Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-03-19
LOCAL

CltrOnelle, having gotten woru tnab
her mother was sick and is remain
ing over there for several days.
Mrs. DIR. E. Faux got back home
in the mid week via Mobile, from her
trip 10 Jacksonville, Fla, visiting
her sister-in-aw, Mrs. j. Fl. Stew
art
Ii. 2. Smith has secured the posi-
ton of appraiser with the Farmers
Federal Loan Bank for this territory
and makes trips away as he is as
signed to other counties.
S. j. Green bought the o. E.
Baird place last week from Osma
while he was down here from Hous-
ton on the mission to sell TO- Sam S
family has been living in it some
time 50 20 move is necessary.
Circuit Court is only about SIX
weeks off. The spring term of the
court is usually well attended as the
weather is warm and pleasant and
people can stir more with less incon-
venience, though sometimes the call
to the crops is pretty strong about
that time,
This has been another quiet week
But they come in the early spring
time as the opening duties of the sea-
son on the farm keep a great many
of our citizens home, and that is. a
good practice, though we like to see
their faces in town occasionally when
they can spare the time and not neg
lect their work.
The Rounsavile Bros, have Sc
cured lease on body of timber at
Silver Hill from the Bear Greek con-
Germ and are having it boxed for this
year crop. Turpent tine has gotten
so valuable and trucks make for
quick transportation, SO that the
operators do not hesitate at dis
lance to haul the crude.
]. X. Box has sold his place below
here on this side of theriyer to.Webb
Wexford, who is son of the late Jim
Wexford. and a brother of Ed and
Rob Wexford OF Rounsavile vicinage
Webb recently married daughter
of VIM. (Bug) Williams of Vernal
and sister of hers, Mrs. Esau Nee
,ly will be her next neighbor.
The first real spring day was We'd
nesday March 18th. showing that
the season is very backward this
year. About three weeks ago there
was a short warm open spell of
weather, but 1t did not hold out and
did not get quite the touch of spring
in it that this day did, when shuck-
ing off coats added to comfort of the
meafolks.
Since selling his own place, j. X.
Box has bought place in Leakes-
vile and will move back to town
again He secured the Evans place
across from DIR. Faux S, and gets
the four acre field with it, which is
adjacent to it and the M, p. Church.
His wiie's health is not SO good
these DAYS and their idea is to get
in town where it will not be SO lone
ly for her when he is away.
Reports (signedD to the Herald Of
births in any OF the families OF our
subscribers whether living in the
county or out OF it, are appreciated
and enables us to help record family
history, valuable for record or refer
.ence in after years. Some kindly
think of this ana some overlook it.
Won't you who have been neglectful
OF this send notice to the Herald
of all such births as they occur.
Supt. E. l.. Turner has been visit.
sng schools for the past several days,
the flu having let up some so that
he could get round. That disease
has played havoc with the schools in
Greene County as well as other parts
of tine country this year. So far the
BeakesviIle School has not had to
stop for il and likely will not now.
as the malady seems to be playing
out and school terms running close
to their ends.
Watch for the AID and locals next
week telling OF my coming Ist weak