The leader., 1904-07-27
Town and County.
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Mrs. R. E. Higdon is visiting
her father, Hon. j. S. Sexton, at
HazIehurst.
Mrs. f. V. Bloch and little
daughter are guests of Mrs, j.
Priebatsch.
Pastor Butler is being assisted
in protracted meeting at Fair
River, by young Mr.. Mayield, Of
Mississippi College.
Mrs. B. F. Jones left yesterday
for visit with her sister, Miss
Annie Linield, at jackson. We
wish her pleasant visit.
Mrs. w. H. Speights and infant
son and her brother, Mr.. Jas. A.
Edmondson have been guests of
their sister, Mrs. P. 2. Jones.
Miss Mary McNair, charming
young lady of Brookhaven, visited
friends and relatives in the city
last week. Mt. Olive Tribune.
At. the meeting of presbytery
at Union Church last week, Rev.
G. I. Chandler of this city was
dismissed to the Macon (Ga.
presbytery.
Capt. d. H. McCollum and Mr..
Alias Jones, of the Wesson Rifles,
were military guests of Col. d. d.
Ewing and Capt. j. l.. Storm last
Sunday.
The services of Prof. C. T. Nc
Kee have been secured for til
Union Hall school, during the
coming term. This will enable
Mr.. Mckee to live at home next
year at this place.
Capt. j. w. LeGette, of Mo
bile, was among our Saturday
visitors. He was on his way to
spend his annual summer vacation
with relatives in franklin.
Mr.. S. P. divers well written
and interesting Texas letter was
read in The Leader with pleasure
by his many friends in these
parts.
Mr.. j. j. Stamps is the Lincoln
county agent for War Songs and
Poems of the Southern Confeder
acy, by an Ex-Confederate. ? He
will be glad to get the order OF
any one who reads this notice. :.
Miss Addie Oliver, the bright
young daughter of Mr.. N. A. Oli-I
yer, Of Kennolia, is assisting as
stenographer at the McGrath store
this week. Miss Addie has just
taken course at the Harris Bus
mess College, at jackson.
We are pleased to learn that
Rev. j. E. Wills, who has been
suffering from typhoid fever at
his home in the country, is now
convalescent. Like many other
victims Of this trying disease, he
will probably be in better health
than ever before, when he entire
~ RECEIVERS.
Mr.. Edgar Godbold, a ma
tive young I4incoInite and a stu
dent of Mississippi College, won
the oratorical medal at the Crys-
til Springs Chautauqua. Our
Lincoln county boys must carry
rabbit foot in their pockets.
The Leader editor is one among
many, proud of their achiev
ments.
Last Friday evening was de-
pressing one for entertainments.
There we're just FIVE billed for
that day and all were more or less
interfered with by the weather
clerk. We agree with the poet that
Some DAYS must be dark and
dreary;r but they seem very mn
poetic and uninspiring when they
happen on the wrong days the
DAYS we want full of brightness
and sunshine.
For some time past our good
and venerable friend, Mr.. Wood
ward M. Davis, Of Caseyville, has
been our banner subscriber. Late
" he extended his cash subscrip
tion to The Leader to Jan. II,
1906. On last Monday he had q
close rub with our valued suhscrj-
Der. q. w. Wainwright, of Pol
lock. La, whose subscription on
that day spanned the sea of time.
on two silver wheels, to Jan. s,
1906. These good men have al
ways set worthy examples for
others to follow.
An exciting and highly interest
ing game Of base ball was played
here Tuesday evening between the
alxid'' nine Of BrookhaVen and
the kid'' nine Of Summit with
no easy victory for the tfundle
led crew Of Broolzhagen 10 q score
of2f to 10. While the team from
Brookharen. like the Summit
hoys. looked SO young one won
dered where their nurses were,
fhey pIayed ball asfonisbingiy
we'll and understood the rules Of
the game thoroughly. They We're
perfeet LITTLE gentlemen. and seenas
IS to enjoy their visit and victory
here immensely We hope they y
come again sometime. summit