The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-07
rowN AND COUNTY ITEMS.


The weather Of the last few days has
hoon rather autumn-like.
Miss Mamie Flood left last Sunday for
an extended visit TO Matches. S
Mr. J. w. Maxwell has favored IN with
sample of his fine peach crop.
ouite q number of our citizens will
,.ks In the excursion TO Camp Meeting
Sunday. go -
Miss Olivia Sones, who for some time
mast has been visiting near Beauregard,
returned last week.
DIR. A. Z. Thompson, of Bogue Chitto,
bonored THE LEADER with pleasant
call last Thursday.
For o glass of delicious ice-cold soda
water call at A. G.. Robertson's drug
store on Front street. T2
Our genial young friend, Pete Nalty,
ofMcComb, was visiting friends and rela-
tiyes here last Saturday.
Miss Annie vardaman, charming
Young lady of Hazlehurst, is in our city
on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Frilick.
THE LEADER will be sent to cash sub
scribers from now to January LIST for
rs cts. Till close of campaign, so cts.
Mr.. s. F. Smurr has laid substantial
new brick sidewalk in front of his store,
and otherwise improved its appearance.
Mr.. A. H. FAINT, book-keeper for the
popular firm of Earns and Lyell, of Wes-
son, paid us welcome call last Tuesday.
Mr.. z. d. Davis, who is now visiting
New York and Niagara, has placed us
under renewed obligations for late North
ern papers. =.
A fine rain fell here last Friday. We
learn, however, the southern part Of the
County was less favored and still needs
rain badly. 80 ATThto
The Many friends of Mr.. T. J. s. Nc
Grath will learn with regret that he is
confined to his bed with q serious attack
ofpleurisy.
Rev. J. X. Parish occupied the Baptist
pulpit Sunday night, and preached very
interesting sermon to large assembly
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Any farmer needing good new cotton
Press can obtain one of the best made at
bargain by applying to the Editor of
THE LEADER. IT,
Rev. j. r. Parish closed the protracted
ed meeting at Byram aud reached home
Tuesday night. He reports much sick
ness in that locality.
An excursion train. from Magnolia to
the Crystal Springs Camp Meeting will
pass here next Sunday morning about s
o'clock. Fare fol, the round trip, $1.20.
MIR. John w. Martin returned from
North Carolina last Saturday morning in
very feeble condition, and we regret to
learn was very little if at all benefited by
the trip.
The Board of Supervisors have been
busy ever since Monday in examining
and equaliziug the assessment rolls. A
full synopsis of their proceedings will ap-
pear in due time. .e
Rev. w. b. Bingham's sermon last Sun
day on the modern dance was unanswera-
BILE as to weight of authorities and sound
argument. More of the young people
should have heard it.
DR.. Frilick win leave Saturday on a
professional trip to Hermansville, sta
ton on the "Little j" Railroad. He will
be absent about a week. All who desire
his Immediate services are requested to
call on him at once. SAB
Special attention is called to the school
notice of Whitworth College, intended for
Brookhaven and vicinity. The Presi-
dent desires a large patronage from the
community, and his large OUTLAWS, and
the superior advantages afforded, entitle
him to. it. ~ &s.8Af
Mr.. F. HI. Hartman has built q substan-
tial balustrade along the sidewalk in
front of his property on Front street,
thereby greatly improving its appearance
and desirability. The street brigade has
also done some efficient work on Front
street between Cherokee and Chippewa.
One night last week a burglar entered
the residences of Messrs. Chas. Chrisman
and Ed. Bowen, at the latter place car
rying off pair of Capt. Irying's pants,
the pockets of which he rifled of some
small articles and then left them hanging
on DR.. Mead's garden fence. Sleep with
oneeye open and keep your powder dry.
We to day give full list of the cases
disposed of by our Circuit Court last
week, and will furnish similar report
in our next Of the second weeks proceed
ings. The nature of the Court business
and the manner in which the various cas-
es are disposed Tof, we Imagine will be
quite interesting 10 our county readers
who pay the fiddler annually to the tune
of about $1,000.
K. Fl. Clark, ESQ.,, prominent lawyer
Ut Mobile, appeared in our Circuit Court
on Friday as attorney for the Mobile Life
Insurance Company in the case of Kill
crease against that Company. Mr.. Clark's
argument to the jury was pronounced
able. The opposing attorney, r. H.
Thompson, Esq, pronounced Mr.. CPS
speech a. coming up fully to his concep-