The leader., 1905-10-25
TwlnkIes from Silver Creek Star,


An effort is being made to Or
ganize . county contest among the
different schools IN music, decla-
nation and elocution. IF such a
contest is organized our school
ought to bring off a big share of
the honors.
After an illness of several weeks
Mrs. B. w. O'Mara died Thurs
day morning about 2 o'clock. In
terment was made at the cemetery
near the Methodist church yester-
day evening.
About 4 O'Clock Monday morn
ing little Hilda May Johnston,
aged 2 years, ] month and 2 days,
died with meningitis. The re-
mains were taken to Bethel
church, near Grange, for burial.
We learn that Rev. L. ID. Posey
captured the ten-dollar set Of
dishes at Hood & Collins. The
dishes we're given away in a vot-
ing contest in which every ten
cent purchase secured one vote.
Engineer Archibald went over
the Mississippi Central's new ex-
tension between Silver Greek and
BrookhaYen this week and ex-
presses satisfaction, so we learn,
with the progress of the grading
work.
Miss Mary Oliver visited home
folks at Brookhaven Saturday and
Sunday. Her sister, Miss Josie,
returned to Silver Greek with her
and spent a few days here, gong
back to Brookhaven Wednesday
afternoon. Mr.. Marcus Ross ac-
companied her to Monticello.
The Lawrence County High
School is still in fourishing con-
dition. The enrolment up to date
is $50, and there are more to enter
in the near future. 1t is the gen.
eraI opinion that the board of
trustees will have to employ an
other teacher when the public
term opens.
Nov. 1st has been set as the date
for the opening of Mississippi
College. Messrs. Kirby and
Spurgeon Longino, of Silver
Greek; Curtis Waller, of Prentiss;
Ernest Johnston, of Hooker, and
Wallace Dale, of Vixen, will at
tend. We understand that there
will be others to attend from
Lawrence county but do not know
their names.
| We hear that Mr.. Tom Myers,
who lived near Mish, accidentally
killed himself near MendenhaII
Monday afternoon. He was on
his way to attend court at that
town, and when mile or so from
town he endeavored to pull a pis-
tol from his coat pocket to show
it to some one, so we hear. The
hammer caught in his pocket and
the gun was discharged, the ball
striking him under the chin and
coming out at the top of his head.
We are informed that work on
the extension of the Gulf & Ship
Island Railroad is progressing
nicely. Tie wet, sIashy spot near
Arm which has been so hard to fill
in will be completed next week,
we learn, and rails will be laid
Immediately. On the Columbia
end work seems to be progressing
1nicely also. General Superintend-
ent Gardner and Engineer Nc
ICutcheon we're in town this week
and appear to be pleased with the
progress that is being made on the
new road.
The Lawrence County Teach
Iers Association holds its first reg
ular meeting in our school build
ling on the 3rd and 4th of NoVem-
Der. This indicates our towns
reputation for hospitality, and it
is to be desired that our people
will sustain this reputation on this
Occasion. We learn that Prof.
|Godbold has been elected presi-
Edent of this body, and he is very
anxious that this first meeting of
the association be especially good.
A friend promises to hand US the
program, which will appear IN
these columns next week.