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The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21

jim Orme was quite Ill during the
week.
Everybody will celebrate next Wed
nesday.
Editor Renfroe was up from Alma
Monday.
Percy Allen was in st. Louis first of
the week.
Probate court was in session first of
the week.
Ford Allen came down from Tamaha
Saturday.
Mrs. j. G. Moore has been quite i'll
this week.
Jno. Woolum has position with G.
X. Ingeberg.
A. s. Landau s residence is rapidly
nearing completion.
WINEs-From IS cents to 81 per
gallon. l.. GRAF.
Joe Catron was over from Fort Smith
for few hours Tuesday
Miss Mamie Tucker left Tuesday on
visit to friends at Springdale.
The Collins Hotel sports cab in
place of the hack heretofore used
Mrs. S. w. Thayer has returned
from two weeks stay at Winslow.
Doug Pierce returned Sunday from
week stay at the Nashville exposition.
Palestine Sweet Chill Tonic unparalleled for
the cure of Fever ami Ague. Chills and Fever,
lnterndttent Fever Periodic Fever, etc. Price,
50 cents.
For sale at Dr. Johnsons Drug Store.
Miss Tinnie Watts returned from a
two months stay at Springdale Tues
day.
Mrs S. E. Howell of Alma, was
the guest of Mrs. DR.. Lucas first of the
week.
W. H. Ross was quite i'll with an
attack of bilious fever first of the
week.
Mrs. j. N. Pew and daughter re
turned Saturday from stay at Eureka
Springs.
The Mo. Pacific payc car made its
regular monthly visit to Van Buren
Monday.
Miss Mamie Fields, of Little Rock,
was visiting Mrs. p ID. Scott first of
the week.
Miss Minnie Sloan is back from a
Visit to relatives and friends in
Mississippi.
Two ladies will umpire the Mother
hubbard ball game at Fort Smith
next Monday.
Mrs. Len Merrill returned Sunday
night from a week 8 visit to relatives at
sprin gheld, No.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21
LOCAL and Personal.

Special Notices in The Local Columns Fire cents
Line for first insertion, and fire cents per
fie for each subsequent insertion. Al iocdis
run and charged fof al abope rates until on
dsred discontinued.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21

The members of the Indian Territory
Press Association will come in over the
Frisco tomorrow.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21

PALESTINE oil Ilniment most valuable lini.
,Aeht for rheumatism, Sprains, Swelling ana
Ralas O all kinds, Stiff Joints, Lame Back Sore
utoal Neuralgia etc Price, % aud so cents.
for sale at Dr. Johnson's Drug Store.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21

E"nfate Your Bowels With Casc,rets.
toc o.ay el UnIhaflle, cure constipation forey er.
W. -2c' II u &C fail, druggists refund money.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
loc, 25c If c. 9. C. fail, druggists refund money.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21

Golden Medical Discovery for sale at
JOHN o KANE s DRUG STORE.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21

Wise Men Know it is folly to build on poor
foundation. Relief obtained by deadenlng
symptoms is short Hoods Sarsaparilla cures
and gives lasting health.
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick headache in
digestion, biliousness All druggists. %. 23l
Rev. D. J. Weems, presiding elder
of the M. E. church of the Fort Smith
district, was visiting DR.. Hartley
Weems Monday.
Miss Clara Rudd left Monday for her
home at Shawnee, after short visit to
her sister Mrs. ely Wood, who
accompanied her home.
Two car loads of last years product
of our canning factory were sent out
Monday Another car load, bound for
Memphis, was sent out Wednesday.
d. Landreth g. Sons celebrated
Turnip Seeds-all varieties-in 4 Id.
packages. Sold only at
EDMoNDsoN & BRITT's.
Miss Eva Farrow has accepted the
position of bookkeeper for the Singer
Machine company in Van Buren,, made
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Porter.
Rev. NJ. o. Keller Monday caused
the arrest of Tom Wallace and Alex
Gooding for maintaining nuisances in
the neighborhood of the church in the
shape of hog pens.
Mrs. Page Huckleberry left for
Thomasville, |. T., Monday after an
extended stay in Van Buren for the
purpose of having her child receive
medical attention.
Harry Shibley suffered from a painful
injury in the last inning of last Satur-
day ball game. The ball striking the
top of his thumb dislocating it and
forcing it through the flesh.
A 16 year old country lad named
Solomon Carpenter was sent to Jail to
Law out a fine by Justice Michael Mon
day for being drunk and disorderly'
There is law against selling whiskey
to minors.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21

