Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-05-13


Mrs. R. Flournoy and spent a week
visiting there recently.
DR.. E. Faux spent the fore part of
the week at Laurel attending the an
nual convention OF the state Medical
Association.
DR.. M. l.. Batson came down from
Jackson, Miss. to attend the trial
of these charged with the murder OF
his brother in-law, the late J. f.
Green.
Rev. Luther X. Turner of Pleas
ant Hill was in Leakesville Monday
looking on at first day of court.
He is leaving during the week for
Chattanooga to attend the Southern
Baptist Convention in it's annual
session.
G. Nc Todd was down from Pave
this week attending court. Nc once
lived at Plant City in Florida, and
that was on our route of travel when
we went in below Tampa and from
HIM we learn more of that section
OF the peninsula state.
Monday was rather busy day in
LeakesviIle. The attendance upon
court was heavy that day. The
amount OF litigation was heavier
than usual bringing more folks than
common, and then the interest III
the several murder cases attracted
number of people.
Thos. He2theock who formerly
dwelt in the Upper East Side, is
living out on Richton Rt. l these
days. He has been logging some for
Bear Greek this spring but has turn
ed out his oxen now on the grass
and will look after farming etc.
through the summer.
Harbard Holder was down from
North Greene attending on the first
day OF Circuit Court and was highly
pleased with Judge Fatherree's stir
ring charge to the Grand Jury. as he
quite agrees with the Judge that we
are at a crisis in turning things for
law and order in our county or else
see it 60 the other way.
At q recent meeting of the board
of Trustees of the Greene County
Agricultural High School, S. E.
PEBBLES was elected principal and
his wife for the commercial Depart
ment for the coming term. with Miss
Lee reelected for English. We are
informed that PEBBLES is a Uniyer-
sity Of Mississippi graduate and
halls from Neshoba county.
G. @. Harvey, cashier of the bank
Of Avera, informed us while I'D town
last week that he would attend the
State Bankers Meeting at Vicksburg
this week, and run by his old home
town OF Forest. Scott county is-well
represented in the business and pro-
fessional world of the state and this
adds another to the number of those
hailing from its borders who has
pushed out into these parts.
Mrs. Geo. III. Fletcher of this town
was operated upon in a Mobile hos
pital successfully last Friday and is
doing we'll up to date. There was a
pus trouble which the surgeons re-
moved. She stayed down there a
number of days before the operation
was finally decided upon as it became
apparent that relief could not be
secured no other way. Mrs.
Fletcher. whose Christian name is
Arlene, is a daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. lobe Churchwel.
A. Fl. Harrison captured two des-
perate negroes Monday morning and
brought them to jail that day. They
were Claudio White and lamp Frost.
Claudio had huge automatic in her
bosom when arrested. She had shot
negro man at Garner Sunday night
and accompanied by Frost was max
ing her get away when Albert pick
ed them up near Leaf bridge near
McLaiu about daylight. This made
five he got in five days which is going
some tor justice of the peace, but
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