The leader., 1904-12-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Marble Cakes to order at Alb
shagen Bros.
The handsomest. costliest things
sell first this year.
Abshagen Bros, fruit Cakes
are better thanever.
The grist is still coming from
the grand jury mill.
Mrs. Kate Ramsey is confined
to her room by illness.
Hon. 7. Brady, Jr., visited
New Orleans Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bee visit
ed New Orleans Sunday.
White and Layer Cakes, very
best to be had at Abshagen Bros.
The editor is as yet unable to
hear his Christmas turkey gobble.
Misses Fannie Maxwell and Lee
ia Lambright enjoyed Sunday in
the Crescent City.
Sam and Isy Abrams spent
Sunday and Monday in New Or
leans on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Seavey
went to New Orleans Sunday and
returned yesterday.
Miss Eva Boadwee has been
spending the week in New Or
leans. She is expected home to-
day.
Leon Meyer, of New Orleans,
was shaking hands with his many
Brookhayen friends yesterday and
today.
Residence for Rent-Located in
north part of city; has s rooms,
good garden spot, and necessary
out buildings.
Miss Kate Higdon spent Sun
day in New Orleans with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Holiday, who re-
turned yesterday.
Prices have gone down with
cotton in Brookhaven. Our mer-
chants 60 full length to aecommo-
date their patrons.
Mrs. NJ. A. Green returned
Sunday from Hazlehurst, where
she attended the funeral Of her
relative, Miss Hilda Ellis.
An overflow congregation greet
ed the Baptist pastor Sunday
the College girls were out, there
being no service at the Methodist
church.
We arc indebted to Miss Edith
NJ. Love, of the /. /. and c.. for
copy of "The Spectator the
college magazine. 1t is published
monthly BY the senior class and is
bright and interesting.
Mr.. W. I. East, Of Newton.
representing the Newton Oil Mill
( Manufacturing Company, was
here Monday for the purpose of
placing the products of the mill
with our merchants. Magnolia
News.
There will be a public installa-
tion of officers followed by a sup
per at the Masonic Temple III this
city on Monday night, Dec. 26.
at 1880, p M, on which occasion
the officers elected for the ensuing
masonic year will be installed.
Printed invitations will be fur
nished members by calling on the
committee on arrangements.
The meeting held by the Con
-federate Veterans on Monday
last, with the purpose of building
a monument to the memory Of
their dead comrades, was enthusi-
astie, and Judging from expires.
sions heard on all sides, it will be
but a short time until the under.
taking will be well under way. =
Meadyille Advocate.
The ladies' of the Y. M. C. "A.
Auxiliary made very attractive
the large west room in the build
ing and yesterday and this after.
noon there has been a stirring anc
memorable scene of the estheti6
and practical, combined in a ba,
zaar. The ladies, led by Mrs. G.
p. Younts and Mrs. I. Brady
Jr., the president Of the Woman's
Auxiliary, have done themselves
great credit in their bazaar anc
we are pleased to state that theJ
have been quite successful from {
financial point of view.
The Leader is gratified to carr
that Rev. w. G. Black. d. d.
has been sent by the late annua
conference, as pastor TO the
Brookhaven Methodist church
and that Rev. Thos w. Adams.
former pastor, will succeed Or
B. F.. Jones. as presiding elder
Rev. G. IN. CrisIer goes to Nat
chez, as pastor, and lJr. B. E
Jones, continues in the ifnportan
Office Of presiding elder, having
heen appointed to the Natcbel
District. These appointments arl
all to prominent pulpits and place
aud are gratifying to friends d
the ministerial gentlemen named
while the congregations and peo
pie Of the Methodist pei uasion
as we'll as others, can congfa fatulat
themselves upon their good fol