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The leader., 1903-04-01
AUBURN NOTES.

We have had little more cool
weather. Mr.. Preston Watts,
of Cobbs, was an Auburn visitor
last week. :. Mr.. f. G. Ratliff,
of Nola, visited his sister, Mrs.
R. E. L. Coker, of this place, last
week. Rev. H. S. Westbrook,
of Wesson, with his beautiful
bride, visited his home folks at
Auburn recently. Mrs. r. E.
L. Coker spent several days with
friends and relatives in Law
renee county recently. :. Mr.. J.
r. Coker left last Monday for
Water Valley, where he goes to
superintend the farm belonging
to the orphanage of that place.
On account of the i'll health of Mr..
w. N. Woods wife, of New Or
leans, his mother is taking care of
her two small children which he
brought up hele last Sunday. !.
Rev. w. j. Ferguson and wife
spent few days very pleasantly
with friends in McComb last week.
Mr.. w. H. Wood is still in
Memphis with his son, DIR. K. P.
Wood, who has had severe attack
of pneumonia. We are glad to
note that he is improving and ex.
poets to be able to accompany
his father home in few days.
ROVE.
The leader., 1903-04-01
THE PUBLIC poADs.

That there is widespread dis
satisfaction at the way the coun
ty road contractors are failing tt
properly keep up the public roads
there can be no doubt, if one may
Judge from the rumblings which
come from various quarters of the
county. No one expected the
roads to be maintained in first
class condition during the exces.
sively wet weather of the last
three months, and mud and ruts
were accepted as a matter OF
course; but it is alleged that the
contractors have been derelict and
negligent about keeping bad holes
filled, and that these are both
numerous and, in some instances,
almost impossible. Now, since
there has been a partial cessation
of the wet weather and spring is
opening, these holes and bad
places in the roads are still neg
lected. A farmer who came to
town Monday on the Union Church
road, said there were great holes
in that road, to which no atten-
ton has been given, and that it
was practically impossible for a
farmer to haul anything like a
load either to or from Brookhaven.
When the editor of The Leader
was at Bogue Chitto Saturday and
Sunday, similar reports were heard
from the roads in that section of
the county, and like complaints
come from north and east Lincoln.
Road Commissioner Montgom-
cry and the Board of Supervisors
will certainly have to call the con-
tractors to time, or this discomfort
will spread until it finally results
in an open revolt against the con-
tract system. The people gener-
ally had accepted this system as a
decided improvement on the old
and it was steadily growing in
popular favor; but for year or
more, there has been a growing
dissatisfaction because it is beiev-
ed the Board and Road Commits
sioner are too lenient with the con-
tractors and that they (the con-
tractors) are not carrying out
their obligations; while at the
same time, by one shift or another,
they manage to get all the money
collected for road taxes. The
Leader would regard the abolish
ment of the contract system long
step backward and calamity to
the material interests of the whole
county; but the only way to sue
cessfully maintain it and prevent
a reaction in public sentiment
which will finally result in its
abolition, is for the Board of Su-
pervisors and Road Commissioner
to require that all road contractors
shall comply, in good faith, with
the terms of their contracts and
give the people what they agree to
gave them for the consideration
named. or forfeit their bonds.
The leader., 1903-04-01
Lincoln County Farmers Clvb.

