The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-05-03
BROOKHAVEN ITEMS.

special courtosies and favors.
Capt. r. b. Withers has a trotting colt
that can't be beat for beauty.
Our society reporter will have something
to do next month. Three June marriages
are on dit, so Madame Rumor informs us.
The young ladies of Whitworth College,
Prof. Coulon acting as chief marshal, visit
ed the ruins at Beauregard last Saturday.
The excursion from New Orleans to
Beauregard for the benefit of'the sufferers,
which passed here Tuesday, was pretty
well crowded.
Mr.. |. Turnbough, who was wounded at
Beauregard and brought here to be nursed,
died early last Friday morning, and was
buried by the citizens that afternoon.
The Board of Supervisors of this county
will hold special meeting the first Mon
day in June. Any one having business to
present for its consideration should bear
this i'll mind.
Much of our space is taken up again
this week by matters relating to the
great storm. All of the returns are a long
time about coming in, and the news is
sadder all the time than Democratic de-
feat.
Mr. Sam Magee, of this place, has in his
possessiou a nice bone day-book, with sill
yer clasp, found in the track of the storm
at Beauregard, and which the owner can
recover by applying to him and proving
property.
On account of the sickness of some of the
members of the Baptist Sunday school
have decided to postpone their picnic
which was announced for tomorrow. 1t
will probably take place on the 10th or
18th inst.
The genial face of our friend T. ]. S.
McGrath has been missing at his place of
business for several days. He has been
confined at home on account of sickness,
but we are glad to learn is now improving.
Tom Is trump.
To your holes and bitches, o Brookha-
ven, was tho cry last Saturday night when
the lightnings flashed, the thunders rolled,
and the clouds blackened on all sides as If
for repetition of Sundays dread work.
And good many obeyed orders.
The "Big j." is not "a soulless corpor-
ton" Ask Wesson and Beauregard. The
Telegraph and Express Companies like
wise did their full share toward assisting
the sufferers. Their agents, too, at this
place are among the best and cleverest OF
the country.
Mrs. Robertson, sister of Judge Baggett
and one of the Beauregard victims who
regret to hear is not recovering as rapidly
as could be wished. She is afflicted with
internal injuries about the chest, and also
terrible bruise on the head, which DR..
Bowen informs us threatens to become
complicated by erysipelas.
Elder w. E. Tynes, who has been re-
Gently attending the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY,
will aid the Pastor Elder J. Il. Parish, in
aprotracted meeting to commence in this
place this evening at half past o'clock.
The pastor and church would most re-
spectfully and cordially invite the citizens
of Brookhaven and vicinity to attend these
religious services, and earnestly hope that
all may be spiritually benefited and
blessed.
Ex-President Diaz, of Mexico, and party
passed Brookhaven last Friday night by
special train. The party consisted of the
ex-President, wife and son, Senior Rubio
wife and daughter, DR.. Liceuga, wife and
daughter, Senior Chausal, Gen. j. NJ
Frisbie as o representative of Mexican
Railroads, and Mons. Massao on the part
of the Gould roads. The New Orleans
Times-Democrat speaks of their trip as fol
lows: "The trip thither, over the Chicago
st. Louis and New Orleans Railroad, of 7O(
miles, was the quickest on record, and OIL
portions of the way very fast time wa
made. The train consisted OF a hotel car
bagg age car and two sleepers, and hauled
out of the st. Louis depot on Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, and entered the depo
here on Saturday at 10 o'clock a. m, com
plotting the distance in % hours, which
gives an average of about As miles al
hour"