hpworth League meeting each Sun.
day evening at $50 clock at the
Methodist Church.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21
The men who

df say that they are
made of tough stuff
X and can stand any,
thing, generally find
A that death is made of
tougher stuff and are
found in a coffin at an
age when they should be
doing their best and most
useful work. 1t is time
enough for a man to brag
about his touqhness when
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21

Wise Men Know it is folly to build on poor
foundation. Relief obtained by deadening
symptoms is short Hoods Sarsaparilla cures
and gives lasting health.
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick headache in
digestion, biliousness All druggists. %. 23l
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-21

Palestine Sweet Chill Tonic unparalleled for
lntermittent Fever Periodic Fever, etc. Price
80 cents
For sale at DR.. Johnson's Drug Store.
The leader., 1897-11-17
FLOWER GARDEN.

In Loves Flower Garden there is the
full-blown rose of married happiness and
the holy perfume of joyous motherhood
for every woman who takes proper care OF
her health in a womaniy way. For the
weak, sickly, nervous, Respondent woman,
who suffers untold miseries in silence from
weakness and disease of the delicate organs
concerned in wifehood and motherhood.
there are only thorns and to her the per-
fume of motherhood is the aroma of death
No woman is fitted for the responsible
ties of wifehood and the duties of mother
hood who is sufferer in this way. Every
woman may be strong and healthy in
womanly way, if she will. 1t lies with her
self She needs, in the first place, little
knowledge of the reproductive physiology
of women. This she can obtain by secur-
ing and reading copy of Dr. Pierce's Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser. 1t contains
1908 pages and over 900 illustrations. II
tells ali about all the ordinary ills of life,
and how to treat them. Several chapters
and illustrations are devoted to the phys
ical makeup of women. 1t tells how to
treat all the diseases peculiar to women.
It gives the names, addresses, photographs
and experiences of hundreds of women who
have been snatched from the verge of the
grave to live happy. healthy lives by DR..
Pierce's medicines. This book she can
obtain free. II used to cost 81. 50, and over
seven hundred thousand copies were pur-
chased by women at that price. Over Q
million women now own copies. For pa
per-covered copy send II one-cent stamps,
To cover cost Of mailing only, to Worlds
Dispepsary Medical Association, Buffalo.
~ Y. . For cloth binding, send ten cents
extra, o. y one-cent stamps.
The leader., 1897-11-17
First CIass Hnfei.

4 letter from the proprietJTs of Hotel
Denechaud, which, because Of its conven
Ient location and excellent service, is the
stopping place of most MiSsIssippians
who 60 to New Orleans, informs us that
the enforced suspension of business has
been taken advantage OF to thoroughly
reno vate and improve the hotel. Among
other improvements, steam heat has been
put in, 50 that every room will be comfort
able in the culdest weather large stone
filter has been erected, supplying an abun-
dance of pure, clean water in every room
and bathroom ; all the rooms have been
equipped with return call bells and fire
alarm communicating with the hotel Of
fee. The dining room has received new
steel ceiling, besides other improvements
The hotel has an electric passenger eIeva
tor and is modern in all its equipments,
while its cui,ine is unsurpassed. We can
cheeriully recommend our friends to stop
at Hotel Denechaud when in the Cresc cent
Civ
The leader., 1897-11-17
Keen, the Rigamist, Captured.

