Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-08-13

County. She is accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Earine Smith.
J. j. Perry OF Jonathan sends us
an open boil OF cotton. 1t matured
and was plucked the LIST. day OF
August which is a quick raise for
cotton. Jodie has a nice field of 1T
this year.
L. M. Ball was up from Mobile the
latter part of last week on visit to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. HI. c. Ball.
Louiey is working for lumber con-
Germ on the edge of the Gulf City and
will probably stay down there till
winter
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Jackson have
secured rooms and are light house
keeping in the r. A. Lebeis home.
They have been living with the
Rounsaville family up till now since
their return to Leakesville.
Having secured house in Luce
dale where he went into the mercan-
tile business several weeks ago, Mr..
D. r.. Redditt moved his family to
tina. place last week. His wife is the
daughter of our townsfolks, Mr. and
Mrs. Clay Etheredge.
Mr.. Harmon Brewer OF State Line
vicinage was down to the county
capital this week looking after plac-
ing daughter who has finished up
in the home school, either in the
Agricultural School or the Leakes-
vile High School the approaching
term.
Mrs. M. r. Middleton and son Tai
ton Middleton recently made a hur-
ried trip to Ellisville to see Mr.. j. E.
Middleton, who is brother to her
dead hus band the late Matthew Mid
dleton. Mr.. j. e. is very low, in
fact the last news was that he was
just alive. =.
County Agent l. R. Bradshaw left
Monday. having IN charge party OF
Greene County Club Boys off to the
A. Il M. College at Starksville to at
tend the Club Boys Short Summer
Course lasting ten days. The Course
at A. & M. for Club girls will occur
little later, see Miss Dixie MAYS
article in this issue for date and 9th
err arrangement announcements.
The Leakesville Il Lucedale Tele-
phone outfit was sold out this week
by its owners. R. f. Mcleod and
Minna Coins to Ernest Turner and
Sam Turner. Ernest is son oil
Dean while Sam is son of Svl Tur-
ner and these young men are making
this financial venture believing that
good service can be given the pat
rons and reasonable earning made
upon their investments.
Mr.. Eugene Carter, who dwells or
homestead out on the highway
leading to the South, brought us an
other real large stalk of corn this
week. 1t is about twelve feet 1t
had two large we'll formed ears oil
corn and another developing fairly
well and he tells us that it is but
about ninety days old. 1t is of the
white hard ear prolific variety o.
which they have kept up the seed
now for some several years.
Mr.. J. HI. Massey, dweller over on
the lower East Side, recently sold
his place on his homestead to Mr.
w. H. Brannan, section foreman for
the A. & M. r. r. and who original
ly halls from Georgia near Savannah
Mr.. Massey is having a comfortable
k5house of dressed material builded out
on the road. w. w. Mcleod of Yer
al has been doing the carpenter
work for him.
J.W. Jernigan reports the killing
of rattlesnake few days ago near
his mill which is in front of Charley
! Pierce's place. The snake was In
the road and Walter killed it with
stick it seeming rather stupid. II
had a fair size being possible over
four feet. but only two rattIes and a
button. He did not notice close
enough to tell whether any had worn
or been broken off or not. He killed
q x.a.,x.h laroos. ona In Tho rood Last