The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-11-06
FRcS5 THE STATE
PRESS.

The Holly Springs girls have Or
ganized cooking club.
Thc Herald says there are 48
business houses in Biloxi.
The Times says Winona is the
dirtiest town in the State.
The Meridiantes were treated
last week to an Indian ball-pIay.
Biloxi ships more oysters and fish
than any other town on the coast.
Mississippi has increased in taxa
BILE wealth over $ll,O00,O0O since
/ 1888.
| Catchings raised a blaze of en-
thusiasm in the SLoc-String Dis
trict.
( A Young lady Of Neshoba county
recently picked 2ls pounds of cotton
in one day.
The canning factories on the coast
have as many orders tor raw oysters
as they can fill.
Prof. Hampel, a wcll-known Ger
! man musician of Kinds county, died
on the 22nd ult.
Bill Wrigh', a negro lsborer, was
recently killed by freight train
near Hazlehurst.
The ladies of Bay St. Louis will
make a fine display at the New Or
leans Exposition.
The Lexington Advertiser has
been enlarged and improved. 1t is
now an eight-page paper
\ good many Mississippi towns
last week blazed with torch-light
professions and enthusiasm,
The molasses "crop" in Mssis-
sippi this year is very fine from
both sorghum 0nd sugar cane.
A group of young ladies' will be
one Of NoXubee county's exhibits
at the New Orleans Exposition.
The Woman's Christian Temper
arce Union met at Winona last
Friday. The session was good
one.
Mr.. j. b. Statham, and Mrs. w.
Z. WoodalI, two old citizens OF the
Byram neighborhood, died last
week.
The sale of Jersey cattle at the
Meridian Fair was Il success. Prices
ranged from one hundred and fifty
to four hundred dollars. ...4.
The State Fair is generally de-
bounced as failure and money
grabbing, gambling machine. That
was about the amount of it.
The merchants are complaining
because the citizens of 'Yazoo City
arc ordering and receiving large
quantities of goods through the
mails. 5-s.. .. ~..t-..,
Richard Buckalew, . of Cepiah
county, aged 100 years, is sail to be
the oldest United States pensioner,
having been on the list over so
years. ."a' #-@ 81. se''
At the Meridian Fair Miss Nellie
Burke and Miss Fisher rode ten
mile race, which was won by The
former. Miss Fishers horse,
Dashaway, fell dead on the track
during the race.
The Magnolia Gazette says it is
currently reported that colored
infant was born in Pike county
few days ago, and soon after it came
into existence it spoke these words:
at will not rain Tor five years"
The Synod of Mississippi met at
Crystal Springs last Thursday
Rev. W. B. Bingham was elected
Moderator, and much important
business transacted. The next
meeting will BE- held at Shreveport,
| La.
The Clubhouse of Mrs. Schilling,
near Osyka, was recently fired by all
incendiary, and when her son went
to the burning building tn extinguish
! the fire, some unknown person firEu
on him, two buck shot taking elect
in one Of his legs.
The foundation stone Of the new
church editice OF st. James Episcopal
Church was laid in Port Gibson on
Oct. 30th, with appropriate and i'm
posing Masonic ceremonies. RI.
Rev. Bishop Hugh NJ. Thoml son de-
livered the address.
The boiler in the Columbus Flour
ing Mills exploded on the morning
of the 2lst, killing the engineer in.
stantly and mortally wounding tho
fireman, both colored. Trying to
pump water in a red hot boiler
caused the explosion.
The trustees of the East Missis-
sippi Luna'ic Asylum have decided
to purchase the furnitue. bedding,
etc, in Meridian. The institution
will be ready for the reception of
inmates about Dec. l. The Governor
has not yet appointed a aphysician ~
take charge.
The State Ledger says The Vicks-
burg and Meridian Railroad Conpa-
ny pay all their State and cuq.,ty