The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-12-04
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

WeabncT Hlo Suo lioo'y'
Last Friday was an ugly day.
The Board of Supervisors meet next
Monday.
Mite meeting at Mrs. strickland's to-
morrow night.
THE LEADER is indebted to Mr.. II. B.
Mayes, Jr., of Hazlehurst, for a short call
last Monday.
The Methodist and Baptist Sunday
Schools are to have Christmas trees on
the night of the oath inst.
DIR. A. E. Thompson, of Bogue Chitto,
and Mr.. C. Bardwell, of Union Hall, were
among our welcome callers last Monday.
Garry your chickens and eggs to T. w.
White next door to Heuck's Hall, where
you will always get the highest market
prices.
Read DR.. Watts card He is now in
his now quarters and ready to do all
kinds of dental work in the best of style
at short notice.
Cant. P. G. Milan has a fine cane
pasture i'm which he will winter
limited number of cattle-but none
"boarded" free. See notice.
Rev. ]. r. Parish, Baptist, and Rev.
w. B. Bingham, Presbyterian, have been
called by their respective churches i'll
this place to serve another year.
Messrs. J. N. Cook, Lewis White, Isaac
Smith, Prentiss Buie, Penn Mckee and
several other leading citizens OF the coun-
ty were in town last Monday-aM on busi-
ness.
After a weeks hard work in Claiborne,
Judge Chrisman returned last Saturday
night He vi i'll now have a respite at
home until Court opens i'll Pike the sec
ond Monday in January.
A fine opportunity is now presented
to any one who wishes to purchase a
Lincoln county farm. See advertisement.
Any further information will be cheer
fully furnished.
A grand masquerade ball by the young
men of this city is in contemplation for
Monday night, December 22nd. Every
thing will be on q grand scale, and fine
band from New Orleans furnish the mu-
sic. More anon.
Messrs. L. C. Maxwell, Elihu May,
J. L. White and J. E. Adams returned
from Jackson last Thursday night, with
or they had been for several weeks serv-
ing as Jurors in the United States Court.
The term closed Saturday.
DR.. Wesley Martin, our model farmer
and gardener, has our thanks for lot OF
the fines turnips we have ever seen OF
tasted. These turnips were raised with
out rain, with an ample quantity OF
which they would doubtless have grown
too large for the patch to hold them.
Our enterprising young friend. M. r.
Leary, has purchased the Front Street
bakery from Mr.. ]. F. Rankin, and taken
charge, besides continuing his confec-
tionery and family grocery establishment
ut the corner of Cherokee and jackson
streets. Read his advertisement in
another column.
DR.. s. o. Smith, of Wesson, and Mis-
N. Annie Robson of this city, were mar
ried on the evening of Nov. 28th at the
residence of the brides father, Mr.. w. w
Robson. DR.. johnson was the officiating
clergyman. DR.. Smith is rising physi
cian of Wesson and one of her nobles
young men; while Miss Annie was on,
of our most lovely and attractive young
ladies. May their lines fall in pleasant
places.
Mr.. v. E. Lard, of this county, one o
our first and most punctual subscribers
while going home from town some time
ago during the warm weather, lost hi
coat which he had temporarily laid aside
in his wagon. He gave it up for lost, bu
an honest man found it, and upon exami
nation also discovered in one of the peck
cts, the name of the owner on a paid VI
receipt for THE LEADER; so in due tim
Mr.. Lard again had his coat. MORAL
Always pay for your paper promptly an,
take q receipt.
Cotton Stealing.