The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-09-30
NORFIEL NEWS
HAPPENINGS
Breezy Lines From South
Lincoln 5 saw Mill
Center.

Mr. Jemmie Garner; For.issimo
exdido, Mr. Homer Cummings
Mezzo Forte Boanco. Mr.. Buck
Hart; Basso Pro Fundo. DIR. W..
e. Montgomery. The above ag-
Igregation are especially equipped
for serenading at any hour Of the
day or night and will render upon
Especial request. that grand old
hymn entitled. Break the News
to Mother.
DR. j. L. Garner and Going
Cummings took in sights. etc at
/ McComb Wednesday night.
Il For some unknown reason the
popular young N. 9. & M. Con-
ductor, Mr.. c. Brister. does not go
to Sweetwater any more.
A number Of Shriners are pre-
fparing to attend the dedication of
the new Temple. Delegates from
here will be chaperoned by Mr..
4 Oscar Thorson.
Mrs. Dave Hayes is visiting at
Crystal Springs.
4 Miss Felice Beulah Lee. who was
on the sick list a few days, is now
convalescent.
i Mr.. Geo. Brent, the sanitary
inspector, was doing work for the
j Van Looms on Fox avenue this
week. There are others In town
that need his attention.
i. Last Sunday mornings services
at the Methodist church were made
unusually beautiful and impressive
by the christening Of little Edith
! Nell. infant daughter of DR.. and
Mrs w. E. Montgomery, and
Walter Lee. infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Dunn, the Rev. Gatlin
officiating in a very able manner.
| Misses Grace Moore, Grace
Magee and Grace Seitz attended
ldivine worship at Bogue Chitto
Sunday evening.
| The Nortield Band have an invi-
tation to play at an old settlers
Ipicnic at the plantation of Mr., John
Grice, ten miles west of Norfield,
Sunday. Oct. s. In connection
with the excellent music that will
be furnished there will be chicken
pie, fried chicken and chicken
lchicken. sweet taters, etc.
Mr.. J. Jimmie Garner spent Sun
/ DAY evening at the hone 0f aaFs
John w. Magee.
/ Mr.. j. P. Smith, 'chitfonier"
for the McCaffrey line, and Mr..
Herman Rawls, have accepted posi-
tions with large auto company in
New Orleans.
Mr.. II. L. Kays visited friends
lat Mt. Virgins, southwest of Nor
field. Sunday.
Mrs. Jno. McCann is visiting her
parents. the Moak family.
Miss Susie v. Powell, President
of the State School Improvement
Association, addressed the Home
Garden Club here Tuesday.
Sunday night the Van Looms and
several friends went to Godbold
Wells via the auto line, where they
spent very pleasant evening but
1.-THE return trip was not so joyful.
When about midway between the
Wells and home something became
mixed with the steering gear of
the machine, which got beyond con-
Itrol of the chiffonier" and took a
Sudden turn to the left, spillingl
the contents into the middle of
Fiddle Creek. All escaped with
the, assistance of several farmers
Ewho kindly conveyed the party to-
the railroad station in very damp
condition, The machine was q
total wreck. as well as several
large trees being badly barked.
DR.. and Mrs. John ChIsm were
visitors at the home of DIR. and
Mrs. W. L Montgomery Sunday.
DR., G. Gill. the tooth-ake man.
was caller at the Mcdonald home
several evenings this week.
The Whiffen Poofs have taken up
agriculture and will demonstrate
for the benefit of those interested
at Hill Top.
Sheriff-elect Roberts, of Law
renee county, was in town Monday.
Mr.. Roberts is the present manager
Of the Topeka Mercantile Co.. at
Topeka, Miss.
Col. Joe Sasser, an oId-time resi-
dent Of Bogue Chitto, was a Nor
field visitor Monday, Mr.. Joe IS
an old-time telegraph operator and
since his last visit here he has been
In seven states and thirteen terri
tories and has worked for forty
nine railroads.
Miss Edith Butterfeld is visiting
in Nor6eld.
NV. Hired Ihorson, a former
PRESIDENT OF Nortield. is visiting oIdl
friends here this week.
Mr.. /. v. Bowman was called toll
NRtalbany on account Of the serious|
ILLNESS of his father.
/ Westley bowman and V, &. Hopel
went to McComb on business Wed.l
Inesday.
On account OF the railroad clerksIl
Strike on the N. G. u M. and /. ell
B. r. also the intense heat fol
the past few days. our dope ID
IIimited this week.
| RUTH and JACOB.