The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

| llSueu III Supplcmcub iOi III.
Now is the time, says an expert, to
fertilize lawns and other grass plats.
DIR. W. NJ. Seaman, of New Orleans,
was Mr.. Joe Julien's guest last week.
Whooping cough is disturbing some
of the little ones-and their mothers.
Miss Jeanette Mikell filled Mrs.
Ewing's place in the public school last
week.
Messrs. Oscar Thorson and Will
Gleeson, of Norfield, we're Sunday WIS.,
itors.
Mrs. L. NJ. Stingily returned Mon
day after a weeks visit to Pela-
hatchie.
Miss Ophelia Stay, of Copiah, has
been the very attractive guest of Miss
Lola Allen.
l.. c.. Gosney, late manager of the
telephone exchange, is now located in
New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H. Wentworth have
been spending the week at their old
home in Meadville.
Remember, that during January you
can get The LEADER and Home and
Farm one year for Sl23.
Mrs. Ada PROXY is again cheering
the home of her mother, Mrs. Sessions,
with one of her welcome visits.
DIR. r. r. Applewhite will, at an early
date, occupy his town residence lately
purchased from Mrs. Stewart.
Miss Eliza Daughtry has returned
home from her protracted visit to her
sister, Mrs. Bullitt of Houston, Texas.
Hon. r. H. Thompson and wife came
down from Jackson Monday to attend
the funeral services of Judge Cassidy.
The Pastors Home, in its pretty new
dress of light green and white, re-
minds one of flowers in the spring
time.
Miss Maggie Rooney, of Norfield,
came up last Friday and spent several
days with her friend, Miss Bonnie
Dunn.
Mrs. Howard Pickens, of Brown
wood, Texas, has been enjoying sew
eral weeks with her sisters and father,
Mr.. B. f. Dunn.
Mr.. Thomas, formerly of Corinth, is
now in charge of the telephone ex-
change here. The wires haven't been
effected by the change.
Miss Mary Byrd, one of our most ex
cellent young ladies, is now engaged in
teaching music in the academy at Wal
ker's Bridge, Pike county.
Miss Rose Seavey, who frequently
does pleasing things for other people,
has been working assiduously in the
interest of the circulating library this
week.
Mr.. J. J. McGrath was a welcome
visitor from Canton Sunday. He re-
ports his wife and two daughters en-
joying health and the pleasures of the
season.
The beautiful snow was with us a
brief, few hours Sunday morning. We
note that it also visited Hickory, Port
Gibson, Utica, Yazoo City, Winona and
Canton, melting rapidly everywhere.
Our dollars are rolling in on the
new offer of The LEADER. The month
is short and . lost opportunity never
returns. Now is the time to pay Sl.OO
for The LEADER-the best local paper
in the county.
Two of our oldest and most worthy
citizens, Mrs. Decell and Mrs. Bos-
we'll, have succumbed to the sudden
changes of the weather and are very
sick Miss Ella Boswell is also con-
fined to her bed from severe cold.
The LEADER publishes to-day the
charter of The Merchants Grocery
Co, which is soon to be incorporated
by some of our leading business men.
This is another evidence of Brookha-
vens growing commercial Importance.
Mr. Hyman Zwirn, junior partner of
the firm of Daniel & Zwirn, has sold
out his interest to Mr. Daniel and the
business will hereafter be conducted
by the latter-named gentleman. Mr..
Zwirn will continue his cash business
on Front street.
Rev. A. Althoff has enjoyed visit
this week from his friend Rev. Father
Backus, of Meridian. The pastor of
st. Francis is highly hopeful of his
work at this place and praises his
members for their great liberality to-
ward their church and its demands.
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In honor to the memory of Judge
Hiram Cassidy, the w. M. S. did not
hold its meeting last Monday after
noon. The election of officers and
other business transactions, therefore.
will take place next Monday at $3.50
Pun. Members are urged to bear the
meeting in mind and attend.
Many of the blotches, pimples and
other affections of the skin are caused
by the failure of the liver and kid
neys to cast off impurities, which re
main in the system. HERBINE will
stimulate the liver and kidneys, and
cleanse the system of all impurities.
Price, 80 cents. Price & Watson.
W. #. Denman, of McComb, and
Miss Myrtis Carruth were married on
! December 30, at the home of the
brides father, Mr.. j. E. Carruth, at
| Auburn. Mrs Denman is one of the
most accomplished of Whitworth's
alumna and is a very worthy and pop
ular young lady. Our congratulations
go out to the fortunate groom.
Prof McAlpin, of the Auburn Acad-
envy, was welcome caller at our office
| ldSt SATURDAY lie reports MS ScnoOl
in fiourishing condition and in
formed us that Miss Mamie Powell, of
this city, now has charge of the music
department. fact that will, doubt
less, add to the popularity and success
of the institution.
Our genial friend, DR.. w. W. Davis,
has been enjoying visits from relatives
during the past two weeks. Last
week DR.. Wool Beacham, his wife and
mother were guests of DR.. and Mrs.
Davis and this week he was pleased to
have with him an uncle, Mr. ID. W.
Gilbert, of Montgomery, Texas, who
has been away from his native State
of Mississippi for twenty-six years.
Former friends and schoolmates were
glad to greet him after the long lapse
of years, and many pleasant memories
were revived by his visit.