The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-10-29
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

TOYS and fancy goods at PowelPs.
Locals are rs seldom as hens teeth.
King, Burke & Co.'S big shows will be
here next Thursday.
DIR. +. A. Rowan, of tho Wesson Times,
was in our city last week
Ell. Martin, of the New Mississippinn,
spent last Sabbath in town.
Mr.. J. +. Ward and family have reniov-
I'D to Laurel, Jones county.
There were four acoessions to the Bap-
list Church on last Sabbath.
Mrs. NJ. f. Strickland has our sympa-
thy in her continued i'll health.
Rev. J. II. Gambroll filled the pulpit at
the Baptist Church last Sunday.
All who do not register by Saturday
morning will be too late. Remember
this.
Brookbayen's poetesses have subsidized,
II seems, and, therefore, our columns are
prosy.
Rev. j. r. Parish has been reelected
pastor of the Baptist Church for the cnsu-
ing year.
This office is prepared to print election
tickets strictly according to the Code,
CHEAP FOR CASH. Send in your orders.
Rev. j. I. Nicholson has warmly at
tached himself to our people. He has
preached excellent sermons with untiriDg
zeal.
WANTED-By gentleman, regular
graduate, situation as teacher
in high school. Address K. W., RoAie,
Miss.
DIR. Applewhite will speak here mex,
Saturday at IL o'clock and Watts has
promised to meet him. Let every body
turn out.
Our esteemed patrons Messrs. A. j..
Martin, l.. II. White aud VIM. Albert
Smith favored US with n pleasant call
last Saturday.
Rev. ]. L. Parish and DR.. J. NJ. Grafton
will unto their schools for boys and
Sec announcement.
Messrs. J. NJ. Tyler, w. J. Williams and
J. ID. MeDavitt, all candidate for Assessor,
have favored THE LEADER with calls dur
ing the past week. May the best man
win.
Mr.. w. +. Parsons and family have
moved to town. Mr.. Parsons is now reg
ularly employed at f. II. Hartman's store
and We are glad to welcome him as citi-
zen.
We acknowledge the pleasure of call
last Tuesday from Mr.. II. C. Hoskins, of
Dallas, Texas, a brother of Capt. j. A.
Hoskins who is here ON visit to relatives
and friends.
Mr.. Geo. Parr, the accommodating
night operator at this place, has been
transferred to the depot at Bogue ChittO,
where he has full charge. His successor
is Miss Bannic Allen.
We doubt if Brookhaven has ever seen
such a revival of religion as has been go
ing on at the Methodist Church for the
past two weeks. We doubt not that its
good effects will be of great benefit to our
town.
Watts's supporters are telling it that
the Hon. V. b. intends to literally ami
hilate Applewhito on the stump at this
place next Saturday at IL o'clock. Let
everybody be ON hand to witness the per
formance.
Show attending people will have an
opportunity of witnessing something good
i'll this line on noxt Thursday, Nov. 9th.
The New Orleans papers speak in highly
complimentary terms of the great Com
bined Shows of King, Burke 81 Co.
We are sure We made mistake about
Mrs. Marshalrs school. She has total
attendance of 60 pupils. She merits the
success she achieves. No moro intelli-
gent ladies can our city boast than Mrs
Marshall and her accomplished daughter
Miss Addie.
Our deep sympathy is extended Mr.. w
A. Towns and wife in the loss of theil
youngest child, Henry, aged about eigh,
teen months. He died of meningitis OF
last Monday and was buried at Storms
graveyard Tuesday evening. "My grace
is sufficient for thee"
Walter H. DAWN, of New Orleans, ant
Miss Hattie l.. Martin, of Brookhaven
Miss, will be married on the 28th of No
vember. Miss Martin is considered on,
of the most accomplished ladies in tn,
county in which she lives, and is looked
upon as the pet and belle of BroOkhaven
Mr.. DAWN is chief clerk in the office o.
Superintendent of Repairs of Custom
house, and was formerly employed az
salesman in two of our largest machinery
frms.--Ne,c Orleans States.
Mr.. J. r. Perkins, our enterprisinl
hardware merchant and undertaken, las
week received a handsome and costly
hearse, the first we believe ever brought tC
BroOkhaven, and long felt want. ut hal
plate glass sides and is beautifully mount
cd. lit is any consolation to those about
to leave this mundane sphere to retlec
that their mortal bodies will be borne GU
to "the city of the dead" in a vehicl,
adapted to that purpose, those who here
after die in Brookhaven may enjoy thi
eonsoling reflection.
A friend informs us that in his peram
bulations around in the country cleo
pioneering for Watts and the saloons
Capt. Hoskins tells it that the Prohibi
tiOnists are afraid to meet him on tn