The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-08-29
100, only thirty four votes were
polled McLain 20, Nixon II.

/ 100. only thirty four votes wers
polled McLain %, Nixon IL
Hazlehurst. Aug. 25. Th,
primary election for congressman
i from this district to-day resulted
10 q sweeping victory for F. a,
| McLain, the present incumbent
lover w. B. Nixon, The latter
carrying only one box, Spencer.
in the county. The returns are
as follows: HazIehurst, McLair
149, Nixon 40; Crystal Springs,
McLain 1856, Nixon 81; Wesson,
McLain 10. Nixon So; Beaure-
guard, McLain 46, Nixon 2;
Hopewell, McLain 28. Nixon O;
The returns show that McLain
received 632 votes in the county,
against 124 for Nixon.
Wesson, Aug. 25. The phi
mary election for congressman
held here to-day resulted as fol-
lows: McLain 116, Nixon 60.
| The Beaureguard vote was: Nc
Lain 46, Nixon 2.
Franklin County.
Hamburg, Aug. 25. .-T h e
was fair vote polled here today
in the primary fer Congressman,
resulting in complete indorse-
ment Of Mr.. McLain. At the
final count the vote stood: Nc
Lain 60, Nixon 2. The indica-
tions are that McLain will carry
this county BY good majority.
Summit, Miss, Aug. 26.-Ad-
ditional returns from the rural
boxes in the congressional cleo
tion held yesterday are as follows:
McCalls Creek, Franklin Coun-
Nixon 35, McLain 20.
Cubit, franklin County, Mix
on 8, McLain 20.
Wilmington, Franklin County
Nixon 13, McLain Is.
Meadville. Franklin county
Nixon 26, McLain 81.
Smithdale, Amite County
Nixon 40, McLaln "A.
Gains box at Little Springs in
Franklin county gave Nixon 58
McLain 40.
Pike County.
Magnolia, Aug. 25.-In the
congressional primary election to-
day this precinct gave f. A. Nc
Lain 125 votes w. B. Nixon 8
votes.
Railroad precincts gives McLain
113 majority over Nixon.
McComb City, Aug. 25. The
result of the primary election
here to-day for Congressman was
as follows: w. B. Nixon 263,
Frank McLain 165. At Whites
Town, Nixon 80, McLain 80.
Summit, Aug. 25.-The pri-
mary election for Congress from
this district occurred here to-day.
The election was exceedingly
quiet, and a light vote was poll
ed. Summit gave McLain 81 and
Nixon AZ votes.
Magnolia, Miss, Aug. 81. The
consolidated election returns show
that McLain carried the county
by 304 majority. There were H.
278 votes polled, and Of these
Nixon received 4S7 and Nolan
791. Mr.. Nixon carried only
three voting places McComb,
Whites Town and Sartinville.
Mis-. Jessie McNair Willing
left Monday night for the Philip
pine Islands. She was accompa-
MED by her little son and by her
mother, Mrs. A. G. McNair, who
went as far as Martin, Tenn, with
her daughter. The best wishes of
many friends go with Mrs. Will
ling for a fair sail and a happy
return. Lieut.. Willing has been
stationed a Manila for. nearly a
year.
Mrs. w. F. Baggett and her
son and daughter. Miss Ethel and
Ralph, together with Mrs. John
Baggett and infant child, leave
tomorrow for their home in Cal
ifornia. The anticipated delight
ful visit of these guests of Brook
haven relatives was greatly
marred by illness during their
stay. We wish them safe re-
turn home. ALPS well that ends
well.
Walter e. Calendar has decided
to enroll at the "a. & M. College
as student this fall. We would
like to see more Of our young men
embracing the wonderful oppor-
tunities for an education now
offered by our in stitutions and
state. If the boys and girls do
not get an education these times
they do not want it very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. D. MeGratlI
expect TO leave tomorrow on q
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