The leader., 1905-08-23

agency for the Oliver Finnie Com
pany's line Of candies.
Secretary PouIson, Of the Y.
Nj. G. All, left Saturday night for
Kentucky, to spend several weeks.
Rev. j. A. Hobbs has charge Of
the rooms.
Mr.. j. A. Sartin's cottage to
the east of town, has been painted
and has thus placed itself In line
with the numerous pretty homes
in that vicinity.
We regret to learn that little
S. E. Jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Es Moreton, has been very ill
since their arrival in Canada. He
is now improving.
Messrs. Willie and Martin Nc
Grath delightfully."- entertained al
few friends Monday evening, at
the elegant home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. McGrath.
The enterprising firm of Mills
& East Company have just receiv-
ed a direct consignment of Cali
fornia fresh fruits consisting of
Peaches, Pears, Prunes and
Grapes.
Chattanooga and Golden Cane
Mills, Cooks and SCantIins Eyap-
orators, Skimmers, S m o k E
Stacks and galvanized iron at
c. B. Perkins Hardware Stone.
The annual protracted meeting
begins at Union Hall next Satur-
day. The pastor, Rev. j. A.
Scarborough, will be assisted by
Rev. j. P. Williams, late pastor
of the Monticello Baptist church,
and one of South Mississippi's
best preachers.
Mrs. j. B. Daughtry is suffer
ing greatly with an abcessed foot
and is unable to get about. Mrs.
Daughtry was one of our most
active and useful ladies years ago
and she has been missed greatly
during her recent years of trial
and i'll health. We trust she may
soon pe restored completely.
The world hath need of such as
she.
The Peripatetics had a pleasant
and profitable meeting with Miss
Carrie Cassidy on yesterday af-
ternoon. The following program
was presented: The Negro in
Literature-Miss RagsdaIe; The
Negro in Music Mrs. Eugene
Bee; Negro Dialect Reading
Mrs. Scherck; Swallow Song
Mrs. Redding, Mrs. johnson;
Violin Solo, Mrs. Bryant McCor-
mick.
Since the yellow fever scare,
crowds are not SO great about the
railroad station. Nothing could
impress one more with the senti-
ment of our people generally to-
ward the fever situation, for it
was at the depot that they gather
ed together as nowhere else-like
flies around the proverbial ''mo-
Iasses can" And, doubtless,
when the cruel strain is over, they
will return with renewed zest, on
the principle that people must 60
somewhere.
From private letter, we are
pleased to learn that Bert Storm
and Henry Graham were distin-
guished at Gulfport by being i'm
mediately assigned to duty upon
their arrival. These two proud
young corporals are stationed at
BeauVoir and are having great
times listening to war stories
from the old soldiers at home, y
getting plenty to eat and sleep
ing under mosquito bars. Bert
and Henry are good, sober, re
liable boys when at home and
Major Ewing knew them.
Mrs. w. Fl. Milton and her
daughter, Miss Pauline, left yes
terday for Hattiesburg, where
they will make their home for the
present. Miss Pauline has ac-
cepted a position as assistant or
ganizer of the Knights and Ladies
Of Honor, under Mr.. Luther
Graves, we'll and favorably known
to our people. The departing
ladies carry with them the best
wishes Of friends in Brookhaven,
where they have resided for six
years past, Miss Milton having
occupied various business posi-
tions which she filled with credit
to herself and satisfaction to her
employers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Cohn are
now occupying their handsome
| home on South jackson street.
This street is beautifully adorned
with pretty new homes; among
them being that Of Or. w. Fl.
4 Frizell, Oscar Newton, Dr.. s. G.
Wilson, Emile Cohn, r. p. More
lton, Harry Mills, Mr.. Alfred
EMoreton's, which is nearing COM
pIetion, and others that have been
improved in the recent past. No
table among the more pretentious
residences of longer standing than
/ the ones mentioned, are Mr.. John
B. Nalty's, which can hardly be
surpassed ID our city for archi-
tecturaE beauty or situation, Mrs.
Hattie Sherman's, Sam More
tons A. e. Moreton's and Dir. J :.
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