The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-31
LOCAL DEPARTMENT
TOWN AND COUNTY

DIR. Watts has been dentally offlciat-
ing at McComb.
Mr.. b. Short, of Union Church, was
avisitor Sunday.
We regret to hear of the serious ILL
ness of Mrs. Linton.
You never lose by advertising in
THE LEADER. Try it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp, of Hazlehurst,
have been recent visitors.
Mrs. Decell's new fence adds sub
stantially to her premises.
Mr.. Leigh Watkins, of McComb City,
was visitor last Sabbath.
Mrs. ]. J. PROXY has been welcome
visitor to home and friends.
Please send in local news and society
notes. 1t will be favor to us.
The editor and son spent several
days in New Orleans last week.
Mrs. Marie Gotten is cordially well
coined among friends and relatives.
Messrs. Ed. and Gordon Penn are
now ushers at Heuck's Opera House.
Mrs. Judge Robb, of Arkansas City,
svisiting Mesdames Hardy and Brooks.
Mrs. Lily Friou is lending the charm
of her presence among numerous
friends.
Messrs. Eugene Bee and Marshall
Hester, of Hazlehurst, were Sunday
visitors.
Mr.. Barnard E. Bee and sons, of
Osyka, have been visitors at Col. E. NJ.
Bees home
The Sunbeam entertainment prom
ises to be most interesting and de-
lightful affair.
Mr.. S. F. Smurr is gradually regain
ing his strength, but is not yet able to
get to his store.
We regret to hear of the failing
health of our accommodating market
man, Mr. Ratliff.
McGrath's delivery wagon had anoth-
COlllSlOu db UUe eIu Oh OuoTOhee
street last Thursday night.
Miss Ehrman, the accomplished mil
liner at McGraths, is now making her
home with Miss Clara Brewer.
Tom Watts is pushing the bug "that
has no wings at all, but gets there all
the same" Patronize him and sleep
easy.
Mrs. DR.. Bolton, who is always so
cordially welcomed back to her old
home, is the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Will Hoskins.
Dr. Toombs has returned from Mis-
souri,, and will now make Brookhaven
his permanent home. Such citizens
are cordially welcomed.
Tornado insurance is too cheap for
property owners to be without a pol
icy. For particulars, call on j. f.
Miazza, Insurance Agent.
The Variety Wood Works are sue
ceeding beyond their most sanguine
expectations and are about to erect
another building. The right men
have hold of the enterprise.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Meth
odist church will soon have their par
sonage re-painted, together with the
church building. What would the
churches do without the ladies
Mr.. Joseph Sutton has begun his
canvass for THE LEADER and Mr.. Bry-
ans celebrated book, 1.-The First Bat
tle,' and is meeting with encourag
ing success. Both should be read gen
orally by Lincoln county people.
The friends and former school-mates
of Cadet Robt. Moreton, who is at
tending the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, will find very interesting de-
institution in this issue of THE
LEADER.
The Sunbeams, an organization of
bright young people of the Baptist
church, will give an entertainment at
Heuck's Opera House on Wednesday
night, April 7th, to which the public is
cordially invited. Admission % cents,
children, Is cents.
Our genial friend Robt. Q. Easter
ling, senior partner of Easterling Bros,
Bogue Chitto, was in town Monday. He
says the firm is just moving into their
new store with nice, fresh stock of
goods and are about ready to serve
their patrons as of yore.
Miss May McEnerny, one of the
most charming of young ladies, will
leave for her home in New Orleans on
Saturday, after lengthy and delight
full visit to Miss Maggie McGrath. Lit
tie Sara Storm, who has been sick for
several days, will accompany her to
the city.
McGrath's advertisement in the
Summit Sentinel, "A Free Excursion
to Brookhaven," startled the natives.
II is one OF the most liberal induce
ments and enticing offers for trade we
have ever seen. For an expenditure
Of So at their store they offer a free
ticket and return from any point be
tween McComb City and this place