Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-12-19
LOGAN

Baptist 20 Million drive went over
the top in Greene County near a.
bout $1,000, the quota being round
$4,000 and some $22, 900 raised and
that Leakesvilie church exceeded It's
prorata considerably.
Rev. w. w. Hill came down from
Avera Tuesday to pay bis taxes, He
Z still limps some from a cut he got on
his foot from an AK about six weeks
ago, which laid him up for three
weeks. He has done some contract
ing work this Fall but right now is
working for another contractor.
Peck Johnson, Col, was shot
twice Sunday night by Young ne
gro named Chambers. who had be-
come incensed at Peck for some triv-
ial reason and picked row and got
g two balls through Pecks thigh but
q the wounds were not so bad as could
n have been had bone been shattered.
Il Mr.. Fl. p Cosper came down with
a Psi. Mills on flying trip from new
q Avera Saturday. Mr.. Cosper came
Il originally from North Alabama but
B direct to Avera from Beaumont
y where he had lived for a number of
years. He is troubled just now
with some carbuncles on his back.
The infant.of Mr.. and Mrs. S. j.
i Green developed pneumonia the fore
part OF this week and came very near
diving Monday night. Sam is trav
Cling op the road these days for
Mobile house, but will not try to go
& out this week account being water
bound and the sickness in his fam
lily.
La writing to have his Herald
changed to Hattiesburg address Will
bic K. FiRe informs us that he is run
HAing small grocery store, in add
Ition to writing insurance still and
that he is getting along well with
4 both. w. e. is. hustllng young
Il fellow of whose good fortune we are
glad to hear at all times.
Y A great many foot passengers
\ crossed the river over the trestle for
the past several days coming and go
s ing bv that the only route left as
the highway become covered with
the flood waters of the Chickasaw-
bay on Saturday night. 1t required
good nerves to walk that trestle
when the water was this close up
BINDER it and flowing SO swiftly and
out a number felt that they
bad to COME and go and went over.
The mail failed to come Tuesday,
SO Wednesday Postmaster A. +. Cook
went out TO Vinegar Bend and
brought it in with truck belonging
] TO Churchwell Motor Co. which got
[caught on the other side of the flood
Ewaters Saturday ia bringing up a
load of gasoline from Lucedale au
Eticipating "a cutoff on gasoline which
Ecame alright, but that firm has been
liable to have it on hand all through
| the flood freight tie-up by getting
such load in over the trestle.
The new preacher on the MeLain
d circuit of the M. p. Jhurchls G w.
3 Valley who is teaching on the g. M
~ N. and can run down there by
/train and serve the people. Mutual
.gRlghts or Avera as it is now called
.gets bro. j. e Yawn again. ]. NJ.
a Bellew who served the MeLain cir.
LIcuit the conference year just ex
8pired was sent to Amitte Circuit
(which is in Amite County. Rev. r
lfa. M. Watson was reelected presi-
ident and Miss Julia L. Bass reflect
Ned secretary.
III There was an accumulation OF mail
hrom Friday to Monday, which came
In on Monday and had to be brought
Ipver by hand car. the trestle not be-
ling considered safe to pat train on
Iyhile such hood-tide was racing
beneath. The highway was covered |
bAp Saturday night so there was no
Finance to get such mail over except |
/ 10 boat it or by the trestle route.
Il Al of the congestion from the tie
|{Sp on the M. & 0. to the North. had |