The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-06-12

Hazlehurst Sunday.
Capt. John Mason, of Chicago, was
a visitor among Brookhavep friends
Sunday and Monday.
Miss Jennie Middleton returned
Sunday to Natchez, after a protracted
visit to Mrs. Wentworth.
Miss Nellie Covlngton, one of Nc
Grath's employees, was visitor to hei
home at McComb last Sabbath.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. d. Davis returned
to their home in Jackson Sunday night
after a visit to relatives at this place
Chancery Clerk r. w. McNair, we
much regret TO note, is in poor state
of health. May he soon be himself
again.
Miss Jennie White has returned
home, to the JOY of relatives and
friends. Miss Jennie has been teach
ing at Virgins.
THE LEADERS Home and Farm pre-
MUM offer is still open to new and old
subscribers-two splendid papers fol
the price of one.
Mr.. and Mrs Dickey, of McComb
have become residents of our city anC
with their two children are boarding
with Mrs. McRee.
Messrs. D. C. Milton, Doc Harrel
and John Morgan, of McComb, en-
joyed the dance at the Cherokee
Club last Tuesday.
Mr.. w. T. Bixler died at his home
near Cold Springs yesterday morning
He will be buried at Summit at II
o'clock tomorrow.
DR.. Carr, of st Louis, eloquently
proclaimed the Gospel at the Presby
terrain church last Sabbath. He founC
great favor with his congregation.
WANTED \ set of books to write
up after six in the evenings Neat
accurate and satisfactory work guar
anteed. Address Books" care thi.
office.
A surgical operation is not necessa
ry to cure piles. DeWitts Witch Ha
eel Salve saves all that expense anC
never fails. Beware of counterfeits.-
G. f. Grafton.
Ntrh riHh -
baseball game, Brookhaven VS.. Sum
nit, in Summit, can do so as the can
non ball will stop there tomorrow eve
ming, Thursday, when the game viii
be played
Mr.. James Brown, of Portsmouth, Va
over 80 years of age, suffered for years
with bad sore on his face. Physician,
could not help him. DeWitt's Witcl
Hazel Salve cured him permanently
G. f. Grafton.
We sadly chronicle the loss of Hen
ry Schaller's little pug dog. On his
way to Memphis he jumped the bag
gage master in some unknown way anC
has never since been seen by those
who"knew him but to love him"
Grandma King" the aged mother
of Mr.. w. F. Davis, of this city, anC
of Mr.. w. w. Davis, of Caseyville
lies at the point of death at the for.
mer's home in this city. The good wo.
man i, 96 years of age.
Members of the Baptist Sunday
school and invited friends enjoyed q
delightful picnic at Parsons Park
yesterday. y splendid dinner was
spread and coffee, lemonade and ice
cream furnished by Mr.. and Mrs. Par.
sons added greatly to the occasion.
There were near score of drum
mers at the Commercial Hotel Sunday
spending the day in our attractive city
before attending the great Clothing
Convention at Wesson on Monday.
Messrs. Will McGrath and John Ayl-
ward went over in hack Monday
morning in company with quite a
number of visitors who preferred that
mode of travel.
Dr. Van Watts has removed his office
to his residence just below the Mason
ic Temple, where his patients will find
all the conyeniences of home. Read
his ad. in this issue and avail yourself
of the rery forrest charges, and the
cery best work. You can have your
teeth extracted and set put in same
day if desired. Remember he extracts
teeth positively teithout pain.
Mr.. S. f, Magee told LEADER re,
porter yesterday that on Monday he
visited portions of Lincoln, Lawrence
and Pike counties, where they corner
in southeasterly direction from
Brookhaven, and that he never saw bet
ter crops in his life than in that sec
ton. The crops, he said, near Brook
haven and the railroad were grassy and
not near so good. When it came to
public roads, he said Lincoln county
contract roads were 'out of sight by
comparison with the roads of Pike
and Lawrence, some of which were
hardly passable.
Brigbt's Disease.