Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-15
LOCAL


her brother, Joe E. Johnson.
Leakesville and vicinity was bles-
sed with nice refreshing rain
Thursday afternoon, which laid some
OF that dust so Astounding from the
dry spell.
The beat ] road crew was working
this week up near the 0. e. Rounsa-
vile old place on the other side of
the river. Sam j. Hillman is fore
man of this crew.
Special Deputy Chancery Clerk,
M. M. Mcintosh is busy this week
making the copy of the Personal as
sessment roll for 1920 which goes to
Jackson for the State records there.
E. G. Dueitt of the Davis farm
community was in Leakesville in
the mid week disposing of some Jer
seY milk COWS, part of carload re-
ceived at Lucedale few days before.
This week we are publishing Mr..
Bradshaw's report OF his part OF the
County Fair Next week we expect
10 carry report from Miss Dixie
May covering The Women's and Girls
Club exhibits.
X. q. Hall was up Saturday to the
FAIR. He is selling out his place in
the Ball community in Lower Greene
to Henry Brown, and plans 10 va
cate 1t alter tne crop has ali been
harvested.
Herbert Box writes his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. X. Box, that he
has signed up Tor a new enlistment.
lie Is sun stationed at Galveston,
Texas, and mas been promised leave
vi absence anu expects to come home
for Visit along IN November.
AT the special meeting of the Coun-
ty Schooi Board held Thursday Oct.
IA, ia Leakesville, The location OF
JonusOn Greek School house was or
dereu Changed from near Fillmore
place TO ptie Landlord hill. A new
negro school Was granted to Denco
on new railroad near Washington.
sam Is, ChurchweIl who is teach
ing IN the CITY Schools at Pascagou-
Ia III letter 10 the editor writes:
we have 604 enrolment in the four
white Schools and about 200 In The
negro scnooi; we are gettlng along
nicely. his friends here are OF
course glad TO know that he is fit
Ting into MS work we'll.
From an announcement in the
Richton Dispatch we notice that
JAS. T. Albums has allowed his name
10 be- offered as mayor OF that enter
prising city. Mr.. Albums many
friends in Leakesville, where he
lived several years and married. will
wish HIM much success on this his
first political venture and feel sure
that our neighbor city will be fortu-
nate in securing his services as her
mayor.
G. U. Brewer was 10 town Satur-
day. He was wearing sock on one
foot which could not be comfortable
set down on the ground as he got it
mashed in a hay-baler few days
back. Fortunately it was not in the
baler proper and he got the mule to
stop which was pulling the machine
before his foot was mangled to
pieces. As it is he thinks that no
bones we're broken but it has been
quite sore, the ankle joint being in
volved in the hurt.
The J. c. Pierce family are having
more trouble with typhoid fever,
three OF the small girls having de-
veloped it, aud few days ago Lon
ME Pierce, the Oldest and married
son. came down with it. All the pa
TENTS are doing very we'll going
through the siege OF 1t. A trained
nurse has been secured from Mobile,
and it happens to be Miss Grace Ma.
con, formerly of Chronicle, which
insures that they are in good hands
on that score as she ranks high in
her profession.
FOR SALE.-Six Brown Leghorn