The leader., 1903-10-07
FAIR RIVER DOTS.

Or Mrs. JOnn DlcKerSOn, is 10
years of age. She was visitor
at her daughters last week, COM
ing over in order to attend the
closing exercises of the Quarter
Ridge school, anxious to see how
we'll her grandchildren, Clyde,
Mary and May Dickerson, could
do in the entertainment.
Prof. Williams, at the close of
his school term, goes to Nashvi lie,
Tenn, where he will continue his
course of study.
Cotton picking is in full swing,
though we find it hard to secure
pickers. Prices range for pickers
from so cents per hundred to go
and IS. Dunk Hutchinson ex-
poets to almost double his usual
crop. Where he has been getting
eight bales, he is now counting on
sixteen. This is pretty good, con-
sidering most of Fair River rails
ers of the staple will realize little
more than half crop.
For three weeks the pay school
will be in operation at Fair River
Hall; then the free school begins.
The trustees at their meeting de-
cided tuition shall be paid on or
before Friday, Oct. 10th. The
assessment will be $500.
Grandma Ferguson, W ho has
been staying with her daughter,
Mrs. Nations, of Big Springs,
will spend some little time with
her daughter, Mrs. John Dicker-
son.
The school entertainment at
Quarter Ridge passed off without
fault or mar. The house was
crowded to suffocation with old
and young. The speaking, sing
ing, marching and every number
on the program showed careful
training and met with hearty ap-
plause. The entertainment drew
people from a ten mile radius; but
the beautiful moonlight made the
home trip after midnight one of
pleasure.
Lee and Phil Dickerson, two
estimable young men, made a fine
crop of cotton and corn this year.
Haying is at full tide and a
dandy crop it is.
Dunk Hutchinson has pleasant
place, upon which he has been liv-
ing for the last few months. He
expects to make many improve
ments during the coming year
and says he will have one cf the
finest properties in this neighbor-
hood. Mrs. Hutchinson is very
proud of her garden. Among
things worthy a committee blue
ribbon at any county fair, are her
splendid varieties of peppers.
One of her sweet peppers, as the
proverbial alderman, measured "A
inches in circumference. Next!
The gins are running full time
and an effort is heing made to get
ahead of the big rain that will
surely break the present dry spell.
II know its going to rain, said
a believer in signs, because our
COW coughs. =
The iron hand of the law has
come down effectively upon the
shoulders of several offenders.
The good people have suffered dis
turbance on Che part of several
young men at the various religious
and social gatherings, till patience
was exhausted. Recently several
young men belonging to good
families, disturbed one of the meet
ings conducted in this neighbor-
hood and were fined by Justice
Hamilton Smith, $11.00, $3.50,
and $500, respectively.
DR.. Frank MAXWELL is arranging
to return to his studies at Nash
vile, Tenn. DR.. Frank made a
good place for himself and will be
greatly missed.
Happiness is high-strung in this
neighborhood. One of our lead
ing young men says he's always
happy. Up to Wednesday he en-
joys reviewing the good time he
had the Sunday night before.
From Wednesday he basks in the
happy shine of expectation of the
good time he will have the Sunday
night to come.
PEN PUSHER.