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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-08-13

one regret is that he has lost his
appetite for chicken and couldn't
do the occasion justice in that one
particular. But the dinner hour
faded away likewise most Of the
dinner, and the audience repaired
to the house again.
The first speaker of the afternoon
was Hon. E. Bunyon Carter, Of
Amite county His address dealt
with unionism and the address was
the sanest, strongest, most beauti-
full by which we have ever heard
the principles Of the great organi-
zation unfolded and made clear.
Young Carter is endowed with an
uncommon power of oratory and
enough common sense to know that
the successful farmer must be a
specialist; broad-minded special
ist. if you please. but a specialist
who can attend to every depart
ment of his own business; who can
stand as immovable as rooted
mountain upon the rock Of his own
eternal right, and at the same time
allow Almighty God some slight
voice IN the government Of the
cosmos. II old Amite has another
Carter who is lawyer, we'd be
glad if she'd send him up to talk
to our members Of that profession; (;
aye, even doctor, preacher, mer-
chant. or skule teacher Of Car
ter's ilk might say to the members
Of his profession words that would
do them good like a medicine
Bro. M. A. Brown was the next
speaker of the day. This good
man is giving his entire time to
the building Of union sentiment.
He is.a man Of great good sense
and unquestioned honesty He
knows what the F. E. & 6. q.
stands for. Suffice it to say that
be did not disappoint bis audience.
We very much to our regret. were
forced to leave before Bro. Brown
finished. But we stayed long
enough to secure q whole day \
solid enjoyment and i great deal Of
good Instruction.
May the good people Of + E.
Lee forever keep is ID mind when
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-08-13
FOR GOOD ROADS.
Postmaster E. F. Brennan Makes q
Liberal Offer for Better High

u
Brookhaven. Miss. Aug. ii, 1910.
Mr.. F. O. Conant. Secretary Board
ct Trade. Brookhaven, Miss.
Dear Sir Fired and inspired
by d timely and well written edi-
toriaI ID The Leader Of yesterday.
the 10th inst. under the caption
The Good Roads Question, am
prompted and irresistibly impelled
to submit the following proposition.
IL the Board Of Trade Of Brook
haven. Mississippi, the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of said city or
the Board Of Supervisors Of Lincoln
county, Mississippi, or all bodies
combined will employ a competent
civil engineer to survey. mark out, !
stake grade and widen Demon
stration Road" to run IN north
easterly direction from the north
end Of jackson Street in the City
of Brookhaven on the west side of
the Illinois Central Railroad and
parallel to said railroad and not
exceeding one quarter of mile
westWardIy of said railroad at any
point and will cause the same to be
graded and worked under the
supervision and direction Of a COM
petent and practical road man from
the Department of Commerce and
Labor at Washington, D. C., will
furnish free of cost all gravel
necessary to build and complete
said road and street from the north
east corner of block M in the
City of Brookhaven. Mississippi, the
Federal building side, to the line
of Beat Two. a distance of some
thing like three miles. Said gravel
will be furnished at my gravel pit
in the northwest quarter Of north
west quarter of section thirty-two,
Township 5 north. Range 5 east. in
Lincoln county. Mississippi. where
the Haul will not exceed two and a
half miles to any part of said jack
son street or the proposed demon
stratlon road.
On the further condition of
course. that a first class road will
be built from some point on said
demonstration road to be designat-
ed to the gravel pit, without ex-
pense to me.
This proposition will hold good
for thirty days. Please bring the
matter to the attention of your
Board at its next meeting and ad
wise me the result of its delibera-
tions on this proposition.
Yours in the interest of good
roads,
ED N F. BRENNAN. SIR
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-08-13
FUNDS NOT APPLIED.
Treasury Of NessOn Still Holds $500
Authorized for Charity.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 8, Along
about the middle Of last March.
when the big cotton mills at Wes-
son had been closed down and large
numbers OF people of the little
community thrown out Of employ
ment, with consequent suffering
very much threatened. the matter
was placed before Gov. Noe. who
sent a special message to the legis-
Iature suggesting that emergency
measures be adopted. Al bill was
passed authorizing the mayor and
board Of aldermen to make an ap-
preparation of $500 for the relief
of the INDECENT and suffering citi-
zens of the city
Now comes the report that al
though the bill was passed and ap-
proved Oh March is. and the au-
thority conferred was immediate,
the money is still in the treasury
Of the city Of Wesson. no part Of II
having been used. nor even set
aside by the Wesson city council.
Pending the enactment of the bill
referred to. Gov. Noel had issued .
proclamation directing general at.
tentfon to the impending needs Of
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-08-13
THE GOOD ROADS RALLY
Thatcher WerIen, Parker, RabiId, and Baker
Preach the GosreI Of Progress.

