The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-08
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Monday.
Prof. HaItman's and discoursed sweet
music last Friday night.
Last Sunday it rained all day. 1t was
a bad day for churchgocrs
Mrs Bril- has kindly favored us with
our first mess OF English peas.
Capt j. C. Lamkin, of summit, was
LIRE on legal business Monday.
yookhaven is making constant progress.
;.vubcr of improvements ale now going
uu
Don't forget the meeting of the county
Democratic Exerntive meeting next Sat
urday.
Judge Chrisman has returned after
holding . three weeks term of court at
Woodvillc.
Many OF our PEOPLE we're alarmed on
Monday night at the Threatening aSl'cc OF
the weather.
The Vigilant Engine Company, No.
will give Grand Fancy Dress Ball on
the 28th inst.
We are indebted to Mrs. Bcssonttt.
Mrs. McGrath and Miss Sallc STRICKLAND
for spe cial favors.
Measles has broken ont aires il Born"
Chitto. Mr.. Vince Bristcr and family are
among the last to he attacked.
The bright little Miss Lily Buie has our
thanks for two of the largest heads of
lettuce we have seen and a lot of fine
beans.
Our Young friend J. NJ. Hoskrns is pre-
pared to furnish the best of shingles
cheap in any quantity at short notice. See
his advertisement.
Mrs H. and Paul will leave for Jackson
and Clinton tomorrow evening to visit
relatives and friends and will not return
until after the Pre- Convention.
We learn that Col. J. VI. Wesson was
struck by the engine of north-bound
freight train near Bogue Chitto yesterday
morning, but was only slightly hurt, we
are glad to state.
Capts. J. c. Hardy and j. A. lI"skin>
and several other persons of this county
were summoned to Ilazlehurst Tuesday as
witnesses in the Wheeler case Inch was
taken up OF that day.
Mr.. &. 4. Robertson and Rev. W. II.
BAILEY. of Fair River, Rev. W. b. Bing-
KAN, of ilaZlehurst, and Rev. JOS. Buck
les, CSC rseyvillr, have been among THE
t.EAr:n'S welcome callers during the past
week.
Our Young friend J. r. Perkins, Jr., of
ST. ]. mis-. is on IL visit to his parents and
trien'ls at this place. TIE LEADER is
indebted to linn for IL pleasant call, and
hopes bis visit to his old home may prove
Il most agreeable one.
Mr. Max Prebatsch is in New Orleans
tLiS week adding to bis already immense
81 ok Of z rods. Max Prichatsch is. one
al the best and cleverest merchants in
t>outh Mississippi, and at his store yOu
can always secure anything you want at Il
bargain.
The ladies who managed the Presby-
terrain Entertainment request MS to tender
their cordial thanks to all those who so
kindly favored them with their patronage
on last Friday night; as well as to all of
the kind friends who assisted in tie
programme rendered.
Through the thoughtful Kindness of
C4p. J. A. lioSkins the young peoples
fiIrad the members ofthe various Sunday
schools, the College girls and their friends
viii enjoy an excursion over the II. Il ii.
Railroad tomorrow and spend a day pic
lIieking in the woods at the eastern termi-
the excursion to join the party.
Last Sunday evening the white man
named T. +. Ward who was jailed fol
passing bad mo"ey on Liae Middleton,
and two negroes confined in the Jail, one
of whom has since been identified as al
escaped convict, sentenced from Lawrence
county, made break while JailOr Keenan,
was placing water in the Jail and Ward
made his escape. Mr.. Keenan, got the
drop on the negroes and they stopped
Mr.. and Mrs L. F. Powell leave this
week for their old home in Mississippi
Both are well pleased with this section Of
the country and climate, and hope to re
turn before long, accompanied by friends
and relatiyes,-so they still retain posses
sion of their pretty little ranch at the
Nest" Mrs. Powell is well known here
as an accomplished instrumental and ve
neutrality-suspicious. City (Cal.} Reeord
we welcome, with pleasure, Prof Powell
aud his accomplished wife back to taeil
"old home" aud trust they have come tt
stay.
We are indebted to Mr.. VIM. Stranbur1
oil this county, for volume entitled
The Story of the Bible" 1t is writer
III simple language, and adapted to per
sons of all ages, especially the young
published by Charles Foster, PAiladel
phla. Those desiring to obtain simple
version of the main portions of the Bibl'
which gives its stories, its precepts an'
us doctrines in continuous form, bu
Whlch also shows the connection between
me old and New TestameRts, can do st
ny communicating with Mr.. S!ranburG