The leader., 1903-09-16
Vim. ABSHAGEN.
HOLIDAY NOTICE.

Mr.. Baker Smith, of Lauder
dale, is in town.
Hot time in the old town-straw
hats still seasonable.
Dl. w. E. Montgomery, of Nor
field, is in town today.
Rev. L. D. Posey, of Mt. Car
mel, was visitor today.
w. T. East was greatly benefit
ed by his recent Western trip.
Mr.. A. Nickoleen, of New Or
leans, has been a visitor to our
city.
Graham's gramophone is a
whole brass band in his .neighbor-
hood.
Mrs. R. Berger and Miss The
resa Mendle were visitors to Mag
nolia Sunday.
Miss Sara Storm will leave TO-
morrow TO enter Nazareth Acad-
envy, Kentucky.
We want no Migrants OF loafers
in Brookhaven. Come out from
among them and go to work.
Mr.. Morris MendIe is expected
home on the list of October to
take charge of his mothers bust
ness.
Cotton Smith, after several days
illness, is again waiting on the
public with that same old smile
that won't wear off.
The colored Methodists last
Sunday, raised $3.50, to liquidate
the debt on their new church; and
they are now rejoicing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Maxwell
have returned after a summer
spent at Milo, Maine. Friends
are pleased to welcome them back.
R. M. Nalty has had a big job
at Bogue Chitto putting in a sys-
tenn of water works for the big
saw mill firm of B. E. Brister &
Co.
Misses JIMMIE and Gussie New
man of Veto, came to Brookhayen
Sunday, spending a day en- route
for Columbus, where they will at
tend school.
Chester Byrne will leave Mon
day for Mississippi College.
Chester is one of our most worthy
and talented boys and we hope for
his great success at college.
N. A. Tibbs, an old resident
Brookhayen boy, and of late years
of the Clarion-Ledger force, at
jackson, is visiting on the coast
for the benefit of failing health.
DR.. John H. johnson left today
at noon for Hendersonville, N. c.,
where his wife has been sojourn-
ing for two months. The Doctor
and family will return next week.
r. M. Nalty has been in Sum
NIT for a month past. He has been
doing plumbing and putting in
steam heating fixtures in the At
kinson building of which all Sum-
NIT is proud.
Mr.. and Mrs. John King, of
Franklin county, arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. IT,
Montgomery on yesterday. Mrs.
King is sister of our worthy
road commissioner.
Robt. Wilkins an d Russell
Montgomery, of Landry Parish,
La, are the guests of their uncle,
Mr.. G. 7. Montgomery. Mr..
Wilkins brought his daughter to
Whitworth College.
A representative Of Jackson's
johnson Taylor Co. has been at
the Commercial this week, ex-
hibiting samples of carpets and
kindred material. Brookhaven
merchants can do anything in that
line.
What might have been a serious
accident occurred Monday after
noon. Misses Susie and Josie
Becker were driving for the
station intending to take the Chi
cago train, when upon turning the
Hartman corner, their carriage
turned completely over. The
young ladies we're extricated from
beneath the upturned carriage,
neither sustaining serious injuries.
They deferred their departure for
a train or two.
Union service was held in the
Presbyterian church on Sunday
night. Pastor Chandler gave a
serious and thoughtful sermon on
education and the training of the
young. Parents would do well to
follow the instruction given by |
Bro. Chandler; and teachers, who |
take their places and responsible
ity il great phft, would be better
and more desirable instructors, if |
they regarded their profession Is
the sacred calling he portrayed II