The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-12-23
TOWN AND COUNTY
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Miss Annie Burns will enjoy
Christmas at Ora.
Miss Daphne Blackwell returned
to Vicksburg Monday.
Thos. Smith is at home from
school for the holidays.
There is no joy in life like the
joy of school let out.
L. L. Wilson, of Nannye, was
here on business Monday.
Misses Emily and Anna Jones
will spend the holidays at Fern
wood.
For Sale or Rent-Three small
farms near Brookhaven. Apply to
L. J. Laird.
The Peripatetics will meet with
Mrs. A. C. McNair on next Satur-
day afternoon.
The Public School will adjourn
at IL tomorrow and will resume
business Jan. 4.
After a good deal of "Black Sun
shine" there was brightness
abroad yesterday.
Wood-Oak and pine, stove and
two-foot always on hand. Phone
207-quick service.
Now is a good time to have your
name entered as a subscriber for
The Leader for 1909.
DR.. and Mrs. Will H. Seemann,
of New Orleans, arrived on yester-
day for the holidays.
Mr.. J. N. EIlzey, of Red Star,
was doing business right along in
the rain here, Monday.
The original Big Muddy Coal
always on hand. Phone 207.
Quick service. Buy the best.
Leighton Jones keeps Hubert's S
shoe emporium alive to every pass
er by, by his pretty window dress
ing.
Miss Ora Nell Moore, of Mag
nolia, is charming visitor to her
sister, Miss Essie, at Whitworth
College.
The committee on distribution
among the poor, are having some
difficulty locating the needy and
distressed.
On Jan. 1, the Executive Com
mittee of the Library will be pleas
ed to receive callers in the Library
rooms from 3 to o'clock. ,
The ladies of the Episcopal
church had damp day for their
japanese Tea Garden Monday.
They repeated it yesterday with
gratifying success
L. Cohn & Bros. are always up
and ready in every department of
trade, industry or enterprise.
Their pretty show windows are
tastefully adorned the year through
and express we'll what is going on
on the inside.
For Sale.-A farm containing
about so acres, 3-room house. cot
ton house, crib, carriage house and
stable; running stream on place
never dries. Terms one-third cash.
For particulars apply to Campbell
Drake Mercantile Co.: Norfield,
Miss.
Pete Staf1er is spending the
holidays with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Stafier, and doing some
good service in the engraving line
at Staf1er's jewelry store. Pete
will be valuable permanent addi-
tion to Stafler's Jewelry store,
after Jan. /.
Mr.. Ed Norton, who was shot by
Henry Smith several weeks ago, a
few miles from town, was brought
back home Sunday from New Or
leans. where he had spent a week
under the care of specialists in the
hope of getting relief from the
paralyzed condition of his lower
limbs, but no hope was given him
in his affiiction.
Prof. Egdar Green informs The
Leader that he has discovered a
liberal supply of the genuine boil
weevil in the course of his travels
through West and Southwest Lin
coin. He is firmly of the opinion
that only thorugh preparation of
the land, early planting and thor
ough cultivation can head off the
weevil from causing cotton crop
failure next year.
Cotton ginned at the BrOOkhay-'
en- Cotton Oil 6 Fertilizer Co. S
glnnery is wrapped with the best
heavy Calcutta bagging, insur-
ing full weight and neat appear
ance. Charges for ginning are
based on weight of seed cotton.
Highest cash prices paid for cot
ton seed, or meal and huIIs ex-
changed at low rates. Prompt
and careful attention and court-
eOus treatment guaranteed.
Our new Presiding Elder, Rev
j. T. Iegpett. and family arrived