The Semi-weekly leader., 1909-06-02
Banking by mail is safe and popular.
LOCAL MENTION.
Kill out the flies.
Use lime on your premises.
Monday was National Memorial

The Board of Supervisors meets t
next Monday.
DR.. Dudley Jones was Jackson
visitor yesterday.
New Orleans, like Brookhaven,
is in for a cleaner city.
Stanley Byrd was shaking hands
with Brookhaven friends last Satur-
day.
Hon. G. Wood Magee, of Month
cello, is in attendance at court to-
day.
Miss Ebbie Stackhouse, of Crys-
tai Springs, has been a visitor to
our city.
Gold Band Candies, 12c and zoe
per pound. The Pure Food Gro
Gerry Co.
Mr.. B. A. Higdon, of Wesson,
spent short while in Brookhaven
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Kits spent |
in Jackson with relatives
and friends.
Mr.. j. w. McMaster arrived on
a visit yesterday to his relative,
Mrs. Redding.
Miss Lille Belle Rowan, of Wes-
son, has been the guest of Miss
Gussle Paxton.
"Crystal Coffee" is just the kind
Mother used to use." Try it.
Is cents per pound.
Rev. c. w. Grafton, of Union
Church, was in the city a short
while this morning.
Furnished room for
rent apply at Hoffman
Bros.
The stores and other business
houses of Brookhaven will close to-
(Thursday) from 4 to 6 p.
m. on account of Decoration Day
Mr.. Lamar Smith, a son of Mr..
E. j. Smith, who lives out on
Route No. 2, passed through Brook
haven Monday on his way to college
at Nashville Tenn
Don't fail to. read the inside of
The Leader today as we'll as the
outside pages. There are lots of
locals" as we'll as other interest
ing matter on the inside pages.
We are closing out our
entire stock of Sheet
Music at l2ac per copy.
Come in and hear them
played. Hoffman Bros.
DIR. F. V. McRee now has his
Offices in the Brookhaven Bank &
Trust Co. building, over the Price
Drug Co. A phone call will reach
him at the drug company or at his
office.
Send Mr.. Irby, on East Monticel-
10, your chairs to mend and mat
tresses to renovate. Mr.. Irby is
all but blind, but wants to work |
for livelihood. Give him a !
chance.
The charter of the Pure Food
Grocery Company, of Brookhaven.
capital stock $4,000. has been ap.
proved by the Governor, with
Messrs. R. w. Hankinson, j. LII
Storm and W.. P. Fidler as incor-
porators.
Mr.. L. S. PROXY and his estima-
BILE family are now domiciled in
the Turnbough cottage on East
Court street, having recently NOV
ed from Clinton. The Leader joins
their many friends here in giving
them a cordial welcome to Brook
haven.
Will Pierce, well known negro
of the city, was shot in the shoulder
and back of the neck Sunday morn
ing by his wife, Lila Pierce, who
is reputed to be unbalanced. |
Jealousy is said to have been the
of the act. A 80 |
Smith and Wesson was used. The |
husband is likely to re-
cover
Quite a readable report of a |
country wedding was not |
published in this issue because the
writer failed to make known to the |
editor his or her identity. And, |
strange to relate, the same couple
figured as principals whom an anon
ymous correspondent imposed on
The Leader by falsely reporting
married once before.
The ladies of the Episcopal
church will give japanese bazaar
at the Star Theatre tomorrow, /
June 3. from ] to Z p. M. where
they will offer kimonas and other
wearing apparel for sale. A
special prorgam, including moving
pictures, has been prepared, the
admission charged being only 10l
and 20 cents. In the event of I'M
clement weather the ladies inform
The Leader that the evening will