The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-06-26
-owN AND COUNTY ITEMS

hot nights
Tho st. Marco looks handsome in new
coat OF pant
u;ssos Della and Belle Johnson, Of
IIazl,hurst, are visiting here.
ofall the dudes on earth, deliver us
from the shabby gentecl specimen.
Mr. Willie Auze, as handsome and gent
al as ever. has been in town for several
days.
George Decell has been sitting up and
- r,pidly improving, we are glad to
note.
Mrs. W. II. Fartwcll, of Wesson, and
,be iunior member of the family were
here Sunday.
Considering that commonplace polite
ness is so very cheap, some people carry
a remarkably small stock.
Mrs. Leila J. Cunning left last week for
New York, where she will spend few
weeks in needed recreation.
II would keep our columns filled to
thank our ncighbors and friends for CIV
rrv kind favor and courtesy.
Our young friend John NJ. Martin, in
company with his father, DIR. j. NJ, is
recupcrating at Ashvillc, n. G..
Rev. j. III. Gambrell pre- lched an excel
lent sermon to large congregation at
the Baptist church last Sunday night.
The sermon of Rev J. Il. Parish last
Sunday III memory of Mrs. j. o. Boadwee
was most appropriate and impressive.
Our worthy Chancery Clerk, F. NJ. Mar
tin, is going round with finger in sling.
1t was another case of Oh, head
us, somebody
A negro convict was caught between
two lumber cars on the ii. & II. Railroad
last Monday and narrowly escaped being
crushed to death.
Among the passengers from this plac,
to Bogue Chitto last Monday morning
little Miss Marshall.
Mr.. n. r. G. Watson, of Union Church,
valued friend and subscriber to THE
LEADER, paid us an agreeable call last
Friday. He reports the crop prospects in
his section encouraging.
Our young friends jeff D. Chrisman
and Geo. c. Hoskins have returned from
the 4. & NJ. College the latter bearing
his "shecp- skin" AZ one of the first grad
yates of that growing institution.
Last Monday was enjoyably passed by
a crowd of pleasure seekers at Hoskins'
Mill The intense heat of the day was
the most thought of subject and freely
discussed in words as well as feeling.
DR.. J. O. Frilck left yesterday on a
professional trip to the Topisaw country
and the vicinity of Monticello. He will
be gone about Il week or ten days, SO his
local patrons will take notice accordingly.
Chippewa street has been well ditched
and graded on both sides of the railroad
and presents greatly improved appear
ance. The street brigade, under Commits
sioner McClendon, is doing efficient ser
vice lately.
While various other towns are contend
ing over the location of the Industrial
College for girls, BrOokhavcn remains
placid. With such an institution as
Whitworth, she can well afford to do
without a One-horse State affair.
Miss Maggie r. Lake, one of the popu-
lar and efficient teachers of Whitworth,
is now in Oxford, whence she will go in
few days to spend the summer i'll st.
Louis. THE LEADER joins with other
friends in wishing her delightful vaca-
ton
Messrs. Geo. s. Green & Co., coal deal
ers, Jackson, Miss, solicit the patronage
of this section through card i'll another
column. They possess superior facilities
for furnishing coal, and we advise ouI
local consumers by all means to cores
pond with them before purchasing else
where.
Maj. J. f. Sessions, DR.. J. w. Bennett
and Mr.. Irving Magec are favOrably spok,
en- of by their respective friends to fill
the vacancy on the Board of Supervisors
caused by the death of Supervisor Nc
Laurin. The people are not likely tC
make mistake if they should choose eth
er Of these three gentlemen.
There should certainly DO no blundel
made by the voters of Beat i'll choosing a
member of the Board of Supervisors il
pursuance of an election notice published
elsewhere in to-day's paper. This is one
of the most important offices in the Coun
ty, and in the present condition OF Coun
ty finances 1T is peculiarly so.
Mr.. Steve McNair, an old BroOkhaver
boy who is now one of the Gland marks'
OF the growing town of Martin, on thu
Little j., and filing the position of Rail
road Agent and Telegraph Operator a
that place, paid THE LEADER a welcome
call on Monday last, accompanied b.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Mack, his brother.
The temperance people expect at al
early day to organize a Law and Orde
League at this place with a view to Sc
curing more rigid enforcement of al
penal laws in general and those pertain
lug to the liquor traffic In particular