The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-08-18

eral DAYS past on M0ndar mGrlhg
a meeting Of tes 3 ard ri Tfsatoes SAL
held, a. wlies iismue,s ives
ent, aud a-rfaaseuaa.e naiislfcs3Fy to
ali were completed. ~ vaa decided %
open the school i3r t8s ifce lerm o.
seven monthe on Monday, thn 5 "a dey
OF September. and toe rates OF tuition
for the two monlhs % pay school
were agreed upon. Tine same text booko
will be used, the county having siop.cd
them for q period OF Give years. The
outlook for tie schoolia bright, end u
is hoped ths: tie patrons viii anstair
and encourszs the new prinGipai IN bic
efforts for lie u%pbuIdiug
At tho election last Thursday, but
twenty votes were cast--all in favor Of
the town, as n corporation, contracting
for aud defraying the expense Of ibe
boring OF an Overlooking artasian well.
1t is d stinctly understood that nothing
but an overlooking well goes-tbat was
the way the tickets read, and tbet was
the understanding Of those who, while
questioning the propriety. yet votec
for it. And the man who taSes tho
contract must guarantee the The
matter is nog up to the honorable
Board OF Mayor and Aldermen.
Drs T. D Stennis and G. T. Bell ard
Messrs. A. A Oyerstreet, 7. 6. Stephens
and Doc Long, OF DeKalb, were here
yesterday morning, en- route home from
Macon, where they had been attending
the habeas corpus proceedings, before
Judge Cochran, in the cage Of Irwin
! Henderson, who killed q. NJ Tam at
DtKalb on the lst inst and who is en-
~deavoring to obtain relssse from cns~
tody on bond, AT the time OF our go
ing to press we had not heard the result
OF the hearing.
Some of our readers are Of the opinion
that the Sheriff should get aiser the
"blind tigers in snd around Scoooa-
that officer can do nothing without your
help. When you ere wiling to put
your shoulder to the Wheel anI assist
in getting together evidence to convict,
then it will be time to call in the Sher-
if. And badge Cochran has said be
viii place the maximum penalty upon
evil doers OF this class.
A party consisting Of Mr.. snd Mrs. ).
M. Clark and Mrs. S. ID. erennis and
little daughter, Rsbie Key, Of Mt.Nebo.
Mrs. II. IL. Moore and Mr.. E n. CLARK.
of scooba, Mr.. i. A. Key and daughter,
of Enondale, and Mr.. Elisha Clark, Of
Meridian. lett on the norihbound train
Tuesday morning for ST. Louis. 70 enjoy
the Delights Of the big Worlds FAN.
Col. James II. Duke haa sold iots
on the east front Of town, between Irby
Bros store and the livery stable, "a
Msssrs. e. A. Key, Of Enondale, NJ. r
Ward and w. II. Stuart, Of Scooba
The deeds to these lots, which are in
the business part Of the town, call foi
the erection OF fre-proof buildings
long step in the right direction,
The stock of goods belonging TO Col,
James FL. Dake, in the stoYeroom across
from Edwards building, is being moved
to the latter place, ard the pleasinq
personality of Mr.. John Pearson viii
hereafter be an adjunct OF the big brick
store. Mr. Edwin Pankey ie also al
present one Of the courteous caterers tc
Mr.. Dukes trade.
1t paya TO attend strictly to business
II, when a man is engaged or q piece oil
work, his mind be eDgrossed With the
preparation of q sonnet TO the moon OF
a dactyl to some fair lady, he is apt Il
make q slip ana spoil his work or sus-
tain personal injury. This is applica-
bic to the opening OF store doors as well
as other things.
Pay your last years subscription to
HE HERALD at once, II you have not
already done 50; and when you do, re-
member that a subscription to THH
HERALD and "Home and Farm, the
great Southern agricultural paper, is
but ST .25-ssrictly in advance.
II you have the slightest reason to
believe that your boy has taken just
ONE DRlNK-yerify The suspicion and
hunt down the mar from whom he re-
ceiyed it. But for THE FIRST DRINK
many a man would not today be filling
a drunkard's grave.
Notice advertisement Of the "White'
Sewing Machine in this issue of TRE
HERAln. jas. H. Duke hes s. number
of these machines in stock and gill dis
pose of thea at j reasonable price.
As an adYertising acheme, that most
excellent institution, HARRIs' Business
~ 4, n.y. T..f..-.+ M n.