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Latest Music by The New Gem
Theatre Orchestra,
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M Da"°2 to" 0 ' Always a Good Show at the NEW GEM THEATRE
EDGAR N. HIRSCH
Owner & Manager
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well dressed man as a shoe with a
character distinctly its own. The
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PHONES: Cumberland No. 429,
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Holiday Entertainment.
One of the loveliest i
of the beautiful Yule Tide was that :
hen Miss Allie
on Saturday evening
Ball entertained some of her friends
at the cozv home of her parents on
Buschmann street. Christmas greens
and Christmas flowers mingled their
. and made the rooms I
assissted bv the loving hands |
spicy fragrance
a fitting place for the reception of
lovely young ladies, who responded to
the generous invitation. Dainty re
freshments were served by the young
hostess,
of her mother.
vas spent in I
Quite a mei
this home
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when- hospitality reigns, ]
so delightfully that 'tis
a geneuine pleasure to be a
Those who enjoyed the
jutes were: Miss Mamie
Miss Annie Horn, Miss Jes
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always
guest there.
rening's pies
Draught!
sie Hulbert, Miss Nellie Norsworthy,
Miss Laura Williams. Miss Allie Ball,
Lena Hurbert,
Miss Johnnie Ball, Miss
Mr. Leslie Quinn. Mr. Coit Horn, Mr.
James Currie. Mr. McXatt, Mr. Hardie
Norsworthy. Mr. Horace Norsworthy,
Mr. Maurice Lewis. Mr. Herbert O\v
, and Mr. Lamar Magruder.
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\V. D. Evans on
Mr. and Mrs.
Xjnetta street entertained yesterday ar
one of the happiest family reunions
of any family. The dinner
and served faultlessly, and the
■as ele
gant
time was delightfully spent with all
their loved ones gathered close about
them at this blessed time of peace
vill.
and good
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Miss Nelphia Brown spent Chriit
with friends at Mammonth
Returning home that night
mas eve
Springs.
she w'as accompanied by Miss Dollie
Ridde, who spent Christmas at their
home on North Main street.
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On Christmas night at Rawls Springs
there was a delightful surprise party
at the home of Mr. R. R. Barnes. The
occasion was greatly enjoyed by all
present.
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Mrs. S R. Cubley spent yesterday
in Laurel.
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Mr. Lucius Cook of Heidleburg
Great
Vaudeville
Opening
AT THE
CJiSINO
By Those
Funny Fellows
Richards
and Reed
Two Good Pictures,
The Cabman's Delus
ion and Discharging
the Maid.
Illustrated Songs.
| passed through
i route for Memphis, slopping over be
tween trains with his brother, Dr. I. H.
C. Cook.
Williams-Mercer.
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yesterday en
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Marr,ed at ,he l "' nlP ° f lhp
nea, ' Hattiesburg. Miss.. December 27,
I ,908 ' H ' A - Mercer an<i M 'ss Isabell
\\ illlams. Rev. E. J. Currie officiat
ing After the ceremony an old-time
feast of good things was served, which
was greatly enjoyed by a large num
| ,>er of rrien<1s wh °
itness the nuptials.
vere present to
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Mrs. R. B. Hopkins of Columbia is
I now a patient at the South Mississippi
Infirmary. She has a host of friends
here, who wish for her an early re
covery.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Gunn and the
little folks, who have been spending
the holidays in Meridian and Stone
wall with relatives, will arrive home
tonight.
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Mrs. Dr. T. B. Wright and winsome
little daughter, Jeanette, are spending
the holidays with the former's parents,
Dr and Mrs. Rowan at Weson.
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Rev. J. J. Golden, who has been
spending the holidays with Hatties
burg friends, left this morning for his
home at Rose Hill.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lee returned
last night from Meridian where they
spent the Christmas holidays with
Mrs. Lee's parents.
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McMullen of Ellisville came I
Mrs.
down here last evening, having been
called by the death of her brother, Mr.
