The leader., 1905-11-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.

JaCKSOn.
Who overcomes by force, hath
overcome but half his foe.
Mr.. M. Mccullough visited rel
atives at Topisaw Sunday.
The Steam Laundry is raising
steam for the first time today.
Mrs. Duffy has returned from a
protracted visit to New Orleans.
Sunday was a summers day
November quite as warm as May.
Miss Beulah Ramsey was home
from Mendenhall on Sunday.
Hon. T. C. Hannah has been
visiting relatives in Oktibbeha
county.
Lieut.. Sheldon Anding was the
guest of relatiH here on Satur.
day and Sunday.
Mr.. Ed. Hubert, of Louisiana,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
his mother here.
There is no vice so simple but
assumes some mark of virtue in
its outward parts. F"
Our wilderness has become a
garden of roses-since the Whit
worth girls return.
Mrs. E. w. Davis has gone to
Little Rock, Ark, to Join her
husband at that place.
Mrs. R. S. Butler and her niece,
Miss Myrtis Wentworth, spent
Sunday at the Capital.
FOR SALE-One mare pony.
Work anywhere. Weight $50.
Apply to R. z. Germany.
Miss Eunice McCaIlp returned
Saturday from Edwards for a vis-
it to home and friends here.
Rain Saturday and rain Monday
bring US in some oak stove
wood, before you're stove up.
Prof. W. B. Hogg and wife, of
Bolton, came down last Friday
and spent a couple of days with
relatives and friends.
The Baptist people pounded
their pastor on Friday night and
both Rev. Mr.. Purser and his wife
are now feeling better.
Need any ShoveIs, longs,
Pokers, Coal Hods, Coal Vases,
Fire Sets, etc. You can get them
at Noodles Hardware Store.
w. G. Brewer and wife arrived
last Friday from Virginia and
other points of interest where
they have been spending The sum-
mer,
Fall bonnets were obvious Sun
day at the commencement service
of Whitworth, gray, green and
purple being the predominating
. sudueS worn.
Willie Davis left last week for
New Orleans to take his old posi-
tion in a plumbing house, which
he left when the yellow fever in
vaded the city.
Ralph Ripley left Monday for
New Orleans, where he will attend
the New Orleans Dental College.
Ralph is fine young man and we
wish him success.
When you want to see a show,
look in at our show windows.
They're great. They add much
to the city's appearance and tell
of commercial thrift.
Mrs. Lee Baggett, of Pickens,
arrived last Thursday and is the
guest of Mrs. Larkin Baggett.
Brookhaven friends of this excel
lent lady and of ber husband are
always pleased to see her in this
city.
A young mems prayer meeting
was organized by the pastor at the
Baptist church last evening. Ir-
respective of denomination, gen.
tIemen of Brookhaven are invited
to attend these meetings, which
will be held weekly.
Mrs. E. FL. Hartman and Mrs.
Eugene Bee we're canvassing the
town last week, in the interest of
a. new Presbyterian church.
From the liberal donations made,
especially By the members of that
body, the ladies were elated over
the prospect of a handsome new
stone edifce.
We regret to hear of the death
of Mrs. Dan Smith, which sad
event occurred at her home in the
Union Hall neighhorhood last
Friday. The funeral services
were conducted on Saturday by
Rev. R. Fl. Purser. The deceas-
ed leaves q husband and little
babe a few days old. Our sympa-
thy goes out to the stricken ones.
A congregational meeting has
been requested to be held at the
Presbyterian church next Sabbath,
for the purpose Of appointing
committee on the erection Of
new church ediice. The struci
ture will be of stone, similar C
the Perkins building, and will
cost about 5000. All BrOokha.
ven will note with interest this
move 10 the direction Of both
nlnirifi1nl and rllafntlal sarranrnss