The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-07


of Yszoo City, spent several days Of the
past week with the family of the for
mer's father, Mr.. W. J. Parker. Mr..
Bryan was one of those who we're so
unfortunate as to be burnt out at the
recent disastrous fire in Yazoo City; be
carried some insurance, however, and
has gone to work energetically to re-
trieve his fortunes. Everyone Eere
will Din us in wishing him success.
Nh. and Mrs. John F. Howell have a
very pretty home on the main street of
Scooba, add their front yard is a COM
modious one. There, tomorrow FRI
day evening, the ladies of the Baptist
Church will receive and entertain their
friends and will ssrve ice cream, sherbet
and cake. Should the weather prove
disagrreable, the reception will be held
inside the house.
f. Mrs. George Byram and two little
nieces, Misses Hollie and Rebecca
Craighill, of Mobile, are guests of Mrs.
Annie Wilbourne. These sweet little
| girls are daughters of Major Craighill
of the U. S. Engineer Service, in
charge of a large part at the work Of
that department in the South.
The crowd of negroes who congregate
| around the depot after dark, became
wroth with Robert Lipscomb, a member
! OF "de gang" Sunday night, and used
him rather roughly. Robert says that
he will shake the dust of Scooba from
his feet and seek greener pastures, as
soon as he is able to travel.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting
of the Board of Trustees of the Scooba
School District will be held at 8 o'clock
a. m. on Tuesday, July 18th, 1904, for
the purpose of electing a teacher for the
Scooba Academy for the term 1904-05.
| All members of the Board are urged to
attend this meeting.
Mr.. Jack Duke sustained a severe
sprain Of his left ankle on Sunday, his
horse falling and catching his leg I'M
derneath. From the account of the ac-
cident given us, "Dr." Jack has reason
to congratulate himself that it was no
worse. We trust he will be all right in
a few days.
Mrs. I. G. Edwards and family have
moved from Shuqualak to Cleburne,
Texas, where one of her brothers, Mr..
John w. Floore, has been located for a
number of years. The good wishes of a
host of friends in Kemper County &C.
coElpany them to their new home.
Mr.. w. w. Douglass, of near Macon,
Miss, spent several days of the week
with his sons, Messrs. G. T. and A. w.
Douglass. Mrs. G. T. Douglass and
children accompanied him home, and
will spend a week or more in that sec-
zion,
This is an exceptionally fine location
for a canning factory. Vegetables and
fruits grow like careless weeds in the
muck lands of Florida, ano a small for
tune could be made by putting up fol
the market what actually each season
goes to waste.
Notice advertisement of the "White'
Sewing Machine in this issue of TaE
HERALD. JAS. H. Duke has a number
of these machines in stock and Mr.. Tur-
ner will be pleased to show them to you
and make you prices, etc.
For a lazy liver try Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They in.
vigorate the liver, aid the digestion,
regulate the bowels and prevent bilious
attacks. For sale by NJ. E. Ward, the
druggist, Scooba, Miss.
The stock of general merchandise OF
L. A. Jack & Go. has been moved from
Wahalak to Scooba, and the firm is
now doing business in the old Moore
storeroom.
We regret to note that Mrs. L. N.
Whittle is not doing as well as could be
wished, and trust her, illness will not
prove serious.
A very interesting letter from SUGAR
nochee arrived too late for insertion in
this issue of THE HERALD.
Mr.. Frank Ballard, of Ramsey, Ala i.
was the guest of Mr.. Writ Adams the
forepsrt of the week.
A nice line of Zeigler's Ladies' Shoes
at reduced prices, at Dukes.
See ad. OF Columbian Securities Com
pany, in another column.