Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-06-24
LOCAL.

Miss May Belle Mckay. returned
to her home at LeakesviIle last Fri
day afternoon after having been the
guest OF Mrs. Eugene Terry since.
the closing nj the school here. New
Augusta News. June 18th,
Miss Cleo Griffin OF Crystal
Springs, was an arrival the latter
part of last week, coming to visit
her grand parents Rev. and Mrs. 9.
G. Griffin, and to be in the meeting
under the preaching of her uncle
Rey. H. H. Griffin.
Mrs. M. w. IRELAND nee Myra
Pool. who has had typhoid fever
now for about a fortnight is stand
ing il very we'll her father, Dre Pool,
tells us. She takes sufficient nour-
ishment, sleepslwell at night, and her
temperature does not range, above
l04.
The first dipping at the Leakes-
Vile vat was had Wednesday OF this
week. It has been found difficult
to get local inspectors. Sam Hill
man has finally consented to act in
that capacity for this and some other
watts Ia this part of the county.
Information reaches us that Henry
Mason is IN critical condition.; has
TO breathe through sube and is not
expected to live through the summer
He 10 living on the home place with
his mother, Mrs. Allen Mason at
Lucedale, aud whom by the way in
the wYiteup of Aliens death last
week, we enormously spoke OF as
having preceded him to the grave"
when we should have stated she sur
vived bin. Less is also living in
Lucedsle.
The meeting u the N. E. Church,
South.s in LeakesviIle which began
the middle OF last week. with the
pastor, Rev. C. G.. Griffin starting
the services by preaching at night
Till his son, Rev. H. H.. Griffin,
arrived the last, IF the week from
Dardanellss andshas been doing the
preaching s,hce. Two services
were held Sunday, at the II o'clock
and evening hour. Then since
Tuesday afternoon both. afternoon
and evening services dfs being helq.
the afternoon hour bang 3oclock,
i with ahput the usual run OF attend
lance and interest 49,
i Following the mutterings Of thup-
der ant-ziR xag play OF lightning / for
an hour or so. which, gradually~grew
5 nearer. refreshing shower fell in
baskerville Sunday evening about
dusk. 1t was. not a. heavy rain.
Just good dust settler. And how
II did maze the corn and other vege-
ation smile. with gladness for the
accommodating moisture. So the
drouth which was. threatening seems
y be passing off with local thunder
Showers as getting some Of these
much wished for rains even though
they may be hight at the time.
A very large rattle snake was ac-
counted for on Sunday June IL by
Geo. Campbell, who happened to spy
The old serpent while in the woods
that day. 1t was lying between
4 Two ends OF an old burnt-out log.
George holleied for help but could
not attract anybody = attention and
went, to bis house for gun. Viii g
there he.struck up with f. @. Rob-
erts who was passing and they to-
gether went down to the place where
George had left the snake. 1t had
crawled under One end OF the old
shell Of 3 log and. he had built a fire
10 keep tt 10 there They sawed the
log off and split It open and found
the snake In the Yellowstone dead.
1t seemed to have died from the heat
as IL was not burned. 1t had fifteen
rattles ant was nearly rs big a. the
calf Of an ordinary mans leg.
The Herald earnestly requests
ssch subscriber who has not done so
nd whuae time has expired to favor
~ with the proper amount for re
newal. Conditions are such that we
can't carry you along. The paper
house i insistent on prompt meet
uQ Of our bills. SO we depend upon
ubscriptlon payments to keep the
paper supplies paid for. and II you
fail us We shall have TO cut your
aame off much ~ We dislike it. Re-
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