The leader., 1903-06-03
TOWN AND COUNTY.
bells on the 10th!

Good spot cotton is worth II q cents.
It's the third of June, not the Fourth
of July!
The railroad parks are now very at
tractive.
E. H. Wentworth has reprinted his
handsome residence.
DR.. Conner has made attractive ad-
ditions to his cottage home.
Miss Eliza Gartman has been Sc
riously ill, but is improving.
The election will tell who has the
''Kees" to the assessors office.
Henry Sims and John Williams we're
visitors Sunday from Monticello.
Miss Susie Becker is enjoying de-
lightful stay in the Crescent City.
Leighton Jones is little the worse
for wear from wrestle with illness.
The thermometer dropped consid-
erably Sunday and rain followed that
night.
Miss Beulah Bayliss is with her
grandmother, Mrs. Anding, for a few
days.
How about Noel Club for Brook
haven? Don't let all the ladies speak
at once.
The old Schnorrenberg home, now
occupied by Miss Della Mikell, is being
reshingled.
Guy E. Brignall left Saturday for
Aurora, Ill. He was accompanied by
Willie Bayliss.
M. H. Ragsdale has rented Mr..
Hurst's handsome new cottage next to
Mrs N. E. Hubert's.
DR.. J. w. Bennett has erected a
small cottage on his residence prop
erty. It will be for rent.
J. B. Nalty has returned from st.
Louis, leaving his wife to enjoy the
pleasures of her early home.
The I. G.. has greatly improved the
standing room around the depot by a
layer of powdered stone and cement.
Miss Pauline Butler entertained the
Finch Club on last Thursday evening.
This club now holds weekly meetings.
Miss Frank Selser, the chief delivery
clerk in Jackson's postoffice and a
most excellent young lady, was the
guest last week of Mrs. W. E. Price.
The Misses MikeTl moved into Mrs.
Schnorrenberg's residence on Monday.
Mrs. Schnorrenberg is now making
her home with her daughter, Mrs. E.
F. Brennan.
At the Magee House last Thursday,
j. d. Lousberry and Miss Dora Moore
were united in matrimony by Rev. r.
Fl. Purser. Bro. Purser has way of
making people happy.
Miss Lulah Ragsdale, Brookhaven's
brilliant elocutionist, has been engaged
for the coming term at Whitworth
College. We congratulate the institu-
tion upon this acquisition.
By an oversight of the person circu-
lating the paper, the name of B. F.
GOA, of the Martin Drug Co, was left
off the closing notice published in last
weeks LEADER. He was among those
who agreed to close their stores to. day.
Rev. II. Fl. Messenger will hold SER.
vice in the Episcopal church next Sun
day at 3 p. M, when Holy Communion
will be administered; the day being
what is called "Trinity Sunday" the
beginning of the last half of the
church year. All are cordially invited.
The speech of Hon. Thos. Brady, Jr.,
delivered before the Alumn8 Associ-
alton of Whitworth College and pub
1ished in full in today's Leader, has
been highly complimented by many
who heard it. It is we'll worth read
ing, both on account of its inspiring
sentiments and the local application
of it's practical suggestions.
After strong and repeated solic-
itations, Geo. T. Douglass has
consented to become a candidate
for reelection to the Office of
Justice of the Peace in district
No. 2. Mr.. Douglass has made
a fine record as justice for the
last four years, and the people are
SO we'll pleased with his services,
they were unwilling to see him
retire. 1t would be an immeasur-
able blessing to the county if all
the offices were filed by such men
as Geo. Douglass. His an
nouncement appears in our an