The leader., 1899-12-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.

The moon eclipsed Saturday night
The Christmas hurry -burly draweth
nigh
Mis-, Bertha Abrams is on the sick
list this week.
Go to Parsons, Moreton Il Co. for
holiday goods.
Parsons. Moreton & Co. are head
quarters for Shot Guns.
Little Robert Leary has been sick
this week. but is improving.
Goto Timer Il Hoke for Candies,
Fruits. Nuts and Fire Works.
Mrs. ". II. Allen is very sick at the
home of Mr.. James Hickman.
Thi, is THE LEADERS bargain
month" See our special offer.
Timer a Hoke. the new family gro
Gerry men. have tlashy new sign.
Our merchants are advertising ex-
trn,iycly there's something in it.
Mr.. W &. Stevens, of Brandon, Wis
tied Brookhaven friends last week.
Rev K. J. Boone's new book stand is
being well patronized, as it deserves to
be.
Itinerant beggars, monkeys and hand
organs were much in evidence Satur-
day.
Dr. K. f. Higdon has finally decided
to locate in his native town of Halle
hurst
Miss Peepsie Terry and Mr.. Arthur
Middleton were Sunday visistors to
Wesson.
Miss Peepsie Terry spent Sunday
with her friend, Mrs Oscar Newton, at
Wesson.
J. f. Greer and family now occupy
one of the new Dixon cottages in the
Hoskins addition.
Mrs Nichart, mother of Mrs. A. Hill
err who has been confined to her room
fora month, is convalescent.
Misses Viola and Beatrice Mcmillan
have returned from delightful visits to
New Orleans and Hattiesburg.
Hon. Oh as. Chrisman is now Lieu
tenant and Quartermaster of the First
Battalion, Third Regiment, NJ. N. G.
RatliH, the photographer, has per
mancntly located his gallery on East
Cherokee street, opposite McGrath &
Sons
\ big line of Harps, Violins, Guitars
Banios and Musical Instruments, new
and fresh cheap and tine-at Kohl
mans
Mr.. Morris Chambers, in company
with some of his friends from Millsaps,
will spend the holidays with his pa
rents
+. NJ. Price and Richard Nalty have
become plumbers and in-smiths on
Their own account and are at present
located at L. D. Boadwees.
McGrath's immense new heater in
the back of the dry goods department,
sheds several rays of comfort on every
shIFerlng customer these cold days.
shotgun guarantees are out of
date, but there are Shot-guns of al
Kinds for bird hunting and other law
laI uses at Kohlman's Kash Koncern.
IL seems the Goth century isn't going
TO dawn right away-l9O1 will usher it
III so they say. The poets have collaps-
t" since the new century has been post
poned.
MI W, II. Lewis, of Bogue Chitto,
VINO sustains the reputation of being
one OF the best farmers of Lincoln
county was a pleasant caller at this
ONCE last Monday.
Miss Katie Hill, one of Whitworth's
graduates of '98, arrived from Nash
VIE on Friday evening, and will take
special course in music under Mr..
snyder, the able director of music.
The faculty of Whitworth College
accompanied by number of the pu-
pils and by Messrs. Charles Schnorren-
Derg and Leon Pfeifer, inspected
ielier d Dreyfus' mammoth planer by
electric light on last Wednesday night.
After her arrival here last Tuesday
ntsht' while stopping with her sister,
MIS- a. Z, McNair, Mrs. w. H. Huntley
was unfortunate enough to be robbed
" 9oo'oo In cash. A negro servant boy
- MIS- McNair, who promptly disap-
pe'red' suspected of committing the
act.
mere came near being a serious &C
oiueht last week at the store of r. T.
ocherck from coal oil stove placed in
.ne new office. The stove began leak
ne BADLY, the oil caught fire and the
'ilcky stove was enveloped in a damp
sack and thrown out of doors just in
'iine to prevent an explosion.
a delightful program of entertain
slei' mas been arranged for the stu
a0nts who will remain at Whitworth
Turing the holidays. 1t is as follows:
fireworks Christmas day; Christmas
s''e that night; entertainment with
supper, probably Tuesday night; candy
= one night; concert at opera
noose one night; visit to Mr.. Mikas;
VISIT 10 home of Rev. Fl. Walter Feath-
erstun.