The leader., 1905-10-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
The dust is settled, any way.


Clarence Kees was home on a
visit Sunday.
For courteous and prompt
treatment go to Walker & Smiths
restaurant.
Miss Georgia Higdon left Sun
day for Edwards, where she will
remain during the season.
Saturday, Oct. %, is the date
for the Lincoln County Teachers
Associations next meeting.
The Lincoln County Chancery
Court will convene next Monday,
Chancellor Mayes presiding.
Oysters on the half shell are
going to be a speciality all this
winter at Walker & Smiths.
Army worms are riddling the
cotton crop in this county. espec-
tally that planted late. The top
crop will be nil.
The Leader twice a week and
The Home and Farm twice a
month one year 1926. Now is
the time to subscribe.
For the best livery turnouts
Paul Prichard's stable leads them
all. Try him next time and you
will be his regular customer.
The ground has been thorough
ly wet by the last two rains and
no mistake. The moisture came
down just the right way to soak
in.
Mr.. l.. H. Graves, Sr., of Kos
ciusko, and Miss Pauline Milton
were in town Friday and Satur-
day on business for the knights
and Ladies of Honor.
Scientists are now trying to dis
cover the germ for old fashioned
laziness. We have always consid-
cred it inherited or spontaneous
with most people afflicted that
way.
The capacious Hartman build
ing on South Railroad avenue
gives a wonderful uplift to that
part of town. Brookhaven has
kept busy growing during the yell
low fever scare.
A protracted meeting service
will begin at the Methodist church
on next Friday night and will
continue one week. This meet
ing will be followed by one at the
Baptist church to begin on Sun
day, the 22nd.
You will enjoy eating at Wal
ker & Smiths restaurant. Every
thing is nice, new and clean, their
service prompt, and the cooking
is the best. No rowdyism is toll
Grated and ladies as we'll as gen
tlemen can feel at home there.
Farmers, stand pat and don't
sell bale of cotton below ten
cents. Cotton is bound to bring
from 10 to 12 cents with the crop
as short as it is, and the farmer
and not the specuIator, is the one
who ought to reap the profit.
The school at Union, Prof. C.
I. Mckee, principal, opened with
near 80 pupils. The patrons are
cordially supporting Mr.. Mckee
in his efforts to build up the
school and money is already on
hand to purchase patent desks.
We hope to hear other encourag
ing reports from this school from
time to time.
z. I. Hoskins is at home again
after several weeks spent in New
York, Buffalo and other Eastern
cities in the interest of his fish
plate or angle bar supporter for
railroad rails. Zack is meeting
with much encouragement from
railroad people who have tested
his invention, and we trust be
may become a millionaire yet.
Elegant cards of Invitation have
been received by us to the we'd
ding of Miss Louise Lyell Boiling
and Mr.. John Wheat Fitzhugh.
The fair bride-to-be is the eldest
daughter of Kew. DIR. w. I. Boil
ing, pastor of the First Methodist
church of Memphis, and Mr.. Fitz-
hugh is the youngest son OF. the
lamented DR.. L. 7. Fitzhugh, for.
mer president of Belhaven Col.
lege. " John" was little boy in
knee-pants when he lived il
Brookhaven during his fathers
regime as President of Whitwortt
College, and it is difficult to real
ize that the grave responsibilities
of life as well as its most sacrec
joys have already come his way
May the brightest dreams of hi
youth be realized and may tht
happiness Of a long life be shared
by the fair one he has chosen
from among many, to be bis wife