A. T. Adams.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. J. York has as
their guest their granddaughter, Viv
ian Irma York, a winsome little maid
en of jJobile.
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Mr. Wesley Burdien of Meridian
was called here last evening by th«
death of his father-in-law, Mr. A. T.
Adams.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Gilmore and lit
tle son, Paul, spent Christmas in
Laurel, the guest of the latter's
mother.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. Dozier spent
Christmas day with Mr. Dozier's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, of Mer
idian.
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Mrs. Dr. Thames has as her guests
Misses Nina and Minnie Webb, two
attractive young ladies of Laurel.
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Herman Trotter and Richard Lang
j ford left this morning to resume their
■ studies at Clinton College.
9 9 9
Harrold Eager has returned to his
• home at Clinton after a pleasant visit
to his aunt, Mrs. I. P. Trotter.
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9 9 9
Miss Ella Rischer spent Christmas
at Eastahutchie with her brothers, re
turning last evening.
9 9 9
Mrs. I. A. Gilmore spent Christmas
day with her son, H. B| Gilmore at
McHenry.
9 9 9
Miss Nannie McRaney spent yester
day in Seminary.
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Mr. D. B. Griffin is a business visitor
to Maxey today.
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Prof. J. J. Ferguson left today to
visit points in Xewton county.
SALVATION ARMY WORKER.
Mr. Brady Niller, who has been with
the local corps of the Salvation Army
and who has many friends here, will
leave tonight for Columbus, Ga., where
lie will continue lo work in the Sal
vation Army cause.
KRESS WILL BE CLOSED
Tuesday morning, December 29,
when all employes will assemble the
small lots of "left-overs" and any !
slightly soiled and damaged articles. I
The store will open at 1 o'clock !
when "Inventory Tables"
loaded with desirable 5 to
goods reduced to anywhere from 1 to
17 cents.
vill be |
25-cent
The seventy-five Kress stores will
vith a clean stock,
up-to-date seasonable !
start the new year
complete with
merchandise.
i That is why you can buy goods at
one-quarter to one-half the usual Kress
price the fore part of this week be-!
fore completion of Inventory, January I
1st.
See Kress inventory Sale Tables.
HATTIESBURG VISITORS.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Washington of
Gulfport are at the Hotel Hattiesburg
and
will return tonight to Gulfport.
Mr. Washington is the manager of the
Great Southern Hotel Company.
Among to-day's arrivals at the Com
mercial hotel are Mr. Hitler Stewart
of Epley and Mr. L. C. Farr of New
Orleans.
] The following Mississippians are
I registered today at the Hotel Hatties
burg: J. s. Moore, Magnolia: Thomas
Worthington and Miss Lilia Worthing
ton, Brookhaven; M. L. Morrell, Gulf
port; A. W. Charlton, Sanford; Alex
Lott, Seminary.
Another Confederate
Veteran Goes to Join
Army of Immortals
The Grim Reaper has visited
other home and called hence Mr. A- T. J
Adams, a brave Confederate veteran, j
After a lingering illness he succumbed 1
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to the death summons yesterday after
noon at 2:30 at his home on Busch
mann
street.
He leaves a devoted
wife, a son, Hiram Adams, and two
daughters, Maggie and Mrs. Wesley
Burdine of, Meridian to mourn hts loss.
Notwithstanding the ceaseless efforts
of medical talent and the tender and
loving care of his loved ones, the con
dition of the sufferer
tile the end came,
a devoted husband and father, a kind
neighbor and friend and one of the
bravest soldiers that ever entered the
battlefield. The gates of the Beauti
ful City are always open to these dear
old veterans, and our hearts accord
them a welcome that is born of
undying love and admiration,
tender our heart-felt sympathies to the
bereaved one, but God alone
balm on their crushed hearts. The
funeral service took place thiq
ing from the family residenoe amid
a large gathering of Borrowing friends.
grew worse un
Mr. Adams was
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For an Oiled Kitchen Floor.
