The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-01-01
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.


crowded out.
Rev. X. L. Melvin, ID. d., will preach at
the Baptist church tonight
Ifyou are not already a subscriber to
TBE EEABER begin right now.
When in New Orleans, go TO Kalar's
Lodging House, 1888 Camp st.
Some Of the Christmas tree presents
were far more suggestive than elegant.
Miss Ruth Crutclier, painfully burnt
one of her eyes on Christmas day by the
o.ptosion Of q iire.c-aeker she held in heI.
hand.
Now Is the time to subscribe for THE
LEADER for 1885. Special attention IL
called to our club rates in another
column.
On Christmas night Mr.. and Mrs
Henry, of North Carolina, who had been
visiting their relatives, DIR. johnson and
family, left for New Orleons
The Installation of Officers, and sup
per of the kr;cins aud L.jies of Honor IS
postponed on 3 ccoI"t of sickness and uad
weather ru.il Iday right, January 9th.
Christ mas day passed off witbort any
incident of special note. Al of the bust
ness horses closed at an early hour, and
the day WIS given up to rest and enjoy
NM
So, 1t bogus so look as though Brookhavcn
caut get f'c1y without at leG st one big
blaze yer. Oae year from last Sunday
morning, minus days, it WIS the Court
House.
Conference passed resolution releas-
ing DIR. Johnson and Rev. Ben Jones, OF
Pennington, from responsibility for the
Conference funds of which they were
Iobbed.
Df. l.. Ball preached at the Presby-
terrain church Sunday OH account Of
goods from the threatening flames being
stored in the Baptist church during the
fire Sunday morning.
MIR. A, Krauss and family had their
Christmas holiday rather rudely broken.
They we're il New Orleans, enjoying tine
festive SEE son with friends and relatives
wlea the news came of the burning of his
store.
Mr.. Robert EoI0ett, in comp1ny vita
his sis,er Mrs. Strickland and child,en.
ma lie tour to the Expcsi, ION Christmas
night and remained over until Sunday,
when Mr.. Bennett took his departure for
his home in Texas.
That accomplished aud attractive lady
Mrs. Lott'e g. Parr, of New Orleans, was
in our town last week the guest of Judge
Cassidy and the Editor of Tue LEADER.
She has warm friends here who will nj
ways welcome Der.
Rev. C. +. Smith, who has sn acccpta-
bly, filled the Methodist pulu;t here dur
ing tine past six months. was removed by
Conference to Columbia. He lett last
Monday night for his new feld amid the
regrets Of his friends and members.
Judge Ch.isman, who went down with
Miss Ada on the oath to take in the Ex-
position, s:;ys he was not particularly
struck by the appearance of the big
show, but he WIS by The suspension of
the street ears with New Orleans mud
foot deep.
Messgs. KraUss & Levy, have rented
the excellent brick stOre house on Front
street belonging to Peter Lucich and
lately occupied by w. w. Robson. and
will soon he on their feet again, despite
thei, bat, luck OF last So lday morning
Taeir Ole customers should tako notice.
Silos Ramsey. EST, OF Haziehnrst, ana
Miss 1eri S olm, of Erookhayen, were
married Oh Tuesday he r, inst. Rev.
W. e. Bingham officiating. Mr.. r. rsev
IS ore of HaZlehu-sis most es unable
young men and man of properly. Miss
Lena is TOO well known for her superior
wOmanly qualities to need mention by us.
She deserves happiness and the besv of ali
that life can afford May their paths be
pleasant.
The LEADER is indebted TO DR.. C. y.
Galloway and Prof. r. S. Ricketts, for
p'easant call Oh Christmas Eve. The
Doctor and family will remove to Brook
haven as soon as suitable arrangements
cen be effected, when he will enter fully
upon his pastoral work 1t goes without
tho saying that they will be cordially
welcomed by The people of this place. not
only oftheir own denomination, but of
all others. f
The trial of John Scott, for picking the
pocket of DR.. H. F. johnson, of Brook
haven, last Friday morning, came off
Tuesday before Mayor McGill. The evil
dehce against him was of such a strong
character that he was bond over in a
bond OF $50 to appear before the Circuit
Court. His counsel, Mr.. III. B. Mayes.
Jr, did all within his mower to clear him
A few more convictions of these rsscals
viii pnt check to their nefarious OPERA
tions.-State LeIgcr.
DR.. I. I. Meade, one of our oldest and
most highly respected citizens. and for
years one of Brookhayen's leading drug
gists, died suddenly of heart disease on
the morning of the oath ult. He will be
greatly missed, and his place will he hard
TO NIL. He was buried from the Episcopal
church of which he was a consistent
member on the morning of the 18th. with
Masonic honors, almost the entire town
turning out to the funeral. An appro-
pirate tfihuta te thu ,aa,,,o~., - :,