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LEXINGTON, HOLMES COUNTY, MISSISS11*1*1,
VOL. LXVII
THURSDAY,
JUNti if.
1D04.
NUMBER II.
Over The County
t
Summary of Happenings in Neighborhoods (Adjacent to
Lexington Chronicled by The c/ldbertiser Correspondents.
BLACK HAWK DOTS.
Mrs. G. W. Purcell, who was called
to the bedside or her dying sister,
Mrs. Kelly, of Winona, returned home
on last Thursday.
Mr. J. B Streater left Saturday for
Jackson, where he will attend the
commencement exercises of Millsaps
College.
W. C. Jones spent Wednesday and
Thursday in Lexington with friends
and relative;-.
Messrs. Will and Barton O'Bryant,
of Acona, paid our little town quite a
pleasant visit on last Sunday.
Mr. Phillips, of Vaiden, was the
guest of F. Attneave, [ Friday and
Saturday.
J. L. Jones, who has been attend
ing the A. & M. College, returned
home Thursday. He wa.s welcomed
by his many friends.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Leech paid
Hcona a pleasant visit on last Thurs
day.
The farmers were very glad to see
the rain that fell on last Friday and
Saturday.
Miss Bessie Jones is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Page, of Lexington.
Steps are now being taken for the
erection of a new church. A. S. Tur
ner has taken the contract. We
hope to have our new church in a
short while.
Mrs. Sallie Young nee Henson, and
little daughter, May, have returned
home.
Mrs. M. E. Harper, Mr. Pettey and
family report a pleasant day spent
with Mr. and Mrs. Gunn, near Old
Salem, Sunday.
H. M. Streater and sister, Ella,
made a pleasant visit to Acona, Sun
day.
Mr. Marshall, of Carrollton, father
of Dr. Marshall, of Black Hawk, while
visiting the home of his son, accident
ally fell off the gallery during the
rocking of his little grand-daughter,
breaking his collar bone and bruising
himself, so as to confine him to his
bed for a week, and he is still suffer
ing from the fall. Though Mr. Mar
shall fell a sufficient distance to
break his bones and bruise him lelf,
which caused him considerable suffer
ing, yet little Badie, who was asleep
in his arms, was not awakened by the
A Friend,
fall.
EBENEZER BRIEFS.
Roses and summer and sun aro here;
The moon is a witch the Loves obey—
This is the mating time of the year! ,
Winter has fled and there'9 naught to fear;
And every day is a wedding day—
Roses and summer and sun are here! "
Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock
at the Baptist church the marriage of
Miss Mattye Faulconer and Mr. Ren
shaw Thomas was solemnized. The
impressive ceremony uniting this
happy young couple was said by Rev.
J. P. Hickman. May their voyage
through life be attended _ by much
happiness.
Mrs. Mary Murtagh and grand
daughter, Fannie May, are visiting
Mrs. Ward at Winona this week.
Misses Maggie Henley and Jo.de
Burton, of Pickens, were appreciated
visitors on the Sabbath, guests of
Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Sample.
Rev. J. L. Scarbrough has returned
from Washington, D.C., accompanied
by Mrs. Scarbrough, who, during his
absence, visited Kosciusko relatives.
John Lucas has returned home,
after a pleasant stay with relatives
at Pickens.
Childrens day was observed at the
Methodist church on Sunday morning.
A large congregation Was in attend
ance and enjoyed the interesting
program composed of songs and reci
tations.
Mr, W. H. Stigler was a Sunday
visitor, to Lexington, returning home
Monday.
Mrs. Nannie Hereford and Miss
Virginia Luse were guests of Mrs.
J. W. Burwell for several days during
the past week.
Misses Santa and Bessie Tackett,
of Richland, were attractive visitors
to our town, guests of their aunt,
Mrs. Jennie Johnson.
Mr. J. W. Burwell and little daugh
ters, Esther and Olivia, visited Lex
ington, Monday.
Renshaw Thomas went to Yazoo
county on business connected with
the tt lephone company Monday morn
a
mg.
Mr. Dan Shipp and his mother,
Mrs. Kitty Shipp, attended service at
at the Methodist church Sunday.
Mrs. Ed. Forbus and Miss Fanny
Burney spent Friday in Lexington.
Miss Edna Morgan is home from
Lexington, where see has been at
tending school.
Burwell Humphrey and Robert
Vance spent Friday night at the
home of Dr. Jas. Luse, Yazoo county.
