The leader., 1905-11-04

You owe it to yourself and your
town to vote for the best man for
constable.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. w. Chisholm
of Ellisville, we're visitors here
last Sunday.
The Board Of Supervisors will
meet Monday. A short session is
in prospect.
The first brick in the new Com
mercial Bank building were laid
Thursday morning.
A Methodist church has been
organized and located near the
Chamberlain school.
Residence fol Rent on Monti-
cello street For particulars, ap-
ply to Mrs. R. Berger.
A faculty recital was held in
the college chapel last night. An
account will appear Wednesday.
The Penn Furniture Co., which
will open up in the Hartman new
building, is getting ready for bus
mess.
When you vote for constable,
vote as though you were going to
elect the president. It's an hon
orable Office.
The Click Stock Company plays
all week at the Opera House com
mencing next Monday. Prices,
Is, 25 and 35 cents.
Columbia Dry Batteries, In-
sulatOrs and Telephone Wire at
G. B. Perkins Hardware Store.
Let us hear from our cores
pondents. Their newsy notes are
always welcome, even if they are
a little delayed sometimes.
Ladies Free Night Monday
next at Heuck's theatre. Click
Stock Co. in "A Doctors CrImen.
Prices. Is, 25 and 35 cents.
Quite number of our young
people enjoyed a most pleasant
evening at the home of Mr.. Estus
Smith on last Sunday evening.
Mrs. A. E. Porter and little
son Harmon with Miss EHnica
Lee, of Franklin, visited her
brother, Mr.. G. b. RauIins, on
the 28th.
Don't forget that the Click
Stock Co. plays all next week at
Heuck's Opera House at popular
prices. Is, 25 and 35 cents.
Ladies free tickets Monday.
The opening sermon for Whit
worth College will be preached
tomorrow morning at II O'Clock
by Rev. r. H. Purser. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend.
President II. G. Hawkins, Of
the Port Gibson Female College,
and also vice president of Whit
worth was a pleasant caller at our
Office yesterday. He will proba-
bly, return to Port Gibson on
Monday.
Will our correspondence please
sign their names and neighbor
hood when they write to US. We
have been besieged in the past
few days with correspondence that
we cannot locate, all bearing the
postmark tBrookhaYen," and
with no name signed.
The receipts Of cotton by wagon
at this point for October was
4,679 bales, as compared with
6.501 bales for the same month
last year. The falling off in re-
ceipts for the two months of this
commercial year as compared to
the same months last-year is 2, ,643
bales. The staple has been COM
ing in rapidly since the price
reached 10 cents.
The cemeteries never presented
more beautiful appearance than
on All Saints Day. Nov. /.
Both Rose Hill and the Catholic
cemetery had recently been clear
ed of all superfuous growth of |
every kind, so that the decorations
of flowers and eVergreens were the
more effective. This annual me-
mortal feast of flowers for those
who have entered into eternal
rest, is beautiful custom.
Will our friends please remem-
ber that only fifty words are
printed free in The Leader on
obituaries. Every word above so,
will cost you at the rate Of one
cent per word. Count your words /
and you will know the cost Of |
publication. This is a necessary |
rule Of the Office. Otherwise our
columns would be taxed with no.
ClceS OF deaGtlS ana IHneEalS.
Mr.. q. Z. Hoskins, Of Brookha-
ven, has gone to Memphis, SO be
writes the commission, with a /
view to proving his claims for a
device he has patented tu counter
act the heat and cold On railroad
rails and prevent wrecks Because
of spreading rails. The Frisco
seems to have promised TO give
Mr.. Hoskins patient hearing,
and in the event he proves bis
claims. they may adopt The inven
tion on that road. Clarion Led
ger.
The naanr very ,ni1eh annpo.