The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-21
Local Notes
BY
Looker--On

Mrs. S. @. Stone is guest of rels
lives in Tchula this week.
Miss Floyd Wilson is guest o
Miss Elise Williamson, of Jackson
Mrs. NJ. D. Simmons is visitin!
Mr.. and Mrs. Pinkerton in Yazot
City.
DIR. Pascal Holoomb, is attending
the State Dental Association il
Jackson.
| Mr.. Dudley Avery, Of Greenwood
was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A
Wilson, Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. X. II. Cole will oc'
cupy the Pickens cottage in Nortl
Lexington next month.
DIR. Holcomb's handsome home
will be in that competent contract.
or's hands, Mr.. Glass, of Yazoo City
Miss Elise Williamson, of Jack.
son, will be guest of Misses Wilson
next week and several functions have
been planned in her honor.
All social dates for the week are
cancelled in respect TO Evangelist
Martin, who is giving US splendid
sermons at the Baptist church.
Messrs. John Dyer, S. L. Burwell
and |. Z. Pckens attended the per.
formance of "The Rivals" by Joe
Jefferson In jackson, Tuesday night.
Miss May Wilson entertained the
S. S. Club Friday afternoon. The
souvenirs were presented to Miss
McBee and Miss Annie Stigler. A
salad course and punch we're daintily
served.
Mrs. Nj. ID. Simmons entertained
at delightful dinner Thursday last
in honor of Mrs. S. G. Stone. The
guests were Mesdames Henry Will
son, Harry Gillian, Pei Davis, La
vina Johnson, Bette Elliott and
Mrs. Kelly, of Tchula.
Mrs. ]. S. Eggleston was the happy
hostess of the final whist tournament
and, with Miss Mamie Stigler, cap.
tured the trophies of the tilt. A
rose-laden table in her pretty dining
room greeted her guests after the
games, and tempting ices and cake
WI re served.
Look out for Watt McCain's Sur
prise Sale on Saturday of next week
April 80.
The people convenient to Keirns
Switch can felicltate themselves on
being provided by the government
with postofice, with obliging H. M.
Jordan officiating as postmaster
The postoffice is KERN, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Moss had born
to them daughter this morning.
Mother and child are doing we'll and
the fathers smiles are indicative
of a satisfactory family consumation
devoutly wished for.
Rev. ]. VIM. Jones Chaplain at
Gen. R. E. Lees headquarters during
the stirring days Of his campaigns,
will lecture at the Lexington Opera
House tonight on Gen. R. E. Lee.
The subject it would seem should be
all sufficient to give him a crowded
house.
Judge Robt. Bowman, a leading
lawyer and one of Yazoo county's
old time gentlemen visited his broth.
er, J. W. Bowman, Yesterday, where
we had the pleasure of a talk Of for
mer days. He returned in the eve
ming to the old-style home Of his sis
ter Mrs. M. E. Jenkins.
Lexington continues in ito onward
march in everything pertaining to
business Improvements, as well as
increasing in Its volume Of business
and wealth. Sam Herman is having
the material for a IS, 500 gothic cot
tage laid down on his lot 10 Beal-
view annex, and it will he an archi-
tectural beauty,
r. G. Killebrew, living near Cox
burg, had his barn burned Thursday
night Of last week, containing three
mules, one horse, wagon and mower,
three hundred bushels of corn and
the cotton seed from twelve bales of
cotton, weighing about six tons. II
Is heavy loss and hard to bear by
one who is without help and labored
hard to get it out of the ground.
There being no fire used anywhere
about the barn gives color to the
belief that it was of incend.ary origin.
The beautiful and commodlous
home OF Hon. G. A. Wilson, with
m octagon three-story tower
On the northeast corner and
OF two stories on the north
west corner, with it's broad veranda
by iron columns, sur
mounted by ornamented capitals,
besides number of other smaller
galleries and porticos, whereby a
,ool place for rest can always be
'ound during our warmest days of
summer, is nearing completion. Its
numerous electric incandescent
amns furnish il with a brilliant