The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-30

Chas. Smith was a jackson
visitor Sunday.
Lawyer 7. G. Hannah visited
Jackson Sunday.
Abshagen Bros. candy is
strictly pure. Try it.
This is ideal weather for cotton
picking and hay saving.
Cotton is bringing 8 to az
cents in Brookhayen today.
Miss Idalette Harris is well
coined by Brookhaven friends.
DR.. J.T. Butler is now suffering
with case of typhoid fever. He
is doing well.
Mrs. Wildurr Willing returned
yesterday evening from a pleasant
visit to Hazlehurst relatives.
Watch the stores. The ones
that advertise are the ones that do
the greatest amount of business.
Tom Penn left Sunday for
Buffalo, Ark, where he will be
in the employ of Louis Montville.
The Pearlhaven School with
Prof. E. w. Darlington as prin-
cipal, opened up finely Monday
morning.
Mr.. Thos. G. Bari, a popular
and prosperous merchant of Nor
field, was welcome caller at this
Office yesterday.
The Press, of Monticello, wants
some blood hounds to track crimi-
nails. Several times has Monti-
cello been invaded of late.
Miss Whitaker, at the Pearl
haven Graded School, has a large
class in music. A new piano now
adds to the attractiveness of the
school.
Prayer meeting will be prefer
mitted at the Baptist church to-
morrow night, on account of the
protracted services at the Presby-
telian church.
S. M. Cade, of Montgomery,
who has contributed much to the
press of Copiah and of this county
in the interest of agriculture,
was welcome visitor on Monday.
The horse reported stolen from
Hon. &. Wood Magee, at Month
cello last week, was found by
Messrs. Magee and Hoffman near
the Brookhayen cemetery the next
day.
Hon. j. B. Harris, of jackson,
was in Blookhaven on Monday on
legal business. Mr.. Harris is the
senior law partner of Judge Robt.
Powell, the late honored and
loved Circuit Judge of this dis
trict.
The Montville family residence
is now occupied by Mr.. Carpen-
ter, a gentleman who is welcomed
to our city as resident and who
is interested in the Pearl River
Lumber Co.
The Leader is indebted to Rev.
j. w. Roseborough and Mr.. j.
N. Cooke for a call on Monday.
The meeting is continuing with
increasing interest at the Presby-
terian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. KEGS visited
their brother, Van, on Fair River,
Sunday. Van seems to be doing
very we'll at present. It has been
eight weeks since he was first
stricken with fever.
Mrs. Louis Montville has been
spending a week in this city. She
left today for Stamps, Ark, where
she is a most important and valued
able adjunct to her husbands bust
ness-as well as happiness.
Both Of the candidates for coun-
ty treasurer are personally worthy
and deserving young men, and
both are hopeless cripples, not be.
ing able to walk without the aid
of crutches or other means of sup
port.
The Pearlhaven Graded School
opened Monday with good at
tendance, with the following fac
ulty: E. w. Darlington, princi-
pal; Mrs. Flora Darlington, pri-
mary department; Miss Whitaker,
music; Miss Middleton, elocution.
Miss Susie Cox is another OF
our fine young women who passed
her examination before the State
Superintendent of Education last
week and received certificate for
three years. We would be glad
to make reports of others who
have gone and done likewise.
Revival services will begin in
this city, Saturday night, Oct. 3.
The leaders will be Rev. w. G.