out to a certainty, that birds. es-
pecially martins. are efficacious in
the weevil infested field.
Some Of his renters are encour-
aging martins. with good results.
and he favers a law for the protec-
tion of game.
He sent a man to the North to
study corn culture, and finds the
first essential is good seed. and he
carefully selects his in the field,
taking only good ears from good
stalks. Then he called attention
to the use of improved machinery
as a means of diversification. adj
vocating the means which would
make human labor more effective.
In his own experience he finds hog
raising profitable, and quoted fig
ures to show that it pays to raise
improved breeds. A half breed
hog gained in seven weeks forty
four pounds and on exactly the
same treatment and feed that q
common pig gained twenty-eight
pounds.
Mr.. Parker's S speech was received
with marked signs of approval.
After a basket dinner. Hemler
Rabpild of the Department Of AMI
NAL Industry, was introduced. Mr..
Rabpild came on invitation of the
farmers of the county who contem-.
plate establishing a creamery. he
emphasized three points as being
necessary for success of a creamery.
First. the manager must be a good
business man; second, there must
be a good breed of cows, Jersey
recommended; third, a market.
which is at hand. He spoke at
some length of the profits Of dairy
ing, not only direct, but indirect,
through increasing the fertility of
the farm. He recommended that
the beginning be made with not
less than 400 cows, and for a cream
cry of this size an investment of
$4 900 or 5000 will be necessary.
Jay u. Baker, of the faculty Of
the Mississippi Agricultural and
Mechanical College. followed with
an address along the same lines. 1t
is certain that the farmers in the
vicinity of Brookhayen will soon
establish a creamery on the cooper
atiye plan.
After the speaking sham battle
took place between Company G.. of
Hazlehurst. Mississippi National
Guard. Captain w. @. Birdsong.
and Company H. of Brookhaven.
Captain j.. &. Storm. Colonel G.
G. Hoskins was in charge Of ar
rangements. The HaIehurst COM
pany was entrenched in the ball
park, when the Brookhaven COM
pany debouched from skirt of.
woods and attacked. Under cover
of the smoke, a detachment fianked
the enemy. gained a position be-
hind a barb-wire fence, infested
the entrenchments and poured in a
whitening fire before discovery J.
The umpires gave no decision.
which amounts to a draw, but
many of the spectators believe Com
pany H had the best of it.
The ball game between Beaver
Creek and Beeson furnished an in
teresting finish to very full day.
The former won. l6 to 13. Bat
.teries Beaver Creek, Wroten and
Woten; Beeson, Peavey and Meth
erland.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-08-13
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
AUGUST TERN. 1910.
The Board AdlOufns After Seven Days
Hard Work. Principally on the
Assessment Rolls.

Monday morning, Aug. s. 1910.
the Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment: present, same as Friday, the
5th.
The following proceedings were
had and done, to-wit:
(All of the recorded proceedings
of Mondays session consisted of
various changes made in the assess
ment rolls. These changes will be
published in succeeding issues of
The Leader. Editor.l
SEVENTH DAY.
Tuesday morning, Aug. 9Th.
1910. the Board met pursuant to
adjournment; present, same as yes
tcrday.
1t was ordered by the Board that
the following land changes be
made: (These changes will be pub
lished in succeeding issues of The
Leader. Editor.)
State of Mississippi,
Lincoln County.
10 the Hon. Board Of Supervisors.
Gentlemen: In compliance with
Code of 1906 and amended laws of
1908. requiring sheriffs to visit
county convict farms and report
same to your body. submit you
this report:
s | find seventeen prisoners on the
farm, six on the public road and
13 paupers. six white and seven
colored.
The prisoners are well fed and
their quarters are as clean and well
cared for as conditions will permit.
This applies to the farm. Those
prisoners who are worked on the
public road have better sleeping
quarters than those on the farm,
for the reason that the cage in
which they sleep is better ven
.tilated and can be kept in a more
sanitary condition. ! have heard
no complaint in regard to the pres
ent management.
| would respectfully recommend
that the Board purchase some kind
of cots or beds for the Jail on the
farm, that would take the mat
tresses off the floor. | recommend
this both as an economic and as a
sanitary measure.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-08-13
1t Did Not Look Like Boil Weevil
Times in our Store on Our
Bargain Days.

