The leader., 1898-04-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.

VuOhudy.
Mrs. j. M. Weems is visiting Nc
Comb City friends.
EBest line Cigars, Tobacco and
Cigarettes at Leary's.
DIR. C. A. Barber visited Crystal
Springs on Thursday.
Mr.. VIM. Barns is critically ill and
his recovery despaired of.
The freshest and best light drinks
are dispensed at Powell's restaurant.
Chancery Clerk May and the editor
of The LEADER visited Jackson Thurs
day.
The Crystal Springs Meteor ha:
come out in an enlarged and improved
form.
w. L. Powell's popular restaurant is
now adorned with a handsome soda
fount.
Friday evening DIR. and Mrs. j. T.
Butler delightfully."- entertained the
Cadmus Club.
Mrs. j. w. McMaster and Miss Mary
Redding left for Hazlehurst Saturday
to visit relatives.
Waterman's Soda Water is the pur.
est and best in the world. Kept by
II. P. Lotterhos.
Try Prickly Ash Bltters as spring remedy.
constipation and digestive disorders. Sold by
c. +. Grafton.
Hon. G.. E. Matthews, u. S. Re
ceiver of Public Moneys at jackson,
was in town Monday.
Waterman's Soda is made of distilled
water, and is the purest and best
known. Kept on tap by Lotterhos.
Insure your property against lorna.
does for five years. Cost but trifle.
J. f. MIAZzA, ms. Agent
Foreman NJ. D. McGrath requests a
full meeting of the firemen of the 4th
ward at the Mayors Office at o'clock
Thursday night.
Bright rich blood nourishes the body and mali
talns strength and energy. Prckly Ash Bitters
is a marvellous blood purifier and system regllia
tor. Sold by c. +. Grafton.
Rev. p. J. Slevin, the eloquent ora
tor of the Jesuit Order, will lecture at
st. Francis Church tonight at 100 P. NJ.
Subject Necessity and Constituents
of Faith"
THE LEADER regrets to learn of the
continued illness of its young friend
Moses Anglin, who has been sufferer
for several weeks with inflammatory
rheumatism.
In the absence of Rev. Chas. Ober-
schmidt, Rev. G.. w. Crisler filled the
pulpit at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday, greatly to the edifiation of all
who heard him.
Houston Lawrence, well-known in
the Southwestern portion of Lin
coin, died Monday night. He was
buried at Antioch church, Lawrence
county, and Rev. r. J. Boone went out
yesterday to ofticiate at the funeral.
Miss America Oliver returned from
Crystal Springs Saturday, the graded
public school in that place, where she
has been engaged in teaching since last
fall, having closed. Miss Oliver, who
ranks among our best teachers, says
the Crystal Springs school made fine
record during the last term.
Mr.. f. Kern, of Natchez, and Miss
Ella Lewenthal, only daughter of Mr..
M. Lewenthal, were married in this
city last Sunday morning, Rabbi
Jacobs, of Natchez, officiating. After
enjoying sumptuous luncheon at Mr..
Lewenthal's, with few special friends
and relatives, the newly welded couple
took the noon train for Natchez via
Jackson.
There has been good deal of vandal-
ism at Rose Hill Cemetery of late,
flowers and even shrubs being stolen
from the graves of the dead where
they had been placed by loving hands.
The ladies interested in keeping up
the Cemetery will pay liberal reward
for the arrest and conviction of the
miserable sneaks who are guilty of
this meanest and most degrading of all
petit larceny.
Mrs. Permealey McCrory, wife OF
C. L. McCrory, late of Union Hall
died suddenly of heart failure last
Thursday night at Gallman, whence
the family moved few months ago
Mrs. McCrory was consecrated
Christian woman and a devout mem
Der of the Union Hall Baptist church,
which held her letter at the time of
her death. She leaves husband and
six children, four boys and two girls,
who have the tenderest sympathy of
many friends in their great bereave-
ment.
Old man p. III. Quin, who was sent
to the penitentiary from this county
last May for one of the blacklist crimes
In the calendar, died in prison on last
Tuesday night, aged 70. The Times
Democrat correspondent at jackson
says she was one convict who was
heartily despised by those who were
forced to associate with him, because
Of the unnaturalness Of his crime. He
also enjoyed the distinction Of being q
rat eater, devouring every one he could
catch, and declaring them better thar
aouirrsls." The world Ii the better foI
kofnG rid Of such monster in human