Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-08-19
LOCAL

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Misses Anne and Trixie Hazard,
and all oil Chronicle Ala.
W. d. and Earl Bearry, sons Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Bearry OF the
Goose Pond community in George
County, are up this week visiting
their relatives in Leakesville.
Mrs. Klla Platt OF the Upper East
Side attended the Ridont meeting
j and looked after business in the
county capital Tuesday. Mrs. Platt
is a sister of the well-known Breland
brothers.
Mrs. r. L. Filcher OF Graceville
Fla, sister OF Mrs. Geo. B. McRae
is over visiting the latter this week
as is also Miss Lola Cooper niece of
Mobile whose parents are dead and
who makes her home with another
aunt.
The editor and wife thank Mrs.
+. M. Whatley for our first mess of
new sweet potatoes. How nice they
did taste to us once more as they
came from the frying pan. reminding
OF the good eats OF last season when
they were coming-in steadily.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Jackson have
as their guests this week, Miss JAM
lie Jackson of New Orleans where the
latter has a position as stenographer
with the Federal Vocational Train
ing board. Mr.. Jackson motored
down to Mobile the FIRST OF the week
and met this sister there.
The meeting at the Leakesville
Presby terean church began last
Saturday night with Rev. r. L.
Campbell as the visiting preacher as
slsting the pastor Rev. r. W. Hardy
conduct same. Services are being con-
Quoted twice aday; in the afternoon
and at night. Cambell is veil
known herefrom having held a num-
Der of meetings for the Presbyterian
people.
Joseph r. Hillman, or Bud"
as he is affectionately called in his
part of the county, recently left
Nicely for Pineville which is near
Gulfport, where he went at the ear
nest request of the trustees Of that
school made through his sister Mrs.
M. B. Carr, to come and take over
the principalship of it to fill The void
created by the engaged man having
disappointed them and they wanting
to open their school promptly in
August. Joe is son OF our good
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. III.
Hillman of old Washington, and is
taking first rank in the teaching
circles of this and nearby ounties
as pedagogue.
Mr.. L. Avera who is entering onl
TO the merchandise business al old
Avera, was in town Tuesday and in
forms us that he has his store house
about done except shelves and coun-
tiers and that this will be finished
and he calculates to open by the 1st.
Chester is steady deserving, young
man whom we wish Astounding sue
cess in his business venture and he
has had training to fit him peculiar
ly for the location up there as he
used to work for his uncle William
Avera in his store in his life time
and has recently been working for
the Clark Webb turpentine bust
ness, SO he is well acquainted with
the trade in that part Of the county,
in addition to having been raised in
it.
Sid Odom was down from the
Upper East Side last Saturday. a
witness IN the E. B. Platt home
stead proof taking. Sid says he has
fine crop. Good corn, sugar-cane,
beans, peanuts etc. That he only
suffered two weeks for rain. Says
tell the people that he trusted the
Maker and if we go down on our
knees will get the rain and make
the crops, which is commendable
attitude of dependence and graft
tude to Him who deals out the provi-
dences to the children Of men and
sends seasons of sunshine. rain etc.
to make the earth bring forth for
their SnStanance whera thew cnnnle