The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21

SPANISH FoRT has an elegant new
theatre building. -. 80
Mr.. SAMuEL LExLY, one Of the
oldest and most respected citizens OF
Jackson, died last week.
Mr.. GEO. RrGBY, of Natchez, and
Miss Mamie Zealy, of McComb City,
we're married last night.
Ok the LIST inst. Several thousand
rejected models of unpatentable in
veniions were sold at the Patent
Office for $T62.
BIC. Stephenson has written a
drama expressly for Mrs. Langtry,
aud it is said she will return in Sep
TENDER and play it.
The Mississippi Mills are rapidly
rebuilding the houses destroyed by
the cyclone, and the new buildings
look real handsome.
IT is rumored that the North
eastern Railroad will build a branch
road from some point on its line
To one of our sea-coast watering
places.
The Natchcz Democrat says:
There is very little rest in this
working world, except for clerks in
stores that do not advertise" Alas,
too true.
THE Signal says Hazlehurst has
the oldest dog inhabitant now in
the State. in the person of Carlo
Cook, Mr.. Ed Cook dog. He is in
his sixteenth year.
Col. +. c. Morehead has been
elected Commissioner General OF
the Cotton Centennial Exposition.
No man connected with the enter
prise is so worthy of recognition.
The estimated decrease of the
public debt for May is shout SO, 500,-
900. The bond redemption during
the month was $40, 100000: pay
ments on account of pensions, T.
100000.
AT a recent meeting of the Ext Gu
tive Committee Of the State Teach
ers' Association it was decided that
the next meeting Of the Association
be held on the 9Th Of December,
1888.
THAT part Of the Cooper's Well
property containing the famous well
was recently bought by c. C. PARK
man, of Natchez. and w. Henning-
ton, Of Louisiana, who, it is said, will
begin improvements.
TWENTY SIX workmen we're killed
during the building of the Brooklyn
bridge. Some fell from the towers
and others were killed by the fall of
a derrick The largest number ever
at work at one time was 900 men.
TIE Trustees of the Sea Shore
Camp ground, have adopted the fol
lowing schedule Of tariffs for admis-
sion to The grounds: Footmen, ten
cents, wheeled vehicles, twenty-five
cents or for a season ticket-ffty cents.
THE first story of the government
building at Jackson, will be CON
pleted in about one month The
material from the basement to the
second story will be Bowling Green
(ky.) Limestone, flushed up in o
nice manner.
THE indications are that there
will lie no State Fair in Jackson next
all. There are difficulties in the
way of the use of the grounds If tn :
deiunct Association, which can be
remcdied only by additional legisla-
ton. Clarjdn.
Mrs. WALKER, mother-in-law OF
Hon. +. NJ. Thomas, mayor oi Beau
regard, died recently at an advanced
age. Mrs. Walker was in bed at the
time of the Beauregard tornado ana
suffered severely from exposure at
that time. though she was not hurt
by the falling of her son-in-law s
house.
The following applicants from The
9Th district were examined by the
Board of Censors at Jackson last
week, and issued certificates EMIT
ling them to practice medicine: j.
d. Walker, Halrisville; w, c. Lewis,
Centrevilc; John p. Casey, Kahn
Vile; J. NJ. Catchings, Edwards; NJ.
w. Boyd, Jackson; c. L. Catchings,
Terry; G. A. Brumfield, Columbia.
TOugaioO Anniversary.