The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-04-28
COUNTY NEWS.

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Don't forget the May Party on Friday
night.
The Board Of Supervisors meet in De-
Kalb next Monday.
This is peculiar weather for this time
Of year, to say the least.
Cotton Plapters-Plows and double
feet, at James II. Dukes.
Miss Annie May Gill, of Hull. is visit
ing friends in the Giles neighborhood.
Just re~ceived-a lot of "Trail" Cards
the new and popular game, at Wards.
Don't forget the memorial service at
Kellis' Store on Saturday before the
first Sunday in May.
Brighten up your premises this year
with u little paint-and don't be afraid
of the whitewash brush.
Seed sweet potatoes-Southern Yell
low Yam, Pumpkin Yam, and Bunch
Yam-at James II. Dukes.
While in town Tuesday Mr.. G. w.
Gill, of Hull, this county, made a pleas
ant call at The HERALD office.
The best physic. Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy to
take, pleasant In effect. For sale by
NJ. E. Ward.
Miss Angie Jones, a very pretty and
vivacious young lady from Macon, is
the charming guest of Miss Lolita Ros-
enbaum.
Mr.. A. D. McRaven, of Meridian, was
a visitor to town Sunday, spending the
day with his wife and little son, who
ere guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R M. Quaries
The publisher of this paper has q
scholarship in the Georgia-Alabama
: Paainess College, located at Macon, Ga,
which he will dispose of on reasonable
terms. Write us.
1t is 10 be hoped that a lot Of painting
will be done here this summer There
are but few houses in town but what
need painting, and many of them need
1t badly.
Mrs. Cap Thomas and children, of
Laurel, are visiting her brother, Mr..
Henry hester, a few miles west OF town.
We regret to learn that Nj. hester is
very Ill.
Owing to i'll health the Rev. Jesse
Buck, pastor of the Baptist Church at
this place, was unable to gil his ap.
pointment last Sunday and there was
NO service.
Mr.. r. M. Quarles has purchased a
graphophone. and the music lie a source
Of continued delight to the average
tuall boy. And a lot of us older folks
Ike to hear it, too.
Mrs. M. E. Ward left Friday for Bran
don. her old home, to be gone several
weeks. MISERY loves company" and
Friend Ward has our heartfelt commis-
Grafton in his loneliness.
The time of year having arrived, de-
spite the occasional cool snaps, Ward,
the druggist, has fixed up his fountain
and is now prepared to furnish you and
your friends C e.cold Soda-all favors,
Coco.Cola, and other refreshing drinks.
Rev. ]. F. Turner left last night for
Houston, to attend the sessions of the
Mississippi Presbytery. Consequently,
no preaching service is to be expected
in the Presbyterian Church at this place
next Sabbath. Mr.. J. w. Carter ac-
aoudpanied Mr.. Turner.
Losr-between DeKalb and the old
Moseley place. near Scooba, last Friday.
q grip containing a number of sample
copies of the Meridian Star and q lot of
a~ccounts. Information leading to the
recovery of same will be thankfully re-
csived by G. ". GILL, DeKalb, Miss.
That the amount OF mail matter pass-
ing through the Scooba postofice liz on
the Increase is evidenced by the fact
that the government has increased the
allowance for distribution from 500. 90
to $240 90. Postmaster Hallford is to
be congratulated on this appreciable
rise in the revenue Of his vfice.
Mrs. NJ. L. Kennon, who over the
winter has been assisting her daughter,
Miss Pearl. with q large school at Nieh>
olson, ia the delta, returned to Scooba
Saturday. being called here on account
Of the illness of another daughter, Miss
Mary We are happy to state, however,
that Hiss Mary Kennon Is rapidly re-
coveeing from her illness, which threat,
ened at q time serious complications.
The "Pattee Cultivasor" for sale at
1ames;H Dukes.