The leader., 1901-07-17

Price d Watson have treated their
drug store to a handsome new cash
register.
Some boys would rather be captain
of baseball team than president of a
college.
Mrs. c. w. Crisler and children
leave today for the Chautauqua at
Crystal Springs.
DR.. J. w. Bennett has been keeping
cool with chills this hot weather. We
regret his illness.
Mrs. McCaa and little Henry Voss,
of Baton Rouge, La, are guests of DR..
and Mrs. J. w. Bennett.
Dan Cameron is employed as clerk
at the postotfice. Dan is bright boy
and is not afraid of work
Miss Julia Roy, of the Crescent CT
ty, is the charming guest of Miss Su-
sic Becker. She arrived yesterday.
Rev. r. H. Purser was elected dele
gate from the Brookhaven Baptist
church to the State convention at Nc
Comb.
Miss Carrie GOA is visiting friends
in Copiah county, while her attractive
young sister, Miss BETTE, takes her
place at the Martin Drug Store.
Mr.. w. H. Allen, who has been 10,
al OF CrnnoIn 81
was pleasant caller at this Office to-
day on his way back to his adopted
home.
Messrs. r. W. McNair, j. B. and
Chas. Hardy, DR.. McNair and Estus
Smith went seining on Jordan's creek
last Thursday and caught large lot
of trout and perch.
Mrs. B. F. Jones Sunday School pu-
pills held a reception at the district
parsonage last Friday evening. The
proceeds were given the new Meth
odist church fund.
HERBINE clears the complexion, gives
buoyancy to the mind cures headache,
regulates the stomach and bowels,
stimulates the liver, and is, in fact, a
perfect guardian of the health. Price
80 cents. Price & Watson.
The ice factory now runs three wag
ons daily and it works them hard to
meet the warm demand for the con
gealed fluid. 1t is a hot time in the
old town" day or night.
Business men who lack the vim, snap
and vigor they once had, should use
HERBINE. 1t will purify the blood,
strengthen and invigorate the system.
Price 80 cents. Price & Watson.
Miss Lucille kirchhaine left for a
visit to Texas relatives last Sunday
night, after which she will return to
st. Louis. Miss Krchhaine's friends
and admirers in Brookhaven are
numerous.
Those famous little pills, DeWitt's
Little Early Risers, compel your liver
and bowels to do their duty, thus Civ
ing you pure, rich blood to recuperate
your body. Are easy to take. Never
gripe. G. f. Grafton Drug Co.
J. ID. Gull, superintendent of the
waterworks and electric light plant.
has established an electrical supply
depot in the office on Cherokee lately
occupied by DR.. V. B. Watts. Wm.
Scheidler, tailor, occupies portion of
the building.
1t is easier to keep well than get
cured. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
taken now and then will always keep
your bowels in perfect order. They
never grippe but promote an easy, gen
tie action c. f. Grafton Drug Co.
Mr.. Henry Cats, cultured aud
handsome young medical student, a
native of Rio Janiero, is the guest
of his cousin, Mrs. r. c. Maxwell
Mr.. Cats is graduate of Tennes-
sees University and will attend Tu-
lane next fall.
The colored lodges of this city will
erect a $500 brick structure in lieu
of the Eastern Star Benevolent Hall,
which has been pulled down. We are
glad to see our colored citize MS keep
ing pace with the onward m arch of
progress in our city.
Read the supplement sheet OF
this paper and wait and see
the great bargains at R. T.
Scherck's Great Clearing Sale
on Wednesday, July "A, Thurs
day, July Is, Friday, July 70,
Saturday, July n. Competing
against two other bargain sales.
The land lying east of Whitworth
College, including the old Baptist
church lot and the former market
place, has been purchased by certain
trustees of the College and will be held
for that institution. We are gratified
at this piece of informa' ion, as Whit
worth by all means should own the
entire square, which it doubtless will
In few years more.
Mr.. NJ. Dreyfus' handsome residence
on Jackson Street has been sold to T..
II. Wentworth, of the Parsons More
ton Wentworth Co., for the neat
sum of $4,000. Another impor
tant sale that has been made through
Hon. Z. F. Brennan, real estate agent,
Is the Variety Works owned by 7. II
Perkins, and sold to the Pearl River
Lumber Company for the eonsidera-
ton Of $3.50.