Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-04-09
LOCAL

broken in playing on rolling bar
rel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno W. Colbert
moved from Pine Level community
10 Leakesville Monday into the Mill.
er cottage by the Blalack home, as
John wishes to live in town TO be
close to his work as, Circuit Clerk.
Eugene RounsaviIle was able to
get to town this week. He and
about the whole of his family were
down at the same time with fin but
pulled through. They had a trained
nurse to come up from Mobile dur
ing the worst of the trouble.
On a motor trip over few days
back from Nicely to visit the family
OF Mrs. DIS sister. Mrs. Webb Wal
ley, +. X. Daughdrlll aud wife were
accompanied by their two bright
young sons, named Glen and Craw-
ford Daughdrill aged respectively 8
and years.
A light frost followed the cold
wind OF Monday it registering "a
above zero that night, and this was
the much predicted Easter cold
spell. Possibly the weather may
settle now and warm days come
quickly to encourage the farmers
and gardeners.
Mrs. Jesse Lott, nee Carrie Yves
terrified, arrived in Leakesville near
the week s end coming to visit reia-
tlves and look after some business
matters. She visited the family Of
her uncle, VIC. Westerlield at State
Line on her way down. Her home
Is still at Petal, Miss.
Mr. and Mrs. r.. Flournoy are liv-
ing at Crawford, Mss, which is the
old home town for Rich, and he has
opened up a merchandise business
there and has an encouraging trade
to start with. Mrs. Flournoy is the
third Oldest daughter OF our towns
folks, Mr.. and Mrs Hugh McInnis.
Owing TO so much OF the Tax Land
having been paid out before and on
that day. Sheriff Webb Valley did
not have SO much to cry off Monday.
He started about one o'clock aud
wound up in less than an hour.
There was fairly good sized crowd
present SO that bidders were not
lacking,
The Legislature adjourned last
Saturday at noon having completed
the term. State Senator e w. Bre-
land and Representative M. e Green
both got home and were among the
throngs 10 Supervisor court and
Land Sale Monday and seemed to be
glad that their work was over for
this time.
j. G. Daughdrill was up from Leaf
Monday to see about some land mat
ters at the court house Joe con
templates going up to Hot Springs
for II day treatment Of the famous
baths for rheumatic trouble. He
spent last November up there and
got so much benefit, is going back
and has been assured by the doctors
that this will about cure his trouble
Mr.. w. Il. Rush was in town this
week. Since his wife died he has
broken up housekeeping in the Up
per East Side and moved across the
Alabama line to the home of Elisha
Courtney. Robert Moody the bus
( band of Mr. Lish Is daughter, who is
a neice of the late Mrs. Rush, IS
mail carrier on the Vinegar Bend
rural route No. which goes up into
that territory and has been carving
an AK this spring in his car to cut
out trees felled by the many winds
into the roads.
The wind last Saturday evening
did some damage up in Northwest
ern Greene unroofing some barns
and part of house. Also over in
the Epworth community near Vine
gar Bend and in Vinegar Bend. 1t
set the Epworth church slightly off
the blocks. upset the Weaver barn
and did some damage to Mrs. Wash
Bearrv's house with about similar
character OF damages in VsB. Such