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The leader., 1905-09-13
LINCOLN'S TAX LEVY AND PROPERTY
VALUATION.

at their meeting last week the
Lincoln County Board Of Super
yisors made the following tax levy
for the fiscal year 1905 '06: Cen
eral county, A mills; school, 2
mills; road, / mill; interest on Jail
bonds, 1s mill; sinking fund, 1s
mill; polls, $2.00.
This is a reduction of / mill on
last years levy. The State tax,
which is 6 mills, will be collected
in addition to the above, making a
total of 1874 mills, exclusive Of
the poll tax. One mill was cut
out Of the levy for general county
purposes. The Leader made an
error in stating in its Saturday
issue that the total levy, exclusive
of the poll tax, was 1914 mills. It
should have been 1874
The total taxable property Of
the county, personally, realty,
railroads, telegraph, telephones,
etc., is valued at SIS, ,478, 506, diVid-
cd as follows: Realty, 50, ,571, ,315,
personality, SO, 1917, 800; railroads,
etc., $719, ,201. The increase over
last year in realty, on account Of
assessments raised by the board is
$72, 900, increase on personality,
$107, 443; total increase $179, 443.
The assessment on railroads, tele-
phones, express companies, ETC.,
which is made by the railroad
commission, has not been received
yet, but it will be very near the
figures given above.
All of the public roads lying on
the west side Of the main line of
the Illinois Central railroad, which
runs almost centrally through the
county from north to south, were
let out by contract for two years,
the contractors to receive their
pro rata share of the one mill road
tax and all of the Communication
money collected in this territory
from hands liable to road duty.
The commutation tax is $500 per
hand.
The leader., 1905-09-13
Fine Jersey Cows for SaIe.

Parties desiring to purchase
first class milk stock will find first
class young Jersey cows for sale,
ONE with young calves BY theii
side, others due to come iii Tie
pen at an early date; and at ex,
ceedlngly low prices, the quality
md breeding Of the stock consid,
cred.
These cattle we're shipped from
the greatest Jersey center ID the
State and selected by Prof. j. S.
Moore, Of the department d
dairying at the A. & M
For same call on
GEO. A. LOVE.
The leader., 1905-09-13
WessOR Enterprise Items.

The meeting OF the CopIah
County Baptist Association has
been put off until October 4, as
has also the opening of the Missis-
sippi College at Clinton.
The Enterprise is in receipt of
a catalogue of the Bolton High
School, of which our good friend
Willie Hogg is principal. The
catalogue shows that school to be
a sure enough up-to-date school.
There is to be company form
ed from east of Wesson in the Lit
| tie Bahala neighborhood for the
purpose of prospecting for oil,
coal, gold, silver, copper, zinc,
mica and other valuable things
that may be hidden from our
view.
Steve Smith, Of Brookhaven,
was a visitor to our town last Fri
day evening. He attended the
lawn party given by the Ladies'
Aid Society.
The faculty of the Wesson High
School is ia deep sympathy with
the mother. andd brothers of our
little pupil, Mamie Lee, whom we
we're called upon to part with on
September 2. Mamie would have
been one of our bright little sixth
grade pupils.
Miss jamie Rowan visited
Brookhapen last Saturday.
An old lady of this city had
quite an exciting experience one
day last week in money matters.
lShe was afraid to trust bank
with her funds and was keeping
$3.50. 90 in greenhacks at home.
IShe had it put away in bureau
drawer with lot Of rags. One
| day last week she decided to clean
lup and renoyate her house and in
doing so took the drawer of rags
land emptied them into thte fire.
forgetting all about her money.
A few minutes later she thought Of
her money and began scratching
| IN the fire for it, and when she
found it the bills we're all burned
biust half up. The first thing she
Thought Of was to run to Capt.
lLyell, cashier of the Bank Of Wes-
lsoh, to find out il be could tell her
what to do. He relieved her
broken heart by taking the pieces
left. assuring her that be could get
new bills for them. and now she is
not afraid to risk her money ia
the bank any more and will always
leave it there hereafter. Let 9th
Iers profit by her experience.
lIt takes affiiction sometimes to
drive US to our best friends. A
word to the moneyed man is.
sufficient. Place your money in
1.-The bank
The leader., 1905-09-13
HazIehurst COuriers.

