The Brookhaven leader., 1885-02-19
Town AND COUNTY ITEMS.
Corn planting is in order.

COFn pthutiuk 10 ih oAuch'
Mr.. Harry Tibbs has gone to Aberdeen
to live.
The young ladies of the cooking clul
are growing famous.
DIR. Frilick and family have moved t.
Mrs. Meades residence.
Rev. w. B. Bingham was with hi
flock Saturday and Sunday.
When in New Orleans, go to Kalar',
Lodging House, 1879 Camp st.
The mites meet tomorrow night al
Mrs. Crutcher's. Be on hand.
Mrs. Chas. GOTTEN sent last week an ell
egant and elaborate silk quilt to the "Big
Show"
Ifyou never have, now is the time to
buy from KOhlman. You are sure 10
get what you buy.
The Mardi Gras pilgrims are returning.
They nearly depopulated the town the
first of the week.
Our genial young friend Mr.. Mack Mill
saps. of Uazlehurst, was weic ONE call
er one day last week.
All furniture, carpets, curtains, ETC., for
the parsonage were purchased from Lew
enthaps furniture store.
After weeks visit to New Orleans and
the Exposition Mrs. John McGrath re-
turned home Sunday night.
Mr.. A. Lewenthal, Jr. has moved his
law office into the room occupied lately
rs the Circuit Clerks Office, in the Storm
building.
There was pleasant entertainment at
Mai Sessions last Saturday night, pre-
Earatory to Miss Ada's leaving town for a
short while.
Among the many visitors to the Expo
sition from here are Misses Blanche Pep
per, Mamie Kent and Sallie HOskins, pu-
pills of WhitwOrth.
Mrs. Max and Mrs. Josh Priebatsch,
Mrs Leila Cunning, Messrs. Leary, Lew
entbai, Charlie Heuck and others left for
Il the Exposition Sunday.
Judge Chrisman left for Washington
county last Saturday evening 10 hold
court for Judge Trimble, who is still too
feeble to return to the bench.
Edwards, the most intelligent and in
corruptible man on the Ford jury, was q
negro; but, as far as heard from, the
biggest fool on the Penn jury was negro.
THE LEADER acknowledges the honor
of u call last week from that staunch citi-
zen of beat 4, MIR. S. j. Hodges, and on
Monday one from our esteemed friend
Rev. L. p. Douglass, of the Wesson neigh
borhOOd.
Brother Martin, of the Kinds County
Comet, renders as an excuse for not re-
spending to an invitation to attend the
last meeting of the Novice Cooking Club
that he was too husily engaged in court
ing" at Raymond. The fair cooks who
are batting their hooks for him should
take due notice.
Rev L. S. Piker, we'll and favorably
known to many of our readers is now To-
Gated ut Corinth as pastor of the Baptist
church there. He was invited to assist
in protracted meeting when the people
OF that city fell so in love with him aud
his preaching that they would not le,
him go. He and his estimable wife are
now happy in lovely home surrounded
by the warm hearts of the people of God.
We are indebted to Mr.. A. Il. Benedict,
of Woodville, for n pleasant business call
last Saturday. Mr.. Benedict is agent for
the Monumental Bronze Co., of Bridg-
port, Conn.,, and any orders given HIM
for monuments will receive prompt and
satisfactory attention. A beautiful speci-
men of his work may be SET IL at 'the
BroOkhaven cemetery, erected to the
memory of Mrs. J. B. Chrisman. Read
Mr.. BIS card in another column.
Among the several applicants for the
postOffice at this place, is Mr.. w. A.
Towns, who is already backed by list
of several hundred names, and we doubt
not will stand fair chance for success
when the coveted prize is awarded. Mr..
Towns it one of the truest and most loyal
Democrats in Lincoln county, and while
he has never pushed himself forward and
demanded anything of the party, has at
all times been one, of its most devoted
and constant adherents. He is also
man of the strictest integrity, and would
make thoroughly honest official.
On "Wednesday of last week prepara-
lions ut the Methodist Parsonage were
completed and it stood in readiness for
estimab!e family who, since their arrival
in BrOokhaven, had formed a part of
Mrs. Kidd's happy family at her boarding
department. The floors had been carpet
ed, windows curtained, the rooms paper
ell and supplied with new and elegant
furniture, and the store room filled to its
fullest extent. To cap all, the ladies had
cooked and spread bounteOus dinner,
which was in readiness when DIR. G..
returned OH the 2:58 p. IN. train from his
weekly trip to New Orleans, all umnind-
full Of the surprise that was In store tor
him A committee of ladies' at once
waited upon him and Mrs. G. and escort
cd them to the parsonage. An appropri-
ate little address was there made ON the
part of the members of the church bv
Miss Katie johnson, and responded to by
the happy pastor in his usual eloquent
style, and then he was Eat home" and
enjoyed the unexpected feast with his
scribe. Blessed is the shepherd who has
such fioek to tend, and best the flock
with such ashepherd to guide them.