The Brookhaven leader., 1883-08-02
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES.
TOWN AND UNITY ITEMS
Dog dsys. Shoot the ours.


Here's Your mule Pete MFR. Anding."
Court has been we'll attended this week
The amateur correspondent is more I'M
certain than riches.
Rev. J. r. Parish will preach at the Bap-
fist church next forenoon and night.
We are told that the party at Mrs. l.
Cones last Thursday night was a delight
full affair.
Brakeman Dan Prime had three fingers
mashed off while coupling cars here Tues
day evening.
The only rush in town now is to
Schwabs. Go round there and you will
learn the cause.
Mr. Mausseau, the contractor, has finish
cd the new market house, and will submit
the job to the City Council for approval at
its next meeting.
We refer any young man seeking med
cal education to the Medical Department
of the University of louisiana See ad-
vertsement in to-day's paper.
Elder j. X Parish reports the crops in
fine condition about Mt. Zion, in this coun-
ty, and the people of that neighborhood
doing sp.endidly temporarily, morally and
spiritually.
The new Methodist church at Boguechit it.
TO will be dedicated next Sunday, Rev. j.
A. B. Jones, Presiding Elder, officiating
1t will be field day for our Methodist
friends at that place.
Mr.. Allen Scarborough of this place,
has presented us with the "boss" beet of
the season. 1t is II inches in length, 1S in
ches in diameter, and weighs pounds and
ounces. Who can beet it,
We understand there was considerab BILE
nj iaH ha
about miles west aud southwest of this
city last week. The crops were somewhat
damaged, though not materially.
The parlor Concert given at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Strickland Tuesday night
was an enjoyable affair. "The Recon-
structed Husband" played by Miss Susie
Powell, was well worthy of special men,
ton.
Work is progressing rapidly on the new
college building. Mr. Parish is now
having the joists set preparatory to start
ING on the second story, and Mr.. Jobe has
Dust burnt a kiln of 300, 900 brick for this
work.
For the celebrated Gravey chewing to-
bacco, call on Pete Lucich, the only man
in town who keeps it. He also keeps on
hand an elegant brand of cigars, among
other popular brands, the famous La Belle
Creole.
Mr.. Geo Huberer, of New Orleans, paid
us pleasant call yesterday. He came up
to celebrate his ''silver wedding" which
was done in an elegant and appropriate
manner Mt the family residence iu this city
last night.
The Chamberlain Hunt Academy, fine
school for boys, located at Port Gibson,
has an advertisement in to-day's paper.
A corps of able teachers thorough instruc-
ton and cheap rates are few of the adj
vantages offered.
The official proceedings of the Franklin
county Democratic convention reached us
too late for this weeks paper, but will APP
pear in our next. The substance of the
proceedings is given by our correspondent
dot" in another column.
We are indebted to Mt. f. NJ. Bee, our
obliging depot agent, for the following To-
cal weather report for July: Maximum
temperature, "a degrees; minimum tenn
perature. II degrees. Rain fell on days;
total rainfall for month, 5 inches.
Luther Hobbs, formerly resident of
this place, died at BeauTegard last Tues
day after a lingering illness, and was
brought here for interment yesterday.
His bereaved young wife and relatives
have the sympathy of the entire cOmmu-
nifty.
Mr.. r. B. Withers, of Brookhaven, long
known as an extensive merchant and gen
orally popular citizen, is an announced
candidate for the Legislature from Lincoln
county. He would make an excellent
Representative.-Samm Times and Intel
tigeneer
A diff ;ulty occurred between Ed. Banks
and some other negroes at festival given
at the cOlOred Methodist church on last
Saturday DiUbt lurinp which RANKS waS
shot in the mouth, causing a dangerous
wound. So far it has not been discovered
who did the shooting.
We are requested to say that Rev. J. II.
Gamb?ell, Grand Prohibition Organizer, will
deliver an address at Caseyville, on Mon
day, August ID, at IL o'clock. An immense
crowd is expected. 1t will be field day.
Let everyone who can turn out. 1t is
hoped that ladies especially will grace the
occasion.
1t is currently reported that the member
ior reelection, makes ten strike against
opposition candidates with a certain class
OF voters, by telling them that it was
through his efforts at the last session of
the Legislature that the tobacco tax was
reduced. ''Nuff sed, honey; gimme er fresh
chaw, and votes fur you. Shore"
In few days work will be commenced
u
the South Mississippi Agricultural, Me-
canlcal and Live Stock Association. Capt.
Wlthers, Secretary, informs us that he will
now push all work at the Fair Grounds,
preparatory to having the exhibition here
immediately follow the State Fair at
Jackson.
Our enterprising and popular young
merchant friend, Mr.. Jno. b. Nalty, has
been appointed local agent by the Chess
Carley Company, and will hereafter keep
large supply of their oils on hand which
will be sold cheap. In appointing Mr..
Naity agent, the company has made good
selection. and may rely upon having their
interests well represented.
\, Mr.. l. Forsythe and family removed to
TINS place last Monday, PREF aratory to es-
tablishing the Democrat. The Wesson
Herald has been suspended, and Mr.. For
sythe will now concentrate all of his time
and energies on his new enterprise. We
offer him the hand of welcome and shall
always gladly axtand tn him that eourtaav