The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-30
John Chambers spent Monday

Mr.. L. P. KEGS spent Sunday
with Fair River relatives.
Miss Jennie Stevens went to Can
ton Friday and returned Sunday.
DR.. Jas. v. May, of Rocky
Springs, was Christmas visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Davis, of
CaseyvilIe, were Monday visitors.
Whitworth College re-opened
Monday with about half of the
students returned. 80 D.
Mr.. Geo. Crosby, of CIeve-
land, Ohio, is the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. w. HI. Frizell. rf L..
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Bee are
moving this week into the pretty
cottage on Josephine Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Storm left
Saturday for New Orleans and
returned Monday night.
Mr.. W. l.. Williamson, of Col
Inns, visited his brother George,
at this place during the holidays.
Messrs. Nathan Zwirn, Sam
Abrams and T. J. Neumann have
been among recent visitors to New
Orleans.
The Pearlhaven Y. M. C. A.
has the prettiest "sign'' we have
seen. Mr.. Conant is doing good
work out there. .
Mrs. w. G. Maxwell enter
tanned Miss Maud Culbertson,
of Jackson, and Miss Fannie
Maxwell on Sunday.
Mr.. Gillian, of Laurel, but more
recently of Jackson, arrived Mon
day to take position with the
Pearl River Lumber Company.
MI. and Mrs.L P. KEGS enter
tanned at dinner on Saturday, Rev.
and Mrs. r. H. Purser and Miss
Pauline, and DR.. Thos. Purser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew J. Hoff =
man, of New Orleans, are spend
ing the holidays with their par
ents, Mr.. andMrs. Anthony Stafer.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Schwem
and two children and Mr.. Dan
Schwem and bride'spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Turn
bough.
Mr.. l. c. Benjamine left yester-
day for New Orleans, where he
takes a position in the Office of
the Southern Vehicle Manufacture
ing Company.
The beautiful calendars from
the Commercial Bank sur
pass any heretofore issued by that
institution. The Leader returns
thanks for one.
Miss Ida Blue has been at home
several days and will return to
Franklin county Sunday to resume
her duties in the New Salem
High Graded School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Harrington
have returned from Crowley, La,
and for the present will reside at
Bogue Chitto. We are glad to
welcome this worthy pair back
home. m-t
After two months absence,
Alva Lee Minard, son Of Mr..
Ira Minard, has returned from
Fannystelle, Manitoba. On his
way home he stopped over
several days at Aurora, Ill.
The Art Exhibit at the public
school is open to the public from
8 to 4 O'Clock every day this
week except Saturday. Be sure
to call if you have not already
done so. Admission 10 cents.
Rev. R. H. Purser ministered
to the Baptist church at KentwoOd
last Sunday. for the last time as
pastor. His services will be de-
voted entirely to the Brookhaven
church during the coming year.
At GreenviIe, on last Sunday
night, the betrothal of Miss Rose
Wachsman and Mr.. Morris Men
del, of this city, was announced.
The Leader desires to add its
glad wishes to those of numerous
friends. of the young couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Younts have for
guests, Miss Ellie Archer. of
Meridian, land Miss Jennie Austin,
Mrs. Younts' sister, of Laurel.
On Monday these ladies visited
Mrs. Younts' sister, Mrs. b.. F.
Youngblood, at eComb City. ]
Christmas was a singuiarly sad
day in the home IF Mr.. and Mrs.
S. C. Ray. On. Wednesday pre-
vious to the 18th, Mrs. Ray IS I'M
Gle, Mr.. A. D. Fisher, young
business man of Rocky Springs.
was accidentally shot and killed.
and on Christmas day Mr.. Rays
sister, Mrs. Lumm, was buried
at the same place. Mr.. Ray re.
turned Monday from the bereaved
home, where he attended the last
sad rites.
President Hawkins, Of Whit
worth College, filled the pulpit
at the Methodist Church Sunday
morning and gave his hearers q
sermon full of tender and earn
est thought appropriate to the
passing year. The choir rem
dered some choice songs and was
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