Quite a number of Lincoln
county men, nearly all of whom
are engaged in farming, met al
the court house last Saturday
morning for the purpose of form.
ing an organization for the ad,
vancement of the agricultural in
terests of this section.
S. P. Oliver, who had issued
the call for the meeting, express
ed his views as to the necessity
for farmers to discuss and study
the many problems in agriculture
such as soil, preparation, crop
diversification, stock raising, etc. ),
as we'll as the advantages and
economies which might often re-
suit from cooperation among
neighboring farmers in purchase
and cooperative use of the more
expensive implements.
G. Menelas spoke of the general
advantages of organization, prac-
ticed now in all lines of industry
more generally than in agricuI-
ture. He also called attention to
the many natural advantages of
this section in freedom from de-
structive storms, foods and ex-
tremes of temperature.
Edgar Green suggested methods
by which the slight necessary ex
penses of the organization might
be met without fixing any dues on
the members,
There was some general discus.
sion as to the frequency of meet
ing and minor topics.
A committee consisting of j. B.
Cameron, S. P. Oliver and G.
Menelas was appointed to draft
bylaws,
Permanent organization was
effected with John M. May as
president, A. NJ. Summers and S.
P. Oliver as vice-presidents; and
j. B. Cameron, secretary.
1t was the unanimous opinion of
those present that while the club
existed solely for the purpose of
promoting the agricultural inter
ests of this section, there was no
need to limit the membership to
farmers, that the business interests
were not at all antagonistic to the
farming interests, and that there
fore any business man or other
good citizen might be welcomed
to membership,
The Lincoln county papers were
requested to publish the proceed
ings of the meeting.
The next meeting will be held
in the court house On the second
Saturday in April, at which time
the committee on bylaws will
report.
The following names were
placed on membership roll at this,
the first meeting: J. A. Dent,
DR.. R. R. Applewhite, A. NJ.
Summers, S. P. Oliver, G. W.
Maxwell, G. I. Montgomery, T.
J. White, J. NJ. May, J. NJ.
May, Jr., John /. Marshall, W.
P. Smith, P. G. Mullen, G.
Menelas, A. Mikas, NJ. w. May,
A. Maxwell, Will Oberschmidt,
W. M. Smith, NJ. A. Nations, J.
M. Allgood, J. B. Cameron, I.
H. Montgomery, Frank Greer,
J. W. Chisholm, M. F. Hudson,
Edgar Green.
The leader., 1903-04-01
Teachers Meeting.

The last regular meeting of the
County Teachers Association will
be held in the Brookhaven Graded
School Building Friday evening,
April 18th. An interesting pro-
gram is in course of preparation.
It will consist of music, instru-
mental and vocal, elocution, and
addresses by some of the leading
teachers of the county on impor-
tant school work. We also hope
to have an address by a promi-
nent educator from another part of
the State.
It is very important that the
teachers of the county be present
at this meeting if they are at all
interested in their profession.
The State Teachers Association
will convene in Vicksburg, April
Both, and we ought to form
plans for having a full delegation
of Lincoln county teachers present
at that meeting.
Respectfully,
E. w. HARRINGTON,
President.
The leader., 1903-04-01
Resolutions Of Respect.

Whereas, 1t has pleased our
kind and Heavenly Father to re-
move from our midst Mrs. Gussie
Sasser Scott, whose earthly career
was cut off after a short illness
on the 9th day of March, 1903;
and,
Whereas, Our departed friend
was member of our circle, and
a co-worker in our affairs; there
fore be it
Resolved, That in her untimely
end the Willing Hearts" Circle
of Kings Daughters has sustained
an irreparable loss.
Resolved, That we condole with
the family of the deceased in
their great affifction and pray God
to give them submission to His
will and impart comfort to them
in their sad bereavement.
MRS. ELLA McNAIR,
MRS. ZULA MORETON,
Committee.
The leader., 1903-04-01
Hear Miss Garvin.

'.She possesses a marvellous
double voice, under perfect con-
troll, which has created a sensation
in many audiences.
Her range is nearly three oc-
taves, and in the same breath she
gives the low bass of a masculine
voice and high, pure soprano.
In impersonation the voices
seem so distinct the audience is
sometimes startled into believing
a man is debating earnestly with
her. =
The leader., 1903-04-01

j. D. Blue announces in today's
paper as candidate for re-elec-
tion to the Office Of Constable for
district No. /. Mr.. Blue prom
ises, if reelected, to continue to
make it interesting for crap-
shooters and peripatetic blind
tigers.
The leader., 1903-04-01

Merchants of jackson say their
business has fallen off fifty per
cent. on account of the condition
of the unpaved streets of the city.
The most important street of the
'capital city, Capitol street, is the
one that has not beenpaved. This
street leads. from the depot to the
old State house,
The leader., 1903-04-01
Dental Notice.

