The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-03-14
pEARLHAVEN NOTES.
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There has been quite a good
! deal of sickness among our peo-
pie, principally grip and pneumo-
MIA.
] The little babe of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Boone has been quite sick,
but we are glad to report that it
lis better.
Pearlhayen is unfortunate in
losing Mr.. and Mrs. Webb; but
we consider ourselves fortunate in
having Mr.. and Mrs. Hackney, of
Clarksdale, Miss, as their success
sors. Mr.. and Mrs. Webb will
make New Orleans their home for
the present. No community was
ever blessed with better people.
The Ladies Aid Of the Metho-
dist church met at the home of
Mrs. A. G. Binger on last Thurs
day. Ithas been a long time since
so many of the members attended.
These good ladies are fast paying
off the large debt of about $240
for parsonage furnishings, having
reduced it to even $40. Mrs.
Binger proved herself to be most
delightful hostess. Elegant re-
freshments were served and all
had good time. Mrs. John A.
Kelly will entertain the society
next week. Bro Kelly says he
never had a better set of workers
than these ladies.
The Y. M. G. A. ice cream sup
per on the night of March Both.
Prof. Pnulson is always getting
up something new and is making
himself very agreeable.
Rev. Geo. I'll. Thompson, of
Brookhaven, will make an address
at the Y. NJ. G. A., to men only,
sunday, April /, at 8 p. m.
Mr.. r. H. BrasfeId has gone to
Waynesboro to work in the con-
struction of a large saw mill
plant. Mrs. BrasfieId declares she
will not follow him and has moved
to Pearlhaven.
The Woodmen of the World
gave an oyster supper in their
forest some time since to raise
funds for their camp. They did
not come out SO well financially
for the simple reason that the
crowd seemed to want to dance
more than they wanted to eat.
Quite a number objected to the
dance feature, but thesWoodmen,
the Methodists and Baptists dane
ed on. At Bro. Kelly's last APP
pointment he paid his respects to
the union ball'' in no uncertain
language. Il is easy to find out
where this gentleman stands on
any question, for he keeps back
nothing. He makes no compro-
mise with the world. He showed
by statistics and history that the
ball room and the rum devil are
the two worst enemies to society
and the church of the Savior. He
said that Cicero was born 106|
years BIC, and even in that ear
ly age the ball room was so bad
that the great Roman orator
characterized the dance as ''the
last of all vices. No one
Dances, said Cicero, whether in
private or conVivial assemblies,
unless he be either intoxicated or
a fool.o He also quoted the
Episcopal Bishop of Vermont as
saying: The dance is the in
diligence Of personal vanity and
display and often the ruin Of in
nocence and purity" He quoted
no authority from his own chruch,
neither had lie anything to say
about hiss church and the ball
room. But his argument was
strong and convincing and met
with strong endorsement from the
large audience who listened to it.
Those who had danced went home
declaring they we're through with
the ball room. All his members
who danced came to the altar as an
evidence they were sorry for what
they had done. He has been re-
lquested to repeat the sermon but
says he couldn't do it to save his
life. He said the sermon was
preached under inspiration and
he is willing for it to stand as it
is and meet it at the judgment.
Bro. Boone preached to an ap-
preciatiVe audience here Sunday
night. Bro. Kelly will preach
next Sunday morning and night.
The new room OF the main
office of the Pearl River Lumber
Co. is now being Occupied. Sew
leral new Office men have been
added and the plant is exceeding
lIy busy. DR.. Enochs has proven
himself to be the right man in this
place. He is gentleman Of first
rank, q friend to all, and is very
much loved by the Pearlhayen
people.
Showers, = says 10 70.
THE EIRISHMAN.