Mr. and Mrs. John Coleman and
family are visiting Mrs. Coleman's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Faulconer.
Misses Alice and Leona Murtagh
attended service at the Catholic
church at Lexington on the Sabbath
Mr. Eugene Clark and sister, Miss
Maude, spent Sunday with Mr. |and
Mrs, Will Thomas.
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PICKENS ITEMS.
Mr. Marvin McPhearson, after a
week's visit to Mfmphis, returned
home Friday.
Messrs. Jesse Hickman and Tom
King, of Durant, visited friends here
Tuesday.
Dr. S. S. Cauthern, of Canton, vis
ited here last week.
Messrs. Garnett Hoffman, of Brook
haven, and William Taylor, of Vaughns,
we'e numbered with Sunday callers
Mrs. G. S. Rogers is thg guest of
Goodman relatives this week.
Mr. Ed. Powers, of Goodman, is
visiting Ted Rogers.
Mr. Dick McCool, of Canton, was
the appreciated guest of Mr. E. W.
Burton and family Sunday.
Miss Willie Owen returned home
from French Camp last week, to the
delight of her little friends.
Mr. Charles Linam, of Jackson,
made a flying trip to Pickens, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Baggett and
children, also Mr. W. S. Atkinson,
wife and children, left last week for
St. Louis.
Dr. T. T! Shipp and little daughter,
Marion, of Acona, is visiting friends
here this week.
Mr. Powers Overstreet visited rela
tives in Lexington last week
We sympathize deeply with Mr
and Mrs. H. M. Tucker in the loss of
'heir baby son, who died Saturday
evening at 9:30 o'clock.
The Leap Year Girl.
CYPRESS BRIEFS.
Mr. Leech was a recent visitor to
Cypress last week, guest of Mr.
W^nne.
Mr. 'CH. Murtagh was in Cypress
Irnnsactuig business one day lust
week.
Messrs. Joe Cooper and Joe Coop
er, Jr, were in Lexington attending
busim ss last .Saturday, where J >e
Cooper, Jr., will lemain for abi ut
two weeks visiting friends and rela
tives.
Many of our Cypress friends at
tended tlie show in Ebenezer last
Wediv sday, or rather June 1.
We are sorry to note the illness
of little Minnie Gallagher, We hope
for her a speedy recovery.
Mre. Murtagh and her little
daugb'er, Fanny May, of Ebenez -r,
passed - through here on their way
to Winona, where thoy will attend
lie m eting at the Catholic church,
beginning first Sunday in June.
Cool old summer time has come
at last to greet us at the door.
Mrs. Joe Cooper and-Wf nice,
Bena Niland, were the guests -of
Mrs Gallagher last Saturday eve.
Mr. Joe Cooper made a flying
trip to Goodman last Friday after
noon.
Misses Carry May Wynne, Maggie
and Bena Niland attended Children's
Day iw in M. E. church, Ebenezer,
Sunday la^
Good luck to The Advertiser.
Snowdrop.
Minutes of Holmes County CampU.C.V.
A regular meeting of Holmes Coun
ty Camp, U.C.V., No. 398, was opened
with prayer by Chaplain Broadaway,
11 o'clock a. m., Monday.
Minutes of last meeting were read.
The roil was called and the Adjutant
reported Comrades B. S. Rayner and
H. H. Foy having changed their camp
to the other side of the river to await
the last reveille of the last morn.
B. D. Watson, of Company F, 14ih
Mississippi Infantry, was elected a
member of this camp.
The resolution changing the by
laws with reference to the change of
dues from 25 to 50 cents per annum
was continued to the next meeting in
July.
The Commander appointed C. Oren
burg, W. W. Lunsford as a committee
on the death of Comrade B. S. Rayner
and they reported instanter.
Tha Commander appointed J. R.
Watson, J. M., Wigiey and J. C. Pierce
to prepare and have published a
memoriam on the death of H. H. Foy.
Comrade J. M. Johnson and T. A.
Lunsford were made alternate dele
gates to the reunion at Nashville.
F. A. Howell, W. W. Lunsford, C.
Oltenbnrg, B. F. Porter and G. C.