DR.. Van Watts takes this method
to inform the public that he has
just fitted up a dental Office second
to none in the State. Everything
new and complete. Every up-to-
date instrument for doing any
style of work known to dentistry.
He has three operating rooms
with separate instruments. He
has ladies' parlor, reception hall
and labratory, guarantees the finest
work at most reasonable charges.
All gold work a speciality.
Porcelain or gold bridge or crown
all guaranteed satisfactory or no
charge. Extracts teeth without
pain by use of local application to
the gum or by use of vitalized air
without harm or danger to the
patient. It costs nothing to come
and have your teeth examined and
find out what it will cost you to
have the work done. Office over
Brookhaven Drug Co., Storm
Building.
The Leader is requested by Mr..
Geo. I. Douglass to say that he
has re-considered his intention of
becoming a candidate for Asses
sor, and hence our notice of last
week that his announcement
would appear in today's Leader
was premature. Since the men
ton of Mr.. Douglass name in this
connection he has received many
flattering assurances of support,
and had he entered the race he
would have proved a formidable
competitor Of all rival candidates.
The leader., 1903-04-01
Easter Eae Hunt.

An Easter Egg Hunt will be
held in the court house yard on
Saturday evening, the 18th inst.
Ice cream will be sold by the
ladies of the Methodist church and
the children, grown people and
public generally are cordially in
vited to attend.
The leader., 1903-04-01

Chester w. Beacham, formerly
of Lincoln county, but now a
citizen of Wesson, was in town
yesterday. Mr.. Beacham has
been prevailed upon to become a
candidate for supervisor in Co
piah. Lincoln has tried him in
that office and recommend him
to her Copiah neighbors.
The leader., 1903-04-01

Attorney General Williams has
published an opinion, in which he
holds that a voter must be regis
tered four months before he is
qualified to participate in the pri-
mary election next summer. As
the first primary will be held be-
tween Aug. 1st and 10th, all per-
sons who do not register during
the next ten days viii be cut off.
The leader., 1903-04-01

DR.. |. W. Cooper had a full
house to hear his sermon to the
young people Sunday night. 1t
was an excellent discourse; and
when the roll is called up yon-
der" will be counted as one of
the forces making for the King
dom CunIe1 On earth.
The leader., 1903-04-01

The Union Hall church is now
actively engaged in improving
and making more comfortable
their building. Those good peo-
pie never do anything by halves;
and the Lincoln County Asso-
citation will be royalty entertain
ed by them next October.
The leader., 1903-04-01
Card Of Thanks,

To the People of Brookhaven:-
I thank you for your kind atten-
tion to my husband in his late
demise. wish to return especial
thanks to Duncan Magee and
family for their kindness and al
others who assisted him.
MRS. KATE FAIRMAN.
The leader., 1903-04-01
There is one. thing certain and

There is one thing certain and
that is that no one can do first
class work without proper in
struments to do it with. DR..
Watts has the best equipped den
tai Office in this country, with all
new and improved instruments.
He is prepared to do any style of
work known to dentistry. Of
fee in Storm Building, over
Brookhaven Drug Co.
The leader., 1903-04-01

We return thanks to our good
friend, E. M. Bee, Sr., for a
copy of The Savannah Press,
which contains interesting items
concerning the prospective
Southern Baptist Convention,
which meets in May, and also
something Of our friend, E. L.
Martin and his successful career
as one of the potentates of the
Order of Elks.
The leader., 1903-04-01
Mr.. Geo. S. Lambright, Jr.

