r\; / / 7 / * 5 rv -1 / ' c /•? ' > f 6 \ 4 ♦ I to. r B. 9 s? ,A W. ~f. I.. . ■ Largest Clreulatlon-euaranteed-o» Any County Weekly Published In the State of Mississippi. LEXINGTON, HOLMES COUNTY, MISSlSsilTI. THURSDAY, MAY 2G. 1904. NUMBER 9. VOL. LXVII BIG LOOM END SALE ENDS Saturday May 28th, You Only Have Two More Days To Secure These Bargains PUCES TALK.. • • • Men's and Boy's Clothing. Hunting for better values, better treatment or better prices than you'll get at this store is certain to turn out a "bare hunt, i ment can be well exercised by buying now from our large and tasty assortment. We call your attention to some of the speeial offers made in this department during our Second Great Loom End Sale' Lot of 25 Mens suits, good styles and well made, easily worth $5 each suit Loom End price L't of 20 Me..V Suit-, the kind we usually sell at $7.5,0. Lots of satisfaction to every man who wears one, your choice per suit 4.99 One lot of 25 Men's stylish good quality suits, the $10.00 kind and none better for the price anywhere, choice of any j suit in the lot during this sah at j Lot of Boys' Demin suits, jumpers and 1 pants, ages 4 to 12 years, your choice i One lot of Men's dress pants, neat patterns special good values at $2.50. During sale your choice of the lot at 25 dozen Men's fancy half hose. Regular 20c value, pair for Economical judge ft 3.89 6.89 24c 1.49 , 6 1-4 DON'T delay—don't watt—don't ft. DON'T forget to bring your poefeetbook. DON'T hesitate to bring your neighbors. DON'T forget we spare no pains to please yon DON'T be in doobt—Don't overlook the price tickets DON'T miss the good things all throoght the Store. The Sale that brings the crowd Prices for this sale lower than ever. The Store that does things as advertised. Don't fail to get your share of the bargains^ The proof of the pudding is in eating. Plenty of savings for economical purchasers LOOK FOR THE RED TICKETS Pickens-Barrett Co •f THIS IS THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY Over Ihe County I Summary of Happenings in Neighborhoods Adjacent to Lexington Chronicled by The Adbertiser Correspondents. PICKENS ITEMS. Miss Ora Arnold, of Canton, is vis iting Mias Emma Anderson. Skinnie Crawford, of Durant, spent several days here with friends last weex. Dr. Millard Powers, of Goodman, wa« the appreciated guest of J. Edwin Powers last week. Mrs. L. Hanna, of Canto, is visiting ft^r parental home. ! Miss Mary Ewing Drake, of Durant, is visiting friends here. Mr. William Linam is the guest of home folks. Mrs. W. R. Bridgforth and little daughter, Missie, attended. ' Commencement at Goodman Tues i ■ day. We are glad to welcome in our midst Mrs. Beall, of Brookhaven, who has moved in the house formerly oc cupied by J. R. Hoover. Johnnie Lucas, of Ebenezer, is vis king his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Pierce. Mr. Robert Porter, of Texas, is spending several days with friends here. Miss Lillie Maxwell, of Camden, visited relatives here Monday. The Leap Year Girl. CYPRESS BRIEFS. Mr. Stephens made a business call on Mr. Joe Cooper last Friday. Tax Assessor Mr. Parkerson dined with Mr. Jas. Niland Saturday of week. " c * 35c . 150 men's hats, late styles, good value for $1.50. Loom End price Gentlemen's imitatton Scriven drawers, per pair Spring and Summer Millinery. Ladies' trimmed hats, worth $1 to $1.50 During Loom End Sale Ladie's bonnets for - Misses trimmed hats, worth $1 for Toilet soap, 2 cakes for 49c 24c 39c 5c Ladies' lisle finest fast black hose. Loom End price per pair - 7c Big Bargains in Shoes. Ladies glove grain button shoes for Ladies' dongola button Sunday shoes for We have some lots left of the famous Ed win Clapp $5 and $6 shoe We will close'out during; this sale at William S. Kneeland dress shoe for men choice of any pair All ladies Oxfords and other low cut shoes at Loom End prices. 69c 69c 2.45 ■ 1.98 Mr. ATG. House made a business call to Lexington last Saturday, Miss Garry May Wynne returned home from picking berries last Sunday. Mr. Joe Cooper, Jr., has returned home from machine shops at Water Valley last Friday. Mesdames Gallagher and Murtagh, accompanied by Mr. Hugh Gallagher, spent the day pleasantly with Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, Sunday last. Messrs. Jas. Niland and Joe Ceoper, Jr', accompanied by Misses Maggie and Bena Niland, Minnie Gallagher and also Tom Niland, were the guests of Miss Carry May Wynne Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Willie Fritz and their little ones, Edwin, Annie and Gladess, were the guests of Mrs. Nabors Sun fco t Ebenezer, passed through here on lastltheir way from Mrs. St. John's, where [they visited Miss Grade, who hss >4sy last. Mieses Alice and Leona Murtagh, been sick fur a good while. Wehop-i she will soon be well again. Little Rosa Lil Niland was very sick last Saturday evening. We hope she is alright again. Snowdrop." BR0ZVHLE. Misses Mattye Joe Shanks and Lillie Upslmw, two of Central's fair damsels, visited here Saturday and Sunday, accompanied by Messrs. Ira Shanks and Sam Upshaw, Their departure created « void which their friends here hope they will soon fill again. Mrs. Edna Shanks is cn the sick list, to the regret of her many friends. Mrs. Ford Byrd visited her daugh ter, Mrs. Lindsay Lunsford, last week. Dr. J. H. Byrd, of Zeiglervilie, *pcnt Saturday night at the home of bis brother, J. C. Byrd. • Services were held at Antioch ^Sv Loom End Prices on Groceries. 