Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-10

Sth. This is rather late for a frost
Of that scope, but the weather was
quite cold that morning, following
one Of those heavy rainy spells.
]. M. Estridge went down to
Mobile last week and took in Mardi
Gras. He said he had always want
cd TO attend the Carnival and never
got to do it before. He has relatives
living in the Gulf City and spent the
time while there with them.
The news that Ed Ball brought in
the first OF the week, was that his
hrother, Jas. M. Ball. whom he bad
y visited on Sunday at the Laurel hos
pital, was doing better. That the
poison from the sore leg was localiz-
ing and that they had three drains
IN il.
The Herald is requested to state
that the Greene County Agrlcultu-
raj High School has added the Sub
freshman" to its work, and that
those who haven't finished the 9Th.
grade in their home schools and such
schools have closed, that they can
enter the A. II. S. and finish such
grade this term.
The reader can readily see why 1t
is We have had to cut down on other
matters this week. The Tax Land
Sale is a whopper and made heavy in
roads both on our space and time.
Then there was IN addition a pretty
heavy crop of other legals. Some
matters pushed aside, we hope to
present next week.
p. M. Mcleod recently made a
"trip down this river with small raft
OF logs OF his own, being accompa-
MED on the trip by Carl McInuis.
Miley said he did only fairly well
with bis timber as it was independ-
snt stuff and it seems contract tim
Der is not faring the best just now
on the Moss Point market.
The boiler, engine etc. OF the old
stave-mill across the river, has been
purchased by Bearry & Rose. to be
used in their planning mill, which is
10 be set up on ground fronting the
A h NJ railroad out near the Mrs.
Afford place, which plot of ground
has been used as lumber yards by
the small mills from time to time.
Through twist in the assessments
on the name as to initials. the name
OF Print Platt appeared on the Poll
Last through error, and we are re
moving it by order of Sheriff VALLEY
as Print paid according to his mi
tials aud not the open name of Print
as shat was another way his name
was on the books and him not due
TO pay but once.
Mr.. W. Fl. Brannon, who has
charge of a section on the G. M. &
II up towards the Tennessee line, is
homo this week, account of his old
est con, Byron Brannon being laiC
up with pneumonia. Their home il
down on the A d M near the EdiIl
community. Mr.. Brannon is an OH
railroader, formerly being connected
with the A IL M.
A petition for stay of execution
of Nancy Kelly was being circula
ted by bis wife, attorney Busby ct
al. In Leakesville and in parts of thu
county this week. Their plan as WI
understand it is. to get the governo
to move the date of execution from
March "a forward about long enough
to give them time to get before thu
pardon board with Petition fol
\ Pardon. The pardon board meets
every sixty days and are due tc
meet ISL mOnuhy III April. oO lO'
to be assumed that such stay of exc
cutlon may reach into June or Jul
if granted.
A special enabling act has beer
passed by the Legislature at thi
term, which is called Fl. B. 1873 ant
provides authority for the Green
County Agricultural High Schoo
to borrow as much as $4,000 70
the purpose of erecting and equip
ping two-story dormitory, it beins
granted that such school through it
trustees may give mortgage OF
the school property TO secur
such loan. Advertisement ap
nYinaars In this isSua for bids fnn. th