Deputy Sheriff r. w. McNair and
Hardy Magee went to Bogue Chitto
Sunday evening, received the assistance
of three more deputies and went to the
home of the widow johnson, eight miles
southwest from Bogue Chitto, to re-
capture Fayette Keen, white, wanted
in this county for bigamy. The house
was reached and surrounded and their
man captured with some difficulty, as
he had threatened to kill any officer
who came for him, but surrendered
when he found the odds were against
him, and the officers reached Jail
with him Monday morning at five
o'clock. Keen broke Jail here several
months ago and has been hiding in
Louisiana until Sunday, when he came
up to his old home to bury his child. He
gave bond Wednesday evening for his
appearance before Circuit Court, and
says he don't ever want to face such a
determined crowd of men again as he
did on the night of his capture.
The leader., 1897-11-17
Blood EilteFing.

Impure blood is the use of many of the dis
eases that afflict the body. When the kidneys
are healthy the blood is cleanSed of all waste
matter and impurities, and it carries food
strength and energy to every part. II the kid
neyS are Frustrated the impurities in the blood
rapidly accumulate, decay, and turn to uric acid
VIII: h poisOns not only the vital organs, but the
very structure of the body itself, producing
drOpSy and Brlghts Disease
PRICkLN ASH BITTERS is a successful
kidney remedy. 1t heals and strengthens the
suffering kidneys, cleanses the liver, assists the
digestion and purihcS the bowels, thus the neu-
tional processes are carried on properly, the
blood is purified and healthy conditions prevail
Sold by C. Z. GraftOn.
The leader., 1897-11-17
CITY COUNCIL.

At a special meeting of the Mayor
and Board of Brookhaven, Miss, held
at the Mayors office on Nov. l3, 1897,
at o'clock p. m.-
Present Honor, J. b. Daughtry,
Mayor; and Aldermen Perkins aud
Cohn. Absent -Seavey, Moreton and
Schnorrenberg.
There not being a quorum there was
no business transacted. The following
is copy of the call for said meeting
and the subject matter to be acted
upon:
MAYORS OFFICE, BRooKHAvEN, Miss, [
Nov. 13, 1897, !
To Aaron Hurst, Marshal:
This is to command you to summon
A. Cohn, \. Z. Moreton, G. b. Perkins,
Chas. Schnorrenberg andW. II. Seavey,
Aldermen of the said city, to hold a
special meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of said city, on
Nov. ID, 1897, at o'clock p. m, to act
on the question of declaring Ringers
hop Joint nuisance and revoking his
license, and have this summon there
then.
Witness my hand this Nov. IL, 1897.
j. b. DAUGHTRY, Mayor.
The following return made on same
Executed the within notice by sum-
moning G. B. Perkins, w. II. Seavey,
Chas. Schnorrenberg and A. Cohn, AL
derman Moreton absent and not found.
Served notice three hours before the
time called for the meeting.
\. HURST, Marshal.
! 1Op-
The leader., 1897-11-17

The Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian
congregations will unite in service of
thanksgiving next Thursday, 25th inst,
the day set apart by the President OF the
United States and the Governor of Missis-
sippi as day for thanksgiving and
prayer. The union meeting will be held
in the Presbyterian church, and DR.. f. II.
Mounger will preach the sermon.
The leader., 1897-11-17

