The Semi-weekly leader., 1909-07-14

MIR. and Mrs. Z. s. Fatherree
in honor Of their sister,
Miss Cora Lee Fatherree.
Miss Mary Belle Riley. Of TIE
State Capital. is She charming
young guest of Miss Mabelle Hen
derson.
Mr.. Homer Guess now has q lu-
crative position with a Northern
lumber concern as travelling lumber
inspector.
Those interested are requested to
read Mrs. Hobbs letter to the wo-
men of Lincoln County Association
in this issue.
Miss Winnie Dunn is Frightening
the Leader Office during the
absence of Miss nellie Sanders, who
is off on a vcation.
Little Miss Stella Gregg delight
fully entertained a number of
young friends at a birthday party
on Saturday afternoon.
Protracted meeting will begin
at Mt. Moriah next Saturday. The
pastor will be assisted by Rev. Mr..
Darling from the Delta
The continued illness of Misses
Sadie May and Marie Lewenthal is
very much regretted by friends of
these lovely young girls.
Miss Bessie Webber. of Canton,
is the guest of her aunt. Mrs.
Ollie Connolly, who entertained in
her honor last Wednesday evening.
Rev. DR.. G. w. Grafton, Miss
Grafton, Miss McCallum, Mr..
Hughes and Mr.. Mcmillan, of I'm
ion Church, were in town short
while Monday.
DR.. Kate R. Ely. a practicing
Osteopath. arrived Monday in our
city and is making her home with
Mrs. Gatlin. DR.. Ely is a grad
uate of Kirksyille, Mo-, and prac-
titioner of several years standing.
Next Sunday will be Laymen's S
Day at the Baptist Church in this
city, services being at II a. m. and
8:15 p. m. Two of the State Com.
mittee of the LaymerI's Missionary
Movement will be present to deliv-
er addresses and the lay members of
this and other churches are cor
daily invited to be present.
Rev. W. E. Phifer gave a very
thoughtful sermon, eloquent in the
truths expounded as well as its dc
tion and delivery. from his pulpit
at the Presbyterian church on Sum
day morning. We are sure that
people do not realize what they are
of life, when they do not
such opportunities as they
have in our city of hearing what
good men and ministers hold out
to them from Sunday to Sunday
for their well-being here and here
after.
Hon. M. Mccullough and the
editor of The Leader spent Sunday
at Little Bahala and spoke in the
interest of the Laymen's Mission
ary Movement. Under the leader
ship of Pastor w. B. Webber, Deacon
3. F. Floyd and Supt. Gus Hud-
son, the Bahala Church and Sunday
School are making encouraging
neadway toward higher and better
things. A fine dinner was furnish
ed on the grounds by the good
adies of the church and commune
sity. Pastor Webber is a real Mis-
sionary Baptist and expects,
not without good reason, that all
MS churches will increase their mis-
sion contributions this year.
In ride out to Little Bahala
Sunday, the editor Of The Leader
was agreebly surprised to see such
i favorable condition of the crops
along the way, in view of the recent
excessive rainfall and the late
spring. Both corn and cotton
we're looking we'll, as rule, and
The prospect Of a good big corn
;rop excellent. In only two or
shree instances did we see fields
where the corn and cotton had
been drowned out or stunted by
he wet weather. In two Of the
cotton fields the plant was very
small and quite grassy; in one Of
hem the owner was running q
'craper through it and hoeing it out
second time in the hope Of yet
getting a half crop; provided the
ooll weevil or an early frost
doesn't strike it. In most Of the
cotton fields the grass was under
complete control, some being per-
Eectly cleans the cotton locking in
The rows and fruiting we'll, with
40 falling squares or signs Of boil
Ueeyil or other destructive insects.