Warren Henderson, Of Brookha-
ven, was here last week on a visit
TO his mother.
Miss George Higdon, of Brook
haven, spent several days with
relatives here this week.
/. f. Buntin is spending sever
al days in st. Louis in the interest
Of the Hubbard McGrath Go.
Mr.. B. II. Higdon leaves tomor.
row for New Albany where he will
be assistant principal in the high
school at that place.
Miss Bloom, Of Wesson, Miss
Farley, of Mount Olive, and Mrs.
Robt. Bee, Of Brookhayen, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. IL j..
Wilson.
Mr.. L. i. Webb, Of Tyler, Tex,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Webb,
OF Magnolia, were recent visitors
to their sister, Mrs. j. D. Gran
berry.
The sympathy of the community
is extended to Mrs. j. M. Nor
man in the loss of her sister, Miss
Eunice King, who passed away
on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Wilson en-
tertained Friday evening in COM
pliment to Misses Farley, Bloom
and Willing. The affair was one
of the most delightful Of the sea-
son.
The many friends Of B. B. Hig-
don will be glad to hear that he
has been greatly benefited by the
baths of the hot springs of Mar
| lin, Tex. He will return to Halle
hurst some time this month.
On account Of the quarantines
Judge d. M. Miller expects to be
at home for perhaps the next two
months. During this time he
would like to place on first class
security in the country or city, at
a low rate of interest, $4,000
Mrs. a. P. Leach, Of Utica,
died Monday night and was bur
led Tuesday. She was a sister OF
Mr.. j. S. DecelI, ex.sheriff of this
county. She was reared in beat
3, and large number of friends
in the western part of the county
will be grieyed to learn of her
death.
The Board of Trustees of Halle.
hurst High School held a meeting
Monday and postponed the open.
| ing of the school until the 25th OF
this month on account of the un-
settled conditions oceasloned by
the fever situation.
Misses Shellie and Hattie Allen
returned from Brookhaven Sun
day where they had gone to take
1.-THE public school examination
under Supt. Green. Excellent
Ipositions we're given them at once.
It is to be regretted that Copiah
loses these two excellent teachers.
But it seems that in this county
preference is given the high school
graduate while the college grad
date must look to other counties
| for work.
The leader., 1905-09-13
Wanted Situation.

By Soung man with experience ia
general business accounting, desires position as
bookkeeper Or general Office work. References
a. d reason 10 desiring change gIyen, At pres
ent, engaged as bookkeeper with large retail
establishment. Address.
SAFE GU ARD SY sTEhI,n .
Care The Leader.
The leader., 1905-09-13

The Clarion Ledger announces
that after guarantines arc oyer If
will begin tie publication Of d
morning paper at jackson, taking
the full Associated Press reports.
This will Be a great thing for
South Mississippi, especially inas-
much as the Clarion Ledger can
reach BrookhaveEl over three
hours ahead OF the New Orleans
papers. Col. Henry is to be cons
graduated upon his enterprise ia
thus occupying a journalistic field
long untitled.
The leader., 1905-09-13
The Mississippi Central ~.

Will let contracts for d large
number Of cross ties in the near
future. Anyone wishing a tie
contract will apply for further in
formation to the Resident Engi-
neer's Office in the Cassidy Build
inc.
The leader., 1905-09-13

Mr.. H. o. Middleton has re-
turned from one Of the principal
markets of the United States,
where, for about two weeks, BE
has been selecting one of the
largest and handsomest stocks Of
goods ever brought to Silver
Creek. Silver Creek Star
The leader., 1905-09-13

Wm. Turnbough is erecting a
servant 8 aud wood house on his
premises
The leader., 1905-09-13
Regarding the Exchange Of School
Books.

Rev. R. j. Boone and other
county agents have received the
following instructions from Da-
wilson & WardIaw, in charge of
the Mississippi Schoul Book De-
pository at Jackson:
"AlI local agents are hereby M
titled that no certificates will be
required for the exchange of old
books now in use. Every book
exchanged must have heen in ac-
tuaI use in the schools by the pu-
pills and must be reasonably
whole book. A few pages can be
missing or back left off, but the
book must be one that could be
used by the pupil in school.
Old books of like grade only
can be exchanged, that is a small
geography for small geography;
a first reader for FIRST reader,
etc, but no book which does not
show actual use can be exchanged.
All books now in use are to be
exchanged at the exchange price,
and all of the adopted books must
be used in all the schools, both
separate districts and county, be-
ginning with the fall term.
''The books will not be sold by
any one except the contract agents
and your contracts are exclusive.
Other dealers cannot procure the
adopted books anywhere. 4
The leader., 1905-09-13
Examinations for County Teachers.

