The Lexington advertiser., 1909-04-09

Edgar Stackhouse is numbered wit h
the sick this week, we regret to learn
]. KennaId Young took trip to
Ebenezer Yesterday.
r. A. Povall spent Monday looking
after farming operations on Brougham
plantation.
On three days notice
Swinney & Stigler can for,
nish Hoadley's Cream in any
of the popular designs.
We regret to learn that Squire o.
F Hosea is confined to his room by
illness this week.
Capt. F A Howell is doing some
assessing in Beat 2 for W. W. Wynn.
Mrs 3 J. Farr, of Holcomb, has
been the cherished guest of the home
circle here tins week.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen
of Lexington has contracted With Xa-
vier A. Kramer, surveyor and civil
engineer of Magnolia, Miss, to make
a survey of the city and to estimate
the cost of complete sewerage and
water works system. In the event it
is decided to put in q system, Mr..
Kramer is to have supervisory charge
of the work of construction and install.
lation
J. NJ Brown, of the Big Hill was in
the city on business Yesterday.
There will be a meeting of Lexing-
ton Commandery No Sat Pytnian Hall
Tuesday night to confer degrees. All
members are urged to be present.
DR.. G. G. Phillips was over at Yazoo
City Tuesday, assisting DR.. johnson in
performing an amputation on r. /.
Humphreys leg. The operation was
IN ost successfully done, and it is hoped
Mr.. Humphreys will soon be able to
be up and about again.
Stetson straws.--the very
best, In ali shapes. Herman
Bros. Co.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen
at its meeting Wednesday granted the
petition for granolith sidewalks
throughout the city.
A spelling contest will be held at tho
college auditorium tomorrow forenoon
at II % o'clock to select a class of five
to represent Holmes county at the state
contest at Natchez.
G. W. Stigler went to the delta We'd.
nesday on business.
N. A. Mott. Jr. of Yazoo City, made
Lexington business visit Wednesday.
A. L. Dickerson, of Mt Olive, was
here in a business way Wednesday.
DR.. J. P. Randolph, jackson,
Tenn, spent portion of the week in
Lexington.
Baxter Wilson, Jr.. has been over
from Itta Bena on vsitt his week.
The following persons were duly
elected to membership into the Cleve-
land union at their last meeting: J.
A. Gray, J. N. Norton. Dalton Nc
Bee. B, Fl. Alexander K. Fl. Diggs.
J. E. McRae, E. H. Crippen, J. V.
Brown, W. J..Tnberville, J. W. Hollo.
way, H X. Jordan.
Hoadley's Ice Cream is
the standard, at Swinney &
Stis1er's.
Died. at Kirkwood, Mo-, April 2,
1909, at 6 40 p. m.. Mrs. Amelia Bar,
ton Chew, wife of Richard f Chew
formerly of Black Hawk. Deceased is
we'll remembered by the older resi-
dents of Black Hawk and Lexington.
Her husband is a brother of Mrs
Bessie Jones and uncle of Mrs d. ". |
Beall.
J. e. Lindsey was up from Goodman
nj onday on a business errand.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McRae passed
through here Sunday evening enroute |
home to Acona from visit to friends
in the delta.
A. E. Swinney returned Tuesday
evening from business visit to Mem
phis.
J. L. McRae, ST., was down from
Acona Monday on business
Mrs. l.. e. Barr is entertaining her
sisters, the Misses Jackson. of koscius.
ko, this week.
". M. Meek was given the second
rank in Pythianism at meeting of
the lodge Monday night.
Mrs. W.D. Ford and Mrs. Dent spent
Monday with Mrs. w. L. Pcttus.
We have jost received a
new lot of Faultfess shirts.
Herman Bros. Co.
Parham Williams has received let.
er from the adjutant at the National
soldiers Home at Old Point, Va, to
he effect that Samuel Perry Folsom
Logan had arrived there safely and
was comfortably situated.
A new iron draw bridge is contem.
plated to be huilt over Tchula lake,
,etween Mileston and Marcella planta-
ion. The board of supervisors will
consider bids for same at its next
egular meeting.
WANTED-To exchange for delta
improved plantation, 775 acre farm in
indiana, 80 miles from Chicago. Rich
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