Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-15

for thej Blodgetts.
Some much needed grading of the
streets of the town of Leakesville is
being done this week by the road
crew Of beat /, using the Ford Trac-
tor to pull the machines.
Mrs. r. Flournoy came down re-
Gently from Crawford, Miss, to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Nc
Innis. She is accompanied by little
Billie Flournoy, the five year old
nephew Of Rich.
The H. p. Fountain place in the
Upper East Side was recently sold to
T. 4. Platt and he and his wife have
moved up from Kiln, Miss, on the
coast to such place which locates both
of them much nearer their people.
Mrs. frankie Turner recently had
the misfortune to fall and break an
arm one night while visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Liza Evans and has
remained over with her to be nearby
to have it dressed until it knitted.
Mrs. M. B. Carr writes from Gulf
port. Miss, RI to have the Herald
go 70 their home down there and is
pleased at living on the coast. She
is a daughter of our good friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. HilIman of
Nicely.
See ad in this issue of the Redditt
store which is opened up in the same
stand where Mr.. Redditt kept when
he was running a mercantile business
in Leakesyille before. They have a
we'll assorted stock of goods and in
vite your trade.
Rev. and Mrs. r. L. Myers ar
rived q few days ago to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Breland
while bro. Myers gets over an opera
lion for ahscess to tooth under one
eye, the operation being performed
through the ose to avoid outside
Mrs. Lula Walker, recently visited
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
R~ankenship who dwell just across
the Alabama line from the Mohoba
community. Mrs. Walker is living
at Estabutchie. Her son Arthur
Walker is following garage work
since getting back from the army.
Mr.. W M. Blankenship of ReikIng,
Ala, who had the misfortune to
sprain a leg and stive in a shoulder
iron, a fall off the porch at night, was
able 70 be in town Monday but limps
slightly from the hurt. He and his
wife had the pleasure not a great
while back N visiting a married
daughter who lives on the coast and
Mrs. Walker at Estabuchie.
At a trial beforeSJu Justice Briscoe in
March given Mack Hogan, the negro
shinney-maker, whom Sheriff Webb
VALLEY apprehended on the 4th. Ult.
right at his little tin-can plant, a fine
of 800 for having liquor was impos-
ed and paid and he bound over to
await action of Circuit Court in sum
OF $500 under the felony charge of
man ufacturing" liquor.
Mrs. j. J. Bexley of McLain SUI
Tered a stroke of paralysis last week
very much like her sister, Mrs. S. r.
,Churchwell, who was stricken in the
Bexley home while on a visit, about
a year ago. Mrs. Bexley is a sister
to Jno. D., W. W., III. e. and G. II.
Williams and Mrs. E. N. Patterson
sapd Mrs. K. G.. Roberts. She lived
at the town of Rexley in its early
days put later the family moved to
McLaip where they have dwclt every
since.
Pies Evans. charged with murder
is q negro who was brought to the
Leakesville Jail In March from Merl-
dian where he was caught. 1t is
alleged that he shot another darkey,
Ross Wing at Boutwell, In tins
~ a few days before and Wing whose
head was penetrated with the pistol
bali died within a few hours. Both
negroes were working for the mill
concern at that place and current