The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-09-29
THE COMING CARNIVAL.
Next Week VIII Be the Liyeliest Time in
the History of BrOekhayen.

from all directions are expected
here during the celebration. The
Carnival will open on Thursday
morning, Oct. 4th, and continue
three days, closing on Saturday
might, October 9th. AT no time
in the history of the city have so
many attractions been offered as
will be crowded into these three
days.
It has been decided to make
Thursday gubernatorial candi,
dates day,..when all the candidates
for Governor will be given a hear
ing. The Leader learns that all
of the gabernatorial candidates
have accepted invitations to be
here on that date.
Friday will be Merchants Day,
and in the afternoon Hon. John
Sharp Williams will deliver a po-
litical address at Heuck's Opera
House. Friday night the grand
illuminated street parade will ocs
cur, with over 40 floats. Bogue
Chltto is expected to contribute
four floats.
| Saturday will be Exhibition
Day, when the live stock show
and exhibit of farm and garden
products will take place. All of
our people who have fine stock or
lany kind of extra fine products of
Ithe farm, should have them here
that day. The agricultural and
horticultural exhibit will take
place at the Armory building and
1.-THE stock show In. the court house
yard. Saturday morning the, Di-
lsVersifed special Of the Illinois
: - y II
Central will spend two hours at
Brookhayen and the farming ex-
perts will address the people at
Heuck's Opera House.
Saturday night the carnival will
end with an old fddler,s contest,
in which President s. D. McNair,.
Eof the Mississippi railroad COM
mission, and Bob Taylor will act
las judges. Governor Taylor will
Iand the entire program by ueav-
Eering his lecture, Castles in the
Air. =
All of the railroads running in
to Rrookhayen will give reduced
rates.
The Illinois Central will ex-
tend its cheap rate from Jackson
to McComb on the three days of
| the carnival, and it is expected
that hundreds will be brought
here by this road. The Missis-
lsippi Central has agreed to run a
special from Prentiss to Brookha-
ven on Saturday, laying over at
this. end of the road until after IL
eas5
O'Clock Saturday night in order
to accommodate those who care to
hear Bob Taylor
The Illinois Central will hold
Isouthbound train No. 35 one hour
lat Brookhaven, October 5th and
I6th, to accommodate persons de-
Isiring to remain over until Z p.
N. On Saturday night a special
train viii leave Rrookhayen at
l11:3o, going south as far as Nc
Comb. This will give everyone
an opportunity Of hearing Bob
Taylor lecture.
Gbv. Vardaman, in bis publish
led card, takes all the wind out of
1.-THE effort Of the jackson papers
land correspondents to make 1t ap-
pear that he wanted Mr.. Williams
lgiyen a far back seat at the Bryan
reception, and that afterWard Mr..
Williams proved to be a more
popular man than Bryan. How
lever, such statement from the
sEGoVernor was not needed. The
|public have long since learned 10
. understand that these Jackson pa
Ipers and correspondents can
scarcely treat him with fairness
land justice under any circuni-
lstances.
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