The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-06-02

Jno. F. Wallace, of Coxburg, calls
!. on us while in town Monday.
L. Dobrowski purchased the Gle
e giant residence of the Misses WAT
last Saturday.
!, Mr., G. A. Wilson, Jr., is spendin,
J. a month on his fathers plantation il
J. the delta.
= The boy who is paid to be goot
l. never earns the money.-Magnoli.
:, (Ark.) News.
Miss Catherine Beall visited friend,
here the first Of the week, guest Of
, Miss Ethel Baker.
Hon. B. G. Humphreys, our con.
gresham, spent several days with
friends and his constituents here this
week.
; Miss Edna Wilburn returned from
Randolph-Macon college at Lynch
burg, Va, for the vacation Satur
day afternoon.
Miss Clara Eggleston entertained
few friends at whist Tuesday after
noon in honor of her sister, Mrs.
Money of Carrolton,
A mite meeting will be given next
Wednesday evening June 8, at DR..
W. F. Stansbury's from 6 o'clock to
IL. For the benefit of the rectory.
Pickens- Barrett Co.'s loom-end
sale last week was grand success.
People who saw the goods advertised
came from adjoining counties to take
advantage of the low prices. A dol
lar never brought better returns, nor
went farther In dressing children as
well as grown people in up-to-date
goods.
The Lexington military company
which was on duty in Yazoo City
several days last week, returned home |
Sunday night. 1t is very gratifying |
to our people to learn that our young |
men composing the company, upheld |
the good character of our people at
home, and were indeed a protection
to the people of Yazoo City while in
their midst.
Prof. E. E. Morgan finished up his
school at Coxburg with an entertain
ment of music and speeches, Wednes-
day of last week. Yesterday, accom-
panied by his wife, they left for their
former home In Choctaw county,
where they will visit friends and kin.
dred, They will return in time to be
at Harland's Creek next Monday and
|inish up the unexpired term of that ,
school.
Prof. W. 7. Foster, an able educa- {
cater of Lexington, Miles,, delivered
The commencement address at the
Maben High School and Training Col q
ege here last Monday. This was an |,
'ble talk. full Of good, wholesome IL
'dyice. which if lived up to will in I
ure the stability Of the free school. |
ie was ably followed by Prof. Bell of 9
he University in an address on affilia-
ing this school with the University.
Maben Meteor.
PRINCIPAL Foster tells us that he |
ontemplates spending some time in
he Teachers College, New York
his summer, observing the best mod
I'm methods Of school work, as done r
y the highest priced expert teachers | /
i America. Surely great days are {
oming to the country when the edu- I
ators are interesting themselves as =
hey are now. By the way, il is q d
act perhaps not known to every one
hat Knoxville, Tenn, has the largest y
ummer teachers school in the entire =
ountry, il not in the world. a
Mr.. and Mrs, N. ]. Peters returned \
. Durant from their outing with the v
Mississippi State Press Association to Il
!. Louis Wednesday night Of last !,
eek and arrived here on Saturday :,
'ternoon's train. They gave glow m
& and interesting description Of 4
hat they saw, but feel it beyond Il
leir power to do this grand exhibi- !,
On justice, Or even to attempt il. u
le failure Of having some Of the ex- b
bits completed at the present time A,
the only drawback to this immense II
alistic panorama Of grand material IN
presentations from every part Of a.
9 world. But this drawback will III
overcome in a short time, and III
ere is much more to see even now i,
an the time Of the average visitor Y
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