The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-12-11
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Mrs. Bennett has been quite sick.
Mr.. Hicks Ellis now holdsthe fort at
"Ieary's corner"
Miss Hunt now conducts her school at
Mrs. n. L. Hubcrts. ...
Be snre 10 read the advertisement of
NJ. Lehman, ON second.
When in New Orleans, go to Kalar's
Lodging Hou sc, 1879 Camp Street.
Mr.. J. l.. Mikell was welcomed home
by his many friends last Thursday. He
will return next week.
Mrs. Wright has returned from her trip
to the north and is now making her home
with Mrs. Fayette Tyler.
Mrs. Richards Of Greenville, will soon
move to our town and occupy Judge
Cbrisman's pleasant residence.
Judge T. A. Magee, ono of the true and
tried men of our sister county of Frank
lin, paid THE LEADER o welcome call
Wednesday.
Mr.. r. M. Henry, of that sprightly
journal, the State Ledger, paid THE
LEADER pleasant call while in town
last Saturday.
A years subscription to THE LEADER
will be given to the first subscriber, old
or new, bringing to this Office a good
Christmas gobbler, orthodox size.
Mr.. Ed. Bowen and family have moved
TO the place formerly owned by Mr..
Scarborough, lately purchased by our
enterprising merchant, F. Ii. Hartman.
Mr.. Anderson J. Coghlan, q very old
gentleman, and Mrs. Levica l.. Hulk, a
widow of about 45, were made Zone
flesh by Justice Baggett at his Office on
the LIST inst
The friends and acquaintance of Mr..
and Mrs. b. +. Dunn are respectfully in
vited to attend the funeral of their little
daughter, Minnie Blanche, this morning
at 10 o'clock.
There will be Centenary Sunday
School meeting at the Methodist church
next Sabbath at 10 o'clock embracing the
IL o'clock service. Tho Sabbath Schools
of the town are invited to attend.
Mr.. b. Hudnall died at the Jackson
Insane asylum on last Monday evening
and was buried from Mrs. T. J. Aliens
residence at the Storm Graveyard on
Wednesday evening, with Masonic
honors. Peace to his ashes.
If you want substantial Christmas
present for your husband or your wife or
your son or your daughter or your sister
or your brother, or your uncles or your
aunts or your cOusins-as the case may
be-call on Max Priebntsch, for he has
something to suit all.
Rev. j. III. Gambrell, who has been on
a lecturing trip to East and Central Mis-
sissippi for several weeks, is at home
again for a few days. He reports Prohi-
btion spirit booming in the East, and
the temperance sentiment growing every
where.
THE LEADER acknowledges the pleas
ure of call from the following friends
and subscribers during the past few days
Nessrs. W. J. Hart, Isaac c. Smith, Z.
McComb, J. w. H. Brister, Alexander
Davis and J. S. Burns, of Lincoln; and
Messrs. A. Fl. McGuffie and 1. E. Fortin-
burg, of Lawrence.
THE LEADER returns it's cordial thanks
to all those patrons who have so gener-
ously and promptly responded to its re-
quest to come forward and settle. They
have made us feel much better, and we
trust they feel much better themselves.
1t only'refnains for others to follow their
worthy example. Neither our need of
money nor our stock of appreciation and
thanks is by any means exhausted.
Mr.. j. w. Copeland, of British Hondu-
ras, who has been attending Prof. Chand-
ler's Academy at this place for the past
year, accompanied by his elder brother,
Mr.. j. b. Copeland, who is on short
visit to Mississippi, called last Saturday.
presenting us delicious specimen of
orange fresh from his Honduras home,
and also exhibiting sprig of the coffee
tree containing seven coffee berries and
several leaves.
Those of our people who go to New Or
AOaLS W 10 pTtScut db tu0 Op6uluR OF Tie
exposition can, if they choose, have the
pleasure of hearing that distinguished
pulpit orator, Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage
preach. The well-known divine expects to
occupy the pulpit of Rev. DR.. Markham's
church in the Crescent City on Sunday.
Dec. 14th, and will also probably take
part in the opening exercises of the ex ,
position next week.
We direct the special attention of all
OF our readers who expect to visit New
Orleans either before or after the hoii-
days to make purchases, to the adver-
tisement of John Bastian, Bookseller and
Stationer, No. 180, Canal st. MIR. Bas-
tan is thoroughly responsible, and every
thing will be found exactly as represent
ed. His selections of wedding, birthday
and Christmas presents, piccture frames,
ETC., are beautiful beyond description, and
his prices remarkably cheap.
The Board of Supervisors were in ses-
sion three days this week. Their pro-
ceedings will appear in our next. In the
proceedings against the bondsmen of eX-
sheriff Mikell on alleged defalcation in
nnal settlement, it was discovered that
the county's claim against him on this
score. amounted to $497, which included
S46S.00 claimed by him to have been
burned or destroyed during the burning
OF the Court House. Thus the real differ
ence IN favor of the county was that be-