The leader., 1903-08-15

ed the echo OF his voice as Mr..
Mullens heard it in a speech he
made, when Mr.. Mullens was one
of the little boys of that far-away-
time.
We have requested Mr.. Mullens
send The Leader a letter de-
scriptive of his trip to Mississippi
pi, when he shall have returned
to Texas, and hope he will do so,
as its recital will be full of inter-
est to both old and young.
Rev. and Mrs. Mullens left
Thursday for their home in the
Lone Star State"
The Union Hall meeting closed
Thursday.
Miss Matte Purser is visiting
in McComb.
Get your watch or your jewelry
repaired at Price Drug Co.'S.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. L. Holmes
have moved into rooms at Mrs. M.
V. Powell's.
Miss Floyd Smith is up once
more after weeks of suffering
from lingering fever.
Price Drug Co., gets time over
the wire every day. Let them
regulate your watch for you.
The liver and kidney cure at
the Cut Rate Drug Store will save
you a doctors bill. Get sample
free.
Our energetic and enterprising
druggist, Mr.. W. E. Price, left
Wednesday on visit to Memphis
on a business trip.
Geo. M. DeceIl has been pro-
noted to the position of general
manager for the Parsons, More
ton, Wentworth Co.
The young people of this city
are especially invited to attend a
service in their interest at the
Baptist Church Sunday night.
Mr.. Jos. Juliel has been i'll
several days. He almost enjoyed
it in his pretty new home with his
lovely young wife as nurse.
Braces bits, screws, levels,
chisels, hatchets, hammers, rules,
squares, oil stoves, trowels, draw
ing knives, planes, saw sets,
wrenches, screw drivers, saw
clamps, files, ETC., at the Novelty
Store.
L. p. KEGS has his hands full.
His brother, Van, came on from
Natchez sick with typhus. Then
Fred dropped in and was taken
with a similar complaint. Both
are in bed and under the physi-
clans care.
Our clever friend, S. C. Smith,
has the undivided thanks of the
editor and his wife for generous
treat of delicious peaches and a
fine watermelon. May the spirit
that prompted this kindly favor
increase and multiply.
Miss Susie Powell, who had but
just returned after weeks of abb
sence at Oxford, New Orleans and
the coast, was stricken with illness
here and at present is confined to
her home with fever. We trust
that she will soon recover.
Miss Sallie Mccormick and her
niece Miss Hattie, of Union
Church, are guests of Mrs.
Towns. Miss Hattie passed the
State examination at jackson and
will teach at Ellisville and make
her home with hel sister, Mrs.
Chas. Oberschmidt. Mrs. o. is
pleasantly remembered here as the
wife of the former Presbyterian
pastor of that name.
Frank Evans the colored wife
murderer, who was hanged at
Greenwood on August 5, comit-
ted his fatal crime on June 3, and
was tried, convicted and SEN
fenced to hang by the court July
1. This is speedy justice, and LIE
Flores example should be emulat-
ed. Evans mounted the scaffold
with lighted cigar in his mouth
and stated that his spirit would
go straight to Heaven. .
Fl. Cassidy and Miss Hattie
| O'Kelly made an interesting trip
to Wesson Tuesday on Mr.. Cas-
sedy's handsome automobile. Peo-
pie are so distrustful and skeptical
now days and talk SO much,
that we hesitate to say anything
at all about this remarkable jour
ney, so will only mention the fact
that Miss. O'Kelly and Mr.. Cas-
sedy returned on the evening
train, while the auto is getting
its wind at Wesson. Nuff sed.