Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-25
LOCAL

ly always the case-has not been as
much as it was during the First
week.
Mr.. w. r. Mcleod Of Lower
Greene was able to come up the frs
of the week and look on some at
court. His health lately has not
been so good. His eyes has have
gwen trouble for several months.
Capt. /. M. Mcleod hove in last
week from Atlanta, where he is sta
TONED at Fit. Mcpherson. He is Oft
Tor a 20 day leave and wished to
join the homefolks in Old Greene for
Tue respite FROM duties and took IN
court some during the busy tide.
Lazell Prentiss, the 10 year old son
OF the widow Jane Prentiss OF iona
than, was carried to Laurel to the
Charity hospital Wednesday for
i treatment of the broken shoulder,
il which trouble happened to him re-
i Gently from fall playing in football.
a Thanksgiving passed off quietly in
Leakesville. The stores closed for
the day and Circuit Court recessed
for such portion Of the service hour
as is could afford to account progress
Il OF jury trials. That afternoon soon
as the business could be shaped so
that 1t could be done. the juries were
y let go for the day.
81 The relatives and friends of Mrs.
s J. T.. Parker of Vernal. who is a
sister OF Miley and Make Mcleod,
are pleased to note her recovery
i from the operation last summer III
s. which one Of the lower limbs was
s. removed above the knee. We learn
Il that by using crutches she is now
4 able TO get round the house fairly
well. $780,
]. A. Davis is still running the
post-office at Rounsaville. 1t hap
Il pened TO be in u small building of
b 20 one side OF the store which burned
NJ in September. The burn happened
81 while he was away on trip OF two
81 days over on the Northeastern rail-
# road. he got new cabinet and
some lumber which he intended TO
use in fixing up the post-oIfice in the
same building with the store, burned
81 up with the latter.
81 Getting an opportunity to come
81 over with a couple OF lawyer friends
from Columbia. Mr.. O. g. May oil
White Bluff IN the same county oil
! Marion, came over to Circuit Court
n in LeakesvilIe this week ands visited
81 his daughter, Mrs, w. @. Church
Aell nee Dixie May and got acquan-
III d with her husbands people and
Il lends. Mr.. May is the present
member OF the Legislature from bis
county and seems to be man who
wears the honor we'll
l.. J. Hathorn of Nicely was ovel
Circuit Court the fore part Of tn,
eek being summoned in the specia
snire for trial of Will Grey (co) foi
urder. Lorenzo was not used il
aat panel so was free to 90, but
5oked on at the court for another
nay. He tells us that this was tn,
first time he has been summoned a!
a juror in ~ years which is rather {
long time for one who is a quallfe,
elector and taxpayer as he says he i
TO have been out OF service IN tina
way in small county like Greene
.Renzo says he is s. years old and ha
q dozen living children Of whom tn
oldest. son is 29 years. He has on,
son in military service out in Den
YER, Colorado.
The mule "Stone" which it wa
alledeed killed Vernon Fortenberr
was driven to Leakesville to bugg
and exhibited to the Jury Wednes
day in the Personal injury Civ
suit OF N. B. Fortenbury VS. S.
Ferguson. The mule was dar
coloredone. plump OF shape and abou
medium weight and did not look S
vicious and seems to be not bur
with old age. What he might d