The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-17
AMONG THE PEOPLE.


/ better, after tussle with fever.
The day current was turned on
! Monday. Keep coel and look out
for live wires.
1 Street Commissioner Magee has
been getting in some good work
Jon East Monticello street near the
loity cemeteries.
! Miss Alice Teunisson passed
Through Brookhaven on her way
home at Monticello. after spend.
ling 8 months in a school for
nurses at New Orleans.
Girod, the photographer, will
be duwn stairs next to Seagey's
latter July /. His out door views.
las we'll as cabinet photos, are
high grade in every respect.
Prof. ]. Z. Morrison and wife
lare visiting In the home of Rev.
/ w. f. Phifer. Mrs. Morrison
lis a sister OF Mrs. Phifer. They
will leave for Natchez today.
/ Miss Maud AyIWard is charn1-
ling young visitor from jackson
land faithful to her Alma Meter,
came to our city to attend the
commencement exercises of ST..
Francis School.
Mrs. ZolIie Daniel received 4
cabIegram from Mr.. Hyman
lZwirn Saturday saying be and all
Ibis family had arrived at Cux.
haven, Germany, having bad a
pleasant voyage, and all were
well.
Deputy Sheriffs j. ID. Blue and
j. /. Brneck and Policeman Smy-
lie Blue arrested eight negro
gamblers in a cabin near the pub
/ lie school building Sunday night.
The game was in full sWing when
interrupted BY the officers.
The base ball game Single Men
vs.. Married Men ended in draw
yesterday afternoon. the score be-
ling 6 to 6. It hardly made any
/ difference since the game was a
generous tender to the Normal and
lis duly appreciated by our citizens
and all interested.
! 1t has been practically decided
Iby the Mayor ard Board of Al
ldermen that they will make the
needed Improvements at the
EGraded Public School and erect a
suitable building for the coiored
school. The needed improvements
will require a bond issue uf about
ISIS, 900.
! The two damage suits against
lthe city, aggregating claims for
1885 900 on account of electrical
accidents, have been continued in
1.-THE Circuit Court until next term.
lone is for SIS, 900 on account of
the Italian boy, Sam Potera, and
the other for $4,000 on account
lof the negro killed at Pritchard's
IIstable in 1906.
i Rehearsals are merrily going
forward for the Library enter
/ tainment billed for Z riday even
ling, the 26th. Every nation of
1.-THE earth will be represented on
this evening and imposing tab
leaux, national songs, and charac-
| teristic impersonations, drills,
Eetc., will make an ensemble de-
llightfnl to everybody.
i Prof. I. p. Scott of Brookhayen
Twas in Hazlehurst last Friday.
Prof. Scott is one Of the acknowl-
lodged leaders in educational
affairs in this State. He is presi.
Ident of the State Teachers Asso-
Eciation and director Of the sum
mer normal to be held in Brook
haven Prof. SCOTT did some hard
work in the interest of the pro-
posed teachers training school,
land like all others interested in
the snccess 0f the public schools,
deeply regretted the position
taken BY a majority of the State
i legislators, but nevertheless be-
lIieVes the school will be establish
ed within the next few years. -
IfazIehurst Courier.
This evening, at the home of
Mrs. Eugene M. Bee, sr., her eld-
est son, Mr.. Barnard 4. Bee will
be married to Miss Blanche Mas
lsey, Of Illinois, but late Of Louis.
! lana. Rev. r. H. purser will
perform the ceremony and the
marriage ceremony will be wit.
messed only by members of the
family. Miss Massey bears an
enyiabie reputation because oi
lher many wonanly virtue IS.
d nd congratulations will "a
lout abundantly to the fortunate
groom. Mr.. Bee and bis bride.
Ito. be arrived this morning and q
party Of their friends will follow
on the first train this evening
when the ceremony will be per.
formed. The Leader unites with
many others in congratulations.
The reception held at the home
of Capt. and Mrs. I n. Cooke
by the Presbyterian church last
Friday evening, in honor of their
lpastoF, Rev. M e. Phifer and bis
sIbflde. was one Of the most pleas
r'Iant social functions of last week.
There was representative gath.
ering of our citizens, whose de-
) slight it is to extend congratula.
tions and good wishes to tht
newly married couple. Punch