The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1906-07-26
A LARGE CONTRACT.

now shipping stone daily.
| Contractors from New Orleans, La
and Hattiesburg, Miss, also have
made application for estimates on a
large quantity Of stone to be shipped
to those places. The stone from these
quarries has been pronounced by eX-
pert stone men to be the finest in the
State for this class of work.
/ Mrs. S. C. Williams of Indianola, is
the priced guest of W. L. Johnson and
family.
Miss Annie Gray Eichelberger, Of
this place, has been engaged to take
charge of the music department in
the new Presbyterian college at Wi
mona, which begins its first year this
fall. l.-Durant News.
| c. M. Puryis visited R. L. Peaster,
at Dunbarton, last week.
MIR. and Mrs. G. NJ. Puryis returned
this week to their home at Rayville,
La, from visit to ]. B. Cunningham
and family.
Robert Joyce, of Durant, passed
through here Tuesday enroute to his
delta plantation.
| j. H. Farrar returned Tuesday from
a business visit to Memphis.
A dispatch from Nashville of July
rs, says: At Kingston, in William
son county, Tennessee, negress has
just given birth to six children. The
children are well formed and were all
alive at last accounts.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Shaddock spent
the fore part of the week at Franklin,
guests of J. Nj. Powers.
], S. Watson and family returned
home last week from their visit to
the Gulf coast. Master Raiford's
health was great hen.ftt !. The
trip.
DR.. ]. R. Watson, j. 5. Watson, I.
W. Evans and Il. H. Hobbs left this
friday morning for the delta.
W. B. Jones, of Tchula, is in the
city.
Miss Merle Herbert, of Durant,
who has been visiting relatives at
Acona, returned home Saturday.
Miss Alice Harvey is the charming
guest of relatives at Kosciusko.
John Belford, Jr., of Acona, has
accepted position as teacher near
Macon, the ensuing school year.
II. M. Jordan went to Owens yes.
terday to recuperate.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Murtagh, at Ebenezer, Thurs
day Of last week, and left bundle of
| happiness in the shape of a bouncing
boy.
Your attention is called to the card
elsewhere, of DR.. S. F. Riley, osteo-
pathic physician, who is now in Lex
ington at the Herbert House.
]. c. Byrd and James Davis, Of
Brozville, sojourned in the city Sat
urday.
Mrs. L. Levy left Monday with Jer-
aid and little Mira, for the Castalian
Springs, to stay week or two for
their health.
Little Katherine, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. j. Peters, is quite sick
this week.
A. b. Porter, who is foreman of a
carpenter crew on the Y. &V. NJ.
came home Tuesday evening for a
short visit.
E. G. DeLong has been doing some
repair work on the gin at Owens this
week.
Leo Levy has returned from stay
of several months at Craig.
| Mrs. 7. E. Steele and children. of
Acona, are visiting W. H. Herbert
and family at Durant.
| J. B. Cunningham spent last night
with friends in the delta.
Miss Maymie Heinrich returned Fri
day from pleasant visit to Miss Lot
tie Norquist at Castalian Springs.
Genaurl Lewis, colored, is a new
subscriber to this paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bowman and little
son left Tuesday morning for Lexing.
on.-Yazoo City Sentinel.
| R. B. Red was at Howard Monday
on telephone business.