News of the death of Henry Bixler
was received with regret by many
friends of this excellent young man on
Saturday. He died at Grenada of ma
larial fever. He was young man of
excellent character and highly esteem
ed by all who knew him. BY his uni
form courtesy and obliging disposition
while serving in the Brookhaven ex-
press office, he won the admiration and
good will of our entire business COM
munity. The sympathy of the commu-
nifty goes out to his shadowed home at
Cold Springs.
The leader., 1897-11-17
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Go to Lotterhos for lunches, coffee,
oysters, etc,
Justice /. w. East has moved his Of
flee to the Court House.
Brookhaveu is great town. full OF
generous, warm hearted people.
Mr.. z. ID. Davis is at his place OF
business again, after several days OF
illness.
One hundred and ten suppers were
served at the oyster supper given by
the Presbyterian ladies at McClendon
Il Powells Wednesday night.
| have used Smiths Sure Kidney
Cure and it has made a permanent
cure. MRS. WIN. fURfEAk,
sen 3 6m Jonesboro, Ark.
For sale by Front st. Drug store.
The editor of The LEADER was an
original water works man, but since
Wednesday mornings experience he
is more of an advocate of water works
than ever.
Chairman Cooke, DR.. Butler, Mr..
Brady and Mr.. Becker are fine quar-
tette to have at citizens meeting for
the suppression of lawlessness.
Special attention is directed to
Circuit Clerk divers announcement
about Circuit Court. The State dock
ct will be taken up Thursday of the
/ first week
Are you hungry? Lotterhos' is the
place for fresh lunches, hot coffee, de.
| licious oysters. Call on Lotterhos fol
any thing in his line and he will treat
you square.
THE LEADER is published this week
on Saturday, on account of the confu
sion and delay incident to the fire
Next week, or the week following al
farthest, it will resume its regular
publication Wednesday.
Hon. Hiram Cassidy, Jr., has beer
highly complimented and warmly con
graduated on his two speeches at th'
citizens meetings in the interest o
good government, and the praise ac
corded him is richly deserved.
Persons who owe this office on sub
scription, either on account of the Cit
izen or LEADER. will never find a mor'
convenient season to us to settle thar
right now The loss and extra expens
on account of Wednesdays fire will b.
serious and we will need every dolla
we can raise during the next 30 days.
Some fine work was done by Brook
haven's gallant firemen at The LEAD
Err office fire in saving the Magee cot
tage only few feet distant, and whicl
several times caught. Had there beeI
plenty of water convenient, they woul
have greatly reduced the loss on ou
office. Both white aud colored fire
men acquitted themselves grandly.
The leader., 1897-11-17
The HamiltOn-COok Nuptials.


The following account of the Hamil
ton Cooke. wedding is copied from the
Society department of Sundays Times
Democrat:
The handsome residence of Mr. and
Mrs. J. n. Cooke was the scene of a
pretty home wedding Thursday even
ing, Miss Lillian, the charming elder
daughter, plighting heart and hand to
Mr.. Charles Hamilton, a most estimable
and worthy young gentleman. The
ceremony was performed impressively
and gracefully by Rev. Chas. Ober-
schmidt, of the Presbyterian church.
The elegant double parlors were most
artistically decorated with palms, ferns
and chrySanthemumS, while the deli
cate tracery of woodland vines made
more effective the stately dignity of
companions more pretentious. Amid
these beautiful surroundings there
could have been no lovelier scene than
when the youthful and handsome cou
pie stood lat the parting of the ways"
and then passed on with lives and
hearts made one. An elaborate feast
was spread for invited guests, and
present joys united with happy antici-
pations of future veal threw golden
glow of royal good will and fellowship
from heart to heart, and made the
evening one long to be cherished as a
very delightful and auspicious one.
The fair and gentle bride, petite and
pretty, was attired in a fairy like gown
of sheer white organdy, and was Wis
ion of purity and loveliness, fit com
panion for the groom, whose integrity
of character and nobility of mind have
been manifest in his life among Brook
haven people. A host of friends unite
in wishing that all their days in sweet
est bliss may be spent, crowned with
friendship. love, content.
The leader., 1897-11-17

The preliminary trial of Jim King
and Prentiss Easterling, charged with
the murder of Joseph Bnfkin on the
night of October 6. was concluded be
fore Justice l. W. East late Tuesday
evening by the accused being remanded
to Jail to await the action of the grand
jury next month.
The leader., 1897-11-17

The difference between Rector r. E.
Lee Craig, of jackson, and the vestry
of st. Andrews Episcopal church which
created such a sensation last summer,
has been settled; and bowling to the
mandate of Bishop Hugh Miller Thomp
son, Mr. Craig will have "to down and
OUT. Mr.. Thompson held that the
vestry elected last Easter was the le
gal one and it's attempted resignation
was null and void that it had accept
ed Mr. Craig's resignation at a legal
meeting, and "enough said". Now the
affairs of the parish rest uneasily in
the hands of the vigorously -arraigned
vestry, and there may be cries of
Peace, peace, when there is no peace.
Like unto John Brown" whose body
"lies "a a-mouldering in the ground, r.
E. Lee Craig's principles and coura-
geous spirit are marching on, re-
gardless.
The leader., 1897-11-17
Sunday school Convention Postponed.

