The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-07-27

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Durant Tuesday under a writ of ha-
beas corpus issued by E. V. Ashley,
circuit clerk, who also went over to
keep a record of the proceedings.
The case was tried before Chancellor
McCool in the afternoon of that dav.
Longie, who is accused of killing a
negro two years ago at Pickens
was represented by R. G. McBee, who,
after examining the witnesses.
summed up the evidence and presented
| it in clear and forcible manner to
the court. His honor, Judge McCool,
placed Longie under a bond of $3.50
for his appearance at the next Cir
cult court. W. 5. Gordon, of Pick
ems, made the bond.
A. J. Reeves, of Reeves, was here
on business yesterday.
Mrs. DR.. B. J. Farr, who has been
very i'll, is now nicely improving, we
are glad to learn.
Mas & Newberger have opened a
cotton exchange here. Their mana
ger is j. W. Muslin, formerly of Bir-
mingham, Alabama.
Phone f40 for fresh cereals.
jackson correspondents state that
about fifty acclimated Italian fami-
lies of Southern Illinois, formerly
called Egypt, will settle in the Durant
neighborhood and try truck farming
and fruit raising for the markets.
Capt. J. F. Merry, general immigra-
tlon agent of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company, induced them to
locate there and starts each family on
forty acres of land.
VIM. Teasley, of Reeves, sojourned
in the city yesterday.
Master Roy Foster, of Tchula, made
the ADVERTISER an appreciated visit
Saturday.
Miss Mamie Simpson left SATURDAY.
for her home at Crystal Springs from
a delightful visit to her uncle, ]. L.
Shine and family, at Farr's Mill.
N. W. Malone, of Durant, transact
ed business here Tuesday.
New mangoes, sour and sweet
mixed pickle at Gwin & Watson's.
License to marry were issued July |
ID, 1905, to W. H. Leopard and Miss
Geneva Vowel. and on the 2lst of
July, 1905, to y. W. French, of Iowa,
and Mrs. Fannie Clark, of Pickens.
Richard Joyce, of Walden, and Per-
cy Joyce, Indian Territory, visited
friends here Tuesday.
Mrs. A. G. Wiley and Miss Bessie
Newsom went over to Owens Wells
Saturday evening to spend Sunday
with Mrs. D. 0. Alexander, of Itta
Bena, who is spending some time at
that popular spa.
E. X. Frost, of Brozville, transact
ed business in the city Saturday.
Sam Dodson, colored, enriched the
town exchequer to the tune of $3.50
this week for disturbing the peace.
". W. Hooper spent Sunday with
relatives in Kosciusko.
W. B. Jones came up with the
Knights Templar from Tchula Tues
day evening.
VIM. Teasley, of Reeves, hobnob-
bed with Lexington friends SATURDAY.
Rice chicken feed, $l.50 a sack at
GWin & Watson's.
Paul Smith was down from Emory
Tuesday, making substantial purchas-
es from our progressive merchants.
A welcome rain fell here. Monday.
M. E. Fritz has gone to Forest to
look after business matters.
Mrs. B. s. Noel and children left
last Friday to attend camp meeting
at Fentress. They are expected
home tomorrow.
Rev. j. L. Scarborough, of Ebene
zer, visited in Lexington yesterday.
}. M. Tate, of Goodman, added his
name to our rapidly growing subscrip-
tion list Tuesday.
q. A. Tate was over from Bowling
Green Monday.
Mrs. W. W. Wilburn and son,
Bridgforth, accompanied by her sis
ters, Mesdames Weaver and Petteet.
OF Greenwood, left that city today
Tor Chautauqua, N. Y, where with
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