The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-04-12
BROOkHkvEN ITEMS.


There will be very good fruit crop in
this vicinity.
The first mail for a week left this place
for Meadville yestesday morning High
water caused the delay.
THE LEADER is receiving new subscrib-
ers every week. Thanks to friends for this
substantial sort of endorsement.
A fine young gentleman weighing nine
pounds, registered at the home Of our
friend L. NJ. Henry, last Tuesday.
Nearly all the persons to whom we have
been sending sample copies indicate that
they wish to become regular subscribers.
By reference to our Railroad time table,
it will be noted that there have been some
slight changes of late in the passenger
schedules
Some of the passenger coaches now run
ming on the Illinois Central are exquisite.
They are built at home, tOo-that is, at the
Company's shops at McComb City.
A handsome young NJ. d. of our nc
quaintance wants to know the names of the
pretty College girls who went to Halle
hurst last Friday and returned Tuesday
morning,
The local papers of several towns not
far distant are blazing with spring an
nouncements, and we regret very much
that THE LEADER and Brookhaven are not
following suit.
There will be large shipments of Irish
potatoes from this place to the Northern
markets the present season. Capt. X. b.
Withers, Mr.. Joe Storm, DR.. Wesley Martin
and Mr.. Z. E. Seavcy will be among the
largest shippers. :
WIN. Lewis, tho youth who was put i'll
Jail o short time ago under Il $3.50 bond on
charge of stealing Abshagen's yearling,
was since bailcd ont by his brother who
stakod $3.50 in cash as guarantee for his
appearance. The Jail is now empty.
Rev. W. H. Black, of Natchez, will lee
ture in Crystal Springs, on April 18th and
10Th, discoursing on his fayorite themes.
Genesis and Geology" and .'Glnnpses of
Glory" Wewould like to seq an effort made
to get him to visit BrOoklaven and Lectures
on the same subjects. What say our local
readers! THE LEADER will do all it can to
secure him good audience. - 90 90
The Indictment in tho Franklin county
court against Mr.. Lem Lewis and Mr.. Y
Day, of this place, charging them with
obtaining cattle under false pretenses, was
quashed during last weeks term because
of TIE fimsiness:of the evidencelupon which
it rested. We are glad these gentlemen
have thus been exonerated, and also re-
lieved of further expense and trouble.
The Talmags April fool had the biggest
run of the season. We notice some our
exchanges are still innocently publishing
for the information of their readers, that
tho distinguished divine preached in
Brookhaven and Jackson on April LIST. 1t
is true, too, that in both places old sinners
HE'D them.to church that day, who hadn't
seen the inside of the sanctuary before in
ten years.
this city on April Goth, for the benefit of
the Presby terrain church. The ladies of
that denomination have the matter in
hand, which is enough said to
insure its being a first-class entertainment.
Tho little twin daughters of Capt. III. @.
Bridges, of Summit, real prodigies in music,
will be one of the leading attractions of
the programme.
All ,naroano yhA uiah 10 Ua from this
place OF other points on the Illinois Cen
trail, to the Grand Mozart Musical Festival
at Memphis, May 14th and 18th, can do so
for one fare for the round trip. The round
trip price ON other roads from the points of
intersection will be rs follows: Fulton,
$3.50; Milan, $2.75; Grand Junction, 81 IS;
Grenada, s4.OO. Sale of tickets viii begin
May 18th, and be good for return till close
of 10th. s-. ..~ -aT
We return thanks to our Summit friends
for an invitation to the Sixty fourth Ami
versary Ball of the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows, to be given at that place on
the evening of April 18th. The eelebra-
ton and Bali promise to furnish one of the
most brilliant fsstal occasions ever wit
messed in South Mississippi. The price OF
admission to the ball room will be 81 co.
the proceeds to go to the Widows and
Orphans Fund.
The rain here last Friday was one of tbs
heaviest ever known. We also note that il
was very general. The same was true al
Jackson, Vicksburg, New Orleans, and in
fact, all along the Mississippi Valley. The
rain continued in New Orleans throughout
Saturday. The streets were flooded, and
the Mississippi reached the high water
stage Of 1874 A break in the levee ON tho
opposite side flooded the towns of Algier'