The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-01-07
COUNTY NEWS.

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Cash store.
Col. James H. Duke ia in Meridian
on business this week.
How about that bank for Scooba?
Has the project gone by default?
Are we going to make any improve
ments to the old town this year?
This is leap year, and there ought to
be lots of marriage items in the next
few months.
THE KEMPEa HERALD and the Mem
phis Com mercial-Appeal weekly, one
year for $l.25.
Mr.. Lem Raedy, of Prairie Station,
Miles,, was a holiday visitor of his uncle.
Mr.. Tom Lamon.
A postofice has been established at
Kodol, in the western part of this coun-
= ty, with a Mr.. Clark as postmaster.
Mr.. Sam Dennis, of st. Louis, a cousin
of Mrs. James H. Duke, spent a day or
two of last week as the guest of that
estimable lady.
For a bad taste in the mouth take a
few doses of Chamberlain Stomach
and Liver Tablets. Price rs cents. War
ranted to cure, For sale by Ward.
Next Sabbath is the regular preach-
ing day for our Methodist friends, and
Providence permitting, Rev. j. @. Ellis
will fill the pulpit morning and night.
The south bound train on Thursday
evening last struck a valuable COW be-
longing to Mr.. w. J.. Parker, ipjuring
her go badly that che had to be killed.
The commemoration OF the Lords
Supper took place in the Presbyterian
Church last Sabbath, after which Mr..
r M. Moseley was installed as one of
the elders.
Subscribers are not paying up as rap
idly as we had hoped for. We furnish
you the paper every week in the year
WlillC SOu hdfO AZ EuOu0y yOu
should settle for it.
Messrs. D. P. Stuart and John Robin
son have just received a carload of
mules, which they will sell or trade.
They propose to handle mules and
horses throughout the spring.
We understand that all bids for
carrying the mail, twice a day, between
Scooba and DeKslb, have been turned
down. The time for receiving bids cas-
been extended to the 26sh inst.
Miss Minnie Hood. after a weeks
visit to friends in Porterville, returned
home last Thursday, accompanied by
Mrs. Josie Lamon and Miss Blanche
Farmer, who were her guests fol a few
days.
About all the boys and girls who have
been home from school over the holt
days have returned to their places of
study, and things about their homes
haye settled down to the old monoto-
nous grind.
Mr.. Marion Poole, who has been rail-
reading for some months past, has re-
turned to Kemper and will make q
crop' with his grandfather, Mr.. H. G..
Beazley, this year. His many friends
welcome him back.
We still have that scholarship in the
Macon and Andrews Business College
II you have a boy or girl whom you
wish to give a thorough business edu.
cation, it will be to your advantage to
communicate with US.
T. P. Birch, teacher of the school for
colored children at Giles and one of the
most progressive representatives of his
racs in this county, came in one day
last week and renewed his subscription
to The HERALD. Thanks.
The editor of THE HERALD desires to
acknowledge his obligation to Mr.. A. G.
Vinson and daughter, Miss Binnie, for
assistance rendered him in getting out
last weeks paper. But for them we'd
have had a tough time OF it.
Mrs. Eliza Turner and daughter, Miss
Pearl, were guests of the family Of Mr..
d. l. Turner several days of last week.
Both ladies are school teachers, at For
est and Okoiona respectively, and they
left for their fields OF work on Sunday.
MI. s. W. Gilmer, of Fruitdale, Ala,
now occupies the position of night OPP
orator at this place, Mr.. Allan Adams
having been placed on duty in the day
time. The Scooba station has done an
enormous amount of business the past
four months. |