The leader., 1899-03-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.

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itors from Sartinville last week.
Mrs. Josh Priebatsch has been
spending some time in New Orleans.
Will Schwem has been very sick with
the grippe and threatened with pneu-
monia.
This office has a small second hand
newspaper outfit it will sell at bar
gain for cash.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Chandler, of
Hammond, were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Sartin.
Floating after eating. indigestion. fatulence
or water brash. may be quickly corrected
through the use of Prckly Ash Bitters. 1t
strengthens digestion cleanses and regulates
the bowels. Sold by c. +. Grafton.
Mrs. J. w. Waterer, of Free Run,
Yazoo county, arrived last Monday, a
most welcome visitor to her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. s. F. Smurr.
Sour stomach, fullness after eating. fatulence.
are all caused by imperfect digestion. Prickly
out badly digestsd food and tones the stomach.
liver and bowels. For sale bye. E. Grafton.
Any one wishing to purchase sec
ond hand printing outfit to start a
country newspaper can secure bar
ain by writing to THE LEADER.
Mrs. Margaret Johnson departed
last Thursday for Little Rock, where
she will make her home for the present
with the family of her deceased daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jane Bracey. The best wishes
of a host of Brookhaven friends attend
her.
As THE LEADERS forms close the
Board of Supervisors is still in session
considering the question of construct
ing a steel bridge across the Homo
chitto. The arguments presented to
the Board are all in favor of the
bridge.
A large attendance is expected at
Grange Hall on Thursday and Friday
March Is and II, at the Teachers
Meeting. A very interesting program
is being arranged and Supt Edgar
Green expects it to surpass any similar
meeting of its kind.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Sartin wish to re-
turn their heartfelt thanks to all
friends who so tenderly favored them
during the recent fatal illness of their
little babe. The kindness of these
friends will be ever gratefully remem-
bered by the sorrowing parents.
The Collins School taught by Miss
Joicie Smith, will close next Friday,
with an interesting program, and
another school in that locality will
have its closing exercises Friday night.
County Supt. Green is expected to
give the encouragement of his pres
ence on both occasions.
The spirit of little Ralph Sartin fled
away on last Saturday morning at 2:30,
after nine days of severe illness. He
was the beloved baby boy of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. Sartin and an unusually
bright and lovely child for his tender
age of II months. The sympathy of
many friends hovers about the home
SO darkly Swallowed by this sad be-
reavement.
Mrs. H. W. Featherstun, who is the
State Corresponding Secretary of the
Mississippi w. c. T. u, has been be-
stirring herself in behalf of the organ
ization, and has secured long list of
names of ladies who favor a reorgani-
zation of the society she so favorably
and ably represents. Mrs. Feather
stun is also editor of the W. c. T. U.
page in the Meridian News
have been afflicted with rheumatism
for fourteen years and nothing seemed
to give any relief / was able to be
around all the time, but constantly
suffering. l had tried everything l
could hear of and at last was told to try
Chamberlain Pain Balm, which did,
and was Immediately relieved and in
a short time cured. / am happyto say
that it has not since returned.-JoSH.
EDGAR, Germantown, Cal. For sale by
c. E.Grafton.
THE LEADER acknowledges the honor
of an appreciative call Tuesday from
Col. w. A. Montgomery, of Kinds
county, and a candidate for Governor
of Mississippi, accompanied by his late
regimental quartermaster Lieut.. Hiram
Cassidy. Mississippi does,not possess
a knightlier or nobler son than Col.
w. A. Montgomery. AS dashing Con
federate soldier and as volunteer in the
late war with Spain he displayed on
more than one occasion his truly sol
dierly instincts, while in civil life he
has no less distinguished himself as a
loyal and patriotic Mississippian, wor-
thy of the highest trust He expressed
himself as well pleased with the en-
couragement he has received in the
prosecution of his canvass.
Mr.. Thos. w. keenan, announces in
today's LEADER as a candidate for
Treasurer of Lincoln county. Mr..
Keenan, is well and favorably known
to the people of Lincoln county, and
his entire fitness for the Office to which
he aspires will be generally acknowl-
edged. First as deputy sheriff, then
as postmaster at Brookhaven, and
since as deputy postmaster, he has
been faithful to every trust and by his
uniform courtesy and accommodating
disposition have won the friendship
and good viii Of all who have come In
contact with him After serving four
years as postmaster and handling
thousands OF dollars of public moneys
every month, he went out Of Office with
clean hands and not cent balance
charged to his account by the govern
menf. This is the kind OF man the
people need for county treasurer.