Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-05-20
LOCAL

study. He is at Alexandria, La.
J. NJ. Byrd arrived in Leakesville
Friday from the State University
whore he has been enrolled for the
present session. Jess is taking a
special vocational training course.
K. w Churchwell got home from
the State University this week,
where he has been enrolled for this
the second term. Emory seems de-
tsrmined on acquiring higher educa-
ton.
Circuit court has brought a great
many people to Leakesville this week
frst and last. There were so many
called here as possible jurors in the
Manse Kelley murder trial that that
increased the number OF court COM
ers materially.
Ye editor and wife and the latter's
sister. Mildred Westerfeld are spend
ing the major part of the week at
Greenwood attending the annual con-
vsntion OF the Mississippi Press As
sociation. q more extended writeup
of such trip to be made in our next
issue.
A. q. Lindquest has given up the
restaurant business at Boutwell,
where he has been running for a
number Of months. He has moved
and stored his outfit in the home
here temporarily and the family has
also moved back to their Leakesville
home.
In order to see If the lumber mar
kst won't show an improvement the
Bear Greek Mill Co. has shut down
for . short spell as have so many OF
the mills recently. The Vinegar
Bend Lbr. Co. mill has been shut
down for about six months. How
ever the latter seem to have cut out
on most OF their timber.
I'd Lewis. who is still living in
New Jersey state and following
steam-engine stationary work--he
formerly followed the sea in that
way,-was In. Leakesville Friday at
tending court. He is down for pos
sihly three weeks visiting the family
OF his mother, Mrs. Christine Lewis
in the Edith community.
Miss Ora Lee Breland returned
from Brandon Monday, the high
school In which she was teaching
there, having completed the term.
From our old friend, editor May.
OF the Brandon News, whom we
bumped into at the Press meet, we
learn that Miss Ora Lee has beenre
elected on the Brandon schooi fac
ulty.
II the Herald Is missing any news
items this issue that ought to go,
aud they will have news value for an
other week, kindly report them that
they may so appear. The editor be-
ing away this week for State Press
meet accounts for such oyerlooks if
any.
The ninety-day receivership for
the A & NJ. r. R. Co. will expire
now 10 short. The receiver Mr.. r.
v. Taylor has an office man looking
after affairs for him at Vinegar
Bend which is the seat or domicile
OF the company's operation head
quarters. Surely the receivership
will be extended to cover more
favorable period OF time to get bet
ter average showing of figures as
the Shutdown OF the Bear Greek mill
alone will cut materially into the
shipping of the railroad at the pres
emit time.
The remains Of Otto Beard, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. (Buck) Beard
who was killed In action on the bat
tle6elds OF France were brought
home last Wednesday May Is. 1921
and laid TO sleep beneath the soil of
the old family church-yard at Mt.
PisQah the following day. the burial
ceremonies being conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Boyd the pastor Of the family.
A memoir OF the dead hero is being
prepared We are told for publica-
tion, which will likely cover the points
AZ his birth. date and place OF his sad