The Brookhaven leader., 1884-07-24
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.


Waterm elons now abound.
Mr.. Sam Magee has boon quite sick.
A light shower yesterday, bat more is
needed.
Dr. w. L. Bowman, of Beat 4, favored
rswith a pleasant call last Friday.
Prohibition Convention next Monday
Business of importance. Be on hand,
Rev. J. II. Gambrell has returned from
n two weeks lecturing trip to Jefferson.
Mr.. ]. r. Youngblood has placed us
under legations for q lot of fine toma-
toes.
There were services at all the churches
in town last Sunday, except the Episco-
pal.
Rev. R. Parish is conducting q pro-
tracted meet ting this week at Mt. Mo
rish.
After a pleasant visit to Hazlehurst
Miss Lena Storm returned last Saturday
night.
Pete Fitzner's store looks gorgeous in
new coat of paint. Mr.. c. T. Clapp was
the artist.
Sheriff McNair and his deputies are
busy as bees in tar-bucket preparing for
next weeks court.
Mr.. ]. II. Mason, of the Union Hall
neighborhood, has some of the finest
peaches we have seen.
Miss Marion Buckley left last Sunday
night for Pass Chistian, where she will
spend q while in needed recreation.
We hope all persons knowing themselves
TO be indebted to THE LEADER will come
to Court next week prepared to settle.
Mrs. Spencer, mother of our worthy
fellow to wnsman, w. r. Spencer, Esq, is
ON a visit to her son and daughter-in-
law.
Perkins is having a drive in coffins.
Read his attractive advertisement In To-
days paper and you may discover the
reason.
Joe Brown, good-natured, honest, faith
full Joe Brown, died last Saturday, after a
protracted and painful illness. Peace to
his soul.
Rev. L. s. Piker and wife, who had
been visiting relatives here, left for the
Baptist State Convention at Kosciusko
last Tuesday.
Any farmer needing a good new cotton
Press can obtain one of the best made at
q bargain by applying to the Editor Of
The LEADER. tt.
Mr.. H. R. White, one of our Fair River
subscribers, and one of Linco!ns staunch-
est citizens, favored us with pleasant
call last Monday.
The many friends of Mrs. q. T..
Champlin will be grieved to hear of her
death, which occurred at her home near
Magnolia last Monday.
Why will our farmers continue to haul
out corn, meal and meat by the wagon
load, when good farmers can so easily
raise all these things at home ~
The entertainment at the residence of
Mr.. Krauss one night last week. was
most delightful one, and was thoroughly
enjoyed by all who were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Pfeifer will give an
elegant party at Heuck's Hall this even
ing, complimentary to their beautiful
daughter, Miss Clara, who recently re-
turned from school at New Orleans.
Judge Chrisman of this district, and
Judge Mayors, of the 9th, will exchange
next week, Judge Chrisman holding the
Newton county court, and Judge Mayors
holding the scales of Justice in Lincoln.
The protracted meeting at the Baptist
church closed last Saturday night with
one Of DIR. Teasdale's ablest sermons.
There we're six accessions during the
meeting-two by letter and four by expe-
rience. .N IL E .tl
Mrs. j. M. Buckleywill be one of the
sufferers if Green's Bank fails to meet its
obligations. She had about three or four
thousand dollars of the insurance money
received ON the death of her late husband,
deposited with the Greens.
Mr.. James A. Parker, who acted as
Deputy United States Marshal in the at
tachment cases here last winter, died in
jackson ON the 18th inst after protract-
ed illness. He leaves family and host
Of friends to mourn his loss. -
We are indebted to Mr.. Eugene Nc
Laurin and Mr.. T. w. Russell, represent
ing the Pullman Palace Car Company,
for spleasant call one day last week.
The latter gentleman has also since
placed us under obligations for some in
teresting Northern papers. He expresses
himself as well pleased with Mississippi.
Quite a large concourse of people as
tembled on the banks of "Old Brook
last Sunday afternoon to witness the or
dinance of baptism administered by Rev.
J. r. Parish to the newly converted mem
bers of the Baptist church. The subjects
were MISS. j. II. Gambren and j. L,
White, and Misses Ada Chrisman and
Sallie Strickland. e pg &tAt
They were talking about the failure OF
Green's Bank and the extreme wickedness
Of bank officials in general, when the
saloon man remarked with his voice
chock full of the nilk Of human kindness,
res, and the poor widows and