The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-09-20
roxyI AXD COUNTY ITEMS


Several Broobhayenites spent last Mon
day in New orleans.
Miss Hattie L. Martin is visiting Mrs. Il.
II. Henry at Jackson.
Our Young friend john NJ. Martin is re-
GENERATING ut Coopcr's Well.
The Jolly Pat Quer.ermous, of Bogue-
chitto, was with us Tuesday.
Pink Smith, the would-be suicide, chang
cd his mind and turned up o. X.
A glorious and refreshing rain came last
Saturday night and the dust vanished.
Mrs. J. n. Schwall and son Eddie have
returned from their visit to Cincinnati.
repres, ntative of THE LEADER will be
at Meadville and MONTICELLO next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. JnO. l.. Marshall, of Bogue-
chitto, were in town Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. ]. J. Helm, of the popular saw mill
firm of Moreton X Helm, spent Sunday in
town.
Mrs. Burgess aud Miss Lizzie Britton
have returned from visit to Louisiana and
Natchez.
Judge Chrisman has returned from Lib
erty. Next week he will hold Court at
Meadvile
Rev. J. r. Parish will preach the funeral
OF Mr. Hemphill at Mt. Moriah Church
next Sunday.
Mr.. w. w. Robson, of Wesson, has re-
moved to this place for the purpose of edu-
eating his children.
Capt. Put Darden has been endorsed
again. See the resolutions passed by our
fOatoral convention.
The young people enjoyed grand party
at the hospitable residence of Capt. Hos
kins on Tuesday night.
Mr.. S. b. Wilmoth, our popular new res
taurant man, has had the inside of his
establishment nicely fitted up.
Miss Josie Daughtry and Miss Ada SEES
sionS returned on Sunday last from an eX-
tended visit to Centerville, La.
negro boy from Crystal Springs had
his arm broken by jumping from the train
at this place last Friday morning.
A good many of our subscribers can now
pay for The LEADER in wood. We want
several cords within the next 80 days.
Mr. w. P. Boone, formerly night opera
tor here has been transferred to jackson,
and is succeeded by Mr.. A. E. Chambers.
w. r. Spencer, ID. Blue, Democrats, and
Harry Smith, colored Republican, have
been re-appointed Election Commissioners
for this county.
The BrOokhaveu Male Academy, under
the control of Prot. A. b. Chandler and
Miss L. b. Hunt, opened with good at
tendance last Monday.
We have been informed by those in
position to know that the arrangements
for holding the Brookhaven Fair will soon
be rapidly prosecuted.
We are glad to note that Rev. J. II.
Gambrell. who was confined to his bed
several days last week with fever, is up
and ready tor work again.
That was handsome and no doubt de-
served compliment Miss Lulah Ragsdale
paid Whitworth College in her letter to
THE LEADER of last week.
Mr. p. Henry and family returned last
Friday from their trip to Browns Wells
much improved in health. They are wei
coined back by their many friends.
C. c. Chrisman returned from the Press
Excursion to Louisville and Cincinnati
last Friday. He reDorts the trip royal
one, and the Expeditions as truly immense.
George Hoskins, Hugh Atkins and Frank
Larkin leave tonight to enter the A. y
NJ. College at Starkvifle, and Johnny
johnson leaves for the State University at
Oxford.
Mr.. and Mrs J. l. Wilkes and daughter,
of Martin, Tennessee, have been on a visit
inns Wtth W lllO VI MI Oohh
shall. Miss Vivian will remain and at
tend Mrs. MarShalPs school.
Col. J. B. Deason has come out as
an independent-free-a nd-ea,y -vote- you
please candidate for District-AttOrney.
He goes before the people on his merits.
Read his announcement i'll to-days paper.
The great jewelry emporium of A. b,
Griswold & Co., of New Orleans has an
advertisement in tO-day's paper. This
house is situated at No. 119 Canal street,
and is one of the oldest and most complete
and responsible jewelry establishments in
the South.
Mr.. VIM. A. Whiting, of Jackson, one of
the cleverest gentleman and best mer-
chants i'll Mississippi, has an advertise
ment in to-day's paper. Read it, and when
ever you are in the Capital city and need
anything be sure to give him call and
You will get the full worth of your money.
Mr.. w. L. Mitchell, proprietor of the
Copiah Signal, published i'll the last issue
of that Journal an interesting sketch OF
his recent visit to this place. Mr.: Mitch
ell has host of friends in BrOokhaven,
many of whom, we are glad to know,
showed their esteem by subscribing fol
his sprightly paper.
Whitworth College had the finest open
ing yesterday of any for years. Two,
thirds of the boarding room is already
filled up. The faculty is full and all of the
teachers in their places, and everything
Indicates grand and prosperous session
With her new building completed, Whit
worth will be, in every respect, the peer O.
any educational institution in the South
Aaron Williams, colored, was tried be
fore Justice Baggett last Tuesday on the
charged of burglarizing the house of a Mr.
Rippy, near Mays Mill, and bound over
in $3.50 bond to appear at the next term
of the Circuit Court. A very large anc
dark cloud of witnesses were present a
the trial. In default of the required bond
Aaron was sent to Jail.
difficulty occurred few miles from
Boguechitto last Monday morning between
Mr.. Daniel Sasser and negro named JOIN
Hardy, which resulted in Hardy's receiv
ing charge of turkey and buckshot. Har
dy went to Sasser's house armed to see hin
about some oxen which Sasser had sole
him and taken back for non-payment
when a quarrel ensued with the above re
suit. Hardy's wounds are not serious
Inc case will undego investigation befor
Justice Baggett to-day.
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