The Semi-weekly leader., 1909-06-02
Decoration day tomorrow.

Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Jones and
Miss Katie witnessed Miss Eva's
graduation yesterday.
Order a pound of that new candy
Red Band" only 20 cents pei
pound at the Pure Food Grocery
Co.
The Library Executive Commit
tee meeting will be held Friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Ii.
brary rooms.
If you are in need of shingles
and want them delivered at once,
phone No. 123 and they will be de-
llivered at once.
Mr.. Hampton, of Magnolia, the
President of Whitworth Board of
Trustees. was welcomed among yes
terday's S arrivals.
Miss Norma Gilleylen, who has
been teaching school at Hervey,
Miss, for several months, has re-
turned to her home at Ruth for a
vacation.
DR.. E. II. Mounger is among ap-
preciated visitors and is another
of many former residents of our
city, who can never completely
sever the ties formed in Brookhav-
en-.
Phone No. 314 or 193-the Pure
Food Grocery Co., and let them
send you up a lot of that nice boil
ed ham. 1t is only 80 cents per
pound and has such a delicious
taste.
Little Mildred Cooper had the
misfortune to fall and dislocate her
shoulder on Monday morning.
Everybody who knows this lovely
child is pleased that the accident
was no more serious.
Mrs. R. E. Fleming will return
home Wednesday of this week,
after an absence of several weeks
attending the sick bed of her step
father in Crystal Springs, who is
quite i'll and whose serious condi-
tion is still unchanged.
See notice of Parent. Teachers
Association in another column.
This organization, like many
others, has come in the evolution
of time and events, and points
toward a union of forces for future
good to coming generations.
Mrs. Rose Parsons returned
Saturday from Bucyrus, Ohio,
where she attended the convention
of the International Order Of
Kings Daughters and Sons, COM
posed Of several hundred delegates
from the United States and Canada.
DR.. E. w. McCalip has card in
today's Leader in the proper col
umn. The Leader is glad to learn
that DR.. McCalIp has decided to
locate in his native city and with
energy and ability we are sure that
he will meet with the success he
deserves.
Rev. R. H. Purser requests The
Leader to announce that he will
preach next Sunday morning at the
Baptist church on ''The Price of
Power" his text being Matthew
1924. He especially requests all
the members of the church to be
present.
The City Council, at solicitation
of the Civic League, will make a
business Of collecting garbage
throughout the residence districts
for the summer. On next Monday
and Tuesday the city carts will be
out in Ward /. Householders
should make a note of this and
have their trash and litter ready
for removal. q
The complaint about being un-
able to get shingles promptly is not
heard in Brookhaven since Mr.. w.
c. Maxwell started his new shingle
mill few miles from the city.
He always has a supply on hand and
can deliver them promptly. He
will sell you a carload if you want
them, or only few packs. Phone
No. 1913.
Justice W. P. Pepper, of Dis
trict No. 5, was in the city last
week and reports everything get
ting along nicely in his portion of
the county. Mr.. Pepper left that
big hat at home, which The Leader
stated was several sizes large a few
months ago, the reason being, so
Mr.. Pepper stated, that when times
were quiet with him he couldn't t
afford to have the big head.
DR.. E. H. Buie was showing
quite curiosity around the streets
Saturday evening in the way of a
calf head-or rather two heads
the calf having been born with two
perfectly formed heads. eyes. ears,
nose and all. the heads branching
out from the neck Of the animal.
DR.. Buie has put the curiosity in
alcohol and intends to preserve it.
It's mother is owned by Mr.. M. G..
Scott, of Red Star.
Mr.. Floyd Middleton. of Mont
gomery, sent to The Leader office
Saturday evening a big cabbage
weighing IL pounds. perfect spec
linen of its kind. Mr.. Middleton