The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-02-05

Cuts : Cash II Inches Long Down
his Wife's Back.

considerable damage to his better
half Saturday night in the north.
ern part Of town near the M. G. r.
r. crossing Ia fact the wielder oi
the keen-edged weapon came over
near making two halves Of the
woman be had promised to love
and protect
The star actors were Monroe
Briggs and Matte Briggs. who
received a cash down the back II
inches long and so deep that II
went to the hollow.
The man has not been living al
home regularly and catching his
wife. the mother Of eight children.
on the road home after visit to q
nearby store tor groceries, a short
dispute ended in the cutting. DR..
o. N. Arlington was summoned
and dressed the wound. Monroe,
after lingering around until most
of his children found out that war
had been declared very discreetly fUr
himself, left. The offspring of the
negroes took up their mothers side
of the case and armed themselves
with shotgun, broom sticks. brick
bats, stove wood, etc.. and were
ready to wreak vengeance if their
belligerent parent again showed up.
Special sale 25 cent Safety
Razors. Noodles Hardware Store.
MIR. Mack Clark. of Mt. Pleas
ant, is recovering from a severe
attack of typhoid pneumonia, we
are informed by Norfeld friend
of his.
Go to the Kings Daughters
benefit tomorrow at the Gem Res
taurant from IL a. m. to 10:30 p.
m. A part of the proceeds 60 to
charity.
Mrs. George hewenthal has not
entirely recovered from her recent
critical attack; but is gradually re-
turning to accustomed health ana
spirits.
Our physicians are preferrIng to
ride horseback to autos or buggies
or bicycles, adapting their pleasure
to the necessity of the season-the
roads are desperately bad.
Last Saturday eve. with Miss
Margaret Heuck as hostess, The
jolly Six, after enjoying lovely
spread, visited the Lomo and then
went to Hoffman's for refresh
ments. The next meeting will be
with Miss Myrtle Knox.
! Mr.. B. C. Penn, known among
his numerous Brookhaven friends
as Ben" has our thanks for gen.
erous renewal of subscription to
The Leader. Mr.. Penn is now en-
gagged with the G. E. jordan & Co.,
furniture house at Greenville and
Greenwood, Miss.
Mr.. W. A. Rem. superintendent
of the |. H. G. demonstration farm
near this city, is much elated over
the fact that a pound of his butter
rated SO in the A. and M. butter
contest for the past month. The
prize for the best grade for a year.
ly run with monthly tests is reg
istered bull offered by Gov. Brewer.
The worlds butter test record is Sc
IL, SO MIR. Rem has reason to
be proud of the first showing made.
Brookhaven friends of MIR. A. B.
Schauber, former assistant Princi-
pal of the Brookhavep Public
School, will be interested to learn
that he has resigned the proctorship
of the State University and will
practice law at Laurel. The Miss
issippian, publication by students
of the State University. who have
known Mr.. Schauber throughout
his career as student and official of
that institution, pays tribute to
him in no unmistakable terms. A
farewell banquet was rendered Mr..
Schauber by his fellows at Oxford.
We venture to say that there has
been as much broadcast pan-hand-
ling to the square inch in Brook
haven as any other town on earth.
The other day two women. able.
andN apparently professional beg
gars, were mooching everybody
they met on the streets, in stores
and dwellings-and secured many
shekels. They said they lived be-
tween Brookhaven and jackson.
When they get to jackson they live
between Jackson and Vicksburg, or
jackson and Meridian, and SO on
down the line. Those who help in
the churches. local enterprises and
the needy at home might make it
a rule to pass up all tourists who
pass their plate with hard luck
story.
Do you know that more real danger
turks in common cold than in any
other of the minor ailments? The safe
way is TO take Chamberlain Cough
Remedy, a thoroughly reliable prep
aration, and rid yourself of the cold
as quickly as possible This remedy
is for sale by Frank Martin Drug Co,
+. s, Swain, Prop.
VETERINARY MOVES.
! have moved nv headnnarters