The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-04-11

Mrs. JAS. Rawls, OF Hatties
burg, is the guest of her mother
Mrs. Herring.
Misses Benneta and Matte Par
ser spent Sunday with their aunts
at Hazlehurst.
Mrs. Ray Mullins and Mrs
Quinn, of McComb, we're Mrs.
Floods guests Tuesday.
Felix Greenwood, of New
Haven, Conn.,, is the guest of bis
brother, Henry Greenwood.
John McNair is taking the first
steps in the profession of the law
in the Office of Hon. E. F. Bren.
nan.
Miss Kathleen Becker left
Thursday for a visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. DR.. Seemann, in New
Orleans.
Mrs. S. q. Wilson has enjoyed
a visit from her uncle, Mr.. Wise,
a most cultured gentleman who
has spent much of his time abroad.
DIR. Catchings, Jr., a nephew OF
Mrs. NJ. L. Dixon of this city,
died in Jackson. Mrs. Dixon re.
turned from the Capital Tuesday.
Mr.. Joel French, of Southeast
Lincoln, was in town yesterday
and got so cents per gallon fol
some good home made molasses.
Pastor K. Fl. Purser's subject
tomorrow morning will be,
"Growth in Grace;;'' the text
from Second Peter, 3:18. Sun.
day school and night services at
the usual hours.
Messrs. Storm and Douglass
have bought the Magee Barber.
shop on Cherokee Street, from
Jesse Day and will hereafter con.
duct it on their own account.
These young men are both expert
and accommodating tonsorial art.
lists, and The Leader wishes them
great success in their independent
business venture.
Rev. j. E. Thigpen, of Magno.
liza, was a devoUt listener and ad-
mirer of VIM. Sherwood, on
Tuesday. Mr.. Thigpen's natural
love for classic music has been in.
tensiied by the accomplished
musicians two of his daughters
have become, several numbers on
Sherwood's program being famil.
iarly known in his home.
MIR. J. M. Williams has pur.
chased the corner lot from Hon.
W. f. Parsons, on Sessions
Street, y and lumber is being
hauled for pretty new cottage.
Other lots are being disposed of
and soon the old "eye-sores'
along that thoroughfare will be
supplanted by modern homes and
occupied by white citizens.
Services as usual at the Presby-
terian church Sunday morning
and night. Subject for the morn
inc service will be. 'The SnuPs
Momentous Question" Subject
for the night sermon, "The Souls
Exodus,'' from the text Micah
2:l0, Arise ye, and depart, for
this is not your rest" Cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Mrs. HI. M. Sherman returned
Sunday from Greenwood, accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Mamie
Martin, who was only just able to
be brought home, having suffered
critical illness with pneumonia,
of late. Miss Mamie's many
friends can but believe that the
grateful influence of home and the
invigorating air of our health
reviVing pine country will soon
bid the roses of health to bloom
again for our young friend.
Aaron Carter, prosperous ne
gro farmer who lives in the Cold
Strings community. while in this
office Thnasday to renew his
subscription, p re S ente d The
Leader with fine ear of
Mosby corn from his "a S
years crop. The grain rows
were 10 inches long and its red
cob contained IA rows. The corn,
he said, was raised on hill land.
Aaron also added something to
the snake story, RECENTLY given
The Leader by Mr.. A. b. Sutton,
of Thayer. He said he saw ard
measured the big chicken snake
his neighbor, Mack Gill, lately
discovered in an excelsior mattress
he had just purchased in Brook
haven, and that by actual measure
ment he was 5 feet 2 inches long
and over two inches in diameter.
Carter further stated that when
the reptile had been gotten out OF
the mattress and killed, after put
ting up vicious fight, the mat
tress was carried out in the yard
and burnt. Next morning be
went and raked over the ashes and
found nickel, thereby discover.
ing that this particular mattress
contained some coin of the realm
as we'll as a snake.