The leader., 1905-06-21
Items from Last Fridays WessOn
Enterprise.

Tor the person who Will start q
steam laundry ID Wesson. It is
needed about the worst Of any
thing we know OF,
We are proud TO learn that Old
Man Ben Jones, who has been SO
near deaths door a long time, is
little bit improved now. We hope
he will continue to improve and
be able to tread our soil again.
w. J.. Finch has proven to the
public that he is not afraid to own
real estate in lively town like
Wesson., by laying down to the
Bank of Wesson last Tuesday I
eight hundred good dollars for the
property on Spring street known
as the Purser Building.
III. B. Moore is confined to his
bed as the result of a fall last Fri
day afternoon. He was riding on |
top Of a load of oats 10 his buggy, |
and fell off, his head striking a
brick bat, inficting ugly wounds
on his head and nose. For q time
he was unconscious and it was
feared he was killed, but Dir. j.
l.. Beavers soon arrived and re-
stored him to consciousness, and
it is thought now that be will re-
cover.
DR.. G. Is. Thompson, Howard
Smith and this editor we're given
the Fellow Crafts degree in Ma
sonry last Saturday night, and G.
g. Radebaugh and Houston Her
ring were given the Entered APP
prentice Degree. The further we
90 the better we like it. What a
grand and good world this would
be if every man in it we're Ma
lson.
A very sad accident occurred
near Beauregard last Sunday af-
lternoon, which resulted in the
death Of Dan, The eighteen year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. IS.
Beacham, of this city. He, to-
gether with two other young men,
lwere floating cross-ties in the
Rowan pend near DIR. E. A. Row
ans home, and be was riding one,
when his hat fell off, and reaching
for it he slipped off and was
drowned. The other two young
linen, Wilford and Dixie Rowan,
witnessed the affair, but we're un-
liable to render the unfortunate
boy any assistance until too late.
Some other gentlemen who arriv-
ed after hearing Of the accident
succeeded in recovering the body.
Art Walker has the honor Of
showing the first cotton bloom of
the season IN Wesson. He
brought it in last Tuesday.
H. H. Furr was exhibiting a
ripe fig yesterday measuring nine
Inches in circumference. He says
he has two trees f-this kind.
Sam Price and wife were called
to Collins last Monday by the
death Of Mrs. Prices brother,
Geo. E. Nose, who was killed last
Sunday by a horse. He was rid
ing the animal, which reared up
and fell backwards on him. Sam
Hikes Wesson better than ever.
/ ID. e. Farmer, Of the Sylvarena
neighborhood' presented the edi-
ltor with most delicious gift last
Tuesday, a lot of nice, soft, juicy
/ peaches. We are glad to be so
kindly remembered by our broth
er, and wish we could find words
Sufficient to express our apprecia-
tion of such tokens of brotherly
love and friendship,
To the parents of the little boys
who compose the second base ball
nine We would say it might be
/ we'll for you to look after your
boys and see that they make no
obIigations that they cannot full
I'LL, else they may grow up to be
men with reputation as bad pay
masters. The reason we are
prompted to say this is the expe-
rience we had with some Of these
boys a few days ago.
We understand that a petition.
is being circulated which will be
presented TO the Mayor and Board
|of Aldermen asking that the prop
erty owners Of Wesson be reliev-
ed of repairing the sidewalks
alongside their respective prem
ises, and that the city keep the
sidewalks in repair and pay for
1.-THE same out Of the city s. funds.
/ Well, if this will give us any bet
ter sidewalks it might be a good
thing, for some of the sidewalks
IN Wesson are certainly in a de-.
/ plorable condition.
! We are glad to see so many
jgood Odd Fellows returning to
/ lCopiah Lodge, No. 109. Several
Iwere reinstated at the last meet
ling, and others will come back To-
might. Odd Fellowship properly
carried out is grand thing, and
ICopiah Lodge No. 100 is doing a
great good in many ways. We.
lhave been 4 member Of this lodge
eight years, and it is with pleas