The regular fall examinations
for teachers to teach in Lincoln
county will be held as foIloWsi
Whites September 16 and 16.
CoI0red Sept. 22 and 2S.
EDGAR GREEN
Supt. Of Ed.
The leader., 1905-09-13

Or. |. W. Cooper, president Of
Whitworth College, located at
Brookhaven, authorizes the an
nouncement that the college will
open its annual session on the fifth
Of October. Whitworth College
is one of the leading Institutions
of the South for the education Of
young ladies and the prospects for
the coming session are unusually
bright. Times Democrat.
The leader., 1905-09-13

Mr.. A. G. Jones, president of
the Mississippi Bank and Trust
Co., announces that Mr.. Peyton
I. Strother, of Meridian, will sue
ceed Mr.. w. s. Allen with that
banking institution. Mr.. Stroth-
er is a young man and comes
highly recommended, both as to
character and ability. He has
been connected with the Union
Bank and Trust Co., of Meridian,
for several years and resigns that
position to come to this city. He
will begi.l work with the trust
company here on the 18th Of this
month. Clarion Ledger.
The leader., 1905-09-13

Mrs. II. B. KelIs, of this city,
president Of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, Of Mis-
sissippi, has issued call for a
convention OF the temperance
women to be held at McComb
City on October 13, by which time
it is believed the quarantines will
have been sufficiently relaxed to
admit delegates from all parts of
the State. The questions to be
considered will be chiefly those
relating to temperance Legislation
and the better enforcement of the
local option laws where saloons
are prohibited. There is hardly a
doubt that the convention will al
so take up the question of secur-
ing constitutional amendment
prohibiting the sale of liquors in
The State, as well as a statute
making the sale prohibitive pend
ing the adoption of a constitution
al amendment. Times Democrat
Jackson Bureau.
The leader., 1905-09-13
Court House Goes Back TO NestyiIIe.

MendenhaIl, Miss, Sept. T.
The Board of Supervisors passed
an order yesterday requiring that
the records here IN the court house
be removed back to Westville be-
fore Nov. IL next. The records
of Simpson county we're removed
from Westville to Mendenhall five
years ago by election, and the
Board Of Supervisors was enjoin.
ed and the matter has been in liti-
cation until it was decided by the
Supreme court last spring. The
case was tried before the chanceI-
lor, and he decided that Westville
was the legal county site, mas
much as MendenhalI did not re
ceiVe two-thirds of the votes Of
the qualified electors of the coun-
ty, as the constitution Of the State
requires in moving a county site
further from the center of the
county. The case was appealed to
the supreme court from the chan
cellor's decision, and that tr1bu-
nal affirmed the decision of the
lower court, and gave the Board
of Supervisors six months in
which to have the records moved
back to Westville. Westville is
an interior town, located two
miles from the Columbia branch
of the Gulf &. Ship Island Rail
road, which branch was construct
ed two years ago. Since the rec
Iords were removed to Menden-
hall the old town of Westville was
almost abandoned, there being nc
stores nor hotels there now, but
the old court house has been re-
paired and is desirable.
The action of the Board of Su-
pervisors in giving the full limit
of time to move the records back
will give an opportunity to hold
the fall term of the circuit court
| at Mendenhall, which convenes on
the third Monday in October.
The special Magazine Edition
of the Bolivar County Democrat
is on our desk. II is creditablt
write up of the county and its il
lustrations are attractive. News
paper folk show their faith in ad
vertising and their patriotism
when they go to all the trouble
expense and yexation of spirit tc
get out such a publication for The
benefit of their town and country
There is little remuneration il
such a venture for all their labor
and trouble and time.
The leader., 1905-09-13

The citizens Of Mt. Olive, Gov
ington county, held a mass meet
ing a day or two ago and very
enthusiastically determined to get
up a fair for their own county.
and to then ship their entire ex.
hibit to the State Fair at Jackson.
Some 5000 or $500 was subscribed
at the meeting, and more prom
ised, if necessary, to carry out
the idea Of the promoters, which
is simply to get together some Of
the best Of everything made or
produced in Covingtop county.
Covington is in the very heart Of
the long leaf pine region of the
State, and until the coming of the
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad
amounted to little more than a
spot on the map. However. its
natural resources we're great, and
the growth Id wealth and popula-
fion during the past ten years has
been marvellous, as Is the case with
other counties III that section.
Ten years ago Mount Olive was
nothing but a cross roads store
and postoffice now it is d town
of several hundred souls, with
banks, newspapers, churches,
schools, big stores and everything
Of that character that goes to
make q live town;
The leader., 1905-09-13

On account Of the quarantines
Judge d. M. Miller expects to be
at home for perhaps the next two
months. During this time he
would like to place on first class
security in the country or city, at
low rate of interest, $50, 900.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07
A PLEASANT OCCASION.

