The leader., 1905-08-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Items from Last Fridays WessOn
Enterprise.


j. G. Pannell went to Columbia
last Monday to help institute
new Lodge of Odd Fellows.
Rev. R. H. Purser. a former cit
izen of Wesson, conducted pro-
tracted meeting at Macedonia
last week.
Wesson has no saloons or blind
tigers. Strictly prohibition, and
everybody minds their own busi-
ness.
Sam Magee, of Brookhaven,
says the cotton crop this year will
be y per cent. of last year and
about three weeks later. Good
for Sam.
1t is said that Wesson and Sum-
NIT are the only two towns in the
State that have quarantined
against whisky from New Orleans.
Postmaster Matthews was con-
fired to his bed several days last
week with fever. The trip to
Washington was too much for him
this hot weather.
John Furr, after being confined
to his bed several days with a Sc
we're attack of fever, which he
contracted at Pearlhaven, is able
to walk around again.
The Enterprise is authorized by
the secretary of the Board of
Trustees of the Wesson High
School, to say that school will
open on the first of September.
Henry Byrne, small boy,
while at work in the Mississippi
Mills this morning, fell from
ladder and broke his left arm at
the wrist.
A large delegation Of mill oper-
atives from jackson, Tenn, ar
rived in Wesson last Wednesday
morning to work in the Mississip.
pi Mills.
j. R. McGehee, of Montgom-
cry, one of the largest planters of
this glorious country, reports that
army worms have appeared in his
cotton patch in large numbers.
He sent us three as sample last
Friday.
We know of some folks that
have gotten into the habit of only
grunting when spoken to on the
public highway. Why it is we
know not unless it is because they
are hurting somewhere and don't
care to be spoken to. God deliV-
er US from the grunters.
George Rea, the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Greenlee, died
at their home on Bayou Pierre
street last Monday evening after
an illness of several weeks. The
funeral was conducted at the resi-
dence Tuesday afternoon by Rev.
w. w. Simmons.
D. Shorter made find at his
home last Wednesday morning.
1t was a bay horse with saddle
and bride on. Tied on the saddle
was mans coat, and in one of
the pockets of the saddle was
half quart of Harvest Kingo
whisky. Mr.. Shorter is anxious
to find the owner of the outfit.
Justice Stuart had young
white man named Honea before
him this morning on the charge
of throwing brick bats at some
negroes who were at the depot for
the train last May. Honea plead
ed guilty and was fined $500 and
the costs. The Judge gave him a
good lecture, assuring him that the
deed better not be repeated. Sew
eral others we're also implicated
and will be brought before the
court as soon as Constable Cook
can get his hands on them.
]. G. HarreIl, who was arrested
here on the charge of yagrancy
last Saturday and sentenced to
thirty days in jail by Mayor
Bridewell, died very suddenly
while at work on the county farm
last Tuesday. Harrell had5a fam
ily here, and it was charged
against him that he had deserted
them and they we're in danger of
becoming a public charge. It was
also said he was paying more at
tention to another woman than il
is becoming for man with FAM
lily Co do, hence his arrest for va.
grancy.
w. T. Hays had occasion last
Tuesday to think for time that
his journey through this sweet old
world had come to an end. He
was bitten in very tender spot
by a spider, which caused him
sFsF@s ere pain for some time,
a0d 1cansAsd him to be very sick fol
mile ~ good dose or two oi
snrieot brandy brought him
around 0. K. howeAEer'
Reuben Warren and Riley
Dunn. two bright yoagng Aneri'
cans. tired OF life alonte 10 this
GOOD old world, and rema mberine
that the Bible says. It's pot gooe
for man to live alone, eaEeh took
unto himself wife on ThursNa ~
Of last week. They married sns'
tersthe Misses Leonard, Z opera
tiyes in the Mills. Major Bride
we'll did the soIemnizing ID bis
usual high-toned way.