The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-03-12
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Natchez.
Osyka has q fourishing ORA
matte Club.
Coriuth has q Prohibition Vigi-
lance Committee.
The streets Of Aberdeen are being
paved with artificial stone.
The improvement at Cooper's
Wells will, it is said, cost $50, 900.
The Biloxi Firemen took part in
the FIremen's celebration at New
Orleans.
Alex. Brown, an old citizen of
Warren county, died lately in his
nth year.
A mail route has been re-estab-
lished between Port Gibson and
Grand Gulf.
Hon. G. NJ. Govan, of Pike, is be-
ing urged 10y bic friends for Score
tary Of State.
Wolves are said to be killing
sheep and hogs in great numbers in
Pamela county.
A great many OF the old citizens
Of Liberty have moved to Gloster on
the new Railroad.
The Vicksburg Post paid high
compliment to Luther Benson dur.
ing his visit TO the Hill City.
Col. o. j. Z. Stewart and Mr..
John, Smith both old citizens of
Yazoo county, died Feb. 9th.
Col. J. r. Galtney, of Amiie. has
announced as a candidate for State
Superintendent of Education.
Several "wild cat" distilleries are
said To be in operation 10 AlcOrp
county. They don't have Pfohibi
lion there either.
Tie P",t Gibson Democratic
Club celebrated Cieveland's day
~i.i. national salute OF thirty
cigat guns, one extra Tor Lamar.
Messrs. Campbell and Young
blood, of Vicksburg, are going to
start daily paper in Meridian to
be known as the "Mornlns Tele-
gram"
Mr.. Lewis Wilson and family, of
Liberty, have moved to Chicago.
Mr.. Wilson is brother of our own
worthy townsman, Mr.. David Will
son.
Senator George contributed five
dollars toward the building of the
new Biloxi Baptist church. We be
Iieve the General is a member of
the Baptist church at Jackson.
Martin is laid off regularly in
squares, 200 feet deep, 16 lots to the
square, of 40 feet front. There are
80 squares. It's streets are 20 feet
wide, and intersect each other at the
front.
Williams Il Posey, merchants of
Yazoo City, have failed. We be.
lieve it was two of the partners of
this house who were killed in the
bloody Christmas tragedy in Yazoo
City, Dec. Oath, 'S3.
DR.. John S. Moore, late OF St.
Louis, died at his home in jackson
last week in his 18th year. DIR. j.
X. Parker, of Centerville, also died
on the night of End inst, of heart
disease, in his 10th year.
Liberty Herald reports the follow
ing recent marriages 10 Amite coun
ty: Mr.. James A. Germany, and
Miss Hannie r. McGehee, and Mr..
Logan Phillips, of Pickens Station
and Miss Ella A. Gill, of Gillsburg.
Capt. W. L. johnson, of Clinton,
and Miss Lizzie Link were married
at Yazoo City on the Oath inst.
b. 7. Holloman. Esq, and Miss
Laura Warren, both OF Yazoo City.
were also married about the same
time.
Judge A. W. Brlcn, of Warren,
died at home near Bovina, from the
effects of the paralytic stroke by
which he was Frustrated short
time since He was q member OF
the Mississippi Legislature, and
rightly regarded as one Of its ablest.
Col. E. D. Frost, General Super
lntendent of the Little j. Railroad
and one of the purest and cleverest
men of our State, recently returned
to Natchez from sick bed at Nc
Comb City. We trust he may soon
find himself perfectly restored in
health.
The municipal election at Winona
last week resulted as follows &C.
NJ. Erwin was elected Mayor, w. W.
Steele. Marshal, ana B. F. Sweat
man, J. G Purnell, L. N. Moore, j.
L. Campbell and j. T. Nolen. Alder
men. The Aldermen elected were
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