The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-12-21

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who attended tia Reorganization meet
ing of the knights and Ladies of
Honor, in Masonic Hall, Scooba,
Hast Monday night. Mr.. Thomas
rode a very fine horse, which he fas-
\ tened securely in a stall belonging
to DR.. J. b. Mooney, in the ear of
| the drug store. Whenthe lodge adj
| iourned, at about IL O'Clock, the
horse was gone. Tuesday morning
the animal was found wandering
around in front of the livery stable.
Some miscreant had either ridden
the animal and turned him loose, or
turned him out Of the stable from
pure maliciogSneas. He was, how
ever, apparently unharmed. Jordan
says he will give a purity to meet
the guilty party.
The entertainments held in the
| Scooba Academy, on Tuesday night
| of last week, while not such a uc-
cess financially as the beneficiaries
could have wished, was, from an
artistic standpoint, a decided Sue
cess, and reflected great. credit upon
the young ladies and gentlemen rep
resenting the various characters and
upon Mr.. William Tobip, Who SO eff
feetively coached them Indeed, so
we'll pleased weTe those most inter-
| ested that an effort has been made
to have Mr.. Tobip remain in ScooDa
a little while longer and drill some
of our young people in another and
different play. Business engage
mepts, however, are not likely to
admit of his doing so.
Eastland, the druggist, proposes
to furnish the tree, and the candles
to light it up, for r. Christmas-tfee
celebration, to be held next Monday
(Christmas) night at the Academy,
| or in one of the churches. Mr.. East
land also informs US that he viii
give to the one RECEIVING, on that ocy
easion, the largest nnmber of bona
fde gifts, an elegant present. Let's
have the Christm as-tree, by all
means.
We are informed that Mr.. John
Pearson went wild turkey hunting
one day last week. and that a good
old darkey who lives on Mr.. N. M,
TaggaFt's place says that four Of his
toeless turkeys are gone Mr.. Tag
CART says he will hush the matter
up if Mr.. Pearson will explain to
him what it was he put on the corn
| he spfinkled beneath the tree to in
| duce the turkeys to come down.
Santa Claus is acquainted with
! thousands of MACON & Andrews stu
dents that handle his goods because
! they know what to do with them.
He wants more bookvkeepers, stem
egrapheFs and clerks in the future
than in the past, and Macon & An
drews will fill the positions because
they qualify young men and ladies
to do Whist the business world wants
done.
Mr.. Charlie FYenker, of Mobile, a
very afable and courteous young
gentleman and thoroughly up-to-
date as a ''counter-jumper'', has
been engaged by Mr.. Joe Cramef to
Gil the position which will be made
vacant in his clerical force on the
first of the year by the resignation
! of MI. G. II. Douglass.
Mrs. Emma Mccall, who for the
| past eighteen years has so ~accepta-
bly, and efficiently filed the position
of assistant in the post-office at this
place, has resigned and will hereaf-
ter make her home in Meridian.
The many friends of this most ami
able lady regret greatly to lose her
from among them.
We had a most enjoyable call,
Saturday morning last, from MI.
Crawford GeWin, of DeKalb, the
genial young editor and publisher of
the Southern Star. Br'er Gewin had
been down to Meridian. and was en-
route home. His visit was much
appreciated. and we trust will be
repeated ere long.
All parties wishing to have photo
graphs enlarged, free of cost, can
have same done by calling at Joe
Cramer's store, securing a ticket
valued at $500. which, when traded
out, entities holder to enlarged pic
ture. Mr.. Cramer a supply frames
at from $3.50 to $3.50.
The many friends of Mr.. George
H. Polk are extending him congrat-
ulations upon the advent into his
family Of a bright little son. The
happy event transpired last Satur-
day night, and we are pleased to
state that both motherand child are
doing well,
The many friends of our towns
men, Messrs. w. Ell. and D. p. Stu
art, will regret exceedingly to learn
Of the death of theiryenerable moth
er, which occurred at the home of
the latter on Tuesday night. A more
extended notice will be made next
week.