Phillips were appointed delegates to
the reunion of the Mississippi division t
to be held ot Aberdeen at some day
Died—Mrs. Mary J. Tate, widow of
the late Thos. J. Tate, on last Satur
day, June 4th at 12=30 a. m., near
Bowling Green. Mrs. Tate had reached
the seventies, and lived in the neigh
borhood where she died from early
youth. She was a kind neighbor, and
was held in the highest esteem by all
who knew her. She was a good and
consistent Christian and a member of
the Baptist church. She was laid to
her final rest Saturday evening at
5 o'clock p. m., in the presence of a
large concourse of friends at the old
Pleasant Ridge churchyard. She
leaves four daughters and two sons,
who have the sympathy of the entire
community in their bereavement,
fl. H. Foy died at his home near
Tolarvilie, May 30,1904, at the age
of 62 years. Mr. Foy was raised in
North Carolina, moved to Louisiana
and was married near Shreveport,
where he lived several years, then lo
cating at Ocean Springs, where he
lost his wife. He moved to this coun
ty about fifteen years ago and mar
ried Miss Hargrave. This union was
blessed with three daughters, all
living. In his religious convictions
bq was a Methodist. / He was a Con
federate soldier and shared in the
triumphs and reverses of the South
ern armies. He died suddenly of
heart trouble. Rising in the morning
and attending to his usual work, he
was taken ill, and before a physician
could be summoned his spirit had
winged its flight to realms eternal.
His remains were conveyed to Hebron
churchyard, followed by his neighbors
and friepds, and there interred. To
his widow and children we tender
sincere sympathy.
Minutes were read and approved
and the meeting adjourned with a
benediction from Chaplain Broadaway.
R. H. Bakor, Commander.
F. A. Howell, Adjutant.
Why not try a package of Malt
Too, 10 cents, at Keirn Bros.
Another bank for Pickens is as
sured. It will be called " The Mer
chants & Farmers Bank of Pickens.'>
Its charter appears in this issue, witli
E.W. Burton, Tje A Atkinson, Mrs.
B. D Beaman and Mrs. Mollle Clark,
all business and monied people, as its
incorporators, which will assure its
success.
Yazoo City, Miss., June 1,1904.
Citizens of Tchula, Tchula, Miss.
Gentlemen:--I beg to acknowledge
receipt of your liberal donation in
behalf of the fire sufferers and to ex
press our thanks for same. There
are indeed many of our people who
are rendered destitute by the disas
trous conflagration who will be bene
fited beyond words by the generosity
of your gift. It would be hard to
overestimate the scope and extent of
this fire, but it would be impossible
to overestimate your benevolence in
in ths matter. With expressions of
deepest gratitude, I am,
Very sincerely yours,
E. R. Holmes, Mayor.
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Farmers' Institu'es.
The Advertiser is in receipt of the
following letter f/om the president's
office of the Agricultural and Mechani
cal College, which explains itself.
June 2, 1904.
• Dear Sir—Commencement having
closed yesterday, we are now at work
arranging our schedule for farmers'
institute work during the summer
I will be glad for you to call atten
tion to this fact in your valuable
paper, and ask the farmers of the
different communities desiring an in
stitute to send in as largely signed
petitions as possible to the president
of the college at an early date. Be
fore assigning an institute to any
section of the county, I must know
the number of communities desiring
institutes in your county.
We will be prepared to discuss
general agriculture, horticulture and
trucking, dairying, diseases of plants
and live stock, rotation of crops, fer
tilizers, etc., and will be glad to have
a suggestion from the petitioners as
to the subjects mo«t desired in their
institute. These institutes will be
county in the state, and the institute
season will be closed by a general
round-up institate here at the college |
about the first of September.
will have not only the leading agricul
turists of Mississippi, but the best
men that can be found in this country
at this meeting, and I hope that you
will urge your patrons to make us a
visit at that time.
Thanking you in advance for your
co-operation in this matter, I am
Very sincerely,
J. C. Hardy, Pres't
Miss. A. & M. College.
held during July and August in every'
A Beautiful Tribute.
At the Jefferson Davis memoria'
exercises held at Jacks m in the old
state house yard Friday evening tho
following beautifi! tribute to the
women of the Cor ederacy was paid
by Hon. Luther Mans hip, of Jackson,
one of the South's most gifted orators:
"And this beautiful marble shaft,
erected by the good women of our
state, will serve for a time to remind
the passing stranger of his many vir
tues. tyut history will yet do justice to
his motive and his' cause. And for
courage and unselfish devotion to
duty he will be given the highest
praise. But to the brave women of
the South, and 'the bravest of the
tenderest, the loving of the daring,'
whose courage and devotion sustained
these brave m n in the darkest hours
of the conflict, on the field and in tin
march, and who, when peace came to
her desolated country, though home
less and destitute, she refused to re
pine, but with loving voice whispered
hope and cheer as she threw her pure
white arm around the bronzed neck
of her soldier boy returned, then
turned her smiling face to the future.
