The Brookhaven leader., 1884-02-14
Towx AND COUNTY ITEMS

Vaccinate.
racciEate at once.
To-day is st. Valentines day.
John Barleycorn needn't go just yet
We missed .'Alpha's" notes this week.
The Lewenthal bankrupt stock has beer
closed out.
Banks is "a big Niger" around the
Courtroom.
Mr.. Zack Hoskins has been here severa
days this week.
Beware of tramps and smallpox. They
20 haud-in-hand.
Hon. A. H. Longino has so far recovered
as to be able to sit up.
A heavy rain fell yesterday afternoon ac-
companed by considerable hail.
Or. Dodds and Mr. J. P. Newman, Jr.,
of Franklin, were in town yesterday.
Mrs. Harmon has returned to Brsokha-
ven to live and will occupy her old home.
A large number of the best citizens OF
the county have been III attendance upon
court this week.
The Young Mems Literary Association
are requested te attend their meeting on
next Tuesday night.
their anniversary, March 9th, by grand
supper and social reunion.
A party at the residence of Mr.. Chas.
Heuck last Friday night was much enjoy
ell by the young ladies and gentlemen
present.
Persons having watches or clocks at l..
L. Schwabs for repairs, are requested to
call for them at once or they will be dis
posed Of.
Messrs F. f. Collins, J. L. Chiles, j. @.
Middleton, Dr. j. NJ. Grafton and several
other friends of The LEADER have called
during the past week.
Mr.. Alfred Sharp, the gentleman who
holds the purse strings of old Lawrence,
was here the first of the week. Also Mr..
p. p. Garrett, of Lawrence.
Mr.. Lewis Lewenthal lett for New Or
leans last Thursday night, where he will
permanently locate. THE LEADER wishes
him success in his new field.
number of our gallant young men and
fair maidens attended a brilliant party at
the residence of DR.. II. p. Atkins near
Montgomery, last Friday evening.
We are glad to learn that our friend J.
~ Tyler and family have recovered from
measles. Speaking from experience, Ty-
Ter says measles is no "child's diease" after
all.
Geo. Washington, colored, of the special
venire in the Shade Allen case, couldnt
tell n lis-he had conscientious scrnples
about hanging a man for murder; thought
1.-THE good Book was agin it," He was eX
rused.
Ncssrs. W. R. Spencer and A. Lewen-
thai, j., two rising young lawyers of our
city, have formed a co-partnership for the
practice of their profession. See their
card in days paper. Any legal interest
entrusted to them will be i'll safe hands.
The report of the Grand Jury is very
complimentary to our county in some re-
spects; in others it is otherwise. The
unusually large number of indictments we
attribute to the composition and efficiency
of the jury, which was an unusually good
one.
Stephen Coney was brought here on
Tuesday evening from Pike county by
Sheriff Boyd to be tried before Judge
Chrisman on writ of Habeas Corpus for
the shooting of Deputy Sheriff Saunders
o short time since. Sanders and some 9TH
ers went to Conveys house in search of some
prisoners who had escaped from the Amite
City Jail few days previously, and being
refused, admittance tried to force an en-
trance. Coney took them for party OF
"bulldozers" who had called on him a
short time before and fired into the party,
dangerously wounding Saunders in the
face. Capt. H. @. Bridges represented the
prisoner, and after hearing the testimony
in the case, the Court set him free.
We (Mrs II. included) were especially
invited to attend on last Thursday even
ing an oyster supper given under the
auspices of the Knigts and Ladies ofHonor
On reaching the hall at the appointed
time-''7 sharp"-we were greeted by the
genial faces of Mrs. McNair. Mrs. Daugh-
try, Mrs. Tibbs and Mrs. Mcmillan, who
made us feel at once at home and welcome
Soon other members of the Order arrived
and among them the most important
feature of the evening-the oysters. Under
the mage touch of the experienced ladies'
hands the supper was soon spread in
which the gentleman eagerly shared,
though they 'sat apart" during its prepare
ton over the heated furnaces where each
lady seemed most anxious to do her por
ton of work. Thanks to them, their sup
per gave perfect satisfaction and on the
whole, We never spent more sociable
pleasant evening.