The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-05-10

Capt. J. I. Swan was in town the first
of the week.
Mrs. w. II. HartweH, Of wesson, was on
visit to Brookhaven few days ago.
Our esteemed confrere, w. A. Battaile, of
the summit T. and L., paid MS flying visit
Monday. .t.- ..
DR.. J. r. Butler and his charming and
accomplished bride, are on a visit to rela-
tives in this place.
Messrs. J. NJ. Tyler, J. II. Allen, J. +,
Curtis and J. NJ. Wesson, Jr., of Bogue-
chtto, were in town last week.
z. d. Davis departed for jackson last
Sunday night, to serve his country as a
U. S. juror. The Court met Monday.
DR.. r. X. Applewhite has been in town
several times within the last week in the
interest of the West-Lincoln sufferers.
Meyer Magee, after visiting numerous
old friends in Mississippi and mingling
pleasure with business, returned to st.
Louis last Monday night.
Mr.. J. +. Chilcs, one of the substantial
and influential citizens of the Caseyville
neighborhood. frightened TIE LEADER
Office by a pleasant call last Tuesday.
Mr.. Soloman Hyman, of the staunch
Summit firm of Hyman & Bro, was among
our welcome callers last Monday. He also
displayed his appreciation of THE LEADER
in a very substantial way.
DIR. J. o. Frilick has returned from his
PROFESSIONAL trip to the country and is
now prepared at his office in the McGrath
Building to execute all kinds of Dental
work after the most approved methods of
the profession and at reasonable rates.
Mr.. c. Lee Williams, representing the
Lee Mutual Fire Association of Tupelo,
Miss, spent Saturday and Monday in
town, and made us an agreeable call. His
Association also insures against wind and
lightning. 1t is conducted on the assess
ment plan.
Mrs. r. II. Henry and children returned
last Saturday night, after brief and
NlSlb W NIL
spent Sunday and Monday in town, and
we understand will soon move his family
to Jackson, the permanent home of the
State Ledger.
Our friend b. f. Brister, of Boguechitto,
paid us pleasant call last Monday, and
said after taking the matter under advise
ment he had come TO the conclusion that
he must have THE LEADER. Brister is one
of the cleverest men in the county, if you
only know how to take him.
Col J. S. Hamilton, of Jackson, spent
last Saturday night and Sunday in town,
the guest of Capt Hoskins. He is one
among the live, progressive Mississippians,
and the people of Kinds would do splen-
did thing to send him to the State Senate,
a place in connection with which his name
has already been most favorably men
toned.
We were delighted last Sunday to meet
for the first time and enjoyed a hearty
hand-shake from our contempary Mr.. c.
II. Lidd1e, editor of the Gulf-Coast Adver-
user, while passing here on his way to
take view of the ruins at Beauregard and
WcssOn. Mr.. Liddle publishes a paper of
which the Gulf Coast people can fell just
ly proud, and he is one of the -Hississip-
ri journalists whom we consider an honor
to his profession.
A very pleasant halfhour was spent last
Monday evening in conversation with c.
A. Hamilton, Esq, of Wesson, who made
flying trip to Brookhaven on legal bust
ness, and honored us with a call. Mr..
Hamilton's reports to the New Orleans
Times Democrat of the storm at Wesson
aud Beauregard have been universally adj
mired on account of their fullness and
graphic delineation of scenes there pre-
sented, and they would do credit to a pro-
fessional of the New York Herald.