MT. UeU. =. LdIHUIIgH6, UI.,
coroner and ranger of this county,
is announced as candidate for
Justice of the Peace of District
No. 1. Mr.. Lambright is a
young man of decided merit. He
is sober, upright and honorable in
all his dealings, has made the
county good officer in his pres
ent position, and if elected justice
of the peace, may be relied upon
to hold the scales of justice even
and discharge the duties of the
Office impartially, without fear or
favor.
The leader., 1903-04-01

Mrs. Mary Brands, Of Niagara
Falls, is the guest of her brother,
d. Schwem. This is their first
meeting in 30 years.
The leader., 1903-04-01

Sheriff Applewhite and Alex
Calender left Saturday for
Texas, where DR. Applewhite has
an important suit. J pending in
chancery. They will probably
return the last of this week.
The leader., 1903-04-01

Our cut glass came too late for
the holiday trade and now we
have a pretty stock at unusually
low prices. Call at Price Drug
CO. Is Jewelry Department.
The leader., 1903-04-01
LOUIS COHN & BROS.
Spring and Summer Dress Goods

A great assembly of matchless Dress
Fabrics for Spring and Summer. New
Wash Fabrics in all the beauty of
Spring loveliness there's an almost il
limitable assortment for selection and
the prices are exceedingly low.
The leader., 1903-04-01
New Laces, Embroideries 9 Appliques

The opening of March finds such an ar
ray of the newest designs as we have
never before attempted of which
are priced low for quick selling.
The leader., 1903-04-01
Thursday, April 2nd, ,
Friday, April 3rd.

Music, mrth and Millinery will be the order of the day.
Prof Persons jackson Band of eight skilled performers, being
engaged for this date.
The Millinery Display will the handsomest shown
this section and will embrace elegant line of pattern hats and
stylish walkers McCraths Millinery Department will be under
the of the talented trimmer Miss Emma Casper, of
ST. Louis who has number of first class
ments in St. Louis and the South.
Remember the dates of opening Thursday April 2nd and Fri
day. April 3rd Everybody invited. Come and bring your
friends
This will be lively week for Mc(1rah & Son with Spring
Openings all along the line of regular one three
fashion Dates follows
1ubbard-McGrath Co.. 1azlehurst, April ls and znd
John McCirath Sons BrOokhaven, April End and 3rd
John McGrath Sons Co., Canton, April 3rd and 4h.
goes without saying that these occasions will bring forth the
best efforts the talent employed and visitors will enjoy the
bnaon good music artistic decorations and animated hrong
of 'a and brave men, We the word "brave' ad
visedythnk deserve when they ganty and cheerfuly
the music running the gauntlet Easter Bonnet handsome
dress goods and all the little accessories of the that bring
forth both praise and pocket book
McGrath Millinery Openings deservedy popular and
enjoyed by hundreds of visitors.
You afford to miss this Everybody invited
and bring your friends
Trusting have the pleasure of visit from you this occasion
we are, Yours respectfully,
The leader., 1903-04-01

LAWNS
DIMITIES
LINEN SUITINGS
DUCKS
BATISTE
MOUSELINES
CRASHES
The leader., 1903-04-01

PIQUES
ORGANDIES
GINGHAMS
MADRAS
MERCERIZED FABRICS
CANVAS WEAVES
CHEVIOTS
The leader., 1903-04-01
The LEADER.

Official Journal Of Lincoln County.
The leader., 1903-04-01
THE SPRING OF
THE YEAR

always calls for house-ceaning and general i'm
provements. Why not add a Bath room to
your house? 1t costs very little. We will fur
nish it with a Bath Tub, Lavatory and Closet
on the easy payment plan, which is just like
paying rent on these goods and you will own
them when the payments are completed. Far
mers can find anything at c. B. Perkins in the
The evening world., 1903-01-27
WOMEN v|CTORS IN
LONG LEGAL FIGHT
Mary and Elizabeth Donohue
Gain Possession Of Rockaway
Water Front After rs Years.

