The leader., 1904-08-20
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Ernest Parsons spent SUNDAY I'D
New Orleans.
Bennett Chandler has returned
from Alabama.
Mrs. j. r. Startling was a
Brookhaven visitor Monday.
DR.. Z. Y. Nelson has been
visitor to Hazlehurst this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Cohn ale
enjoying the pleasures of Browns
Wells.
Miss Mamie Brister returned
yesterday from visit to Bogue
Chltto.
Mrs. B. I. Hobbs and Henry
Ware left Thursday for a few
days visit to Clinton.
Two houses and four lots for
sale at a bargain. For terms ap-
ply to j. e. Cosnahan.
Mrs. Blum returned Thursday
evening from a visit to Northern
cities and other points of interest.
Use Longview, Alabama, lime;
will lay 1000 brick to the barrell.
AtC. B. Perkins, Hardware Store.
At Parsons, May, Oberschmidt
Co., Messrs. Ed. Magee and Cabe
Loftin are now engaged as sales
men.
The protracted meeting at
Friendship closed yesterday. Six
members we're added to the
church.
Miss Frazier Matthews returned
to Hattiesburg Tuesday, accom-
panied by her cousin, Miss Matte
Mckinley.
The new bridge put in on West
Congress street this week is very
much appreciated by the citizens
on that street.
Carry your seed cotton to the
Brookhaven Steam ginnery. Seed
need not be hauled back home, un-
less you prefer it.
Misses Ida and Felice LyeIl, of
Wesson, we're pleasant visitors to
the Cassidy household Wednes-
day and Thursday.
The marriage market is dull
this week, only one license having
been issued to Tillman Smith and
Miss Katie Touchstone.
Percy Buie returned Wednes-
day night from the fail. Ralph
Ripley, who accompanied him, is
spending while in Chicago.
Mr.. John Ham Parsons was a
visitor the past week from Smith
dale. He was the guest of his
brother, Hon. w. f. Parsons
Valley tin, IA inches wide, at
AZ cents per foot. Can make
this price because we buy right.
C. B. Perkins, Hardware Store.
The college is being gotten in
readiness for the opening of
school. Painters and carpenters
are making the surroundings at
tractive.
Bro. Billy was Brookhaven
visitor Thursday and took in a
part of the stock law meeting.
The Leader is indebted to him fol
brief call.
Services at the Episcopal chap
el next Sunday conducted by Rev.
John Beam: II a. m. Holy Com
munion and sermon; s p. M.
evening prayer and sermon.
As an Advertising scheme, that
most excellent institution, Harris
Business ColIge, jackson, Miss,
is offering few scholarships at a
big bargain. Write them.
The Delta Baseball League sea-
son will close Sept. 3. The clubs
of jackson, Yazoo City, Canton
and Clarksdale announce that they
will play independent ball until
October.
The ginnery of the Brookhayen
Progressive Oil Company is in
charge Of Mr.. Hugh Smith, a
practical gin man of Is years ex-
perience, and is now ready for
business.
MIS-. Josie Bolton, daughter of
Mrs. Floyd A. Bowen, of Whites
bo1o, Texas, will have charge of
the vocal department at Whit
worth during The coming session.
Mrs. Bolton will be remembered
as former resident of this place.
Little Alice Ray and Ella B.
Higdon, two enterprising chill
dren, have a pop stand on the
Caseyville road just on the edge
Of town and passers-by will be
cheerfully served to the ice-cold
beverage at 5 cents . bottle.
An insurance agent ID Brook
haven the other day solicited a
farmer for insurance. II don't
believe in leaving q bunch Of
money for my wife and some 9TH
er fellow to spend replied the
solicited man. Ny company pays
suicides. replied the agent, and
would advise You to take ont =
policy with my company, and then
shoot Yourself, SO your wife can
marry d decent man.