Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-11
LOCAL

ter, MRS. II. f'lOurnoy OF Crawford.
Miss, through q serious operation.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Ball OF Leakesville was
successfully operated upon in Mobile
the latter part OF October for appen-
dicitis, which afflictlon had been
troubling her for sometime.
Mrs. H. E. Ball OF Be tty commun-
ity has lately been taking hospital
treatment in Mobile from wound in
tae ear inflicted from stick which
she got stuck in it some way in a
fall.
Circuit Court convenes next Mon
day and the officers announce that
they are about ready, the jurors and
witnesses having been summoned
ank the various dockets posted for
business.
Mrs. Id Green arrived a few days
ago from Jackson, Miss, where she
makes her home with the DIR. M. l..
batson family. She will visit the
families OF her children here, namely
Bert and Sam Greenland Mrs. J. l..
Mills.
A frost of that unmistakable white
ness which shines out on roots and
boards, visited this section Friday
(today] morning aud was accompa-
MED by little ice reminding that
though late about it, winter is put
ting in its appearance.
Mrs. S. L. Brown, who ives dwell
ing in Mobile awhile back. has decd
ed to live in Greene County, Miss,
again and since coming back out here
has sold out her grocery on Joachim
St. in the G ulf City and bought Lee
Browns shop at his place where she
is now living.
A letter received by his parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Jas. K. Box. bears the
news that Herbert Box, was recent
ly operated upon at Ft. Leaven worth,
Kansas. where be is still in army
service. Hub does not figure that
he will have recovered quick enough
to got home this Christmas.
In order to knock of for part of
Armistice Day-the 18th. and yet
not fall behind on the eve of Circuit
Court, the Herald is being put to
press with. less than our usual
amount OF home news stuff. but we
will give larger showing Of it next
week in reporting the Court, etc.
The sale of the bridge building
contracts brought pretty good
crowd to the county seat last Mon
day. Also q number here before the
school board which was in session as
we'll as the supervisors. These lat
ter we're looking after getting the
levies for their respective school dis
;ricts fixed satisfactorily.
W. W. Mcleod of Vernal has help
ed in the building of the Sunday
School annex to the Presbyterian
church in Leakesville. which addi-
ton is quite good size building it.
self beng about the size OF the church
proper though it sets to the rear of
the latter aud runs its greatest
length the opposite way from that of
the church.
]. w. Jernigan has been IN the
sweet and sticky business. We mean
disseminating which is in season now
and at which Walter is fine hand.
He favored us with generous sam
pie which showed clear through the
glass when held up to a window and
vet had good heavy weight. This IS
a good test of good syrup. To re-
sain the clearness and yet get the
average weight.
Fl. G. Lister has sold out his in
terest in the M. L. Davis timber
lights on the lands across Big Creek.
The purchaser was S. J. Ferguson,
10 mill man from Meridian. who
ran q mill out on the new railroad
during the flush OF war-times and
cut out his holdings. Ferguson also
bought the J. l.. Mills notes which
Clay held. so that il leaves the latter
out Of 1t now and stopped the Trus-
toe Sale, which was happy solution
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