We went out after the business and got it. Our Prices and
Goods will get business all the me which fact being
onstrated more clearly to the trade each week.
We did not offer to the trade any cheap hoddy heworn
outofdate merchandise sae-but simply good
chandise You will always find good merchandise in
our store, and our prices always right.
We regret very much not being able wait upon all
the trade but store full of extra saesades and
cash stand taxed the umo but could not get
all When SALE the trade knows what good
good things in store for them and they come.
During the month Of August and prior taking stock
will have many Of Laces Embroderies White
Goods, Lawns and Summer Novelties that will offer at
low prices.
In our Shoe Department offering astonishing
values which are certainly we'll worth Investigating.
In Gents Furnishing Department you will find the
good values at marked down prices which will be
pleased to show you at any time
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-08-13
Farmers and Sunday Schools are Busy.

Written for last Saturday IS Leader
Our swing around the circle be-
gan Saturday morning with trip
to the Farmers Union picnic at R.
e. Lee school. r. e. Lee is a
community awake. The people
there are catching step with the
forward progress. of the world.
They are farming people who be-
lieve in the future greatness of
their profession. The Farmers
Union sentiment is strong out
there. Hence the picnic for the
purpose of disseminating and incul-
eating the principles of unlonism.
The attendance was good. There
was a big crowd Of big hearted, !,
big-brained people present, Be
cause Of this attendance the picnic
was a big success. The meetings
were held in the school house.
The morning session was called
to order by Prof. Barnie Grice, and
in the absence Of the regular lee
turer. Bro u. A. Brown. Grice
himself was requested to make a
few remarks. The gentleman did
this and more. He made an excel
lent address. He showed how the
home of the farmer is the ideal
place to live provided the home be
ideally kept, but If not SO kept.
lack Of sanitation may breed dis
ease and death His address
abounded in sane. sensible advice
to the folks who 1--we on farms.
Grice has leaped to a place abreast
of the foremost school men Of the
county May bis shadow never
grow less.
A fellow BY the name Of =
Bracie Campbell was next called
upon. He went to the platform
and made a speech. He did his
level best, which is about as well Dis
he usually does. He said almost
everything ii general and not much
Of anything ID particular. He fol-
lowed the good example Of his
audience and finally grew tired Of
that speech himself Then he
|hushed.
After Campbell suhsided. Hon.
Percy e. Quin, one Of the three
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-08-13
Lincoln County Sunday School Con.
VentiOn.

On the 9Th Sunday in July the
Sunday School Conventions were
held in beats 2. 3, and 5. Commit
tees were appointed at each Of
these district conventions to meet
and organize a county Sunday
school convention. These commit
tees met at Brookhaven on Satur-
day. August 6 Rev. Joseph R.
Kyzar was elected president and Jas.
E. Woodward, secretary and treas
urer.
The county convention will meet
annually. Each Sunday School
will be allowed one delegate for
each twenty five pupils or fraction
thereof. These committees will
hold another meeting on Friday,
Aug. IS. FIR the purpose Of prepar-
ing a program and selecting the
place to hold the first meeting
All Sunday Schools wishing to in
vite the convention will notify Rev.
y. R Kyzar. Bogue Chitto. R. f..
ID. 4. or ] u. Woodward. Wesson,
r. f. 3. 2 We shall be glad to
receive subjects Or the names Of
speakers.
La the organization Of this county
convention we are carrying out the
plan suggested by Bro. Scarborough
before the Lincoln County Baptist
Association. The first meeting
will be held on the 20 and 30 Of
October 1t is suggested that we
have no district meetings at this
time and that we bring all our
forces together id one great county
meeting.
JOSEPH r. KYZAR.
President.
]. E. WOODWARD.
Secretary
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-08-13
]. f. Greer. Sheriff
ACCOullTS ALLOWED. .

