The Brookhaven leader., 1883-07-19
BROOKHAVEN ITEMS.

BROOKHAVEN ITEMS.
The watermelon, and the happy darkeyl
All personals wero crowded out this
week.
HE dust is bcarable on account of its
novelty.
Hear the addresses at the Baptist Church
tonight.
The condition of DIR. Weathersby this
week is decidedly improved.
The farmers are getting in heroic work
these days and the grass willis.
NIL. L. Schwab has some of the finest
peaches we have seen this season.
Elder j. r. Parish is in the midst of an
interesting protracted meeting at Mt Zion,
near this place
Our readers who have fruit to ship will
find the house of Philip Meyer IL Son, New
Orleans, good place for consignmonts.
Perkins iron-mountcd awning is one of
the most attractive things on Front street.
1t is just in keeping with Toms good looks
and clevcrness.
Our esteemed friends, the Nevin Bros.
will soon have completed at the west end
of Cherokee street, one of the handsomest
residences in town.
Mr. T. A. Willoughby, our Coroner, takes
the lead in Irish potatoes. He l(as laid
on our table, the aggregate weight of
which is 6 pounds.
Miss Hunt will open a school for boys at
the Academy building some time in Sep
tember. The announcement of her plan
will appear in TIE LEADER i'll due time.
County Superintendent of Education w.
4. Spencer hts something of interest to
say in another column to those who de
sire scholarships in the A. d N. College.
Those clever cnterprising merchants,
Messrs. Lewcnthal, have had a nice new
Tangipahoa brick pavement put down in
front of their store on Cheokeo street.
Others should follow suit.
A fine opportunity for peep at Texas
will he given by the Grand Texas EXcur
sion which leaves New Orleans July 2Sth.
Rates are cheap. For particulars, see adj
yertiscmont in tO-day's paper
The ladies of the Methodist church de-
sire us to return their thanks in this pub
lie manner to Messrs. Lewenthal for their
Kindness and generosity in assisting them
to furnish the parsonage for their pastor
THE LEADER wants Thousand more
subscribers by October LIST, and if our
friends will lend helping hand we can
get them. The march of the paper has
been ownward ever since its first number.
Capt. j. A. Hoskins now has the contract
for the brick and wood work Of
the new college. The brick work will
DO directed by our old time friend Jack
Parish, of Jackson. Jack will make boss
job of his part of it, too.
The assessment rolls are now in the
ChanceGy Clerks office, subject to exami
nation and the correction of errors by the
taxpayers, and will so remain open till
August the LIST. Then the Board of Equali-
zcrs will pass upon them.
Mr.. Louie Thurner has our thanks for
beautiful piece of piano music entitled the
Rosalie Waltz, composed by the talented
musician Joe A. Gernhauser of New Or
charming production to any who will call
upon him.
Mrs. L. II. Crutcher lady of thorough
education and varied accomplishments,
aud loo a too obor Of oluolIa
has card in to-days paper in which she
proposes to take pupils in music and other
branches and give them the best of pri-
vate instruction at her residence in this
city.
Miss Parilee Lanier, who was brought
before Justice Baggett last Thursday on
charge of completely in the shooting of DIR.
Weathersby by her brother-in-law Dewitt
Rollins, waived prelimin airy trial, and
gave $500 bond for her appearance at
the ensuing term of the Circuit Court. Col.
I. r. Stockdale, of Summit, is her counsel.
The Honigman store having been rented,
the Ladies of the Methodist Aid Society
will hereafter hold their Friday ice-cream
festivals in the little room next door to
Daughtry & Smylie's Drugstore. They
solicit the patronage Ofall who are dis
posed to aid in good cause and at the
same time get value received for their
money.
Circuit Court meets next Monday, the
23rd inst. Remember, it is not the part now
of good citizenship, to run off to keep from
testifylng before the Grand jury against
violators of thelaw; or with honor, for one,
being summoned, to CLOSE his memory" Or
to make all sorts of evasive answers to
shield the guilty. Neither will it be less
reprehensible to go before the Grand Jury
and make mean, contemplate and mali
cious reports.