The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-05-04
Gbe Sraaer.
Wednesday, May 1, 1904.
TOWN AND COUNTY.

June roses and June brides
will soon be in order.
Heuck's ten cent window is a
new and attractive departure.
Go to Parsons, May, ODER
schmidt Co., for the best Flour.
G. N. Harris returned Sunday
afternoon from his trip abroad. =
$1.OO cash spent in groceries at
Graham's will bring you 10 cents
cash.
Go to Graham's for actual gro
ceries and cash prize of 10 cents
on the dollar.
For health and refreshment
drink Prices Orange Phosphate.
Something new.
Miss Madge Smith, of Ham
mond, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. A. w. Maxwell.
Mrs. E. M. Bee, ST., took Sat
urday evenings train for New
Orleans, on a brief visit.
New fencing makes more SUBJ
stantial and attractive the home
property of Mr.. Curran.
Mrs. Lula Ford's pretty little
new cottage is nearly completed,
just south of her residence.
Prof. T. P. Scott was taken Sc
riously i'll on Saturday night.
We hope he will soon be out
again.
For Rent. Two nicely furnish
ed rooms in private residence on
Jackson street. Apply to JAS.
w. EAST.
Every body is busy-the Va
grant Law has gone into effect
and the Sunday School Conven-
ton is with us.
Miss Bonnie Dunn was re-elect-
ed to her POSITION in the Crystal
Springs Graded School. We con-
graduate the school.
Rev. j. E. Thigpen, of Magno-
liza, preached one of his thought
full, good sermons at the-Baptist
Church Sunday night.
Mrs. j. J. McGrath, of Canton,
is spending some time with Mrs.
Ellen McGrath. Jim" came
down Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Laura Dampeer and chill
dren arrived Sunday from Halle
hurst, to be the guests of her
mother, Mrs. j. N. Cooke.
Mr.. j. M. Eaton, of Ruth, has
become one of our new cash sub
scribers. He was a pleasant call
err at this Office last Saturday.
Too many "don'tso make a j
won't" A little girl was once
asked what her mother called her
and she at once replied, Emma
don't"
Mccormick & Thompson have
put in some of the handsomest
cabinet mantels in the city, at the
residence of Mr.. J. N. Cooke. |
Mr.. Cooke believes in the best
things in all lines, materially NOR
ally and ornamentaily.
Transfers and travellers who
have thoughtIessly hitched their
vehicles to the pretty shade trees
along Mrs. Henry Meyers side
walk now read and ponder the
legend: Don't hitch. $500 fine"
and hitch no more.
DIR. Cooper's example in burn
ing piles of trash should be fol-
lowed by all Rrookhaven. If every
merchant and housekeeper would
keep his or her special premises
clean, to the front and rear, what
clean town this would bel
The hard lines and squares of
Pearlhaven.are being relieved by |
flowers, vines and trees growing
in beauty here and there in some
of the home yards. 1t will be a
very attractive village, when ma
ture has had time to perfect what
human hands have begun.
Mr.. Joe Blackwell surprised
his sister, Mrs. j. Howard Red
ding, with visit last Friday.
Mr.. Blackwell has been to the
Philippines and other foreign but
familiar parts, and has been sepa-
rated from his kinsmen this side
the ocean for a period of five
years. The meeting of brother
and sister was, therefore, unusual
~ pleasant.
The millinery opening at the
Racket Store last Friday was
perfect success. There were cloves
of bonnets;" and near a half
hundred were sold OH opening
day. Mrs. Hamilton's beautiful
creations fully compensated for
the disappointment before Easter
Sunday, which was unavoidable,
and gave an impetus to the flow
cry field of millinery.
In recognition of the faithful
service OF Sandy Roberts, who
has been porter of the |. G. depot
here since 1882, the railroad grant
ed him free passes last week for
his wife and daughter to make a
trip to Chicago to attend big
religious meeting anu to visit rel
atiFes. Sandy is known by every
body in Brookhaven and for fidel-
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