To her we build no monument, and it
may be well, for earth holds no ma
terial that can adequately symbolize
her praise. The lasting achievements
of a generation proclaim her worth.
How cheerfully she made every sacri
fice, changed the silk for the home
spun, the drawing room for the kitch
en, and still kept untarnished the
queenliest womanhood that ever
swayed the hearts of men.
"But if I could I would build to her
memory a cloud piercing monument
of the purest white marble without
one spot or blemish on its polished
surface, and I would place it on the
highest point in this broad Southland,
that the rising sun might be first to
kiss away the shadows of the night,
and to crown its summit with a halo
of life and glory, and at evening time
that it might be the last object on
which the dhfl's refining rays should
rest.
it
no
the
so
ity
"Daughters of the Confederacy,
Sons of Veterans, yours is a sacred
duty. Your father's example of loy
alty is his richest legacy to vou, a
reserve force to you, Sons of Veter
ans. Heed it well. A reserve force
to be used whenever our reunited
country shall need a defender, and I
am sure that none will answer more
quickly, or give more valiant service
for the preservation of the Union
than the Sons of Confederate Veter
ans. And thus we will keep his good
name and fame sacred and untar
nished.
*• 'Oh,thou Hon-hearledmarrlor,
K?ck not the aftiTtime,
Honor may be deemed dishonor,
Loyalty be oalled a crime.
Sleep thou In peace with kindred aahes.
Of the noble and the true
V» never, uover falter,
Ve never baseuese knew.* "
General Summary of Crop Report f,
Mississippi.
mean temperature for th
week was slight IT' above ir no
Showery weather prevailerl th • la;
four days of the week and in some o
the southern counties the rainfall wa
heavy, while in many centra! an
northern counties it was very light
The following table shows the rain
fall in inches and hundreths at eleven
stations.
Brookbaven 1.10, Lake - -
Greenville 0.06, Meridian -
Greenwood 0.75, Natchez
Hazlehurst 3.00, Vicksburg -
Jackson - 0.51, Yazoo City - 0.60
Kosciusko 0.40.
The
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0.56
0.54
1.79
tlu
whole crops, although small and quite
backward, are clean, well cultivated
some fields of late planted cotton in
the northern counties have failed to
| germinate fot want of sufficient raois
Wejture. Stands of early cotton range
from fair to excellent; chopping outj
is about completed over the southern
portion of the state and is well a l
vanced north; lice are still dangerous
in some southwestern counties. Corn!
There is more or less complaints of
poor stands of crops and slow growth
of vegetation over the northern por
tion of the state and in some of the
southwestern counties, due to the
prolonged dry weather, but on
and have generally been materially
benefited by the warmer and showery
weather.
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The improvement is cotton!
is quite marked in many of the south
ern counties, but ou the other hand
continues small for the season, but is
in an excellent state of cultivation; it
is beJng laid by north and has begun
to tassel and silk south, Oat harvest
continues; the crop is fair to good
south but poor north. Sugar cane is
doing well. In some localities peas
are being planted and sweet potatoes'
set out. Minor crops are suffer-;
1 1
ing for ram in many placf?.
Tomato shipments have commemed
from the south. Pastures are poor
and there is much complaint, of sc ire
ity of stock water. For Holmes
county :* Weather conditions more
favorable ; farm work well advan J;
cotton very small; corn doing fairly
well, some laid by.
Captain Hobson was chosen o>m of;
ths state electors in Alabama' r •• -it
state convention. H" did
over two hundred votes
elected to Congress
who, on account of [V
used his position a
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vor
iankh 'o !
jealousy.
ma n
Hobson. The
jareiv
pull Bankhead through, and
the Bankhead crowd fought Hob-on
in the state convention and carried
\v as
able to
most of the votes of the sixth district j
against him, but the delegates elected 1
H'tbson by a vote of 4 to 1, and the |
Bankhead gang was hissed in the |,
convention.
