The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-04-05
EDarORsaE NOTES.

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THE wesson brass band is soon t,
be reorganized.
aJ OK last Sunday snow fell in Nortl
Ctroli1a to the depth of three feet
London has 200 policemen---on
for every $50 of popul ,tlou, and nj
safety yet.
The Governors mansion is to b
repaired, something which has Ions
bct n needed.
TIE Railroad telc graph line on TIN
Little j - was completed to Jack
son on last Tuesday.
DIR. WV. J. LAMPKIN and family
have returned from louisiana t.
their old home in Summit.
A New York cattle company
bought $4,000 head of cattle at Fort
Worth, Texas, at $25 per head.
A NEW paper, the Evening Post, is
10 be established at Vicksburg by
Mcssrs. John G. eastman & Go.
Maj. Jno. M. Smylie Laj been re-
appointed Swamp Land Commits
sioner Of Mississippi by the Cover
nor.
THE new postal law requires al
letters an papers to be re-stamped
when forwarded from original desti-
nations.
The contract for erecting the
basement story of the Government
Building at jackson was let out last
Monday.
WE learn that Hon. J. c. Lamp
kin of Summit, is b,ing urged by his
friends TO become candidate for
the Senate.
VINCENT seems to be entirely lost
10 sight and almost to memory since
he left Alabama after having plum
dcred the treasury.
The Now Missis sippian Of last
week contains a fne article on the
advantages a cotton factory would
afford to Jackson.
Comptroller Lawrence has decid-
cd that the constitution prevents his
withholding Tom O,hltree's salary
as Congressman
Rev. DR.. Tucker and f,mily left
for Mobile last Wednesday night.
The best wishes tf their many
friends follow them.
On a proposition to tax West
Point 10 pay the right Of way of the
G. A. Il N. r. r, 800 voted ~aye''
and v,ted mo"
GEN. JNo. B. GoRDoN has become
citizen of Florida, and will proba-
bly, become a candidate for the L.
$. Senate from that State.
Dir. J. S. SEXTON, a bright and
growing member of his profes sion
will soon build handsome resi-
dence in Wesson where he has per
manently located.
The Sixteenth Annual Session Of
the State Medical Association as
semblel in Meridian yesterday, and
will continue in session until tn,
close of the week. ....
Mrs. Catherine De Lonr, of Fulton
New York, died on Thurs lay Of las
week, aged ITO years. She was thu
HsstheEsof twenty-seven children, 2
of,vhom are yet living.
CoiSnth, the home of Col. lingo
the Temperance Champion of thu
last session oftthe Legislature, "ha
voted down the sale Of whisky with
liz ats limits for one year.
If The LEADER ever fails to Civ,
tIs Summit Times AMI Intelligence
proper credit in copying, the latte
should rememberShewi mnch space i
acquires for its. name.
THEBE is no town lin South Mis-
sissiFpi Improving SO rapidly a
Wessen, which is largely due TO tn
influence ofthe Herald aRd the ei
forts OF her wide-awake cuisines
men. ="
Mr.. Darlington, who left Wesson
a short time ago, for Florida, die
at Bay Port, in that State. week he
fore last. lie. has many friends il
this section who viii regret to hea1
this announcement.
Coz. Taos. HI. HERsDoS, who hai
represented the Mobile district il
Congress two terms and was re cleo
ted last fill, died in Mobile on. Wed
nesday, the % inst. lie had beer