The leader., 1905-09-06

are specially invited. G. B.
Hon. T. Brady returned Sun
day from a brief season Of recrea
tion at Mont Eagle.
The County Pension Board has
been busily at work at the court
house ever since Monday.
Rev. H. L. HoIcomb, Of Jack.
son, will preach at the Baptist
church tomorrow night at S
O'Clock.
Mr.. Carroll BardwelI has our
best thanks for a sample of his
fine sweet potato crop. Mr.. Bard
we'll has a pride in everything he
undertakes and always does his
best.
The bright countenance of Gal
loway Hobbs is missed at Prices
popular soda water fountain.
Galloway has returned to his desk
at the public school.
Cotton is bringing 10 cents in
Brookhaven today for the best
grades. The governments month
Iy bureau report issued yesterday
gave the condition of the crops at
72.1, which had a slightly depress-
ing effect on the market.
The Picayune of last Sunday
contained the following, pertinent
to our local Y. M. G. A. "To
be a Y. NJ. G. A. boy is badge
of guod character all over the
world, and much of the moral and
physical improvement of a nation
can be credited to the efforts OF
the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. Associations are located in
every city, almost, in the world. .
The Commercial Bank generous
ly distributed school bags among
the children of the public school,
which favor was greatly appre-
ciated by the little ones.
Messrs. r. L. Walker and
Green Smith are proprietors of
the McClendon restaurant sold to
them by Geo. McCIendon. We
inadvertently said last week that
Mr.. Walker was only manager.
Chattanooga and Golden Cane
Mills, Cooks and ScantIins Evap-
orators, Skimmers, S m 0 k c
Stacks and galvanized iron al
c. B. Perkins Hardware Stone.
Prof. A. A. McAlpin is ill at
the residence Of Mrs. M. V. Pow.
ell with typhoid malarial fever.
His little son has arrived, doubt
less to lend assistance in his faith
er's affiiction, and the professor
will probably now quickly recover.
Mr.. Charley Warnock has been
carrying his arm in a sling for
several days on account of getting
a finger broken while raising some
shingles to roof with a block
and tackle.
1t is a compliment to the rrinci-
pal, Prof. I. P. Scott, and to the
school authorities that the Graded
Public School of this city had the
largest opening in its history
Monday, there being nearly 40C
present.
Miss Mary Watson and Mr..
Will Holiday will be married
this evening in the northern part
of town. Mr.. Holiday is an en-
ploye ofthe Pearl River Lumber
Co., and enjoys the esteem of nu-
merous friends.
Superintendent Green says that
in all Lincoln county, there are
but five teachers who neglect or
refuse to attend institutes or nor
mails and other means for improv.
ing in their profession. He ad-
vised trustees Monday, who me!
to take the oath Of Office, to en-
pIoy only such teachers as show 9
desire for progress.
We regret to hear of tie death
of Mr.. Willie G. Larkin. he
departed this life at Martin, Clai-
borne county, August 80, leaving
a wife land five children to NOUN
their sad loss. Mr.. Larkin was
a brother of Mrs. Lucille Stamps.
of this city, and a son of the la,
mented W. d. Larkin. Our syn
pathy goes out to the bereayed.
Miss Fannie Mawxell has taker
position at the Parsons, May.
lOberschmidt Co. A fancy dress
goods and notion department viii
| be in full swing at that enterpris
Ling place of business by the 20tl
land no one is better able to con.
duct it than Miss Fannie, so popu
larly known to our shoppers. Set
notice elsewhere.
Primary teacher to little boy
just entering school: Yes'm, / gC
! to Sunday school Have Vou
lever been to scllool?n What /
| good little boyl'' The same ques
! tion was put to another little 6
i year-old who promptly replied
Yes'm, I've been to college two
1 years.. He was. placed imme
diateIy in the chart class, mucI