The leader., 1903-10-21

Tor Visit at independence. La.
Mrs. G. A. Teunisson, a sister
of DR.. Draughtry, has been the
guest Of his home.
Chester Byrne was young Wis
itol home from Mississippi Col
lege Sunday and Monday.
Miss Nellie Sasser, one Of oul
most worthy and brightest young
girls, left on Sunday night for Blue
Mountain College.
The ''Old Larkin place, = pur.
chased by VIM. Maxwell few
months ago, is being steadily put
into splendid repair.
Mrs. Richardson returned Mon
day evening to her home in hide.
pendence, La, after a visit here
to her daughter, Mrs. Schwem.
W. G. MaxweIl's suburban res
idence has been enlarged and
painted and is now model coun-
try home. This is one of the
finest sites in the county.
Now how about grinding your
cane crop? If you are figuring
on buying an outfit. see Seavey
for The Great Western mill,
Cooks evaporation pans, stacks,
etc.
Hon. E. f. Brennan, Of the law
firm of Brennan & Hannah. and
Mr.. I. Fl. Brinson, prominent
merchnt of Monticello, left Sun
day night on a business trip to
Chicago.
Mrs. j. M. Martin is critically
i'll at her home. 1t is not thought
she will recover and; great deal
of anxious but tender sympathy
goes out to the distressed and
stricken family.
Don't delay buying your winter
underwear until you freeze up,
but see about your needs, keep off
pneumonia and a DOCTORS bill.
A. C. Seayey & Sons can fill your
wants and save you money.
Blankets from soc per pair to
$1,000 per pair can be seen at Sea
vey's and at values that will en-
able you to sleep comfortable, as
the cold weather approaches and
not dream of troubles and high
prices.
Sunday night a committee was
appointed at the Baptist church
with a view to organizing a Bap-
fist Young Peoples Union. The
committee is composed of w. E.
Price, - Holcomb and Miss Fan
ME Maxwell.
Don't put off stove buying as
a boy does pulling tooth, until
compelled by suffering to make a
move. As the temperature goes
down, prices generally 90 up.
See Seavey's line of sheet iron
heaters and their new air draft
stoves.
A message from GuIfport Sun
day evening brought the distress
ing news that Miss Ada Sherman
had met with serious accident in
that city, where she was visiting
her sister, Mrs. May Walker.
An operation on her eye was nee
essary and she went to New Or
leans Monday for that purpose,
Mr.. Percy Richards arrived at
the home of Mrs. Forsythe on
Monday evening. Mrs. Richards,
who is Mrs. Forsythe's daughter,
is we'll known in this city, and is
expected ssin a few days. News
of the deplorahle tragedy of Sun
day night reached them at Mem
phis just II minutes before the
train started on which Mr.. Rich
ards arrived among the broken
hearted members of the family at
this place.
We regret to hear that the in
FAINT child of Mr.. and Mrs. j. o.
Boadwee has scarlet fever. Sew
eral years ago there we're several
cases in this family when they re-
sided in another part of town.
1t is thought that in getting out
wooden clothes that were used at
that time, remaining germs have
again been disseminated. 1t is
sincerely hoped the little one will
recover as ,the other serious cases
did three years ago.
1t is being runored among those
interested that Mr.. Mikas is pro-
jecting car line from his subur-
ban residence past ". X. Woods
handsome new home now in course
of construction a mile from this
place. and on through Brookhaven
to Pearlhaven. Mr.. Mikas has
the heart of a benefaetor, and
other things being equal, we do
not doubt but that this Splendid
enterprise will soon be inaugu-
rated. A car line, passing the