24 lbs. best fancy Y.'C. sugar for 20 lbs. standard granulated sugar for 15 lbs. of genuine Rio coffee for 33 lbs. of good rice for * • J5 bars of Ark soap for Schnapps tobacco per pound Silver Leaf soda, per pound Toilet soap, 2 cakes for $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 25c 34 J-2c 3 l-2c 5c Loom End Bargains! '^50 yards Staple Check Gingham 'he quality is just the goods you pay C 1-2 yd if sold from the full piece. Loom End Price 400 yards Amoskeag Corded Madras, manufacturers' short lengths, sell in regular way at 15c yd. For this sale,-per yd 500 yards 60-inch Red Damask, in neat patterns, good dye, sells in regular way at 50c yd. Loom End Price 350 yard3 India Linen, splendid value if sold regular at 15c yd. Loom End Price 300 yards Check Nainsook, the kind you pay 10c per yard for in the regular way. Loom End Price Loom End Bargains! 2*00 yards 36.inch Percales, 3 to 10 yd. lengths, all derfect "Loom End" and good value at 12 l-2c a Loom End Price j 4 1-2 8 1-2 24 34 8 1-2 6c 6 1-2 church, Sunday, by Pastor Sides, who, it is uudersluod, has been called to this charge the ensuing year. Miss Nallie Bealle Byrd and her biotber, Ford, visited their uncle, W. VV. Byrd, Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Byrd and J. C. Byrd dined at Mrs. M. E. Lee's Friday. Eugene Wigley and family visited Cain Byrd, Sunday. 'Tis sweet to love, but Oh, how bitter! To love a girl and then can't get her. Jasper. Our principal, Prof. Foster, made a flying trip to M»ben, Miss, speak ing there on Monday, having been chosen to deliver the annual address at the commencement of the High School and Training College He informs us that educational enter prise is at a premium in those parts. His talented little daughter, Miss Caro, accompanied him and aided very materially in tbe musical exer cises of the occasion. Loom End Bargains. 1800 yards Damask, full width, good value cold in the regular way at 35c yd. Loom End Price 1500 yards Amoskeag Ticking, regular 18c value. Loom End price per yard 1200 yards Simpson's black satine, up-to-date goods, regular Aalue 10c yd. I/jom Bud Price 900 yards {Simpson's Printed Satiue, new and aeaaon able patterns, regular 35c value. Loom End Price yard 27c n 8-4 5c 14 94 800 yards Simpson's All Colored Prints, all solid odors sell in regular way at 7 l-2c yd. Loon End Price 91-2 3000 yards William Simpson black and whita and and grey prints, best quality, in lengtka of 10 yds. and under. Full width, regular value, to. par jrd. Loom End Price - 2 7-* 2500 yards Simpson's silk novelty prints, la short lengths, 10 yds. and under, full width, regular value 6c. per yd. Loom End Priee 2800 yards American pound print in blue*, fancy black and white and greys, manufaaturars' short lengths, tf sold trom boll regular price would be 6c. per yd. Loom End Price 3000 yards fancy shirting prints, dssirabta quality, short lengths, 10 yds and under, regular to. value per yard. Loom End Price - 2500 yards high art novelty wash goods, light aad dark colors, if sold in regular wav would be good value at 15c. per yd. Loom End Price - 2 74k 9 74a 2 7-* * Local News i Happenings of Interest to Home 'People briefly and Enter tainingly Chronicled. V-a' Loaf.—Howard Dyer. Mr. W. E. Morrow, of Richland was here Monday. Try a can of Morning Joy Coffee. Howard Dyer. Messrs. Yernon Moore, Ben Stig ler and Fred Rogers went to Green wood Sunday afternoon. Shipment of Nunnally's box candy this week, one to five pound boxes Howard Dyer. Quite a number of our people attended the funeral services ot Mr B. H. McGee at Acona, Sunday. Godfrey Shackelford left Tuesday tor South Mississippi to accept a position on tbe Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. Mite Minnie Motor le visit . in Senatobia this week. Dr. J. H. Byrd, of ZeigUrv lL. spent Saturday in our city, Mr. W. H. Seigler wan up f, E be tracer, Sunday. Dr. aad Mrs. Vns. Kaadell up from Canton Saturday after no..n on a visit to tbnir parents, Hon. ana Mrs. G. A. Wilson. Rev. Mr. Ladd, of Winona, is preaching a series of asagnific.Ht sermons at the Presbyterian ehn ok bis week. Millar A Hart'e beat Berkshire haunt and breakfast bacon at Gwin Bros. Victor Wright, of Jackson, here Monday. Util came *w