Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-29
LOCAL.


sad message last Saturday that his
father, had died at Montrose, Miss,
and he went up there to be at the
funeral the next day.
Knoxie Jones, who has been away
at Hot Springs, Ark, came down
from new Avera Saturday to see old
acquaintance in Leakesville, where
he has worked in the Bear Creek
store. He has taken on more flesh
since going off.
Wilburn Williams, the 10 year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Poleon Williams
of the ST. Ellen community was car
ried to Mobile Saturday night and
operated upon successfully for APP
pend.citis. he having badly alb
scessed case OF 1t requiring quick
surgical relief.
Miss Iduma Turner is up from NO
bile this week visiting the families
OF her brothers, Dean, Webb and
Arts Turner Since the death oil
her mother. Mrs. j. II. Edwards, she
has spent some Of the time visiting
her step.sister, Mrs. j. D. Anthony.
nee Matte Edwards in Amte, La.
Mrs. N. A. Rhinenart got back on
the 18th. from visit covering about
five months, with relatives in Ten
nessee and Georgia. Her eyesight
is somewhat improved. She and her
son, w. L. Rhlnehart are expecting
Fletcher Rhlnehart, the other son,
home from Arizona about Thanks
giving if his present plans carry.
Sam Pool, Jr'got home Thursday
Oct. 18th. after an absence OF two
and a half years, going away with
the first bunch of volunteers witch
Sam Avera took away. He was
wounded in France and in hospital
for quite awhile. He reenlisted af-
Ter the armistice and has been with
the Army OF Occupation in Germany
Tor about a year.
A large rattesnake was killed near
the DAVIS logging camps last Satnr-
day afternoon by John Wizard, one
OF the drivers. who is a son in-law OF
E. II. Deuitt. The snake was about
SIX feet long and had seven rattles.
1t was in coil ready to strike as it
was discovered by Wizard after it
had crawled out from under the saw
log he was working at into the
mouth OF a gopher-hole.
Ollie Gibson, son of Steve Glib
son of the Mohoba community, had
the misfortune to get bit by hog
last SATURDAY. afternoon at the Davis
logging camps. He was assisting in
lifting the hog into a stall and
caught it by the ears as 1t was beng
pulled 10 backwards by others. He
got caught on nail on the doorway
10 his jumper and the hog plunged d
tusk into one of his knees and had TO
be fought off bv the other boys.
A couple OF stalks OF sugar-cane
that would have been good specimens
for entry at some Of the fairs, was
presented to us this week by our
good friend. J. j. Massey, who dwels
below here on the Natchez Mobile
Highway They had II and IL joints
respectively and the tallest of the
two measured Sc inches or feet and
inches high. He has a nice patch
of it aud intends to go to making
syrup right away.
The fall session of the Meridian
Presbytery is meeting at Vernal
church IN Greene County this week
with good number of preachers
and lay delegates IN attendance.
nc opi lux sOooiou uhS an c"fN JUL
fixed upon TO meet with the Newton
church. The business part of the
session is being concluded today,
with preaching to continue on
through the Sabbath. Several Of
| the Leakesville Presbyterjans have
been down there in attendance.
4 A glance at the FoRDsoN ad Of
the Churchwell Motor Co., of Jhs
i city will reveal that they have new
chat on this week for those inter
ested IN equipping their farms with
] a Tractor. And bv the way the cut
lof the Tractor is right side up this
IS wank IT, uot tnrnad laet waaly In