The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-04-30
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Wedding bells next month
Powell sells for Cash-Spot Cash"
The anti's kick high and die hard.
Mr.. Mangrm, of wosson, was here Sun
day.
Mrs. Baggett is recovering after a
serious illness.
Miss Addie Marshall makes fine secro-
iary for the w. e. L. U.
'"They choose darkness rather than light
because their deeds are evil"
DIR. and Mrs. J. w. Bennett left for the
Exposition last Monday morning:
Better vote for Bette and the babies
instead of for Billy Smith and the sa-
loon.
Mr.. John Marshall and family, Of
Boguo ChittO, spent last Sabbath in
town.
The solo, sung by Miss Zula Brooks,
was beautiful feature of last Sabbath's
services.
Our handsome young friend Ed. Mar
tin, of Learned, was gladly welcomed
hero Sunday.
The Union Sabbath School meeting at
the Presbyterian Church was very i'll
teresting one.
Unknown" and dead-heat" are not
necessarily Synonymous terms, as some
seem to infer.
Rev. Mr.. Moseley gave whisky drinkers
and Sabbath base-ballers some hard hits
Sunday evening.
The Evening Star Benevolent Society
will give grand festival at their Hall
Saturday night.
1t is said "They have cussed and dis
cussed". The w. e. T. u. is happy and
the Prohibitionists generally.
The street lamp-posts have been set,
and soon the lamps will he seen shedding
their rays athwart the darkness.
Rev. J. r. Parish and lady and Miss
Louisa Leary spent several days at the
Exposition the latter part of the week.
Grand Opening of Spring Millinery on
Saturday, April 18th, 1885, at +. +.
Brennan's, Railroad Auenue, Brook haven,
Miss.
cone by one the roses fade" and one
by one the signers of the liquor petition
are enrolling their names for Prohibition.
Keep the ball rolling.
The weather for the last day or two
has been fne-the nights, with theiI
moonlight are glorions and just the kind
in which lovers delight.
DR.. Stratton's sermon at the Presbytc-
rian Church last Sunday was one of the
most eloquent and Christly addresses we
have heard in a long time.
Our enterprising young friend Hicks
Ellis has been quite sick with inhamma-
tory rheumatism, but we are glad to
learn that he is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. &. Latting, Of Grenada,
with their two fine boys, Richard aud
William, have been visiting Judge Bag
gett and wife. They left Monday even
ing.
Some of the stories the whisky men are
telling the cOlOred people to turn them
against Prohibition. would discount the
carpet baggers' lie of 'forty acres and a
mule"
The sale of City property for delinquent
taxes takes place at tho Market house
next Monday between the hours of IL a.
NJ. and 4 p. NJ. Be on hand, if sou are
interested.
The W. C. +. U. will meet at the
Methodist Church next Monday evening
at $50. The number of members is con-
stantly increasing and the ladies know no
such word as "fai."
Farming operations are progressing
favorably. We advise our farmer friends
by all means TO plant plenty of corn, pO-
tatoes, peas. ETC., making cotton thing
OF last consideration. 1t is likely to be
very cheap next fall
Tho Woman's Christian Temperance
Union are preparing for delightful
literary and musical entertainment at
Heuck's Hall on Friday evening. May
9th. Among the chief features will be an
elegant address. Both Prohibitonists
and anti's are cordially invited. Admis
sion free.
Any ofour lady readers who wish ele-
giant spring millinery, will fad the old
reliable firm of +. X. Harden, 20 Chartres
street, New Orleans, a splendid place to
do their purchasing. Everything new
and stylish and prices most reasonable.
Orders by mail promptly attended to and
satisfaction guaranteed. Give him a
trial order.
Mr.. j. II. Willoughby, financial Secre-
tary of the Knights of Honor, wishes all
members to understand that unless they
pay mp their assessments and dues
promptly they will be suspended with
out any action of the Lodge. Owing to
the number of delinquents he cannot al
ford to account for their assessments out
of his own pocket.
The following appreciated endorsement
comes to us from a leading citizen OF
Franklin county: II send Sou 200 fol
one years subscription to THE LEADER.
cannot afford to be without SO valuable 8
paper. and am unwilling To read it with
out paying for it. ] like the moral ton,
of your paper, and fully endorse your sen