The Semi-weekly leader., 1912-01-03
|. SMRTP SHOTS AIT LOCAL NEWS
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Mr.. M. D. McGrath was in Jack
son Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Greer was home for
the holidays
Charles Higdon spent Sunday in
| New Orleans.
! Bad weather on the ambitious
Federal Building.
Mr. ]. @, Grice has taken up his
residence at Nortield.
] Dewitt Love left yesterday for
the A. & M. College.
Mr.. w. M Laird visited in
Magnolia last Sunday.
/ Mr.. W. 7 Jordan, of Route 2.
Bogue Chitto. was in town Monday.
Mr.. J. P. Brown, of Johnston
Station, was visitor here Satur-
day.
Mr.. Edgar Green is beginning to
improve, his friends are pleased to
learn.
Prof, and Mrs. B. 7. Schumpert
returned Sunday evening from
Corinth.
Miss Mary Storm left on yester-
day afternoon for New Orleans to
spend several days.
Mr.. Jake Gunst. of the Louisiana
State University, spent the holidays
with his parents here.
Found-A fur boa. Owner can
have same by proving her property
and paying for this notice.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Staffler, Jr.,
spent New Years Day with Mrs.
Staffier's relatives in Meridian.
Messrs Purnell Birdsong and
Charley Stapleton, of Hazlehurst,
were visitors to our city Sunday.
Miss Ethel Marguerite Moore,
of Nortield. visited Lessie May
Laird through Christmas holidays
Get your watch and
je welry repaired at
Prices.
Miss Laura Moreton will leave
Friday to resume her musical
studies at the Cincinnati Conserva-
tory.
Mrs. Chas. Creamer and children
arrived from Memphis on Monday
evening and are guests of Mrs.
Forsythe and Mrs. A. B. Middle
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Mason en-
tertained at a New Year dinner of
fourteen covers. Among the guests
were Mrs. j. w. Champlin and
Miss Brockett.
Representative-eIect Willie D.
Womack, of Lincoln, returned to
jackson Monday. after spending
several days in Brookhaven and ad-
jacent territory.
LUst-Gentleman's new suitcase
umbrella on Christmas night. The
person who got it by mistake at
the party at Mrs Greenwood's,
will please return it to The Leader
Office.
Mr.. c. B. Higdon, assistant
Professor of Anatomy at Tulane
University. returned to New Or.
leans yesterday morning after
spending the holidays here with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w nj. Lea enter
tanned at splendid Christmas din
ner OF twelve covers. Mr.. Jim
Crawford and family, Mr.. E. A
Lea and family, MIR. Everett Bush
and family and Mr.. F. E. Heaton,
OF Alabama, were guests
1t is predicted that the long con-
tinued wet spell will be Of untold
benefit to the farmers next sum-
mer. For two years previous to
this the heavy rains have seriously
interfered with the crops in mid
summer. while the winters were
dry.
Rev. w. H. Morgan. late of
Shaw. Miss. arrived IN Brookhaven
On Monday evening. He assumed
With the New Year the response
1ilities of the office of pastor of |
The Baptist church and is most cor
ilally welcomed as leader of that
congregation for 1912. 4
On last Saturday night at the
nome of her sister. Mrs. T. s. Hog
gait. Mrs. W., M. Causey who had
.ome on visit, died suddenly
The body was taken back to Halle
iurst on Sunday and was Inferred
It the Smyrna cemetery beside the
husband VINO preceded his wife to
he tomb.
George Storm writes of his
pleasure in Christmas visit to
New York during the HOLIDAYS. II
vas a Christmas gift from mis-
mother, Mrs. SaIlie Storm. and
Bert. = George is making good
It the Jefferson Medical College
y Philadelphia and his course is
Watched with interest by Brook
.ave:n friends.
On next Monday afternoon at 3 |
o'clock the w. ia. S. of the Baptist
shurch will hold its first meeting
1f the New Year with Mrs p z.
Jones. The presidents Of the
Methodist and Presbyterian socie-
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