Mrs. Len @ Baldwin gave Pythian
supper Friday evening to the Pythian
friends of Mr.. Len 9. Baldwin in honor
Of his 32d birthday
beautiful souvenirs designed and
made by Mrs Baldwin and containing
all the names of the invited guests and
the menu of the supper, were presented
to each one present. The home was
beautifully decorated for the occasion
with Chinese lanterns and Pythian
colors, as was also the banquet table,
which was loaded with all the viands
and dainty dishes that could tempt the
appetite of true Pythian Knight.
Around the banquet board were
seated Messrs. E. HI. Clay, John P.
Cheney, W. j. Frey, Hugh V. Handy,
Joseph NJ. Austin, George E Nolan.
Len G Baldwin, A, H. Shepherd, L B.
Carnes, j. HI. Kuhlman, w. S. Kelly,
l.. B. Robertson. w. A. Florence and S,
NJ. Collins.
After the supper Prof. Geo. E. Nolan,
in behalf of the invited guests, pre-
scented to Mrs. Baldwin beautiful cut
glass berry bowl.
Short talks were made by several
congratulating Mr.. Baldwin upon reach
ing his 32d year, and wishing him con.
tinued health and happiness.
The evening was highly enjoyed and
all present speak in highest praise of
the splendid hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs
Baldwin.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07
WILL LEAVE FOR COLLEGE.

A number of young people will leave
shortly for college. Misses Irma Neal,
Regina Rambo and Clyde Malone will
enter Wesleyan Female College at
Macon next Tuesday; Miss Anna Wad-
dell aid Miss Virginia Crosby will
attend Agnes Scott at Decatur, Ga.
Miss Katie Linn Brewer will return to
Monroe College at Forsyth, Ga.
Messrs. Hal Dumas, Will Dumas, Nor
man Pratt, Nelson George, J. r. Brum-
by, Robert Anderson and Joe SEES
sions will attend chronological Insti-
tute in Atlanta; Messrs. Jackson Dick
Frank Clay, Clarence Dobbs and Mayes
Gober will go to State University, Ath-
ems, Ca; Tom Wallace has gone to
Bellbuckle, Tenn. Sam Dick, Roy Rob-
erts and ]. Il. Northcutt will go to
Stone Mountain Institute.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07
PECK-BARON.

On last Monday, Mrs. Julia Peck, of
Smyrna. was married to Mr.. ]. Baron,
of Marietta, Rev. Mr.. Kelly performing
the ceremony.
The bride is sister OF Mrs. Ed
Wright, of Albany, Ga, and is very
pretty blonde, cultured and Charming
Mr.. Baron has been in our city some
time and is salesman of the Wheeler
and Wilson sewing machine for The
Carnes Furniture Company. He is q
very genial and clever gentleman and
has made number of friends among
our people,
The Journal extends to the happy
couple congratulations and best wishes
for happiness and prosperity.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07
A NICE PRESENT.

Mr.. Joseph Nj. Brown, of this city,
has donated to the Marietta Baptist
church $500 solid silver communion
service with individual cups. The
inscription thereon is THE Marietta
Baptist Church, September 1905" "Do
it remembrance of me-" The service
was used last Sunday for the first time
The service is beautiful and elegant
and does credit to the liberality of Mr..
Brown. Individual cups is the sanitary
way of administering communion and
ought to be adopted by all denomina.
tions.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07
MAYORS COURT,

Mayor Motley generally holds his
court at night, and there is in attend
ance at these trials large crowd OF
colored people. On Wednesday night
there were number of cases to han
die, but the chief one was the charge
against Catherine Bailey, colored, for
selling whisky. A negro had pawned
parasol for pint of tie ardent. and
1t took fifty cents to redeem the sun
shield when the party went for it. A
row followed. The Mayor assessed s25
and cost or fifty days. Lawyer Moss
will take the case up, as he says all oy-
er nifty days" is Infamous punish
ment" contrary to the constitution.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07
GOOD SHOWS COMING,