G. E. Grafton Drug Co., mdse.
as per bill filed. $26.40; East Union
Lumber Company, lumber as per
bill filed. $3.37; z. P. Jones, z
days inspecting road and bridges
S21; w. H. Furr, 8 days same. So;
G. M. Brister, 5 days same. SIS.
Change from A. C. McNair to j.
w. McNair, the W 1-2 Of lots Is
and l6 and 1-2 of lot II and e IL
of lot IA. according to Luther
Blues survey, in the W IL of Sc
Ia and in the IL of sw IA of Sc
IA. section 18. I. z. R. 8 east,
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Lincoln county. Miss.
Gentlemen: II herewith beg
leave to report that / have inspect
ed the change in the Fox road near
Oak Ridge school and find that the
same has been put up to the plans
and specifications of second class
roads and / hereby recommend to
your honorable body that you re-
ceive and accept said road and turn
it over to the road contractor to be
worked by him in the future
Respectfully submitted,
g. M. Brister.
10 the Hon. Board of Supervisors
Of Lincoln county, Miss.
Gentlemen: ~ herewith beg
leave to report that have gone
over and inspected the change in
the Brookhayen and Summit public
road near j. T. Prices road and
find that the same has been worked
up to the plans and specifications
Of the first class roaGs. and / here
By recommend that the same be
turned over to the road contractor
to be worked by him as a first class
road.
Respectfully submitted.
Change from j M. Gwin to w.
Fl. Horton. part of 1.2 of Sc IA
of sw ia Sec. 36, Il. s. r.. z, as
sessed at $l100.
Increase amount Of assessment on
Iofs 3 and 4 block 3. Hart,s Survey.
Bogue Chitto, assessed to Mrs r.
e. Brister from 81, 600 to So 600.
Increase r. B. Stamps assess
Iment on lots 28, 20 and 80, Batch.
elder subdivision from $3.50 to
So, ESQ.
Change from I FL Brinson To
JAS. G. Potter. lot IA block A Nc
CIendon subdivision. reduce from
$500 to $500.
1t IL ordered that the members
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-07
LOS ANGELES DASTARDS
PROBABLY WERE MINERS
Believed That Men Who Destroyed
ment in Tennessee Will Prob
ably Select Bob Taylor.

Los Angeles, CAL, Oct. Sit is be-
lieved here tonight that the men who
carried out the plot to wreck The
Times building and attempt to de-
stroy the homes of Harrison Gray
Otis and F. K. Zeehandalaar were ex-
pert quartz miners from the gold dis
tricts of northern California;
The theory is based on the fact that
the men who purchased the dynamite
used the names Of J. Z. Bryson, the
Placer county miner, and Of Bryson's
neighbor, Morris, and it is supposed
that detectives are trying to trace
them back to the mining districts.
Another body was recovered from
The Times ruins today. 1t was iden-
titled as that of Grant Moore, limo
type operator.
The total of bodies recovered is
now 16 and the known dead, includ-
ing Churchill Harvey Elder number
II.
It is believed there are seven more
bodies in the ruins.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-07
Death of a Young Wife.

Mrs. Mary Abrams Long, wife Of
Mr.. J. Robert Long, died at her home
in the Tranwood section Of the coun-
ty on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock,
after a weeks illness of malaria
hematuria, aged about % years, and
was buried at Rosemont cemetery
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
service by the Rev. Edw. Fulenwider.
She was the daughter of Mr.. Ivy T..
Abrams and leaves husband and one
little child about year old.
In the death of this young wife and
mother a devoted husband loses a
fond companion and loving father
sustains the loss of an afectionat0
daughter. She was a loyal Lutheran
and a true Christian woman, gentle
sister and warm friend. The SYM
pathies of the community are with
, the bereaved family in their affection.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-07
MAY SELECT TAYLOR.
State Convention of Harmony Ele-
ment in Tennessee viii Meet In
Nashville Today.

Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 5.-The State
convention of regular" or "har-
mony' Democrats which meets here
tomorrow for the purpose Of nominat-
ing candidate for governor and a
candidate for State railroad commits
sioner for west Tennessee, promises
tonight to be we'll attended. Large
delegations have been appointed in
the various counties, mainly compos-
ed of former followers Of Gov. Patter-
son. Some of the leaders have been
in Nashville since last night, and con-
ferences on the governorship are con-
tinuous.
1t appears to be the general opin-
ion that United States Senator Robert
L. Taylor will be the nominee, al
though he is said to be anxious to
have the nomination conferred upon
some other man.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-07
What Did the Claim Agent Do?

Up in Minnesota Mr.. Olsen had a
cow killed by a railroad train. In
due season the claim agent for the
railroad called.
eve understand, of course, that the
deceased was a very docile and valu-
able ANIMAL" said the claim agent in
his most persuasive claim-agentle-
manly manner, "and We sympathize
with you and your family in your loss.
But, Mr.. Olsen, you must remember
this: Your cow had no business being
on our tracks. Those tracks are our
private property and when she in
raded them she became a Tespasser
Technically speaking you, as her
owner, became trespaSser also. But
we have no desire to carry the issue
into court and possibly give you trou-
BILE. Now, then, what would you re-
gard as fair settlement between you
and the railroad company"
"Vall," said Hr. Olsen slowly, "Ay,
bane poor Swede farmer; but ay shall
give you S2"-Everybody's Magazine.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-07
MILLS TO CLOSE.
Those in Anderson County to Shut
Down in Accordance With
Agreement.
The State.

The State.
Anderson, Oct. 5.-The agreement
reached between the cotton manufac-
turers Of the State for further cur
tailment of their output during the
month of October will be respected by
several of the mills in Anderson. The
Anderson cotton mills closed down
today as did the Chiquola mills at
Honea Path. The Orr mills will close
next week, and while no arrange
ments for closing down has been
made for the Riverside and Toxaway
mills, it is believed they will close
also next week. The Bnogon mills
closed a month this summer when the
other mills closed only fortnight.
and there is no arrangement there for
closing down now. The Gluck and
Cox mills will not close.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-07

where from $4,000 to $4,000. As
evidence Of interest taken in the COM
munity in education, the patrons Of
the school, and those who are not
patrons, but who live in the commu-
nifty, gave their time and labor and
teams and in this way they had the
building erected with the small out
lay of cash as stated. It is not a
fancy building but a very substantial
one. This school is a regular graded
school with a high school department.
and has an enrolment ct present Of
about 80 children, with four teachers.
The superintendent this year is Prof.
L. o. Black. Prof Black graduated at
Newberry college in 1909, and last
year was principal Of the high school
department Of the Prosperity graded
school, and is a very competent and
efficient teacher. He is assisted this
year at Little Mountain by Miss Ellie
Jacobs, assistant of the high school
department; Mrs. J. C. SWygert and
Miss Ernestine Graichen. The school
opened on Monday.
There is also very forishing Luth-
eran church in the town under the
pastoral care Of Rev. o. B. Shearouse.
This community, as is known, is
largely made up of the Lutheran de-
nomination and the Lutheran church
IS the only church in the town.
DR.. E. E. Stuck, a young dentist,
spends two weeks in each month &C
Little Mountain and has a good prac-
tlce. ,%:s. - ES.F:A---..-. Il
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-07
Jones Scores.

A schoolmaster had just finished a
lesson on Food" when little boy put
up his hand. On being asked what he
wanted, he replied:
please, sir, Jones said he knew a
baby that was brought up on ele-
plants milk, and it gained ten
pounds in weight every day."
"Jones ought not to tell you sucG
rubbish" said the master. Then ad-
dressing Jones, he added: "Tell me
whose baby was brought up on ele-
plants milk?'
To which Jones hesitatingly replied:
"Please, sir, it was the elephants
BABY