The leader., 1903-08-12
n0GuE cHITTO NOTES.

gallantry and bravery. The other
night while walking with three
young ladies he deserted a horned
python lying coiled in the path.
He frantically snatched tie fair
women from imminent danger and
whipping out a six-shooter, he
lodged several balls Gall high
balls) in to the carcass. Upon ex-
animation, the snake proved to be
only a curiously twisted stick.
The young ladies did not faint;
but Jim feels like it when you say
snake" to him. Miss Louise
Fem of Amite county, is visiting
Mrs. Ida Fulgham, southwest of
town. Miss Fem is sufferer from
spinal difficulty, but cheerful as a
cricket. She is engrossed in en-
broidering a silk quilt for the
Worlds Fair exhibit. DIR. w.
w. Weathersby, of Ellisville, an
erstwhile Bogue Chittoite, has
been circulating among our people
renewing old friendships. He
is a Prince of Sawbones. "A
delightful Progressive Finch and
watermelon party was given by
Robert and Mrs. Brent. Eight
games were played, John Nc
Laurin winning first, Miss Susie
Brent, second, Miss Cora Van
Zant looming up with 7 defeats
and one victory. In the contest
of Nuts to Crack" Misses Daisy
Brister and Cora Van Zant won
first honors. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Wooten,
Misses Ophelia and Martha Nc
Kneely, Susie Powell, Cora Van
Zant, Daisy Brister; Messrs
James Brister, John McLaurin
and Vince Brister. Mr.. Quig-
ley of the |. C. civil engineer
corps, was visitor here. :. q.
H. Vernon takes his defeat phil
osophically. He says, There
are Others" Ralph Poche,
night operator for the 1. c., is
coming friends. . The Key
stone dummy jumped the rails
Thursday and created small com.
motion. =. Dave Bolian went to
Summit to visit his brother, who
has been dangerously i'll, as the
result of a spider bite. . Post
master Tyler is contemplating
building tasty residence in town.
il. Judge Yawn wants to bridge
the bloody chasm. Mrs. S. L.
jackson is quite i'll. :. Why not
build new station on the west
side of the railway, at either the
Newman corner or opposite the
present site? Ebert Martin,
living west of town, transacted
some heavy business here this
week. . Mrs. H. G. Temple has
returned to her home in St. Fran
cisville, La, for a while. At
this writing the upper ten are
planning a trip on the dummy
line, with picnic supper accom-
paniment. >. Misses Daisy Brls-
ter and Cora Van Zant were visi-
tors at Thayer. :. The Bogue
Chitto school board should get
move on them and do better this
year. If necessary, a private fund
should be raised to supplement the
regular school money. If not,
dozen children will be sent away
to other more fortunate towns for
the schooling they should receive
at home. Miss Ella Zachary
has been the guest of her friend,
Miss Laura Penn, of Brookhaven.
Miss Cora Van Zant, one of
City's pretty Misses, is
Miss Daisy Brister. Miss
Cora turns the heads of our young
men till they fairly wiring their
own necks. . Miss Amanda Ty-
Ter visited her aunt, Mrs. Ira
Tyler, of Summit, who is seriously
i'll. :. Will Bond, the handsome
young bank clerk of McComb,
was a visitor in Bogue Chitto.
Mrs. J. Nation Tyler will spend
a couple of weeks in Biloxi. >.
Bogue Chitto now boasts of
Swedish contingent . =. Next week
work will commence on a siding.
The railroad will lay about one
mile of rails. The new track will
doubtless be south of town. -.
Another hay ride will be social
propectiate. This time there will
be watermelon and cake. s.
l.. Jackson went to Brookhaven
to see why the his name was not
transferred to the rolls.
He intends to know the reason
why, or bust" -. DR.. E E.
Brister's new dental parlors arc
fine. They are creditable draw
ing rooms. ;.
PEN PUSHER.
The rumor circulated Monday