The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
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pleasant gentlemen we met here Tuesday
Miss Marion Buckley, Miss Cola Barr and
Miss Beulah Ware, of Jackson, are visiting
friends in this city.
Mrs. Susan Ledbetter, of jackson spent,
Tuesday and Wednesday in Brookhaven,
the guest of Mrs. Il. T. Hobbs.
Miss Lula Scott, charming young lady
of Franklin, has been visiting friends in
Brookhaven the present week.
THE LEADER acknowledges call on
Monday last from that estimable gentle
man, Mr.. Kaufman Levy, of Liberty, Miss.
Judge T. A. Magee, of McCalls Creek,
and his beautiful daughter, Miss Mollie,
were among the visitors noted on last
Tuesday.
Rev. w. II. Bailey and Messrs. w. c.
Summers and G X. Robertson, of Fair
River, paid us a pleasant call last Thurs
day. They all take THE LEADER.
Messrs. Will Cannon, Ed. Weathersby,
Louie Coin, DR.. G. +. Teunisson, and Hon.
A. II. Longino were noted among the
Lawrence county visitors last Tuesday.
Oscar johnson, the free and easy editor
of the true-blue Copiah Signal was in the
city on Saturday evening last. Also Mr..
Moore, the right-hand man of the Copi-
ahan Office.
Messrs. J. +. Chiles, Prentiss Buie, Penn
McRea, DR.. Il. r. Applewhite and Prof.
Davis, of tho Casey9ille, were among
those we met in attendance upon COM
mencement Tuesday.
We acknowledge Il very pleasant call,
ON Tuesday last from Capt. J. W. LcGette,
of steamboat fame, who has been spending
vacation with his relatives, Messrs.
Scott and Newman, of Franklin.
Mr.. Richard Latting, Jr., of Memphis,
is in town. He will return to his home by
to-day's train, accompanied by his family,
and our young friend Larkin Baggett, who
will attend one of the Memphis schools.
Mr.. II. b. Evans, now of Cincinnati, but
formerly highly esteemed citizen of Jack
son, Miss, is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
w. II. Penn, of this city. We are indebted
to him for Il pleasant cal on Saturday
last.
Messrs. H. Hyman, Julius Moysc and
w. A. Battailc, of Summit came up last
Friday evening to attend the Entertain
ment given by the l.. o. +. rs. We ac-
knowledge a pleasant fraternal call from
the latter
Capt. Chiles, travelling agent of the
great Music House.of Philip Wer!ein, of
New Orleans, lighted our sanctum with
his presence on Friday last. He has been
here during the week looking after the in
terest of his excellent house
Our brother quill-driver of the Wesson
Herald, Mr.. Forsythe, was among our
pleasant callers on last Saturday. Mr.. C.
A. Hamilton talented member of the Wes-
son bar and newspaper writer of estab-
lished reputation, also called the same
day. They came down to witness the per-
torrance OF the cowboys.
We acknowledge the honor of call this
week from Capt. A. Q. May, the popular
young Sheriff of Simpson, and I. A. Dick
son, Esq, one of the legal lights of West
vile. They are both genial gentlemen,
and we very much hope they will visit
Brook oftener. Some special attraction at
Commencement brought them this time.
Our friend Ed Perkins, one of the eff
cient route agents of the Southern Express
Company, has been enjoying a vacation al
home for the past week and taking in the
attractions of Commencement. Ed. has
had more fun than anybody. Mr.. Jas
Sanders, also connected with the South
ern Express Company, has been one of oul
visitors during the week.
Mr.. j. S. Bossieur, of New Orleans, rep
resenting that far-famed independent pa
per, the Mascot, was in our city a few day,
this week soliciting subscribers, and pait
his respects to THE LEADER office. He
claims for the Mascot boldness, indepen
dence and fearlessness in the exposure o.
all abuses, private and public, to which nj
other paper in the South can lay claim
Mr.. b. goes from Mere to Magnolia.
The following members of the Mississippi
Press attended the Whitworth Commence
ment: Maj. E. Barksdale, of the Clarion
r. II Henry, of the State Ledger; w. A
Battaile, of the Times and Intelligencer
/. Forsythe, of the Wesson Herald. Aftel
his touching appeal of week before last t.
delinquents, we expected to see brother
Burke, of the Magnolia Gazette, ON hant
dressed like dude, but We're disappointed
at not getting view of his beaming coun
tenahee.