The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-15
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

TsIl on Staffler the iewelcr.
All varieties of fruit promise to be album
aant in this section.
Mr. T. J. =. NcGrath is rec operating at
Castillian Springs.
Mfr. Jno. b. Nalty returned last Sunday
from trip to Chicago.
MFR. and Mrs. w. X. Spencer spent Sun
sav in Wesson on visit to DIR. and Mrs.
+. r. Butler.
Capt Jas. A. Yerger, a jackson, was
here Yesterday and honored THE LEADER
with pleasant call.
Ed. J. X. Parish will preach at Mt
Moriah next Sunday at II It. Ill. and at
urion Hal 3p. III.
Max Priebatsch has shoes of all styles,
and sizes to fit any foot from the smallest
haby's to the biggest giants.
Mrs Pennington, we learn, is succeed
iug we'll with her dancing school. She
has an exc client piaRo of her own:
J. II. Gambrell general Prohibition Or
rauizcr left this morning for GillSburg
having been engaged to deliver series
of lectures there.
We are very glad to note that MIR es-
tcemcd young friend Jno. NJ. Martin is
sufficiently recovered to he on the streets
again, and trust he may continue To i'm
prove.
Lovers Of good gardens and fine vegeta-
hlcs should have look at Mrs. kidd's.
1t is decidedly the finest we have seen
and we have reason 10 know its products
are far above the average.
Judge Chrisman left last Saturday
afternoon to hold court at Fayette. He
also expects to hold the Claiborne term
before his return. The Sullivan trial
comes up in the Jefferson court.
The Editor left Tuesday night to join
his brethren of the Press in their Annual
Reunion at Jackson. The readers of THE
LEBDER are therefore requested to make
all necessary allowance for any difference
that may be discovered in this paper.
Rev. J. II. Gambren filled the pulpit at
by request of DR.. johnson, who was con-
fined at home on account of sickness.
large congregation was i'll attendance, and
both the music aud sermon seemed to be
enjoyed by all present.
Col. J. NJ. Wesson was more seriously
injured last week than at first supposed.
Vie has since expectorated good deal of
blood from the effects of the injury he re-
ceived, but we are glad to be assured by
DIR. Bennett, who has bee attending him,
that he is now fast improving.
William Banter the misfortnnatc man
who was last Friday morning so seriously
injured by the train Is still alive. Al
though he is receiving very good medical
attention and although he bears his sniff
rring with most manly fortitude, it is
hardly probable that he will recover.
Within the last two months the popu-
lar Ator of Max Priejatsch has sold over
1909 hats which he attributes jointly to
the excellent bargains he offers in this line
and his advertisement in THE LEADER
We will also add that his stock of hats
all STYLES and szes-is undilnnished
Cali and see him.
A great many were sadly disappointed
about the excursion and picnic last Fri
vlay ON the II. Il II. Railroad owing to
the heavy rain the day preceding, hut
those " no ignored this inconvenience and
went any way, spent most glorious day
in the woods. We regret that THE LEAD
FIR could have no representative along,
which prevents our entering into details.
On next Sunday 18th inst, at II A.. NJ,
Rev. W. b. Bingham, Pastor of the Pres
byterian church, will preach sermon on
the Supremacy of the Laws. The public
generally, and the young men especially
are invited to be present and hear it, and
We trust the invitation will be largely re-
sponded to. The subject surely is a most
important one, and we are confident will
be most ably handled.
Rev. Randolph T. Lewis, colorcd, who
has been located hero several weeks as
pastor of the colored Methodist church,
was arrested Monday morning by Deputy
Sheriff Storm on writ from the Mayor OF
Jamestown, COahOma county, charged
with embeZzling trust funds, presumably
Il the church. Mr.. Storm left with the
prisoner for Jamestown, via Memphis Mon
day night, accom- anied by Hon. A. c.
McNaIr, who had been promptly employ
ed by the Rev. Lewis flock here to 90 and
defend him. We only hope this exhibit
ton of confidence on the part of our color
ed friends has not been misplaced.
Peterson's Magazine for June is already
on our table: ahead as usual of all com
petitors, and getting better and better, as
1t seems to us, every month. The prin-
cipal engraving is a steel one-''Waiting
for Bte"-and is graphic and humorous
beyond words. The leading fasion plate
is double in size, printed from steel, and
colored by hand. Peterson" is now tine
"nly magazine that goes to the expense of
these beautiful affairs. There are also
several patterns in the popular cross
stitch, printed in colOrs, besides nearly
nifty wOOd-cuts of fashions, embrOideries,
crewel-work, etc. The literary contents
are even better than usual. In the hu-
morous line we have a story by "Josah