The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-08-04
Local News
Happenings of Interest to Home People Briefly and Enter
kahfnqly Chrontcled.

| unoio, NoNs IL i. mCOdicU, dt Oauar-
eta, this week.-Calhoun Monitor,
Major Geo. A. Wilson left Tuesday
for st. Louis, where he will join his
brother, Calhoun, and together they
will take in the sights of the Worlds
Fair.
Daniel Beall, Jr., one of Lexing-
toms handsome young men, visited
R. W. Harvey on his fathers place
below here this ek.-Itta Bena cor
respondent Greenwood Enterprise.
FOR SALE-My house and lot Of
eleven acres, good orchard and i'm
provements, one mile and quarter
north Of courthouse. Call or address
A. N. EzELL, Lexington, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Eggleston and
their guest, Miss Stephenson, Of
Wichita, Kansas, left for St. Louis,
Tuesday, where they will spend some
days viewing the worlds great expo
sition.
H. M. Griffing arrived from Vicks-
burg on visit to his family, who are
guests at the parental home, Thurs
day Of last week. He left for Bran
don, Sunday, to take a position with
the News. The Advertiser wishes
him success.
Ira Jones, Of Tchula, and G. F.
Brown, Of Cruger, purchased the
commercial interests of John II. Nc
Gee in Cruger, recently, and will
carry on the business under the firm
name Of G. F. Brown & Co.
Mrs. Eugene Conway, of Memphis,
after a weeks enjoyable visit to her
sister, Mrs. S.N. Sample, in Ebenezer,
returned to her home Friday Of last
week. Hon. s. N. Sample accompan-
led her as far as Lexington, where
she took the train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilary K. CHM had born
to them son and daughter Tuesday
night. The writer congratulates the
family on the happy denouement that
succeeds their great anxiety and
wishes health and happiness for chill
dren and parents always.
J. T. Fincher, proprietor of Owens
Wells hotel, was here on business
Saturday. Mr.. Fincher informed us
that after several changes in the
ownership Of the show monkey, Mr..
]. L. Dyson is again its owner, having
been turned over to him Wednesday
Of last week.
Mr.. P. A. Parkinson and Miss Leila
Frost will be married at the residence
Of the brides mother, Mrs. A. 0.
Frost, near Ebenezer, Wednesday
evening, August 8, 1904, at 8 o'clock.
Rev. W. M. Broadway will officiate
at the nuptial ceremony. The Ad-
vertiser adds its congratulations to
those Of their many friends, and in
wishing them much happiness while
on this mundane sphere.
STRAYED OR STOLEN-On Sat.
urday night, July 80, 1904, from
Tchuls district, No. S, Holmes county,
Miss, one light bay horse, 5 years
old, medium size, two white hind feet,
with collar mark on left shoulder,
fore-top freshly cut out. Any infor-
nation that will lead to his recovery
will be rewarded by me.
PETER BRAGGs, Tchula, Miss.
Holmes County Rifles are having
daily meetings and drills preparatory
to the state eDcampment Of the Ma
tional Guard, which assemblies at
Biloxi the 18th day Of August, where
they will remain ten days to acquire
proficiency in battalion drill and camp
life. Company K will, we are salts
fed, come fully up to military re-
quirements and will not forget during
their absence that at home they are
gentlemen.
Mr.. 7. J. Wyatt left Monday for
Arizpe, Mexico, to be absent several
months, experimenting the sinking
Of some shafts upon the property Of
the Catalina Copper Company, Of
which Mr.. Wyatt Is vics-presidsnt.
Mr.. Wyatt carried his trusty rifle and
and . supply Of ammunition with him,
and expects to have some fine sport
hunting deer. The Catalina Copper
Company are going right along with
their work Of development, and re-
ports from there are Of avery encour-
aging nature.