The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-22
COUNTY NEWS.

The crop Of hickory mute appears to
be q large one.
Pay your subscription now, while you
have the money.
Read our "Great Clubbing OFFER" on
the opposite page.
Those who have them 70 dig, are dig
ging sweei potatoes.
Mr.. Wilkes Rosenbaum, Of DeKslb,
was ia town Tuestay.
'PJssums are sad - be plentiful be-
tween here and DeKalb.
Cotton brought 8 cents III the Scoobs
market yesterday. Ssed brought from
81 to % cents.
Rev. j. Buck will conduct services
IN the Methodist Church, morning and
night, next Sunday.
If the old saying, "three frosts and q
rain,' holds good, We should have rain
b. the end OF the week.
A car load of H%alliday's celebrated
"Sylph" and o her branos of -four just
received at DUKES Cash Sore.
There are but few buildings-resi-
dence or business-in Scooba but what
would be benefi ted by a coat of paint.
A large number of our people attend-
ed religious services at Antioch, where
the Baptist Association was in session.,
on Sunday.
II there is a responsible, capable WE'LL
borer in this section of country, he can
learn of a job by addressing the editor
of this paper.
Mrs. Will L. Sargent has been con-
fined to her bed most OF the time since
her return from Mississippi.-Terrell
(Texas) Times Star.
Fol- q pleasant physic take Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy
to take. Pleasant in effect. For sale
by M. E. Ward, druggist.
Capt. and Mrs. J. E. Hart, of Meri-
dian, are guests of DIR. w. Z. Pearson,
and Mr.. Ed. Hart, of the same place,
spent several days of the week with
Mr.. John Pearson.
Nj. Sam Watts has purchased the
old Lipscomb place, occupied by the
family OF NJ. Thomas Wilder, and lie
having a number of much-needed re-
pairs made to the property.
Mr.. CT. Douglass informs US that his
two little daughters, who have been
quite Ill, have reached the stage where
they can't get enough to eat. This is
regarded az a most hopeful sign.
Don't imagine that THE HERALD Office
is deserted because the door is closed
these cool mornings. If you want to
pay your subscription land We would
very much like you to-, stop in and you
will End somebody ready TO take the
money and receipt for same.
Col. James H. Duke has greatly inn
proved and beautiied his residence,
this summer, by having it painted in
side and out. This is one OF the most
delightfully."- situated homes in this Sec
ton OF the country, and We congratu-
late the Colonel on It's added charm.
The Board of Aldermen have APP
pointed Messrs. W. Parker and D b.
Evans to be School Trustees, to fill the
vacancies caused by the removal to
Meridian OF Hon. j. Fl. Cnrrie and the
disqualification of Mr.. D. F. Carr. The
law requires that the trustees shall be
patrons Of the school, hence Mr.. Cars
Inability to serve.
Word was received here Monday
night of the shooting. at a ssw.mill
near McHeDry, Of jamie Watts by Viii
liam Lipscomb. The parties are ne
groes, ard formerly lived ia Scoobs
Shooting is claimed to Lave been acci-
dental The body of the dead girl was
brought here Moudss night ard buried
yesterday morning..
Mrs. Godfrey Wilder, "a aged and
highly esteemed rssidenf o. VIVA is
known as the Brooklyn neighborhood
(across the railroad, died al The home
oil her son, Mr.. w. III. Wilder. Her re-
mains we're taken TO Soule Chspel, in !
Rumpter County, Ala for interment on
Tuesday morning. Deceased had suf-
fered for many years from an as,hmatic
trouble, and her death was not entirely
unexpected. She leaves two sons, W.
H., with whom she lived, and Thomas
W., of Meridian, 8 large number OF
grandchildren and a host Of friends TO
mourn her departure, to all Of whom
we extend sincerest sympathy.