far from physi-
cal disabilities.
The editor is thankful to be able to
make local mention OF the fact that
his wife was able to come home from
1 Mobile Thursday, 1t having been a
month since her operation and she
having spent two weeks with her
lister, Mrs. G.. A. Metzger in that
city trying to gain back her strength
which comes slowly in her case.
Physical Examinations by the
Local Board" was begun Tuesday
+ of this week on the boys who have
4 become of military age since the
|&tirst Registration under Military
Act, that is those who registered on
June 5, 1918. These men are being
Examined and classified so as such o
ahem as fall within Glass will bt
ready for August draft call, per ths
orders of the war department.
ss# Levi ]. Jones came up from Moss
Point Sunday In order to be hert
n onday in response to the draft cal
4 md left with the contingent fol
& lamp Greenleaf, Lytle, Ga. He has
Been working in the shipyards every
since ending his school in Perry Co
last spring. If his hearing knock
him out in the army he will return
TO this part of the country and en-
gage in some kind of work, OF which
he has several propositions offer
Il.
e. A. N. Smith. son of Hugh Smith
who lives in Wayne County thes'
days, and Riley Sowell, son OF Ir'
Sowell of Sand Hill community
Dassed through Leakesville Tuesday
8nroute for Moss Point where thel
are working in the ship-y yards ant
have just been home for short res
bell Mr.. A. j. Smith, uncle of AL
led Jr. accompanied them on the triI
4own that day, going to pay tina
Ing deferred visit to his daughter
Hrs. J. ]. Perry with whom thes'
hoys are boarding.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel r. Jones, Mrs
Ng Jones his mother, and Tom K
J0nes were all down from the North
Xestern part of the county Monda'
W. see Levi Jones the brother anC
son off to the army. Louis Jones
4younger brother and son, has beel
|1ccepted in the Navy reserve from