*Tve tried all sorts of coverings for
my kitchen floor," said a housekeep
er, "but the one the cook likes best is
the plain boards oiled. They do not
show dust and can be easily cleaned
with skim milk.
"A quart of the milk does our kitch
en, which is quite good size. It gives
the boards a gloss without much la
bor. If grease has been spilt it is
sometimes necessary to wash the floor
with soap and water before using the
milk.
"For winter, as the floor is rather
drafty, we have a strip of carpet in
front of the sink and the table that is
most used."
NICE room and nice board for nice
people, with nice people. Mrs. R.
H. Holmes, 106 Brunie street. 28-6f
Rev. I. P. Trotter conducted the serv
ice very impressively.
Fountain," and "Nearer My God To
Thee '" were beautlfuU y rendered by
the Court Street M. E. choir, and the
interment was in the city cemetery.
"One by one they are slipping away,
Going to rest,
They who so gallantly fought' in the
"There Is a
gray,
They who were noble, daring and gay,
Peace to each breast.
Some of them linger, nearing the end,
Soon they will go
Out through the gloam when autumn
leaves blend.
Yonder where willow and cypress both
bend,
Silent and low,
Soon they will leave us, they who
were brave,
Honest and true,
Soon each shall rest in a proud
soldier's grave,
Forgetting the ensign that o'er them
shall wav*.
Red, white and blue."
MRS. R. L. B.
KEPT BUSY
WITH NEGRO KILLINGS
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Sheriff Magruder and Coroner David
Fairley were kept busy holding in
quests over the bodies of dead negroes
yesterday.
The first call was to Bonhomie,
fiedwhere the dead body of a
had
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CARE OF THE RUG
ARTICLE OF FURNITURE THAT
NEEDS ATTENTION.
Services of Experts "May Be Said to
Be a Necessity If Beauty of
Floor Coverings Is to
Be Kept.
Onj can never take too much care
of handsome Oriental rugs, especially
as we demand so much more service
of them in this country than do the
Inhabitants of their own land. Here
the chief foes are the boots and shoe
nails, to say nothing of the heavy
furniture that is moved about iu our
homes.
Aji Oriental rug often gives one the
same satisfaction that a beautiful pic-1
ture does on the wall, and it is deplor- j
able that we cannot preserve the rug
as carefully. There is no inanimate
thing that enjoys and appreciates a
vacation more than choice rugs. ' Two
months is none too long, and one can
surely dispense with their service for
that time, knowing we are the gainers
thereby. When the time comes, go
to a reputable rug house and give
them the care of your rugs. They
alone know when they should be
washed, and even when they should
be mended. There are certain rugs
that need to be washed every two
years, and others that do not need it
as often. Then, too. an Oriental rug
house has means of cleaning, ironing,
and caring for rugs that we knew
nothing of. They will return them in
such condition that one will feel well
repaid.
To Clean Fur Rugs.—One quart of
water, two tablespoonfuls of ox gall,
one-half teaspoonful of borax,
moye the oil cloth or lining from back
of rug, then soak the- sktn (back of
rug) with naphtha. This will keep
the skin soft and pliable; when per
fectly dry, wet with water and rub
with hard soap. Now put rug over a
large tub (with the above solution in I
it) with hair of rug down, so that
the hair will be in the solution, then
with fingers underneath wash hair as
you would your own hair. Do not let
skin get in water and keep the rug
straight or the sktn will crack. ' When
perfectly clean rinse through a solu
tion of half water and half naphtha;
this gives hair a glossy appearance
and helps It to curl up again. In dry
ing squeeze water out of hair with I
hands, then have two people Bhake it. {
Now put sheet over two lines and pin !
rug to sheet, leaving hair hang down;
dry in open air, comb lightly only on
extreme edge. For black skin rugs
add one pint of alcohol to the above
solution.
