The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-02
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

TOWN AMI SOONi
Miss Mary Connolly is attending schoo
ut Chatswa.
The closing Of the stores Of our Jewish
merchants makes adult town.
The Summit base ball club licked the
Brookhaven nine by score of 9 tot.
"No money, no meat" is now the motto
of cur friend Lem Lewis. See notice.
Miss Fannie Miilsaps has accepted q
position to teach school at Pine Ridge.
Rev. Mr.. Morris, Of wesson, preached
at the Baptist. church last Sunday night.
We arc indebted 10 Mr.. A. II. FAINT, Of
wessou, fora very agreeable call last
Thursdsy.
Mrs. 6. Fox and family, Of Liberty,
hsye been visiting the family Of Mr.. Da-
vid Wilson. - 70. ''11
We learn from Judge Mcmillan that
Judge Simrall is expected to speak here
at an early day. ss.lat ~
Mr.. Lerue, Watson, of Hazlehurst, and
his charming sister, Miss Monte, were in
our city last week visiting relatives.
Miss Mary Norman, charming young
lady of Hazlehurst, was in our city last
week the guest of Miss Helen Gadberry.
Messrs. E. Pfeiter, Max Priebatsch, NJ.
Levy and s. F. Magee left for Meadville
Hast Tuesday as Witnesses in the Sullivan
The protracted meeting at the Presby
terrain church will begin. next Sunday,
instead of the, third, as announced in our
last issue. sS4 - r5H
After delightful season at Charlotte,
Va, Prof and Mrs. Eckhardt returned
on the 23d ult. to resume their duties at
the College. ~s2
The editor of THE LEADER feels under
lasting obligations to those clever gem
tleu,en, Messrs. 8. p. and w. j. Mckee,
for kindnesses.
~ 1t makes your mouth water to look at
the nice fresh groceries just received by
C. T. lClapp & Co. at their new, store.
Read their advertisement and give them
call. -,#.
. > Losr-Between Brookhaven and Casey
vile, new over-coat of mingled black
and gray color" Any one who finds and
will deliver the same to THE LEADER
Office will.bs suitably rewarded.
+. Miss Mary McCiosky was thrown from
shorse while out riding last Thursday,
by the saddles turning, but we are glad
to say she escaped with only few light
bruises and big score.
There was big audience out yerter-
day and last night to hear the public
speaking and the speech of Bailey and
.Barksdale was each worthy of the occa-
7sion. They speak at Bogue Chitto to-
day, which closes their list Of appoint
lnents in this county.
Hon. G. r. Dale, of Monticello, favored
THE LEApER with Welcome call last
Monday. He was here to attend meet
ing of the incorporates of the Mexican
Gulf Railroad Company, chartered by
the last Legislature to run from a point
ON the Mississippi, via of Bogue Chitto
and Monticello to Mobile. There is nc
doubt, he thinks, that the road will be
ultimately built. -
On the night of the oath inst. Capt. j.
A. Favre, of the well-known firm OF
Poitevent & Favre, of Pennington, Miss,
had his right leg broken just above the
ankle by falling from the platform in
front of the City Hotel at this place,
whittier he had come to place tive Of his
daughters in Whitworth College. Him
self, wife and two smaller daughters
were leaving the bstel to take the a.. m.
train south, and it being very dark one OF
the little girls whom he was leading step
ped off the edge. of the platform and in
attempting to save Cher from harm he
lost his own footing with the above To.
snlt. Dr.. Bowen was called in and soon
suoceeded in properly setting the
broken limb /, and up; to date the Captain
is doing well.
The North American Review for Octo
her is notable as well for the importance
of the topics treated, as for the eminenc'
of its writer's. The leading article, ''Mor
nj Character in Politics." is by President
8. H. Seelye, whose exposition of the eth
ical principles involved in the popular
election of candidates to high station il
the Government must command the at
>tention Of, every right-minded citizen
s'Benefts Of the Tariff System p d seque
to the article in the September numbe
on the evils of the Tariff SYSTEM" is I
symposiunh eonsisting Of three articles
written respectively by. John Roach
Prof. R. e. Thompson and Nelson Ding
ley, Jr., who advocate the policy Of pro
lection of American. industries with grea
ingenuity of reasoning and abundant ci
tations Of statistical facts. In addition
to these most timely discussion Of higl
political issues, the Review has an. articl
by the Rev. DR.. Augustus Jessop, entities
"Why Wish to Visit America" 9Th
Philosophy of Conversion" by o. b
rockingham; 1.-THE Origin Of Yellow Fe
yer" by DR.. G. Creighton: "Shall th
Jury System be Abolishedf" by Judg
RobertY. Hayne; s'The Genesis of Ten
nyson's Maud, " BY Richard Herne sher
herd and I'The Developments of Machin