The leader., 1903-08-19
Vim. ABSHAGEN.

today to visit DIR. Jones' mother
at Lorman, Jefferson county.
They will be absent week.
Prof. J. NJ Afford and his la
irons will have a meeting at Beaver
Creek in the interest of the new
school building next Saturday.
Prof. J. L. johnson, IT,, of
Hillman College, has been taking
a hand in the educational cam
paign of Lincoln county this week.
Mrs. May Hoskins Bowles and
little daughter will leave next
week to spend some time at Pen
sacola, Fla. We wish them
pleasant visit.
S. D. Osborne and daughter,
and Misses Alma Knapp and Hat
tie and Sallie Mccormick, all of
Union Church, are guests of Mrs.
R. H. Meter.
On last Thursday, Mrs. A.
Stafler entertained Mrs. W. A.
Racine and son, and also Miss
Mary Baptiste, a lovely rose
bud, all of the Crescent City.
Miss Beulah Reeves, of Topi-
saw is the guest of Miss Myrtle
Greer. Miss Reeves will be one
of the contestants in elocution at
the teachers institute next week.
Don't forget the Dudes and
Motherhubbards at Storms Park
tomorrow evening. The costumes
will be brilliant and flying col
ors" will be worn by one or the
other, when the game is over.
The picnic which was to have
taken place at Pleasant Hill, or
Dogwood, next Friday, has been
postponed. A school meeting
will be held that afternoon instead
and Prof. Green will address the
people.
Miss Nellie McGrath entertained
few young friends Monday
night, in honor of Miss Annie
Cosgrove, of Pensacola, Fla. Miss
Cosgrove's beautiful voice helped
to make the evening delightful
one.
Mr.. Peyton 7. Strother has
resigned his position with the I'm
derwriters' Agency at this place,
and will 60 to Meridian, where
he will be interested with the
Hunter & Miazza / n surance
Agency.
Editor Dale, the scribe of the
Lawrence County Press, and his
wife and three children were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. P. Z.
Jones Sunday. They were on their
return from Mammoth Springs.
Sam Storm, jr., is one of our
most industrious young boys.
He is out in this August sunshine
laying a brick walk along the
front of DR.. Johnson's residence.
Sans chip off the old block.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Lee, of
Monticello, we're guests the first
part of the week of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. Z. Jones. They were enter
tanned at dinner Sunday by Mrs.
L. P. KEGS and Miss Fannie Max
we'll.
The Leaders, account of the
b ase ball game between the Fats
and Leans was read with avidity
by many of our interested popu-
lace. We are sure the Mother
Hubbard contest will furnish
grounds for another spicy story.
The Memphis Steam Laundry
burned down last Friday. Will
Hubert had about $4,000 worth of
laundry there for his various Gus
toners at this place and can get
neither a word nor his bill of
goods since the confagration. He
will hold the house responsible.
| Rev. ssR. III. Purser was especial
lily fortunate in the theme and
manner of treatment of his ser
mon to young people on Sunday
night at the Baptist church.
There were fine congregations at
both morning and evening ser
vices.
The infant daughter of Lu-
Glen j. Scott died yesterday
morning. after brief life of five
months. Mrs. Lizzie Lambright
has been kindly tending it. Its
mother died in its earliest infancy
and the little one seemed to be q
child of sorrow. Our sympathy
is extended to the bereaVed.
| The Ladies Aid Society Of the
Presbyterian church have vol;
unfairly obligated themselves tc
support an orphan in the Palmer
0rphanage at Columbus. This
calls for a monthly payment Of
$500, which in addition to the
church work these splendid Pres
byterian women do, speaks vol
umes for their energy, as well q
benevolence.