The leader., 1900-09-19
pocuE cHrrro NOTES


BIZ JEEMS.
Our neighbor. Bill Hart, is im,,.
ing In health. 'Pros
Our town liar says he saw ica
the other morning. ~ mere
Rev. /. III. Anding preachna
most excellent sermons at the p.Mo
church last Sunday. baptist
In conference assembled ON ,.s.,,
bath, the Baptist church here Gao
imously called Rev. l. H. And; unan
the pastorate for next year. "s 70
The public school here had a.
opening last Monday, with Miss me Ts
wilma Burnley, as principal, and M "a,
Eunice Anding first assistant. "iss
Prof. Kinney Knight, of zon.
closed his vocal music school here
Thursday night, and the improvas las
in singing among our young peonis y
worthy of note. fOp'e
DIR. Charley Thompson. of n.
mond, La, is visiting relativosn Ian.
friends in our city. Charley looLand
be in fine health and SAYS ba -
married by large majority. not
Mr.. Michael o. Patterson. Of L.
renee county, boarded the train law law
last Monday night for Clinton colio sre
where he goes to prepare himself ",
the practice OF law. Success to vo ,ur
Mike. 'ou'
Since our last dots, Aunt Sallie u.r
passed quietly from earth to haoraall
and was buried alongside of her r'
band in the cemetery on Calvin ps ls'
ter's place. Rev. j. e. Lowe conductnss
the funeral.
Complaints are coming in from Ga,
eral sources relative to the awfnI oo.
dition Of some of the contract ro. III
When Q county taxes her citizens n A.
certain thing, they have a right ~
kick If the thing isn't done.
Ben Connolly, of Brookhayep. IL !,
our city limping with Rheumatism
Ben says that rich people have tha
govt and poor people have rheuma'
tism, and judging from the symptoms
he believes his Is rheumatism
A word to the Fair River assoc,.
ton: We are soon to meet with tha
Pleasant Grove church, and while onr
treasurer, A. j. Martin, is not disposed
to grumble, yet we do think we ouoht
to pay him for his efficient services or
quit promising him anything. If We
expect him to do the work for NOTHING
let's tell him so and be done with it
T. ]. and E. W. Scarborough. from
Simpson and Lawrence counties 70.
spectively, recently visited their aged
mother, who makes her home with her
son, Rev. J. A., of this city. Grandma
Scarborough was 80 years old on the
18th inst, and enjoys good health for
her age. She is one among the few
mothers yet living,who had sons in the
confederate army.
esquire, could you come down and
help me out of a little trouble ~ asked
young Mr.. p. Soandso to one of our
country 'squires. swell, yes,n said
the squire, "when and where will YOU
want me 2" "You come to our house
next Thursday evening" said Mr.. P. S.
The squire went down, of course, ex.
pecting to get four bits for tying them
up, and good supper to boot, but 10
and behold!
| The mammoth yellow jackets nest
of the South can be seen under the
post Office building in this city, The
nest is joined to three sleepers, two
feet apart and three feet from the
ground, and is solid mass of yellow
jackets occupying their home, which
is four feet long and three feet wide.
Resting with one end on the ground
and the other end fastened to the
sleepers it appears to be about half the
size of an ordinary cow hide Bro.
: Saw Dust, you and Billy must come
out with your tape line and get the ex.
act dimensions of this wonderful
structure before offering any comment
on this statement.