The leader., 1905-01-25

hS " II Wy lllneSS y rev Gays.
Robt. Brent, Of Bogue Chitto,
was in Brookhaven Yesterday
Jim McCollum, Of jackson, was
in Broolhayen Sunday morning.
The Inez Hotel is already 4
popular resort for the drummers.
Cotton is selling today for 6. 50;
seed are bringing $1,000 per ton.
N. Mccullough spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting homefolks on
Topisaw.
The weather has been most fa-
yorable TO the progress of Mon
sieur Grippe.
Mrs. j. b. Holden, Of Summit,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Bette Cassidy.
Mr.. Turner Blackwell and wife
were visitors to Brookhaven rela-
tives on Saturday.
Buddy" Benjamine, Of New
Orleans, has been shaking hands
with Brookhaven friends.
The ladies w. M. S. of the
Baptist church will meet at the
church next Monday evening at
$3.50.
Hitching posts all along the
front of the Catholic church prop
erty are an added comfort and
convenience.
Mr.. F. F. Becker was the host
Monday night of banquet ten
dered the Directors of the Com
mercial Bank.
| Another blizzard has struck us
and heavy wraps are greatly in
demand. Tonight's freeze threat
ems to be the hardest of the sea-
son.
Mrs. Josie Newsom left yester-
day for Yazoo City, to visit her
sister who was thrown from a
buggy and seriously hurt last
week.
Mr.. I. M. Searles, of Vicks-
burg, was an interesting figure
and factor in town last week. He
represents the Pennsylvania Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company.
| A Sunshine Euchre will be held
at Hotel Inez tomorrow night, be-
ginning at $50 for the benefit
of the organization. Admission,
l25 cents.
Messrs.. Parker and PriestIey,
of Canton, were Sunday visitors
to this city. They conceded
i West Cherokee to be the most at
tractive residence portion Of our
city.
Misses Susie Powell, Eugenia
Millsaps, Maggie Rooney and
Messrs. Gilliard McCaIlum, Geo.
Mccain and Duncan Jones, of
Norfeld, were Saturday visitors
to this city.
/ Julius Marx, who fell from a
fast train near Crystal Springs
about ten days ago and was sup
posed to be fatally injured, has
been carried to the Touro Inirm-
arY New Orleans, for treatment.
A number of new monuments
are to be placed in RosehilI Gene
terry during the ensuing few
weeks. Sexton Albertz is con-
stantly at work and the sacred
place is kept in neat repair.
Messrs. D. j. Batchelder, B.
Montgomery and S. E. Moreton,
who purchased the plant of the
1 Newcomer Lumber Co. at Jack
son, will charter the new corpora
tion under the name of the Ma
tional Lumber Co.
Mr.. Hall, prescription clerk at
the Grafton Drug Co.'s, is still
seriously i'll, but his condition is
hopeful. The Leader was in err
ror last week in stating chat be
was a patient of DR.. johnson.
DR.. R. E. Higdon has charge of
his case.
Messrs. D. j. Batchelder and S.
J. Carpenter, of the Pearl River
Lumber Co., and John B. Nalty,
lof the East Union Lumber and
Manufacturing Co, are attending
/ the Southern Lumbermen's Con-
yention now in session at New
Orleans.
Adj. Gen. Fridge, head of the
State National Guard, and Major
DoWdy, u. S. a., were in Brook
haven last week to inspect the
StonewalI Guards. Capt. Joe
Storm made a good showing, as
The always does, and had 80 per
cent. Of his company in line, on
short notice.
Under the firm name of Barron
| e Dece1I, dealers in drugs and
general merchandise, Mr.. John
g. Decell, formerly Of CaseyYille,
is now conducting business at his
lneW place of residence, Martin,
Miss. His friends in this county
are always pleased to hear from
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Zwirn, OF
Bogue Chitto, elegantly entertain
led at a champagne dinner at their
lhome in Bogue Chitto last Sun
day il honor Of their little daugh-
Iter, Evelyn. Their guests we're
Mr.. and Mrs. Ell. Zwirn and