The Kemper herald., 1908-03-26

:; The habitual gloom of THE HER
+. AID office was dissipated Saturday
; evening by visit from n bevy of
iyoung ladies, who had been spend
! ing the afternoon in the woods, gath
ering wild flowers. fishing and MAX
ing things generally pleasant for one
of their number, a visitor from Wa
halak. The group consisted of Misses
Rube Stuart, Ethel Giles, Minnie
| Parnell, Avis Hopper, Bernice john
/ son, Mabel Howell. Jewel Stuart,
Kathleen Mooney and LYDIA Stuart,
and they bore wild flowers and bios
SONS a-plenty and had two lonesome
little fishes as evidence of their pis-
lcatorial activity. But they We're
happy, and we were benefited by
| their visit; and the latch-string of
our door is always on the outside to
callers of this kind.
Repeatedly recently our "Uncle
John" has called the attention of
the editor of this paper to the yearn-
ing, far-away look in the eyes of our
mutual friend Dan Morrison. "Un-
Gle john appeared little worried
in the premises, and informed us
that such an expression, in his eX-
perience, was positive indication
that the wearer thereof either con-
templated suicide or was in love
and, in "Uncle Johns opinion, one
of these would be just as bad for
Br'er Morrison as the other.
Vegetable gardens should be plant
ed early in this climate, and a good,
well-cared-for truck patch is half
the average family's living in the
Spring and Summer. There's our
friend Mr.. w. II. Stuart-he informs
us that his family has been eating
garden-sass for the past three weeks;
! but we rather opine that "Bill'' had
very little. to do with it, and that the
| credit is due entirely to his amiable
| better. half, who understands gar
dening thoroughly.
! Misses Renie Maury and Cora and
Ethel Giles, of Wahalak, were guests
of Scooba friends for several days of
last week; returning home Sunday,
/ they were accompanied by Misses
Onie Stuart and Avis Hopper, who
made them short but most pleas
ant visit.
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! You can make 400 per cent profit, or
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FRANK w. WILLIAMS Co.,
1908 w. Taylor ST.,
Chicago, Ill.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Will
Hardin, of near Wahalak, is i'll with
pneumonia; also, that little child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Persons, of the
same section, is quite sick with
fever. We trust both are on fair
way to recovery by this time.
DIR. w. G.. Anderson left this morn
ing for Union, Newton Co., going
through the country in his buggy
and expecting to reach his destina-
ton about noon tomorrow. The best
wishes of host of friends are his.
All members of the Scooba Metho-
dist Church are urgently requested
TO be present at the meeting of the
Epworth League to be held next
! Sabbath at 2:3O o'clock.
MISS RUBIE STUART, Pres.
Mr.. w, III. Stuart is now the local
representative of the Tupelo Fertili-
ger Factory, and handles the cele-
+, brated Cotton Belt' brand. His
business, principally, is to sell to
dealers throughout the county.
Again the .'hoodoo" at the Mobile
& Ohio railroad station is strictly in
evidence, and Mr.. J. M. Bruner,
erstwhile night operator, has sought
other scenes. He has been succeed
ed by Mr.. Hunter Jones.
AS large line, if not the argest
of Spring and Summer dress goods
as has ever been received at a store
in Scooba at one time, was opened
up this week at the store of the
Duke Mercantile Co.
Miss Annie Mae Jack spent sew
| eral days of the week with her par
epts, Capt. and Mrs. Guy Jack, re-
turning to the Industrial Institute
and College, at Columbus, Tuesday.
Mr.. Frank II. Scott, of Laurel,
spent several days of the week with
his mother, Mrs. p. j. Scott, and
| Scooba friends. He is always II well
come visitor to the old town.
This is the last copy of THE HER
AID number of our delinquent sub
scribers will receive, unless we hear
from them with remittance dur
Ting the coming week.
Reports from the bedside of Mr..
Thos. Davis are encouraging, though