The Brookhaven leader., 1884-11-27
Town AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Marriage Dolls anu orehke oiossohs w
night.
Miss Susie Bee has returned from q
visit to wesson.
The circus drew an immense crowd to
town yesterday.
Mr.. WI. Mitchell, Of the Hazlehurst
Signal, was in town last Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Ayres will preach at the Epis-
copal church in this place next Sunday.
Thanksgiving services at the Methodist
and Baptist churches to-day. Let every
one who can do so attend.
Lawrence, Franklin and COpiah were
well represented in town yesterday; and
"a for Lincoln, she was out en- nsasse.
Mrs. Chas. Heuck, who has been in i'll
health for some months past, has gone to
New Orleans to receive medical treat
mont.
DIR. Sol Mcdowell, of Rankin, repre-
senting the popular Mcdowell Planters
Plow, was here last week and sold several
orders.
Mrs. N. A. Hennis, of McComb City,
has been vising her relatives, Mrs. ID.
schwem and Mrs. Van KEGS, during the
past week.
Rev. C. N. Smith spent last Saturday
and Sunday at Bolton, but his pulpit was
filed on Sunday by DR.. johnson in his
usual able style.
The west side of Front Street is being
thoroughly gravel,d and made mud-proof
by the enterprising property-owners on
that side of the square.
We are greatly gratifed to learn that
Mrs. L. A. Kidd, of Whitworth, who was
SO dangerously i'll recently, is now out Of
danger and rapidly convalescing.
THE LEADER is indebted to Messrs. S.
Fl. Chandler, P. G. Milan, J. NJ. and L.
+. White, r. Fugler and several other
patrons for pleasant calls during the past
week.
Gambling schemes were numerous yes
terday, as usual around circuses, and
many q poor Country cousin" was taken
in without knowing exactly how it was
done.
Miss Josie Daughtry's delightful en-
tertainment last Friday night, compli-
mentary to Miss Alice Ross, of New Or
leans, was greatly appreciated and
thoroughly enjoyed by those who were
so fortunate as to be present.
We learn with deep regret that Miss
Maggie Lake (our original "Alpha") is
dangerously i'll at her home in Oxford
THE LEADER, in common with her
many other friends, most earnestly hopes
for her early restoration to health.
Some towns may give fraction of a
cent per pound more for cotton than
BroOkhaven, but when it comes to low
prices for goods it is ahead of any
town on the "Big j." A fair trial will
satisfy the most sksptical on this point.
Barrett's combined shows-circus and
day, was fully up to the average travel
ing combination. Those who witnessed
the street parade and attended the shows
seemed we'll satisfied with what they
saw.
Rev l.. S. Piker filled the pulpit at the
Baptist church last Sabbath in place of
Pastor Parish, and preached most accept
ably. He will conduct Thanksgiving ser
vice at the same place to-day, and all
who have the good fortune to hear him
may expect something worthy of the oc-
sasion.
Capt. d. c. Wright and Mr.. Frank
Kelley, two experienced lumbermen,
have leased the Chamberlin saw mill,
and Capt. w. C. Chamberlin, one of the
veteran lumbermen of the county, retires
from active work IN the saw mill bust
ness. -
Miss NJ. A. Pagan and Miss Maggie
Tildsley, two most agreeable young Ia
dies of Natchez, were here last week So
liciting aid in behalf of st. Mary's Or
phan Asylum, of that city. We are glad
amount of S65. 90 in cash for the worthy
cause they came to represent.
Our young friend Ii. r. Leary, at the
corner of Cherokee and Jackson streets,
is winning splendid reputation on his
family groceries, fancy goods, confection-
cry, etc. He keeps none but the best
sells every thing cheap, and throws il
any amount of pleasant words, bright
smiles and other lagniappe free of charge.
Prof. J. NJ. Girault, the efficient and
deservedly popular Principal of Union
Hall Institute, together with his entire
sehool--embraciDg the pupils of all sizes
walked in ON The LEADER yesterday
during their visit to town--a regular
storm party, as it were. The editor re
grets that he was not in at the time o.
their call; call again, Prof.
TO OUR PATRONS.