By the verdict OF a jury in the su.
preme Court in Long Island city to-
day, Mary Agnes Donohue and Eliza.
beth Amy Donohue. daughters Of tho
late Judge DOnohue. regained posses.
sion OF a tract OF land at Far Rock
away. the possession of which has been
disputed for over a quarter OF a cen
tury.
The property was left to the Misses
Donohue by their father, II embraces
800 feet Of shore frontage and extends
back 500 feet, II equals In dimensions
six city blocks. james Ganrey, Il hotel
man and merchant, OF Far Rockaway.
contested the claim Of the Donohue
sisters, alleging that he was the right
ful owner Of all the outer beach.
It IL said that Garrey Is particularly
annoyed by the decision OF the Court.
as he owned a system OF small bridges
extending from the inner 10 the outer
beaches ana made a big income every
summer by chArStns - - shs prin-
less of Ns~~AA0
The evening world., 1903-01-27
GAVE A MINSTREL
SHOW IN CHURCH.
Two Humorous Young Men of
Brooklyn Do the End Men Aot.
While Congregation Stares.

II John %Tryckman and OLAF Swans
berg had done what they did In the
Swedish Lutheran Bethlehem Church
last Sunday night anywhere else they
would have been thrown out and stepped
ON with great vlOlencs. As II was the
forbearcacc % the pastor. DIR. Fritz
jacobson, saved them until the sentl-
ment OF the congregation forced him to
take action,
The church is located at Third ave-
nue. and Pacific street. Brooklyn. Dur
ing the services sunday evening Tryck-
man and swansberg. who are exceed
lngly young, walked down to the pulpit
ana inauguratcd "a two-man minstrel
show, They played against the
preachers sermon TOR about an hour.
cracking alleged Jokes and singing funny
songs In Swedish dialect.
The congregation and The pastor al
lowed them u amuse themselves for the
time, but Yesterday DR., jacobson was
advised to have tE"n arrested They
were arraigned In Myrtle Aycrle Court
to-day and paroled for further eNami-
nation on Jan. %.
The evening world., 1903-01-27
Reported Robbery Of Mrs. Chas.
Fair After Death Brings to
Light Clever Scheme of Some
Wealthy Women.
REAL JEWELS LOCKED UP.
Nine-tent'ts OF the Brilliant orna.
ments Worn in Great Bathrooms
Declared to Be Nothing More
than Fac.simliies in Paste.

The published statement Of a Paris
leVeiler that the jewels CT Mrs. Charles
fair were not stolen after her death
with her husband in an automobile az
cident In France because she had lett
Ter real ones in America and took only
paste limitations abroad was partly
corroboraied to-day by New York deal
ers, who asserted that the majority of
wealthy New York women who own
precious gems wear limitations o. the
originals in order TO protect themselves
against robbery.
+. w. FredericKa No ga5 Broadway.
who makes a specially OF manufacturing
paste jewels FOR the moneye class, said
TO an Evening Word reporter:
"Nine-tenths OF the jewels seen In the
arIstocrat!c Bathrooms OF New York are
nothing more than paste. The real jew
els are left at home under lock and key
or else stored In a safe deposit vault.
their owners not caring to run risk OF
robbery by wearing them.
You see this" he asked, holding Up
what appeared to he a beautiful pendant
Of diamonds and emeralds. we have
just finished this piece for one of the
wealthiest women IN New York. II Ia
a fac-simile Of a pendant owned by her
which Is worth $40, nOO. The imitation
costs 5000. and 1t would not be this price
were 1t not for the fact that We were
obliged 10 use real diamonds-very small
ones-as a diamond is about the only
stone Which cannot be successfully mi
tated. We are doing this KIND OF work
all the time
Did you supply Mrs, Fair with paste
fac-simllcs OF her Jewels" ne was
asked.
1T wouldn't be policy for the firm
TO saw who It's customers are was
the evasive reply.
When j. P. Moore. head of the dla-
mond department at Tifany's. was
asked whether 1t was a common prac-
tice On nristocrat,c circles 10 nave jew
els replaced by paste produc Ions he
merely raised his eyebrows and took n
walk.
"CertaInly 1t is" said n. l.. Locke. OF
Gorham & Co. ITS done every day.
although We do not make mutations
The evening world., 1903-01-27
LOST FOR DAYS
FINDS FAMILY.
Aged Yardman Who Wandered
from Home at Morris Park
to Sons House in Troy Will
Be Cared For.
HE SEEMED HALF DAzED.

