The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-11-22
BROOKHAVEN'S ANNl-
VERSARY TRADE DAY.
Saturday, Dec. 2, Will
Outshine all Former
Ones.
PRIZES 10 OUT-OF-
TOWN PEOPLE ONLY
Prize List Is Larger and More VaIua-
bic Than Ever Before Two Mile
Procession Planned.

Brookhaven will hold its 18th
Trade Day Saturday. December
End. This is going to be the big
gest one we have ever pulled of.
We expect the procession to be two
miles long. We want everybody to
join in and march with US. We
want our country friends to take a
big interest in it and have decided
to allow no one who lives in the
city of Brookhaven to compete. All
the prizes are offered
TO THE PEOPLE LIVING OUT
SIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
A splendid assortment of prizes
are offered. Note list below We
are inclined to think that the farm
ers have not fully realized the i'm
portance of Trade Day and for that
reason we invite criticism. A
prize of ten dollars in gold is offer
ed for the best talk on the subject
of Trade Day. We appeal to
all the good takers in the country,
(those who can talk as we'll as
Iplow). to come forward and let us
hear them on December Trade Day,
They are requested to send in
their names to the Chairman not
later than December End. Let
everybody get mounted or climb up
on their wagon and join the pro-
cession.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
City Police mounted; band +;
members of Board of Supervisors
in automobiles: members of Board
of Aldermen in antamohiles; Rire
Departmnt; Confedefat Veteran
mounted on their Th1
four-horse teams foT
prizes: the fonr.s saE.
| phting for prizes a slakasi q Eaa
visitors in bugg and surveys
Brookhaven folks Ii buggies and
surreys; vehicles containing .larg-
/ est families;' saddle horses COM
peting for prizes: saddle mules
competing for prizes; merchants.
exhibits; miscellaneous exhibits;
the swapping stock. Z"
The marshals of the procession
will be W. M. Turnbough. L.. s.
PROXY, j. r. Anderson, DR.. Geo.
A. Love, 7. w. Hilton and Geo.
Turnbow.
Merchants, bankers, lawyers,
doctors and farmers will shine in
this caIvacade. Everybody invited.
Get your plug ready and bring up
the rear of the procession.
PROGRAM FOR THE DAY.
1890 a. m.-Procession will
form on Cherokee street-head on
the west side of &c. Railroad look
ing eastwardly and tail extending
westwardly on Cherokee street
and southwardly on jackson street.
11:00 a. m.-Grand March to the
Court House.
1900 m.-Grand meeting in
Court House Yard Everybody
Swap"
300 p. M Races These will
take place on 1st Street, the
stretch" being Immediately in
front of the court house. There,
will be decided who has the fastest
PAGER or fox trotter. which farmer
has the slowest mule and which
youngster is the best and most
graceful rider.
400 p. m. arding of prizes
and some m swapping.
THE BIG LIST OF PRIZES
OFFERED.
In order to compete for any OF
the following prizes the party and
the stock must show up in the pro-
cession.
No one living in Brookhaven can
compete for these prizes, although
we earnestly request them to be
patriotic and get aboard and join
the procession.
$40 in gold for farmer making
best talk on Trade Day. by
Commercial Bank. Only farmers
permitted to compete. Each speak
Ter will be allowed to talk three
minutes and must confine himself
lstrictly to the subject. Trade
Day.
Sweet potato prizes for Tomato
Club girls. The following prizes
will be given for the best exhibit
I of Canned Sweet Potatoes brought
lin by a Tomato Club girl at the
December Trade Day-5O per cent
quaIity and 90 per cent quantity.
The girl to allow one or more of
her cans to be opened and sampled.
Exhibit should be taken to Mr. F.
%. Conant's Office. 1st prize "A
complete set of triple plated table
ware. consisting Of knives, forks.
teaspoons and tablespoons, By &. b.
Perkins. End prize AN all wool
sweater and aviation cap worth