The theatrical season will open in
Marietta on next Monday night, Sept.
18th, at the Peoples Theater.
The opera house has been thoroughly
renovated and put in fine shape for the
comfort of its patrons.
The season promises to be the best
in many years. Manager Black has
secured a number of the very finest
shows travelling, and others will be
booked later. The management hopes
to give our theater-eoers two good
shows each week during the season,
and guarantees satisfaction to the pat
rons OF the Peoples theater.
For the opening attraction Mr.. Black
has secured the Ponce De Leon Come
dy Company, which will play three
nights engagement next week, begin
ming Monday night, the 18th inst, pre-
Senting all royalty plays at popular
prices-l5, 25 and IS cents. This COM
pany carries eighteen people, each of
whom is an artist of recognized ability.
Pleasing specialtes between the acts
A line band and orchestra are carried
by the company. A street parade will
be given daily Matinee Wednesday
at 3 o'clock pm.
Reserved seats on sale at Legp's
Drug Store.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07
chi OMEGA FRATERNITY MEETS.

A three days meeting of the execu-
tive officers of the Chi Omega Frater-
nifty was begun in the Hotel English,
indianapolis, Ind, August goth. The
officers are Mrs. A. H. BURDEN, Fayette-
vile, Ark; Miss Emma Leila Gram
ling, Marietta, Ga. F.; Miss Jessie Parker
Olathe, KAN; Miss May Miller, Fort
Smith, Ark. Miss Bessie Krope, Free.
port, Ill, and Miss Mae CraighilI
Lynchburg, Va. The fraternity is over
ten years old and has about 700 mem.
bers, 16 active and alumnae chapters
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07
VERY COSTLY.

1t cost something to run for Cover
nor. Hon. Hoke Smith told the Rome
Herald that he kept from eight to four
teen clerks busy all the time at his
office, sending out literature and attend.
ing to correspondence. Then Mr.. Smith
is going from town to town making
speeches, paying railroad fare and hotel
bills, and all to be kept up for twelve
months. 1t is good thing that Mr.
Smith is rich man or he couldn't af-
ford to run for Governor. At the pres.
ent rate it will cost him $4,000.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07

Attorney Genera! Hart has filed five
suits in the Fulton Superior Court
against the railroads that have refused
to carry out the demands made upon
them by the Railroad Commission of
Georgia in relation to the provisions of
circular 300 of the Commission. The
penalty, if imposed, is from 81 900 to
$4,000. The roads against which suits
have been brought are the Southern,
the Georgia, Central of Georgia, Sea-
board Air Line. the Atlanta and West
Point, and the Louisville and Nashville
and the Atlantic Coast Line.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENED.

The city public schools opened last
Monday with large attendance. In
der the competent and efficient superin-
tendent, W. 7. Dumas, the schools will
continue to prosper and prove a bless
ing to the community. There are no
better teachers and no better equipped
schools for doing good work. Let our
people cooperate with the teachers
that these excellent schools may lack
nothing in moral support.
wHITV aCunnT
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07

President Roosevelt seems to have
the touch of the magician. Everything
goes his way, AS man of destiny he
wears charm. His successful efforts
at peacemaking between Russia and
Japan will be to his lasting praise and
fame.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07

Japan acted humanely and sensibly in
not prolonging the war for money. She
could never have collected it if she had
crushed Linevitch's army, as Russia
would never pay at the distance she is
from Japan. Japan got every thing she
went to war for, whipped Russia on
land and sea.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07

The general assembly at the session
just closed enacted an amendment to
the game and fish laws under which
the closed season for doves was ex-
tended from July l to September 1, and
the beginning of the open season for
SEEMING for fish and catching them with
other devices than hook and line, was
put back from March Is to February |,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07

The editor returns thanks to some
very good friend for some beautiful
boxes OF scuppernong grapes.-Griffin
News and Sun.
If the boxes" were beautiful, 4"
what appearance did the scuppernong
grapes have?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07
EDUCATIONAL RALLY.

1000 people will be at the Education
al Rally to be held at Sandy Plains,
Saturday, September, 9th. You had
better come and bring the basket of
dinner, as several prominent Georgia
educators will speak to the people on
that day.
1t would pay you to come % miles in
order to be there on that day
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW.

The Legislature at It's last session
passed bill requiring all counties to
be cut up into school districts approx
mating l6 square miles Under this
act it will be the duty of the board of
education of each county within thirty
days or as soon thereafter as possible
to proceed to lay out the county into
school districts.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-09-07

The Atlanta city council passed reso-
lutions censuring Mayor Woodward for
getting drunk at Toledo, o., and apollo
giving to Mayor Dunno, of Chicago.
Woodward says he has nothing to apol-
ogize for.