The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-24
roWS AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Miss JOeio -
visit.
Miss Mary McClcsLy has returned fron
WessOn.
Mrs. X. W. Gilbert has returned from
Georgia.
.rriug announcements
Tue LEADER offico can do your jol
york in the best of style.
Last Saturday night : niece of Mrs
prill arrived FROM Germany.
Miss Mullie Daughtry has entirely re-
covered from her recent illness.
Mrs. Clapp and little daughter left on a
visit to Memphis last Saturday.
.Follow this closely, let sickness ensue,
Stick to your hanncls till they stick tC
you"
The visilant engine company is going
10 give a g, and ball on May 23rd. good
time is anticipated
Mr.. and Mrs. s. +. Magce gave the Star
Hose boys u magnificent complimentary
dinner last Saturday.
Messrs. W. l. Magee 81 Sons, of st.
Iouis, will soon remove their business
from s., Louis to Terrell, Texas.
Ouercoats have been i'll demand ever
since Tuesday morning, and spring cloth
ing at heavy discount. The sun is out
to-day.
.'How to make money fast''-gluc five
dollar greenback to the bottom of your
trunk. Ify you have neither greenback nor
trunk 90 ahead and work for it.
Rev. W. b. Bingham preached very
fine sermon to large congregation at the
Presbyterian church last Surday-some-
thing not unusual for him to do.
Jack Frost called again last night, We
hope for the last time during the season.
He touched vegetation very lightly, and
no serious damage is likely to follow.
Why are Brookhaven and Cincinnati
alike.-not because this peaceful and or
derly metropolis has had riot lately
but because both cities have Heuck's s
Opera House.
We were glad to see the great mill man,
Capt ID. c. Wright, in town last Satur-
day. He is extensively engaged in the
saw mill business near Wesson in the
northern portion of this county.
Messrs. Tom Decell and W. W. HolIings-
worth took the matter in hand last week
and had the Nigilant Fire Engine clerncd
up, repaired and made to look like a new
machine. She is ready for business now.
Judge G. S. Mcmillan and MessrS J. NJ.
Tyler w. c. Coon and Staten Baker were
delegates from this county to the Repub-
lican State Convention last Tuesday.
Judge Dcason represented Lawrence as
proxy.
Mr.. Willie Au2c, most genial and very
handsome Young gentleman from the Cres-
cent City, has been in our little burg sever
nj days the past week, the guest of Nj.
Bee. 1t is refreshing TO meet stranger
so pleasant.
Miss Matte Wheeler. of WesSon, homer
cd THE LEADER with a call last Thursday
for the purpose of being shown some o.
the mysteries and arts OF printing office
She was ccompanicd by the great origi-
nal hut now politically lonesome South
Mississippi Greenbackcr, our friend Hon.
J. NJ. II. Martin, Sr.
Read W. +. Jobes' sad" in this paper.
He has all the latest im}nrved machinery
and makes Superior hricl; % any ever he
fore offered in this market. lie can fill
any orders at short notice, from one to
millions. Mr.. Jobes gives his persona, at
tention to counting, and filling orders so
you are always sure to get what yon
order.
Maj. and Mrs. Il. W. MillSaps, took
their departure for their home i'll st.
Louis last Thursday night. They will
spend two OF three weeks at Memphis
before finally going to the Mound City.
THE LEADER Is indebted to the Major for
q pleasant farewell call, and expresses the
hope that at no distant day he and Mrs
NJ, may return to Mississippi to remain
and make Brookhaven their permanent
home.
We learn from tho who were fortunate
enough to be present at the Mite Society
on last Friday night that they had Ge'
lightful time. The next meeting will be
held at the residence of Mr.. II. II. Thomp-
son tomorrow night. Several new mem-
bers will be initiated. A Kate Greenaway
exhibition will be made. A valuable
specimen in OnithOlogy has been imported
from Patagonia. During the evening the
friends will be favored with fine music by
the Society's orchestra.
Some of our friends are determined to be
in readiness for the coming ~ cyclone.
With sleepy eyes and IL robbing hearts
they sit through the long still night beside
their we'll packed baskets of provisions
and clothing-"to take down into the pit
DR.. Johnson is authority (in his Beaure-
gard specify for the statement that many
of the BrOokbaven ladies had been too un
easy for week preceding last Tuesday
to undress.
Mrs. Kidd gave a supper and mos'
pleasant evening reception at the College
last Tuesday evening participated in by