The Brookhaven leader., 1885-01-15
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

his old home VtNJ last week.
Bogue Chitto has organized Lodge OF
the knights and Ladies of Honor.
The man with the machine for trying
your muscle Is still on the ground.
Mr.. w. L. Mitchell, of the Hazlehurst
Signal, spout last Saturday in town.
The shooting gallery under the old
Court House does ga crack business"
= Col. Deason and DIR. Watts made pro-
f.ssionai visits to Hazlehurst last week:
lax Collector McClendon began his
rounds last Monday gathering in city
taxes
There are about Is telegraph students
in town, nearly every one supplied with
his own "clicker."
Mr.. A. NJ. Davis and family, of the Ca
SEVILLE neig hborhood, will make Utica
their future home.
Miss Mary Connerly returned to school
at Chatawa last week after delightful
holiday season at home.
BIT. IL. .. NcWuhut OHO Vi ouA ihoot
highly esteemed Franklin subscribers,
was in town last Friday.
Mt. C. d. Benedict of the B. L. & NJ.
CO. has sold out to the other stockholders
and will move to Chicago.
A very interesting article OH the laws
in relation to jurors will be found on the
first page of to-day's paper.
Dur clever and handsome young friend
Martin McGrath left Wednesday night to
attend school at Spring Hill.
Mr.. Jno. X. Cox. of Lawrence, and Mr..
j. NJ. White, of Fair River, were among
our welcome cal lers last Tuesday.
DIR. Galloway's lecture on Industrious
Ounces" will be delivered in the College
Chapel, Friday evening, Jan. 23rd.
The charming Miss Molle Daughtry re-
turned home a few days ago after pleas
ant visit to friends and relatives i'll Can
ton
Hon. 4. A. Dickson, of Simpson. spent
Tuesday in town and favored THE LEAD
RRwith pleasant call and renewed his
subscription.
A portion of Cherokee street will be
cyidently greatly improved by the
Drickbats and debris being placed upon
it from the site of the late fire.
Mrs. Silas Ramsey, of Hazlehurst, Ia
been on visit to relatives here during
the past week. Mr.. Ramsey also came
down and spent Sunday and Monday.
Remember that our clever mercantile
friend s. Kohlman, can still be found at
his old stand on Front street, selling
everything the people need cheaper than
ever.
Mr.. w. w. Hollingsworth, of the 1.-TWO
Friends Saloon" whose retail license ex-
pired on the LIST inst, made an assign
lnent to his creditors last Saturday, of
whom Mr.. S. n. Storm was chief.
The county jail at present contains =
"colored gemmen" and one colOred wo-
man awaiting the meeting of Circuit
Court. All, save one of the men who is ac
cused of murder, are charged with
burglary and larceny.
That thrilling drama, Ambrose Gwin-
ette," will be repeated at Heucks Hall
next Saturday evening by our amateurs
for the benefit OF the Methodist church.
All should avail themselves of this oppOr-
tunity of witnessing it.
A negro girl was instantly killed by a
falling tree on Armstead McClendon's
place about 4 miles west of town last
Thursday, while assisting her father in
clearing q new ground. The falling of
thetree was caused by burning.
An unknown tramp, supposed to be an
Englishman, was found dead in little
pond near Montgomery, last Thursday.
The jury of inquest decided that he came
TO his death of natural causes-probably
heart disease, under the influence of
which he fell into the water, as there was
evidence to this effect.
Mrs. N. E. Atkins, the estimable wife
of DR.. H. P. Atkins, died at the family
residence near Montgomery last Thurs
day. after q protracted illness, and was
buried from the Presbyterian church at
this place next day. Her bereaved hus-
band and children have the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community.
We are requested to announce that a
meeting of the Knights and Ladies of
Honor must be held tomorrow friday
night, rain or shine, otherwise there
will be q forfeiture of charter. Mem
bers are urged to take notice and be on
hand. Installation of the newly elected
officers is to take place, and also the
oyster supper.
Mr.. John B. Nalty, who several months
ago met with the mishap of sticking a
cambria needle into the sole of his left
foot so deep that it could not be ex-
tracted, was happily relieved of it's pain
fnl compauionship last week. By de-
grees it had worked through the foot,
causing little pimple OH top, and was
then easily removed by DR.. Bowen. Mr.
Nalty is to be congratulated on thus be-
ing relieved.
We specially invite the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of DR.. Thos