The leader., 1900-08-29

from most .ueIlRnJIul NlSlU Oh TWO
weeks with relatives in Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Tedford will
soon move to Memphis to make their
home with their son in that city.
E. NJ. Price & Co. will figure as close
as anybody on builders hardware and
material: complete stock on hand al
ways.
Hons. A. c. McNair aud Z. F. Bren-
nan are attending the Pike Circuit
Court, which convened at Magnolia
Monday.
Mr.. George Decell, although still
suffering with fever, left for visit to
his sister, Mrs. Underwood, at Terry
on Monday.
A hay ride was much enjoyed on
Monday night by a merry crowd of
young people, and was chaperoned by
Mrs. Chas. Heuck
Mrs Copman has moved her family
here from Covington, La, and will oc-
cupy the Barnes place in the Western
suburbs, which she has purchased.
Miss Peepsie Terry and Messrs. Til
den Hudson and Arthur Middleton, of
the firm of John McGrath and Sons,
visited Crystal Springs Sunday.
Miss Retta Lehman, of Natchez, and
Miss Blanche Calm, of New Orleans,
are summering at the pleasant and hos
pitable home of Mr.. S. Kohlman.
A surprise party made glad the
home of S. N, Storm on Monday night.
The young friends of Miss Sara gath
cred together in honor of her birthday
Mrs. J. T.Chrisman left yesterday
for Phoenix, Yazoo county, where she
will engage in teaching. Her many
Brookhaven friends wish her the great
est success.
Capt. E. w. Brown clerk of the Su-
preme Court, and his son arrived last
Saturday from Jackson, and visited
their relatives DR.. Nelson and family
at this place.
Mrs. M. E. Sessions and Mrs. Ada
PROXY left yesterday for Natchez They
were accompanied by Master Ferd
Sessions, who returns to his home in
the Bluff City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Lyman, Mas
ter Bernard Hyman and Miss Josie
Pfeifer returned to Brookhaven last
Sunday, after delightful trip through
Colorado and California.
Mr.. Louis Herring, who moved to
Meridian from this place two years
ago, died on Saturday last. He was
brother of Mrs. w. F. Parsons. The
bereaved have our sympathy.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Hamilton have
returned from delightful visit to rel
atives at Indianapolis and from st.
Louis, where they attended the grand
wholesale millinery opening.
There will be no service at the Pres
byterian Church next Sabbath. Rev.
Oberschmidt will be engaged in pro
tracted meetingr at Rodney and Red
Lick during the following week.
DR.. n. S. Craig, prominent physi-
clan of Manchester, Iowa, and former
editor of the Brookhaven Progress,
was Il welcome caller at this office to,
day. The Doctor is in splendid health
and seems to be growing young instead
of old.
LOST On the streets of Brookhaven,
Tuesday evening, 2Sth inst, one light
blue enameled oval-shaped locket {:
pearl in one side with gold filigree
around it. A short gold chain attach
ed. Finder will please return same to
Warren McNair and receive reward.
The Teachers Examination for Lin
cola County will be held at the Court
Hous commencing for white, Sept. q
and %: second will be Oct. 10 and 20.
First CO. ored examination Sept. % and
%; second colored animation Oct.
% and 27. Examinations on Friday at
ga. m; on Saturday, at a. M
Mr.. ]. N. Yawn, Bogue Chitto's ris-
ing attorney, was a visitor yesterday.
He says of all the ills flesh is heir to,
commend him to the toothache and
tight pair of shoes The dentist re-
lieved him yesterday of the former and
he learned to eschew the latter, after
pinching experience, when small boy.
ExGov. Lowrey was a Brookhaven
visitor and CT EST of the Boswell House
on last Wednesday. The Governors
friends who had the pleasure of meet
ing him were gratified to note that
time is dealing very gently with him,
and that he is, as of yore, taking live
ly interest in all that pertains to Mis-
sissippls progress and welfare.
The Educator is the name of
Brookhaven paper just projected by
our brother in black, p. f. Williams,
who says the negroes have arrived at
and stand facing crisis" and express
IS the hope that his "B. S. and LII. B.
degrees conferred by Straight Univer-
'ity and thirty years experience as a
public school teacher, have prepared |
him to be of some assistance to the /
great mass of his people," We wish |
him success in his laudable under