A life or case will be the lot OF aged
William II. Griffith. who wandered from
his neat cottage in Morris Park. l.. l..
and VINO cannot. recall where ne was
or wnLI he uid Ior SIX days. he nnally
nelIt TO the nome OF mis- sun In Troy, y.
". from where he was Guy 10 his
home. The long years OF toll tnat broke
down his Inental powers are ended and
IN Inc IdlGfe MS cnIiuren wiiI yrovIue
some OF the pleasures VI life OF which he
mas known little.
when ne appeared at the home of his
son he was half dazed. He could NOT
lell where he had been. and the doctors
there and in Brooklyn were puzzled. He
is now gradually rsgaining his normal
condition n the physicians think he
will be entirely well .. Il 1hor. time.
Griniih Is sixty-siA years old. appar-
emily hale and hearty. He and his wife
live in "A pretty home near the Long
Island Railroad station at Morris Park.
where Griffith had been yardman for
thirteen years. During all that time the
old man has had no change from the
amending round OF daily toll. The work
was not laOorlous. but for twelve hours
a day. seven days n week, In cold and
heat, in fair weather and foul. the old
man had been constantly on duty.
The doctors think thar the unendlng
strain benumbed his mind Just as keep
Ing n leg or arm too long In one posi-
ton cramps the limb. They hope soon
10 restore him TO health.
The evening world., 1903-01-27
MARTIN LETTERS
IN BABY CASE.
Wife of Man Who Refuses to
Acknowledge Child as His
Will Produce Missives to
Prove Claim To-Day.
is CONFIDENT OF WINNING.

Mrs. Elizabeth Starr-Keefer Martin,
tin. of Boston. Is trying to prove that
the baby she says is theirs Is spurious,
appears before Health COMMISSIONS
Lederle to-day for cross-examination by
her husbands counsel.
When Mrs. Martin packed up Sunday
and suddenly LEFT her clearinghouse at
No. 81 West Twelfth street, 1t was
variously reported that she a dlsap-
peared just as the crisis In her case
was reached. Mrs. Martin moved 10
No. 34 West One Hundred and Nine
teenth street SO that she might avoid
the OF women who called to
express their sympathy.
Instead OF having any fear OF the re-
suit. Mrs. Martin says she Is very con-
hdent. She has received from her form
err husband. Rev. DR.. Benjamin b. Keef-
err, now editor of the Ottawa Citizen,
Canada. a%ffidavits and other papers to
prove the legitimacy of her first child,
Terry Starr-Keefer. now about twenty
years old.
At a former session OF the hearing
before the Health Commissioner. DR..
Martins attorney asked questions which
intimated the belief that this child was
OF honorable birth. The documents
now held by Mrs. Martin prove to the
contrary.
Mrs. Martins COUNCIL requested DR..
Martin to put in evidence certain let
tiers received by him from his wife prior
TO and subsequent to the birth OF the
hahu laar luna rrha dnntnr'a .o,,n.zI
refused, and to-day Mrs. Martin Will
offer copies of the letters as the neces.
sary evidence.
These letters are filled with pathos
and tell OF the sorrow OF an estra nzed
wife and OF a mother who is fighting
for the name OF her child.