The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-04-03
row AND COUNTY ITEMS.

"Howdy, hunT
DIR. Bennett is attending the State
Medical Association at West Point.
LENT. O.caf Crosby reached homo thi,
week antl is at the bedside of his sick
brother.
Thoughtful Miss Zula schwem has on
thanks for the dnest radishes We have seeu
this season.
full meeting ofthe Knights and Ladies
of Honor is requested for tomorrow night,
AZ business of Importance is to come be-
fore the Lodge.
DR.. Meek, Mr.. n. Schnorenburg and Mr..
Geo. l.. Crosby are all in a critical condi.
ton as we go to press this week. Mr..
John VI. Martin is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. White have the
sympathy of the entire community in the
I04s of their son Walter, who died on
Thursday morning last of pneumonia.
Our jolly Young friend Ed. Perkins, of
the Southern Express Company, is at hsme
on furlongh and saws he is getting tired of
single life. We do not know exactly
what it means.
We d, eply sympathiZe with Mrs Bes-
sonett in the loss of her only child and
greatest earthly treasurc--her little Fred.
lie SIdULIS W HIS IIltIlOTN Nv J..
Chandler are truly sympathetic and beau
tiful.
Last Monday the Supreme Co rt reversed
the decision of the lower court awarding
Mrs. Martha Baggett 81 900 on account of
old market house lease. This finally settles
the case in favor of the corporation. We
have been promised copy If the decision
in time for our next paper.
n, L., FL ,y EaIN.1f' u;
lick was PLAYING with \ match, when her
c,oihing caught fire, and but Ior the prompt
aid of Mr.. Tom Skehan in extlnguishing the
flames, the bright It'll girl would no doubt
have p rished. DR.. and Mrs. FriIck feel
themselves Iastingly Indebted to Tom.
We return thanks to the Star Hose BOYS
for bountiiul supply OF delicious cake
from their supper on last Friday night.
Success to the boys! Their beautiful uni
forms and their martial tread through our
city betOken interest and energy. We
regret that sickness proven ed our personal
attendance at tleIr Reception.
The Board of Supervisors have with
drawn their notice for bids To erect Il new
court house. This was published under a
misrepresentation of the provisions of the
law, which requires that the county's
bonds shall he sold to bidders offering to
take them at the lowest rate of interest,
before any contract for the court house is
entered into. We will publish the law as
soon as a copy can lie obtained.
Onr young friend A. Lewenthal has just
opened u large and extensive furniture
store on Front street, next door to ;.
Kohlman's, I'll will soon have 1t stocked
with all of the fastest styles of furniture,
house furnishing goods. etc. Mr.. II. Lew
enthal will bo found Oh hand ready to
serve all callers. "Abe" will have some
thing special to say to the readers of TIE
LEADER when his stock is all III. Success
to the new store.
On LIST Friday afternoon while strollng
on the east side of Railroad Avenue near
the depot, we were attracted Uy the sound
If saw and hammer. On Investigation we
found our enterprising and th0roughgoing
mercantile friend Max Priebatsch superiu-
tending some workmeu who were giving
the finishing touches to the inside work on
the commodious brick store next door to
the Monticello street corner. We fonnh
the secOud story already chuck full of
furniture and the sheds in the rear stocked
with buggies and wagons. AS soon as the
shelving ani counters are III place, tho
dry goods, notions AM Provisions stock
sill he paced in the lower story and the
grand opaning- will take place. MIR
Priebatsch has faund this new Enterprise
necessary in order to accommodate his
large aud constantly Increasing trade. He
will have associated with him in this new
store his brother-in-law, MIR. David Will
son, late or Liberty, "A merchant of eN-
perience aud excellent business training.
We welcome Mr.. Wilson to our town, and
trust his business relations here may prove
both pleasant and profitable. In fact, the
new store and all connected with 1t have
our best wishes for success.