Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-14
LOCAL

Mrs. @. w. Churchwell. Mr.. Perry
Is railroad agent at
Mrs. Hugh McInnis went up to
Crawford this week to minister to
her daughter, Mrs. R. Flournoy, who
was threatened with pneumonia, but
the news comes that the latter is
better now.
Mr.. M. M. Mcintosh has the posi-
ton OF clerk in the Lister Mercan-
tile Co., new store. Murdoch for
merly clerked quite while for the
J. J. McInnis store and so has had
experience at that kind of work.
J. g. Campbell. who has been
working at Reba, but whose family
lives down in the Fork of the Rivers
community. was in Leakesville last
Saturday and is rejoicing over the
daily mail route which now travels
into his section of the county.
At special meeting of the Trus-
tees Of the Greene County Agricul-
tural School held at Leakesville
Monday, the bid OF Phil Lebeis, was
accepted for contract to erect the
new brick Dormitory building to
such school. The amount of Mr.. Lee
beis bid was $14.912.
A catfish of the Tabby type was
brought to Leakesville Tuesday by
DIR. Cornelson. which goes ahead of
|any caught so far this season for
size, as 1t weighed " pounds and
was quite a whopper and had an ex
|tremely large neck and head. this
going with this specie of catfish as
their shape is somewhat like unto a
tadpole.
In the First Examination for
White Teachers held at the court
house in: Leakesville last Thursday,
Friday and Saturday there were 13
applicants other than those for Fri
mary of which there were six. The
Primary Examination had "a ques-
tions this time as against about
dozen heretofore and consequently
those writing it were detained over
. day when usually its matter of
but few hours ON that examination.
From Mr.. J. ]. Massey who was
over Wednesday, from the Upper
Edith community, we learn that, he
has purchased and moved onto the
Frank Sheppard place that he might
have little more room to farm and
branch out. on their Ancona chick
ems, which strain they are keeping
sepsrate and pure and are going now
from an $50. to 300 or 500 chick In
cubator and selling eggs right along
to others around who wish to get
the strain as It's hardy one and a
nne layer,
As result of the Legislature con-
GLIDING its labors or adjourning any
way, the lawmakers are back home.
State Senator e. W. Breland ar
rived In Leakesville at the turn Of
the weeks and Representative M. E
Green who got to his Nicely home
Saturday, showed up in Leakesville
bubbling over with that buoyant
spirit which is his always and ex-
pressed himself as glad it was over
as there was a certain percent of
men who went there to have fun or
indulge in politics to the annoyance
Of those who really desired to do
work.
The Herald editor was compli-
withia bag of Sweet Potatoes
by Elias Mills lew days ago. Ia
ters have been scarce in the land
thi; winter, good many people not
making enough tor their own use.
account the drouth last summer cut
ting the crop short and the writer
has been hapkering tor some OF them
for quite a bit and is feasting now
shsnks to friend Elias's thought
fulness. An Elias Of old helped feed
the hungry and this one has SINH
lar good feeling and though a little
old himself is rather spry for the
years he wears.