Their littleness and
meanness will bo punished at the
next congressional election, when
Hobson will likely win and Bankhead
he permanently retired.
i
In the interest of the hopeless In
gorrotes at the St. Louis Fair who
can't abide anything but dog fried,
boiled or baked, it is to be hoped that
the. starting of any pup trust will be
frowned down. The creatures never
wear over five cents worth of clothes,
it consisting of only a loose skirt, and
they are apt, at most jnexpected and
unannounced times to take it off
gardless of visitors or managers.
That accounts for the sign seen so
often in their quarters, "You must
keep your clothes on."—Indianola
Tocsin.
re
If the Ingarrotes are ?. i fond of
cooked dog as represented, there is
no excuse for not gratifying their
appetite. There is not a county in j
Mississippi, but could furnish them l
with all thev could eat in a week, and
not miss them, and every other state
could do equally well. The govern
ment sends out its silver with freight
prepaid in amounts of $1,000. Demo
crats and republicans will-agree, that
prepaying the express charges on
carloads of (logs to feed -the Ingor
rotes at the World's Fair in St. Louis,
would result in greater benefits to
the communities from which they
were shipped. It is the duty of every
State World's Fair Commission to for
ward all the dogs those people need,
so as to return with good impressions
and glowing accounts of our hospital
ity to their homes.
■
Try a can of Armour's canned tripe
Gwin Bros.
"
1 Local News
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Happenings of Interest to Home'People 'Briefly and Enter
tainingly Chronicled.
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Walt. ;- K. GwiA, of i • miIu,
in our city Tuesday.
A. R Tioniu, of Yaz . ( is ,
here Tuesday on businc
Mr. Curl Mohr
j Memphis Sunday ufo m • m.
Miss Lewis, of Meridian, is gm -t
of Miss Alice Martin this
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Tolarvilie-, w ,v it* „n business Mon
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; sei! u ,, h mi J^ ^Tto",-. ,ln v^" I
Saturday. I
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*-• . King, merchant a u planter j
0 Milestoa, was in <»ur business cir-jg
1 U, ' s ast 1 r ' day '
^ 1B rc? Ku!;*r meeting of Holmes County
j ''amp U. C. V., Monday,
Gutkohc church, Sunday,
wok,
Jno. T. Pierce,
I cur town a Jbusiness visii
4 Eir-i,
Tue
! 4 T Downer,
Adv mim
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day.
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j uly |JI .j ct H hl his
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ick quotes June am
ne iv advertisemc n
ill this issue
J. C. Pierce, of Eulogy, attended;
Mr. T. H. Murtagh, of Ebenezer,
I attended services at St. Thomas'
F. M. Estes and John H. McGee, of
Cruger, made our town a business
visit Friday of last week.
A. M. Pepper left Tuesday for
Princeton University to attend tho
commencement exercises.
Lieu , R . H . Baker and charming
d ., ugllleri , ljaa Elhel leavo for , *
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1 -xisiiviiic reunion oatunlay.
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, ' • lackett and Dr. J. M.
on ieft Mondl '>' fo »- Mexico to
1 " tl,e,r mil,iug l ,ro i u ' rt V
A. H. Roby, of the staunch firm of
Aiby &, Jones, of Tchula, spent Sun
s family in Lexington.
lay will
W. S.
i lioiijiis, of Ebenez»r,
i ;aol visit ing his
yesterday.
oui efficient black 1
v elwrig it ami buggy paint
verti •. lueut in this issue.
was
i r, Mrs. Moss.
S. II. Barr,
i Bowling^ Green, |
meeting of Holmes |
y ! - Amp of U. D. C., Monday.
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Geo. Walker,
attended the
ur::o I from tlie j
•ippi, after making
Sunday.
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foanigb
M Sigie Alim, of Washington
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iss
arrived here
on a visit ti
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frit nda of muTy childhood hut week,
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The fine rain that fell here last
Friday was very beneficial to gardens
and corn anti not injurious to cotton.
J. E. Cunningham, of Greenwood,
arrived here Monday morning
visit to his former associates and
friends.
on a
The largest turnips, beets and cab
bage we have seen this year, were
brought to our market by H. Y. Wat
erer, Saturday.
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)t Dr. u. S Humphreys. -GreenwoodJ i
, , 1 : " ouu
i commonwealth.
Holmes County Medical A.- v.cia- •
Jon will meet at Durans
Miss Mildred Smith, of Lexington,
is the delightful guest, of the family
Tuesday,I
a
be
has
ing
fune 14th. All physicians are
lially invited to be present.
