The Brookhaven leader., 1884-07-03
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

y, vatermclOns a. yet.
Pend Dir. Benefits card.
Grand picnic at WossOn tomorrow.
X,t 50 many dances this week as last.
10 morrow will I've the glorious Fourth
The thermometer is high and still ris
ing
Dr. Frilick has returned from his tril
IL Lawrence.
Don't forget the special election in this
heat next Saturday.
Miss Maria Mobiles is visiting friend,
and relatives in Caseyyille.
Our brass band should reorganize and
practice up for the campaign.
No preaching in any of our Protestant
churches last Sunday morning.
Croauct is favOrite evening pastimc
with number of the young people
Miss Wcssie Martin is making an ex-
tended visit to friends i'll Port Gibson.
The charming Miss Minnie Gull, of New
Orleans, is visiting Miss Josie McGrath.
The dance at Mr. T.. c. Seavy's last
Thursday night was a very enjoyable at-
fair.
Our young friend, Scymore Graves,
Esq, OF Utica, gave us call one day last
week.
Miss LizzIc Britain left for Oak Ridge
last Tuesday night OH Il visit to her
mother.
Miss Annie Vardaman, of Hazlchurst,
is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs.
Frilick.
Rev. f. p Douglass preached an inter
esting sermon at the Baptist church last
Sunday night.
Miss Clara Pfcifcr, who has been at
tending school in New Orleans, returned
home last week.
The Young Mems Reading Association,
we hear, will shortly give dramatic
entertainment.
There will be a regular meeting of the
Tax-Payers Union at the Sherff's Office
next Monday afternoon at o'clock.
The voters of Beat l should turn out
next Saturday and elect Il No. j. =. and
member of the Board of Supervisors.
Horseback riding is becoming popular
with our young people of both sexes.
Quite a cavalcade was out last Friday.
Col T. Il. Stockdale and w. p. Case
DIV, Esq, of Summit, were i'll attendance
upon the Chancery Court last Monday.
Dr. S. ID. Muse, of Monticello, paid THE
LEADER pleasant call last Tuesday on
lis return from a visit to his children liv-
ing at Jackson.
The many friends and acquaintance of
John Diamond" Smith will regret to
learn that he died at his residence in
this County last week.
An appropriate memorial on the life
and character Of our late fcilow-citizcn
-. 4. McLaurin from the pen of Rev. W.
y. Bingham, will appear i'll next weeks
LEADER.
DIR. II. +. johnson and family left last
Tuesday night to spend the summer III
the Mountains of North Carolina, near the
Doctors old home. Their address will be
Hendcrsonvilie, N e.
Mr.. Joe Bowen is now traveln4 in the
interest of the great Philadelphia house
of Frank de la Laune Il Co. This is a
very responsible position and compli-
ment to so young man.
We are indebted to our newly married
friend, Mr.. Il. ID. Davis, for a batch of
interesting Western papers. He and his
fair BRIDE are now enjoy ing the invigOra-
ting air and health-giving waters of
Waukesha.
There will be services at the Presby-
terrain church next Saturday at IL A. NJ.
and p. NJ. Also at IL A. NJ. and 8P. NJ.
Sunday. The Lords supper will be adj
mnistercd in connection with the IL
o'clock service Sunday.
MI IL a. JdllCS, lOA u iOliS NhhS =" Wv
zen of Beauregard, died at his home near
Chamberlan's Mill one day last week, OF
consumption. Mr.. Thos. Baker, an en-
ployee at the saw mill of Capt. w. J.
Van Zant, also died last week.
Have you any cash? If SO now is your
chance. McGrath is now offering goods
at cost in several lines, in order to reduce
stock, as he is OverstOcked. A great many
goods will be closed out at % per cent BE-
lOW cost. Don't miss this opportunity
This means business. Ask for our "Spec
idi Bargains" when you call
Through the personal efforts of ON
immediate Representative, Hon. +
Barksdale, bill was passed by the House
Oh Friday last awarding our townsmar
DR.. j. w. Martin 500 ''for services
rendered as postmaster at Brookhaven
Miss, by authority of the military com
mandant, from July, 1865, to July, 1866.
The bill will no doubt pass the Senate
without delay. We congratulate TIT
Doctor on this prospect of realizing sucl
snug little sum for services rendered
nearly 20 years ago. 1t was first pro
posed to allow only $500, but Maj. Banks
dale moved to increase to 500 and stated
the merits of the case and the bill thel
passed without serious opposition,