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Oil Pickles.
Slice but do not peel large cucum
bers, taking care not to have the slices
too thin. Sprinkle with salt and drain
under a heavy press In a colander for
three hours. Treat one-fourth peck of
white onions in the same way, letting
them stand in salt for three hours.
Drain the vegetables and place in a.
stone jar alternate layers of the cu
cumbers and onions, adding as you
proceed the following spices mixed:
One ounce ground allspice, half ounce
ground cloves, quarter pound of best
mustard, the latter mixed with half
pint of salad oil and three tablespoon
fuls of black pepper. Cover all the
contents of the jar with the best ci
der vinegar, not too strong, and put
away in a crock or in Jars. A little
alum may be added to the splcee If
desired.
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First-National Bank of Commerce
Of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
DEPOSITARY
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, FORREST COUNTY, CITY OF HATTIESBURG.
U. & GOVERNMENT,
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Capital stock_
Adnitional Liability of shareholders to
Depositors as Provided by National Bank Act
Total_;_'__
$425,000
425,000
$850,000
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
This is a prominent feature of our business. Under the National Bank Act our depositors
have the protection of Governmental supervision and shareholders
liability of $ 860 , 000 . 00 , •
negro, Indentlfled as Ceasar Wilburn,
had been found in the woods.
Before this case could be finished
they were called to Bowen, a station
about fourteen miles out on the M. J.
& K. C., to hold an inquest over the
body of Charlie Jones, who had been
shot in the negro quarters at Bowen,
which is in Perry County, but the ne
gro had been carried to a lumber camp
in Forrest county where he died,
which made an inquest necessary by
the officers o fthis county, although
the killing will be a Perry county case.
It was found that the negro died from
a pistol wound inflicted by another
negro. Ed. Coleman, during a "skin
game."
This morning Sheriff Magruder and
Coroner Fairley returned to Bonhomie
to continue the investigation of the
death of Ceasar Wilburn. There ap
peared to be no evidence of foul play
and the Jury returned a verdict that
the negro came to his death from
cause unknown.
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Painting and
Paper Hanging
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BARKSDALE & HAKBISON
Estimates cheerfully furnish
ed on all work in our line. : :
H- Prices Reasonable and j,'
Satisfaction Guaranteed"
Home Phone • 233
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FOR SALE
I offer the following for sale
cheap:
4 Mules
1 Horse
2 Double Wagons
2 Single Wagons
This is a splendid opportunity
to get some good stock and
wagons eheap. :: ::
O.M. DONOVAN
The Williams Electric Co.
Is now located on Front Street, in
the same building with Sanitary
Plumbing Company, and is pre
pared to do all kinds of .' . ' . *
Electrical Work, Repair Motors ,
Dynamos and Overhaul Your Plant
Estimates on alt work cherfully given
Call or ring Home Phone 201
B. E. WILLIAMS, Manager *
"When In need of the best coal In
town or oak and pin®' wood, phrone
Southern Lumber & Ice Co., Cumber
land 248, Home 180. Full Weight and
prompt delivery.
Made to Eat
Not to Keep
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After the Children Start
*■»«* Back to School
Look out for the old trouble with Ver
min in their head*. Children can't
avoid it. They are compelled to daily
come in contact with those infected, and
vermin spread with alarming rapidity.
Anyone is liable at anytime when
travelling or in any strange place to be
come infected, and the only safe way
to be is to have on hand, ready fot
any emergency, some
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LARKSPUR LOTION
II is the cleanest, most convenient,
practical and effective remedy for de
stroying head lice and vermin about
the body. It is a clean, clear liquid—
nothing greasy nor oily about it and haa
none of the objectionable features of
the ointments usually used. Besides
it's safe to use on any part of the body.
A good sized bottle, sufficient (or family
use, sells for 25c.
The Owl Drug Store
113 Front Street