Mrs. Poviill ami cbildreu
cor
came m
and on
carried Mrs. Oil. nbuu with them,
Tim largest turnip in the state
oan be seen at u.e B .ker House,
(own, yesterday
ilieir return home in
morn in:
idle eveiiiu ■
It was raised by J. M. Jackson,
odes northwest of Lire, and weiijh-.
: oil mid ono-hnlf pounds.
l'iits Himiwar.-Lumber Company,
■ mbracing the old firm of Beall &
Hooker, adds 11. W. Watson to the
new film, nnd^ as will bo seen by
their pag« advertisement in' this
issue, assumes large and magiiificeul
proportions. Persons contemplating
the erection of any kind of a build
ing, on enteri ig this mercantile es
tablishment can supply themselves
with everything needful for its con
struction from collar to turret and
then furuisli all the glassware,crock
ery and hardware needed when com
pleted. Don't fait to look up and
read their advertisement.
SIX
Copt. D. G. Pepper spent several
! Ny • here with friends before return
ing to his plantation on Honey Islenri
j the first of this week.
J M Wigiey, of Coxburg, while
hero on business Monday, attended
! the meeting of the Holmes County
iCanip of U. C. V.
i
Col. J. M. Johnson, of Acona, trans
| acted business and attended the
meeting of the Holmes County Camp
Monday.
i Dr. S. A. Eggleston, of Shell Mound,
j came down Tuesday night on a visit
i|° the parental home and to take in
; Miss Alice's musical recital. He re
turned to Shell Mound Tue-day even
I inK '
I Ma j- Jol,n Bowman i
I sorry to report, kid up with chills
; at Ins sister's, Mrs W. E. Jenkins.
| Good nursing, however, witli plenty
of ricii milk, fresh eggs and good
j ,.j |J( . Yruife will, we hope, make him
00f ) as nftw in ;i a | 1( , rt t q ne
is, wii are
The display of drawing done by the
pupils of the Training School is now
ready at County Supt. Smith's room
in the courthouse. The patrons should
see this exhibit, also all admirers of
earnest effort along every line It
will cost you little trouble and well
repay you to visit the office. Office
open each Saturday.
Miss Alice Martin's students le
citai Monday night at the Opera Hall
wss well attended and greatly en
joyed by all present, in that it kept
up expectancy with an interest in
each pupil and performer through
out the evening's entertainment.
Miss Mai tin is to be congratulated
on the splendid showing made.
Iron piping is now being laid to
supply stockholders in the Stigler ar
tesian well with its water. It will
be a luxury that can only be appre
ciated by those who have been strug
gling with wooden curbed wells and
swinging buckets for their supply of
water heretofore. The difference in
the turning of a spigot in a faucet
that furnishes pure and wholesome
water from a depth of a thousand feet
below the surface and turning the
crank of a v indlass over a well that
no one knows what fell in it the night
previous must be source of never
ending gratification, not unmixed
with happiness.
Mrs. M. R. Miles, who has a great
many friends in Holmes, where she
long resided, was one of the large
losers in the recent Yazoo City fire,
which occurred during her absence.
Her fine residence with its elegant
furnishing^ was a total loss. The
contents of the house were only in
sured for one-fourth of their value,
and much of it money could not re
place. In her heavy loss, under which
she bore up bravely, she has the sym
pathy of her numerous friends. Mrs.
Miles spent part of last week in Lex
ington with Miss M. W. Hoskins and
'ft for New Orleans the first of the
week, Mrs. Miles would make a most
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desirable acquisition to any commu
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nity, and we would like to see her
select Lexington for her future home.
No Public White School for Next Session
At a meeting of the Board of Trus
tees for the town of Lexington it was
unanimously voted'tu have no public
school for white children for next
scholastic year. This is brought
about by building conditions. Lex
ington is now preparing to erect a
modern school building, and as the
old house lias been condemned as
dangt rous and beside must be torn
down in order to give place to the
new one, the contract for which has
not yet been let, and may not be let
for another month or so—there is
absolutely no place to have a school.
This move is perhaps the wisest that
could have been taken, since it guar
antees a good new hoQse in the end
house not built in snch burry as to
be a poor one. Besides, Lexington
has never had bat seven months help
from the public fund,' and she can as
well pay for a whole school as a
piece, provided she wants it, consider
ing ehe gets a first-class house for
future use. Now for the next movs—
one school or many.