The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-09-03
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.
Colds are prevalent !

Miss. Susie Bee Ia in Magnolia.
Powell ia headquarters for stationery.
The Star Hose Company has ,lisbAnded.
Rev. L. 8. Piker, of corinih, is visiting
our town.
Little Laura Penn is very sick with ty-
phoid fever.
Mrs. Robt. Bridges, Of AeComb, has
hcen visiting here.
Ifyou want basket and II flied with
good things, 20 10 Poweli's.
Mr.. J. B. Nalty returned Monday night
from business trip to st. Louis.
Misses Etna Lindsey and Daisy Dean,
of La, are visiting Mrs. T. J. Rails.
Miss Mary McCloskey has returned and
will reopen her school next Monday.
Judge Magee, of Franklin. favored THE
LEADER with \ pleasant call Yesterday.
VIM. McNahh, Esq. of Wheeling. Va,
has been visiting DR.. Bennett and family
during the week.
A communication on the closing exer-
eises Of the Sweet Water School will ap-
pear In next weeks paper.
Mr.. +. VI. Hubert, formerly of THE
LEADER force. il now holding the fort a.
the popniar cheap house of s. K"hman.
The w. G. T. u, will meet again NJ the
". +. Church on next Myndav Mt p. NJ.
A full attendance is earnestly solicited.
Our genial vonng friend Poet Na,tv. Of
ScComb City, spent last FRIDAY in town
and vas warmly greeted by his many
friends.
Mr.. Chas Elder will now he found with
the big mercantile establishment of Max
Priebatsch, where he will he glad to meet
his old friends.
Col. C. Byrd has gone to Castillan
Springs for the purpose of rernn"rating
his health. which has been very poor for
several months past.
The freight on cotton from this point IN
New Orleans has been reduced from 50
to &2.25 per bale, provided weight does
not exceed 500 pounds.
Preparations are going actively ahead
for tho grand Prohibition barbecue to-
morrow. II promises to he a field day for
the friends Of the good cause.
Col. bennett favored the w. c. T, u
with fine talk on last Monday evening.
Messrs. A. Lewenthal and Hartman were
also gladly welcomed at the meeting.
DR.. r. r. Applewhite favored THE
LEADER with pleasant call one day last
week. He reports good deal of sickness
ola nalaral form in his section of the
county. Crops quite promising, but cot
ton shedding.
The prospect for the cotton crop. judg-
ing by various reports which reach us, is
not near so promising at present as few
weeks ago. The plant has been seized by
rust in maLy localities. and is materially
shedding it's leaves and forms. So far, we
hear no complaint of worms.
Misses Alice Anding, Laura O'Neal and
and Satie Spencer were awarded scholar
ships in the State Female College at the
examination by county Superintendent
Spencer. Lincoln Was entitled to 8
representatives in the College, but only
these three made application.
Mr. John McLaurin, an estimable youi.g
man Of Bogue Chitto, died Tuesday aud
was buried here yesterday udder the ans
pieces of tn. BOgue Chitto and Brookhavcn
knights of Honor. Regret can but follow
the demise of no noble II young man, thus
cut down in the morning of life.
The Dickens Party on last Friday night
was very pleasant affair and much en-
joyed by the participants. 1t was under
the supervision OF Mrs. Crntcher. Some
of the characters were highly amusing
and several strictly in keeping with the
mind pictures formed from the reading of
Dickens works.
New cotton is rolling in -25 bales to.
date. The first bale. AZ usual, was brought
IN by Chas. COher, of Lawrence, on the
2lst ult., the second by MIR. N. W. Garrett
of the same county. To vary the thing
"Uncle" Joe. Chiles, one of the well-to-d"
farmers of Case, vile, WAS in last Mon
day with bale of old cotton, which Is a
good deal rarer in this county now th:n
the new.
We learn that the impression prevails
with some anti-P. ohibitionists that
their company is not desired ut the big
barbecue at old Brook Tomorrow. This
is mistake. All are invited, and it lie
hoped that every anti who feels disposed
will attend. We are told by the chair
man of the committee on speaking, that
any of the sntis will be given division
of time and fair showing on the platform
If desired.
On last Friday night while Mrs. Eliza
Buie was returning houls from the Dick
ems party ut Heuck's Hall abont II
o'clock, accompanied by her little dsugh
ter, sho was approached by negro
whose object was either to rob or to d'
violence TO her person. Her screams a
once frightened him of before be had ac
complished his object. On Saturda!
morning, negro about II years "t az
named Joe Goodman, was arrested on sus
picion, and on being carried before Mrs
Buie and her little girl, was recognlzr'
Is the one who had made the assam II
An investigation was had before Justic