The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-09
Local News Items:


Vote for w. Maurice Reeves TO
circuit Clerk. (Adv.,
The candidates nominated can nov
quit looking pleasant.
Miss Eunice Edwards came hom,
from Arlington School to spend few
days.
Auction Of Souls" was exhibited
for two weeks at the Strand Theatre
in New Orleans.
Why suffer? You can buy al
electric fan for $40 at c. B
Perkins Hardware Store.
Mrs. Bertha Brister of McComb
visited her friend, Mrs. Isaac Price
Of Norheld, Sunday last.
AL Ray and Elinor Fair at thu
Arcade Tuesday. Added attraction
Mutt & JEFF and Kinograms.
Mrs. s. P. Oliver has returned
from very pleasant visit with hel
relatives OF the N, F. Hudson family
Of Grange Hall.
Marie Bailey left last evening
with little Mary Graves, to spend 9
few days at the home of Mr.. w. N
Graves at McComb.
The thermometer has been 81 in
the shade. 1t was 9S in the Leader
Office at 8 a. m. Thursday with the
electric fans moving.
Miss Louise Bailey returned home
Tuesday from McCOmb, bringing hel
little cousin, Mary Graves, who will
spend few days here.
Mrs. Smith, formerly Miss Will
Hanson was operated on for appen-
dicitis at the Hospital yesterday
morning and is doing well.
Mrs. Will Adams health contin-
ues very poor indeed. Mrs. Adams
is now at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Spencer.
Auction of Souls" from the book
"Ravished Armenia" at the Arcade
Aug. 14th. Books now on sale, SOC
each at City Library and the Arcade.
Rev. w. H. Morgan has declined
the office proffered him in the Bap-
tist rs Million Campaign. He has
not yet. received his discharge from
the regular army.
The petitions asking for election
of county attorney were not re-
turned in time for the Primary SO
that this election will probably be
deferred until November.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Simmons of
McComb, arrived Monday at the L.
S. Strait home I ld returned Wednes-
day to McComb. Little Kathryn
Cryer accompanied the visitors.
Several candidates, cards of thanks
not appearing in this issue will be
published next Wednesday. Other
important matter is also deferred.
Look out for next Wednesdays issue.
The people seem to have the money
to live under the new scale of prices.
Instead, for instance, of buying a
nice lisle-thread hose for $1.0O, pur-
chasers call for silk at $3.50. Why
worry?
Miss Mary Hoffman, whose condi-
ton has been a source of great an
Xiety to friends and relatives was
operated on Monday for appendicitis
Her progress toward recovery has
been satisfactory since.
Little Howard Morgan Tull has
made his debut at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. N. T. Tull at jackson,
making the third little son in a fam
lily of four children. Brookhaven
friends are interested in the growing
Tull family.
Mr.. d. A. Smith writes of the
death of his infant, a boy, born July
1th., its death occurring the follow
inc dav Iptarp,anf xroo hod - Mi
lalieu Church. The sympathy OF
friends will go out to the sorrowing
parents.
Richard Dodds, jr.. the beloved lit
tie son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Dodds
has been very ill with intestinal
trouble but is better after receiving
the assiduous attention of physicians
and Mrs. Mary Henderson, who SC
carefully nurses patients under heI
charge.
Mr.. John S. Bowman, who went tc
Oak Grove, La, from Lincoln coun-
ty about eighteen months ago, has
been visitor here the past ten days
as has also Mr.. w. e. Hampton. The
Leader appreciates a call from each
Of the gentlemen.
Mrs. Mary Mcintosh and two
daughters, Misses Mabel and Laura
of Wesson, and Miss Fannie Under
wood, OF Terry, spent Wednesday at
the beautiful suburban home of their
uncle, Mr.. Thos. J. Decell, Mrs. De-
cell showing her husbands relatives
every courtesy possible and greatly
enjoying the visit.
Rev. c. S. Wroten, of Askew, has
Just completed meeting of week
at the Macedonia church. rs new
members were added to the church
roll and at the close Of the meeting
purse Of sos was presented Rev.
Wroten as a remembrance from those
taking part in the meeting.
A message has come telling of the
illness Of Miss Margaret Lackey, who
was unable to attend the Sixth Dis
trict Meeting at ROxie. Her friends
in this vicinity will wish for her re-
turning strength that she may enlist
in the Baptist rs Million Campaign
in which her interest is so ardent and
her supervision so needed in the w
M. U. Of the State.
Representing the Pleasant Hill Gin
Co., as general manager, Mr.. Joe A.
Price consumated a sale Of consid-
cradle Importance in BrookhaTen
Wednesday by disposing of $50 acres
of land for consideration Of $4,000.
The purchasers were: o. o. Moak, G.
A. Kent, Ira Martin and sons, Ira s.
Price, 7. B. Kyzar, J. G. Cole and
Joe A. Price.
Miss Emily Jones came In Thurs
day to attend the rally Of Normal
College students and friends. Miss
Jones has been laboring in the
interest OF the State Normal In Lin
coin, Copiah and Franklin and has
yet Claiborne and JEFFERSON to can