The leader., 1903-03-11
TIE LEADER.
Wednesday, Evening, Mar. Il, 'O3.
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Rain, rain, go away;
Little Johnnie wants to play. !"
Miss Sammie Magee has been on
visit to McComb City.
At Horn & Cockerhouse's fruit
stand-a new line of candies.
Mrs. w. H. FrizeIl is better,
after a serious attack of illness.
The Leaders, special offer to
subscribers expires March 18th.
Mrs. d. J. Batchelder is enter
tanning the Whist Club this after
noon.
Miss Nellie Jones has been pros
trated with pneumonia since last
Saturday.
Morris Mendle is on visit to
relatives. He is now located at
Greenville.
The drummers say the wet
weather has KILLED trade" all
along the line.
Louis Scherck, of New Orleans,
is the guest of his brother, Rich
ard Scherck.
Mrs. r. I. Scherck has been a
great sufferer with la grippe in
New Orleans.
If you see "a Black Diamond''
you will laugh and not regret
your IS cents.
Mrs. Hattie SokoIoski, of Able
vile, La, is the guest of Mines
D. and +. COIN.
L. S. DuBose and wife are now
making their home at Mr.. anC
Mrs. Joe Heuck's.
Miss Beulah Wilson is spending
a few days in Delhi, La, with hel
uncle, H. Lewinthal.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Hami1
ton left last Sunday on their an
nual trip to st. Louis.
Lincoln county candidates are
falling behind the procession il
the matter of announcing.
The Leader and Home and Farm
is the best combination of thu
year-$1.25 will get both.
Don't fail to see "Hulda,
Black Diamond" next Tuesday
night. 1t is said to be very laugh
able.
Candidates for county superin
tendent of education will be exam
ined May 8th and 9th at the cour
house.
Miss Willanna Ainsworth anc
Price Ainsworth, of Hazlehurst
have been visitors to Miss Mauc
Magee.
Mrs. Matte Ewing Circuit, O:
Patterson, La, spent several days
with her aunt, Mrs. Matte Mar
tin, last week.
Prof. A. A. McAlpin, of Monti
cello, and Prof. E. w. Barring
ton, of CaseyvilIe, were Saturday
visitors to this city.
A contest in elocution, music
and defamation at the public
school Friday night. Free to al
and everybody is invited.
The Methodist ladies met with
i'll favor from the weather clerk
last evening; but they realized 8
neat sum on their oyster supper,
John E. Penn, the genial pro
prietor of the Penn Hotel, New
Orleans, is the guest of his sister
Mrs. l. Cope, at the Commercial
Don't let March 18th pass with
out subscribing for The Leader at
$1.0O, including a free copy Of
our handsome Magazine Edition.
Messrs. R. W. McNair and S.
P. Oliver left Monday for Merid
ian where they represent the
Brookhaven Woodmen in the
Grand Camp now in session.
Brookhaven people have fine
prospects of being entertained:
from the present time until after
the commandments of the three
schools.
Prof. 7. P. Scott has been ap-
pointed by the State Board of Edu-
cation to hold the examination fo'
candidates for county superinten-
dent of education in this county.
M. G. Magee will leave for Jack.
son Sunday. He goes to the CAPT,
tai to take charge of the Johnson
Taylor dress goods department.
Mr.. Magee's many Brookhaver
friends regret to part with him,
Jas. A. White has sold the Bea-
con at Cordell, Okla, to S. G.
Burnette, lawyer of that town.
Mr.. White announces that he
will remain connected with the
paper for a time at least in a bust,
ness way.
The w. M. S. will hold an all
day meeting with Mrs. w. F. Par
sons next Monday. 1t will be a
Birthday Party;" and members
are requested to bring as many
cents as they think their hostess
is years old.
A general secretary has been
secured by the 7. M. C. A., after
careful consideration and canvass