The leader., 1901-12-04
The LEADER.
Wednesday Evening, Dec. 4, 'Ol.
TOWN AND COUNTY.


Mrs. F. Boyce Noodle will entertain
the Whist Club this afternoon.
Mrs. W. S. Bowen is recovering after
being numbered ameng the sick.
All kinds of mattresses and springs
at Perkins Furniture Company's.
Mrs. W. H. Smith has been visiting
Mrs. Mamie Anderson at Pickens.
Revs. B. F. Jones and c. W. CrisleI
spent last Thursday in Caseyville.
Mrs. DR.. A. Smith, of Bogue Chitto
was Brookhaven visitor yesterday.
Hon r. S. Newman, of Veto, was a
pleasant and welcome caller at this
office yesterday.
French apple cake, something fine
and delicious. at the Cherokee, Adolph
LEM, Proprietor.
Regular meals at % cents, the best
LEM, Proprietor.
Misses Josie and Nellie Fragiacomo
of Jackson, are the attractive guests OF
Mrs. Angelo MiaZza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Price have
moved back to their former boarding
place at Mrs. McCalip's.
Mr.. DuBose, of Collins, has beer
given the position of floor walker al
John McGrath a. Sons.
Mrs. Dunn's residence in the Seavey
addition is completed and she and heI
sons will soon move into it.
The display of Christmas goods in
this city will excel anything of the
kind ever seen here before.
Mrs. B. F. Jones is pleasantly antici
pating visit from her brother Rev
VIM. Linfield, next Monday.
Edwin l.. Barker will give some OF
the best comedies as monologues next
Wednesday night in this city.
Everybody knows the Singer Sewing
Machine is the best $500 per month
at Perkins Furniture Company's.
Mrs j. f. Decel and her pretty young
daughter, Miss Alice, were visitor,
from Caseyville last Saturday.
The Presbyterian ladies will hold
their social meeting on the afternoon
of the 18th at Mrs. r. w. McNair's.
Recent numerous arrivals are small
but our population continues to grow
and so will they, it is fondly hoped.
Pay $500 cash and $500 per mouth
and buy your wife a nice bed room
suit at Perkins Furniture Company ;
Mr.. J. E. Sasser has rented the resi-
dence to be vacated by Rev r. II
Purser's removal to the Pastors Home
Miss Carrie Cassidy came home
from Belhaven to spend Thanksgiving
and few succeeding days with hel
parents.
DR.. Brown returned to his home al
Newton yesterday. We regret to lose
this estimable young gentleman from
our town.
Miss Rose Seavey returned Monday
night from Donaldsonville, La. where
she enjoyed a pleasant visit with the
Misses Sims.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brady, Jr
and Miss Jeanette Mikell were among
the audience that enjoyed Miss Jes
sic McNair's recital at Norfield last
week.
Mr.. Robert Purser has generously
volunteered to have painted and pa
pered at his own expense, one of the
second floor rooms of the Pastors
Home.
The annual conference of the Meth
odist church will convene next
Wednesday at McComb. There will be
large delegation in attendance from
this city.
The celebrated james & Graham
Wagon, the only wagon that ever
brought % bales of cotton to this
town. Sold exclusively by Parsons
Moreton Wentworth Company.
1t is confidently expected that the
workmen engaged will have the Pas
tors Home completed by Dec. 10. Mr..
Jordan has the contract for papering
and painting the interior.
Mr.. and Mrs Bills, entertained at an
elegant dinner Sunday. Among their
distinguished guests were Mrs. r. H
Dwyer of McComb, and DR.. and Mrs.
j. II. Johnson, of this city.
The celebrated james 4 Graham
Wagon, the only wagon that ever
brought % bales of cotton to this
town. Sold exclusively by Parsons
Moreton Wentworth Company.
The Clarion-L Ledger says all the white
convicts sentenced to the penitentiary
from Lincoln county at the late term
of court, have been taken over to the
Rankin county farm and placed at
hard labor.
Miss Nellie Willing, of Hazlehurst,
was the guest of Miss Jessie McNair
from Saturday until Monday. On
Sunday, in honor of her guest, Miss
McNair entertained at dinner Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. Brady, jr.
Miss Ella Belew and Mr.. Lee Me
Davitt were married last Sunday after
noon at the brides home by Rev. X.
H. Purser. The young couple are max
ing their home with the groom S
mother, on West Cherokee.
Many of the competitors of Harris
Business College, Jackson, Miss, are
wondering why they are SO successful
in getting so many students and pac-
ing them in good positions. They do
First Glass Work is the reason.
Mr.. Jas. +. Miazza is now regularly
engaged at the Bank of Brookhaven.
having assumed his new position last
Monday morning by reason of the con-
solidation of this bank with the stock,
holders of the Peoples Bank which
was projected a short time ago. Mr..
MiaZza's we'll known business expert
ence will add materially to the eff
cheney of the banks office force.
Policeman Crawford rounded up
crowd of nine good sized kids before
the Mayor one day last week for bos-
ferrous and disorderly conduct at the
Opera House of late. His Honor the
Mayor, after hearing the facts, gave
the youngsters the alternative of thirty
days on the county farm, or entering
into bond of 500 each for six months
for good behavior The latter was
gladly chosen, and it is the intention