The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.

TOWN AND COUNTY.
~There's my darling"
Miss Mary Lewis continues i'll.
eyOyster pals filed at Leary's-
Leary has full supply of fireworks
Mrs. Pope will soon be herself again
EOysters in all styles at Leary's
All kinds Of fireworks at Heuck
Sons.
Fruits, nuts and candies at Heuck
SONS.
All druggists guarantee DR.. Miles PAIy
PILI.s to stop Headache. "One cent dose.
Look out for Santa Claus and "be
good"
The dust of last fall is now all slush
-slush
Mrs. Phil. Garrett was a visitor or
Monday.
Rev. E. H. Monnger is visiting in
vicksburg
There. was a. big Christmas crowd in
town on Saturday.
N. III. Byrne will have a fine line of
Christmas Fireworks.
Paul and Mary Hobbs returned from
Crystal Springs on Sunday.
The man who makes the weather is
in bad humor this week.
This is the time of year every gener-
Gus soul wishes to, be rich,
Rev. p. Price was the recent guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Doc. Sartin.
For fine Fruits and Candies for
Christmas call on N. H. Byrne.
Misses Clara Brewer and Ida keenan,
visited McComb City last Sabbath.
Tomorrow evening Whitworth Col
lege's grand recital will be the attrac-
tion.
For things now and novel in the way
of works of all kinds, call on
Leary.
Miss Mary Boadwee, of McComb, was
visitor to her father and family last
Friday.
McClendon & Powell have ordered a
fine lot of oysters, fish and celery for
their Christmas trade.
The largest and most complete dis
play of dolls in the city from cent to
$3.50 at Heuck & Sons.
Stafier has fine array of pretty
holiday goods. It's the place to find a
real handsome present.
Mrs. T. c.. McNair, with her two
handsome little children, was visitor
from Norfield last Friday.
Our town critic called one of the
sermons preached in town last Sab
bath an "innocent sermon"
President Chambers is erecting a
peat new picket fence on the north
and east side of the College.
The Baptist Sunday School will hold
their family supper at the residence of
Mrs. Barr, on Friday evening.
Little Gladys Huntly McNair's
bright little face adorned the columns
of Sundays Times Democrat.
Robt. Moreton returned from Van
derbilt University last Saturday, look
ing handsome and the very picture of
health.
Trade has been booming with our
merchants of late but the rainy weather
has cast somewhat of a damper Oh it
this week.
Toys Dolls! !! Everything to please
the expectant little ones at The Racket
Store. You can't get gaeater bargains
anywhere. Call and see for yourself.
Mrs. Corrie johnson Campbell and
children and Mrs. Sallie j. Hart, of
New Orleans, are the pleasantly antic-
ipated holiday guests Of DR.. and Mrs.
]. II. johnson.
Christmas toys and goods are selling
marvelously we'll this year. Chas.
1ieuck says he never bad such trade,
and no wonder for he never dabbled
SO in printers ink before. Advertising
pays.
Like the old daskey, we have been
praying, "Lord, please send US tur-
key" He finally changed it to Lord,
send this darkey to turkey" and he
got one that night. We haven't re-
sorted to the latter at this writing.
DR.. r. A. Venable, former pastor,
much admired in Brookhaven, has
promised a lecture for the Baptist w.
n. S. in February. This is welcome
news to all who have heard this pro-
found thinker and inimitable speaker.
Regardless OF the bad weather Sun
day, the last services of the old year
were we'll attended at the Baptist
church. Pastor Price preached two of
his best sermons. On the first Sunday
In 1898 there will be roll-call of all
church members and the covenant
and articles of faith will be read. Let
members bear this in mind and attend.
Mr.. Stewart, one OF. Madison county's
road contractors, was in town few
days ago, aud gave Contractor Bake
Smith the following encouragement :
%For the first. two years every body
will be GUESSING and abusing you like
you we're Hottentot, and you. won't
rake cent. Then every body will go
- praising you and complimsnting the
fne roads you have been. sweating to
! make, and then you'll make money for
TIE rest OF your contract. That was
19y experience in Madison" Bake says
- y satisfied from the experience al
fcady had that the first. part. of Mr.