Rev. G. S. Roberts, president of the
Lincoln County Sunday School Conven-
tion, asks us to state that the fall meeting
of the convention has been indefinitely
po tponed This meeting was to have
been held at Bcgue Chitto in October and
the date was changed on account of the
quarantine !; now again it is necessary to
postpone and no date will be fixed at pres
al
The leader., 1897-11-17

1t is my pleasure and duty owe to
the afflicted to bear my testimony to the
fact that Smiths Sure Kidney
Cure will do all and more than you
claim for it. Aside from being 'sure
kidney cure" it will cure any inham-
nation wherever located. AS a remedy
for piles, soreness in the chest, stomach
and bowels, it affords immediate re-
lief and effects permanent cure.
sepS 6m S. o. HEMENwAY,
5 South 23d ST., St Louis, Mo.
For sale by Front st. Drug Store.
The leader., 1897-11-17
OBITUARY..

DIED AT Grenada, Miss, on Satur-
day, Nov. 13, 1887, Henry Philip Bixler,
eldest son of w. r. Bixler, aged twenty
four years, seven months and fifteen
days
Like tender flower that blooms in
the morning, has Henry faded away ;
the Joy and idol of a fond fathers, sis
ter's and brothers heart.
While the hours seem dark and
gloomy to us, still the consolation
must surely come that it was the will
of our Heavenly Father that our pre-
cious one has been taken from us.
Free from worldly, sinful thoughts,
our darling brother and son, in his ten
| der innocence, as "Reward of Holi-
ness" from his loving Heavenly Father,
has been transplanted into the sweet
and beautiful Home above.
While undergoing the pains of aff1ic-
ton, we must console ourselves by re-
membering that he is not dead, but
sweetly slumbering, and patiently
awaiting with loving, outstretched
arms, to welcome his dear ones to the
beautiful home of rest, where there is
no sorrow, pain nor night, but one
sweet eternal day.
A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is still,
A place is vacant in our home,
That never can be filled.
Oh how our hearts are aching
Thy voice once more to hear,
Our homes in darkness shrouded,
Without thy dear self here.
Oh {! Henry, you have left US,
Our hearts near broke with pain,
But darling what is our loss
Has only been thy gain.
One small, sweet flower you left us,
A treasure to US Divine,
And yet it was this same sweet
flower
That destroyed the parent vine.
We miss thy gentle, loving voice,
The house is all in gloom,
And what was once happy place
Is now broken home.
May thy slumber be peaceful one,
May thy dear soul be at rest,
May Gods angels safely land you
Upon our dear Savior's breast.
G.. and w.
The leader., 1897-11-17

Mr.. j. Is. Nalty, president of the
jackson Lumber Company, is in the
city, perfecting the organization of his
corporation. This company has head
quarters at West and Pascagoula
streets. and handles lumber of all
kinds and builders supplies. 1t is the
purpose of the incorporators to make
it one of the largest lumber companies
in this State. 1t is under the manage
ment of Mr.. W. II. Allen, an old and
experienced lumber man. = Clarion
LPdqPr.
The leader., 1897-11-17
Execution Sale.

z. T. JONES
No. 307S VS.
l.. c. HARVEY.
DY VIRTUE OF an execution issued by G. ).
ID Mcmillan, "A Justice of the Peace of Lincoln
county, Mississippi, in the above styled cause on
the 3rd day OF November, A. d. 1897, /, the un-
dersigned constable of District No. in said Lin
coin County, will at the Court House in Brook
haven, on
Monday, the 9th Day of Dec A. ID. 1897,
within legal hours, expose for sale at public out
cry to the highest bidder for cash. the land in
the city of BrOokhaven. Lincoln County State of
Mississippi described as follows, towit: Lots 10
and 20 in Block 81 and lots and in Block 81,
Conway Official Subdivision.
This Nov. 9th, 1897.
l.. j. DECELI4, Constable
The leader., 1897-11-17
FOR SALE!
A GOOD LINCOLN COUNTY FARM.

