Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-02
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no WIN AMID COUNTY.


last week.
Mrs Julian Willoughby and littl
ll.rd left for short visit to McComl
City. on Friday.
Dr.. johnson was summoned to New
Orleans last Saturday, by the seriou
ulrcs, of Mr.. Junius Hart.
rbe electric storm Sunday nigh
heat any thing on record. The thun
der and lightning were appalling.
Henry f. Millsaps, Esq, of Halle
hurst. and \. w. Cooper, Esq, of Mag
poIja. are visiting lawyers at court.
Mis-, Sara Stewart, accompanied by
dr Cbas. Mcclure, arrived on a visit
+o friends and relatives last Friday.
Mr. Eagan, of Crystal Springs, &C
companied by interested friends, at
tended the recital of his talented
daughter.
Depot Agent Bee and Miss Addie
Harvey and thair assistants have
moved into their comfortable quarters
at the depot.
Hon. J. b. .Errington, a prominent
member of the Hazlehurst Chautau-
man Circle. circled among his Brook
baycn friends last week.
Bro. Parsons was 50 we'll pleased with
the Union Hall people that he wanted
the 9TH Sunday meeting there again.
And who could blame him?
DR.. Watts returned few days ago
from a trip to San Antonio Texas,
where his son Joe is at present located.
Like many others he came back with
the Texas fever.
Miss Lily Todd, who has been so Sc
riou-ly III at Mr. Hartman's home. eX-
pect, to be able to leave for her home
in st. Louis this week, after four
months STAY in the sunny south.
Mrs. Mary Lanier Rollins, died at
Arcola. La. last Friday and was
brought to the old family burial
ground ON Fair River for interment.
\ devoted husband, five children and
other relatives are left sorrow-stricken
by this sad dispensation of Providence.
Judge Chrisman in his charge to the
grand jury referred to the State law
against drunkenness in office, and
said: I'VE have reached the point in
Mississippi when drunkard cannot
hold office with impunity. We have
been long time getting there, but we
are there at last with both feet"
The Little Workers are very happy
over the success of their sociable at
the Parsonage ON last Friday night.
Thanks to their friends, and to Pres.
Fitzhugh, who kindly allowed them to
sell ice-cream to the college girls, they
cleared the neat sum of 900 The
program. which was vociferously ap-
plauded, reflected much credit up
on these youthful amateurs.
Avery touching scene was presented
at the Public School last Friday eve
ming, when Miss Annie Buie took for
mai leave of her pupils. Tears filled
the eyes of the devoted students.
whose regret at parting with their
teacher was largely shared by every
esalber of the faculty. Miss Gertrude
Thompson, on behalf of the pupils
presented to Miss Buie a handsome
waiter of flowers as a testimonial Of
their affection.
The Fifth Sunday meeting of the
Fair River Association last Saturday
and Sunday was largely attended, es-
pecially on the second day. Much in
tereSt was elected in the discussion of
the Weli-Selected program. Bev. r. j..
Boone was reelected Moderator and
l. {. Smith. Secretary and Treasurer.
The next place of meeting will be
New Prospect Church, a few miles
southwest of Brookhaven, on Satur-
day before the 9TH Sabbath in July.
The proyerbially generous and kind.
ly hospitality of the Union Hall peo-
pie was never displayed to greater adj
vantage The basket dinner on both
days was bountiful. 1t was a real
treat to the writer to meet and mingle
with the brethren of the Fair River
Association again. To Mrs. VIM.
Maxwell and Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Smith
we are especially indebted for appre-
clated courtesies.