The leader., 1905-07-22
LOCAL MATTERS.

The postoflce at Denver has be en
discontinued.
Mrs. @. Al Hoskins left Wednesday
for visit TO Biloxi
Rev. 7. w. Adams has returned
from the Gulf coast,
Miss Annie Brennan left Thursday
for visit to Meridian.
7. g. Hannah made business trip
TO Magnolia Wednesday
Miss Annie Lee is expected as the
guest Of Mrs. N. I. Flood.
Messrs ]. VI. McGrath and F. F.
Becker are visitors to Biloxi.
Miss Carrie Terry is visiting Mrs.
Luther Sexton at HazIehurst.
MIA. b. Simon greatly enjoyed
visit to his sisters in New York.
Mr.. A. Ditto returned to his home
in Brandenburg, KY, on Wednesday
might.
4 The Epworth League held a meeting
with Miss virgie Marshall Thursday
night.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Redding took
possession of the Batchelder home
yesterday.
4 Mrs. ]. O. Boadwee has enjoyed a
visit from her brother, Adam Martin,
of Summit.
4 Mrs Howard Pickens, of Temple,
Texas, is the guest Of her father, Mr..
B. F. Dunn.
Miss Ida and Mary Montford, of
Batchellor, La, are guestsl Of the
Misses Gotten.
1 Miss Inez Lewis has been the guest
Of Miss Huldah Leary on the Chau-
tauqua grounds.
/ Mrs. T.. M. Tedford returned Thurs
day from Hearn, Texas, accompanied
by her son, Charles.
Our subscribers continue to remem-
Der us even during the dry spell. Now
is the accepted time.
i Timber is being felled along the right
of way of the Mississippi Central
through the county.
| Miss Lena White, of Jackson, and
Miss Bette Womack have been guests
of Miss Maggie Mason.
i Mrs. Susie Pegram and her friend,
Mrs. Weston, have been visitors to the
Crystal Springs Chautauqua
| Mr.. o. N. Arlington returned
Thursday from Louisville, KY, where
be has been studying medicine.
i We'regret to learn that Mr.. David
Wilson's health is very poor. He is at
his home here enjoying season Of
rest.
DR.. O.V Shurtlef has returned from
New Orleans, after an absence of eight
weeks. He returns improved in
health.
i Mrs. M. A. McGrew is prepared to
do plain sewing at her residence at the
old J. A. Mccormick place, opposite
Lucich's Park.
I, Sheriff Applewhite carried out six
new recruits to the county farm on
Tuesday and there are several eligibles
behind the bars.
Capt. and Mrs. D. j. BatcheIder and
family left Thursday for visit West
and East. Miss May will remain for
q while in Brookhaven.
/ The entertainment for the benefit of
the cemetery fixed for next Saturday
night promises to be full of real inter
est. Remember the date, July the
10Th.
i Miss Effie Evans won the gold med
al for elocution at the Crystal Springs
Chautauqua. Miss Evans is grad
uate in expression of Whitworth Col
1ege.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Baggett returned
Thursday morning in the best of
health and spirits from the Pacific
Coast. They are cordially welcomed
home.
The Leader regrets that the notice
about the religious meetings at the
!, Court House was unavoidably crowded
out Of Wednesdays issue. It appears
today.
]. Heard Wimberly returned Thurs
day from Chicago, where he has spent
several weeks studying thelart Of win
dow dressing. Heard has great talent
in this line.
Il Rev. ]. A. Scarborough, the pastor at
Union Hall, informs us that his son,
Luther, will fiji his pulpit for him to-
day and tomorrow, to enable him to
be at McGee's Creek, Pike county.
At the recent meeting Of the Mer-
chants Grocery Co., ]. NJ. Wood was
elected president; David Cohn, Vice
President; Chas. Elder, secretary and
treasurer; /, Abrams, D. Cohn. r. II.
Hartman, board of control.
!. Mr. Nj. D. McGrath won second
place In the great Chess tournament
at Castilian Springs. B. B. Hill, Of
Cleveland, for the second time, like
Mr.. McGrath several years ago, was
awarded the trophy.
Mrs. r. Fl. Hartman and Miss Josie
Eitel returned Tuesday from their
visit to New York They visited Char
lie Hartman at West Point and found
him in the best Of health and content
ed with the lot Of a soldier.
i The meeting at Union, which has
been conducted By Pastor r. j. Boone
closed Thursday. There we're rs ac-
cessions most remarkably success