offer for sale a valuable tract of land situated
miles southea4t OF Brookhayen, Miss,
Containing 24O Acres -
with all OF the improvem ents, consisting of a
good Frame Dwelling House OF rooms, with
Kitchen Diuing room and Pantry attached; a
large Barn. under which are q stalls for stock
and other outbuildings; also spoke and handle
factory with Grist Mill and Cotton Gin, all
in splendidrunning order, and about 80 acres OF
land In a high state OF cultivation and the ball
anee heavily timbered with oak, hiekors and
other hard wood. Property win be sold at a
great bargain JOHN D. BAILEY.
Fair River, Hiss.
The leader., 1897-11-17
YELLOW FEVER.

The yellow plague still hangs on in the
stricken cities but its hold is weakening
and few days more will see the end of il.
The table below gives the situation up TO
yesterday:
The leader., 1897-11-17
No Cure-NO Pay.

That is the way all druggists sell GROVES
TASTELESS CHILL TONIC for Malaria, ChillS
and Fever. 1t is simply Iron and Quinine in a
tasteess form. Children love 1t. Adults prefer
it to bitter, nauseating tOnics. Price soc. Gm
The leader., 1897-11-17
Notice to Tax-PayerS.

All persons indebted to the county and State
for faxes are requested TO come forward at once
and settle same. II not settled before Decem-
Der 18th damages will be added, This applies to
all alike and will be carried out,
CHAS MCNAIR,
Sheriff and Tax-Colleetor.
October 49, 1857.
The leader., 1897-11-17
Citation Notice.

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
To Charles Williams:
You are commanded to appear before the
Chancery Court of the county of Lincoln in said
State on the Third Monday in February, 1885, to
defend the suit in said Court of Malieie VIII
lams, wherein You are defendant
This, the 10th day of November A. d. 1897.
FELIX MAY, Clerk.
The leader., 1897-11-17

Mr. |. Forsythe has gone To Wesson To
accept position in the Copiah Slgnal OF
fee. The best wishes OF THE LEADER
force attend him.
The leader., 1897-11-17
Is Your Life Worth so Cents.

We defy the world to produce med
icine for the cure of all forms of kid
ney and bladder troubles, piles and all
diseases peculiar to women that will
equal Smiths Sure Kidney Cure.
Ninety eight per cent. of the cases
treated with Smiths Sure Kidney
Cure that have come under our OBJ
servation have been cured. We sell
our medicine on a positive guarantee
if directions are followed, and money
will be refunded if cure is not effected
For sale by Front st. Drug Store.
The leader., 1897-11-17

Good Results of the Citizens Meetings.
II is generally conceded that the
two citizens meetings to secure bet
ter enforcement of the law against
blind tigers and other offenders against
the city ordinances, have been pro-
ductive of much good already. The
first meeting knocked out the hop
joint and influenced the city council
to move in the direction of building a
calaboose. The second meeting re-
vealed the alarming extent to which
official duty has been neglected,
brought about better understanding
between the people and their officials,
insures the building of good city
Jail and provisions for .street chain
gang, a more faithful enforcement of
the penal ordinances, and the i'm
peachment by the Board of Aldermen
of delinquent executive officers. And
the best of it is, nearly every body
seems in a good humor about it. This
is great gain, on which the people of
this prosperous and growing little city
are to be congratulated. Our Board
of Aldermen, all of whom are excel
lent business men, have been so busy
planning and working for the material
progress and improvement of the city,
they have inadvertly overlooked the
things that make for her peace and
moral well-being; but THE LEADER is
persuaded that since their attention
has been so pointedly called to thi:
it will not occur again.