The leader., 1897-09-15
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

mTs. ~. hurst mas been very Ill Tor
week.
r. H. Hamilton is enlarging his resi-
dence.
Thos. Brady, Esq, visited Jackson
Monday.
Fritz Schwall is visitor among old
friends.
The Decell House is being repaired
and improved.
Whitworth College has more than
sixty boarders.
Miss Belle Cantoni has returned
from the Coast.
Jas. ]. McGrath is enjoying a while
at Browns Wells.
McGrath's store is now receiving an
outside coat Of paint.
Miss Bertha Abrams is visitor to
Hazlehurst this week.
Mrs. w. II. Hartwell has been Wis
itor to Col. Bees family.
New residences are being built and
newer ones anticipated at an early
date.
Mrs. Floyd Bowen is having her res
idence painted and otherwise improved
Mr.. John McGrath is making some
substantial improvements on his res
idence.
The Public School has an average
attendance of $50 per day and is still
growing.
Mrs. J. w. McGrath returned last
Friday night from New Orleans and
the Coast.
Mesdames w. S. and L. II. Bowen re-
turned last Saturday from a visit to
Sheffield, la.
If your time keeper is out of order
carry it Thos. D. Evans at the Front
Street Drug Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Anderson we're
recent visitors. Mrs. A. has lately
returned from visit North.
Miss America Oliver left last week
for her duties in the faculty of the
Crystal Springs public school
News of the serious illness of Miss
Miriam Crutcher at Wartrace, Tenn,
has reached anxious friends at this
place.
Thos. D. Evans, the jeweler, can put
your watch in first class order He
understands his business. Charges.
reasonable.
Miss Ehrmann returned last week
from st. Louis and is again making
more attractive the millinery depart
ment at McGrath's.
Miss Esther Priebatsch returned last
Friday from delightful visit to Nash
vile, where she was the guest of her
uncle, Rabbi Lewenthal.
B- Harris Practical Business Col
lege, Jackson, Miss, will refund half
your tuition under their guarantee
plan if they fail to secure you situa-
ton.
Chas. Heuck has the thanks of every
good housekeeper in town for his little
If there is any thing the matter with
your watch or clock, carry it to Thos.
ID. Evans at the Front st. Drug Store.
F. M. Michon, of Handsboro, depart
ed this life Sept. 18th. He was the
father of Mrs. P. j. Cassidy, of this
place, who has the sympathy of all in
her bereavement
The store on Cherokee street so long
occupied by Martin & Martin, drug
gists, is being newly fitted up and aft
er Oct. LIST will be occupied by r.
Abrams, who will do a general mer
chandise business.
Rev. T. c. Schilling, of Gillsburg, as
sisted Rev. E. P. Douglass in a meet
ing at New Prospect and did excellent
service. THE LEADER acknowledges a
pleasant call from him and Bro. Doug
lass on Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. p. Jones and Mr..
and Mrs. Hobbs attended the Pearl
River Association services at Dogwood
church last Sabbath. The latter are
indebted to Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Brent,
of Bogue Chitto, for hospitable court
estes.
The Board Of Mayor and Aldermen
Of jackson have passed an ordinance
submitting to the legal voters of the
city the question of issuing s65, 600 city
Bbnds for general sewerage system.
The 18th inst. is set for the election.
Mr.. Leon Pfeifer, who for number
Of years has been "a travelling man."
will soon take charge of the books of
Messrs. Pfeifer & Dreyfus and become
. resident Of Brookhaven once more.
Leon is young man of fine character
and splendid business talents and
Brookhayen should be congratulated
on having him back again.
Moses Anglin, one of our sturdiest
and steadiest young men, having pur-
chased the business Of Ed. j. Schaller,
just before the latter's death, now
stands ready to serve his friends and
the public generally in his line. Nose
y mechanical genius and will make
speciality Of the Ed. Schaller well au-
Gor and veil tools. Read his adj and