The Brookhaven leader., 1885-10-08
MISSISSIPPI NEW s.

E The State University opened with
r about LIS students.
The Brandon Democrat has turn
, ed 10 patent outside"
Water Valley has 4Sj pupils en-.
: rolled in her public school.
, A hook and ladder company Is
: being organized Ut Woodville.
The tax levy in Kinds county
this year is $2l 90 ON the $1,000.
Thos. Bonds. Jr., Sheriff OF Hsrri
son county, died at plnevilIe ON the
29tb ult.
The new jail Of Sharkey county
will be completed by the first Of
November.
Miss Sallie Morgan. Of Suntlower
county, is - candidate for State
Librarian.
The Signal favors the establish
ment of u high school for boys at
Hazlchurst.
The Blind institution re-optned
for the reception OF pupils, on Mon
day, Oct. 9th.
The Canton broom factory is
Incoming. and steam power has been
applied to it.
A negro child was born in Boone
vile lately with four teeth-two up
per and two lower.
The Vickshurg Herald and Yazoo
; Sentinel published mammoth trade
editions on Oct. LIST.
; There is man At Sardis VIII"
makes his own cigars, and they are
said to be finely favored.
The Grand Jury, OF Adams couu
. ty, recently indicted man for
a pointing gun at another
:. Capt. r II. Smith, has been ap
! poiuted postmaster at Edwards, vice
John NJ. Simmons removed.
Mrs. c. NJ. Erwin. President OF
the State w. e. L. T., lately lee
tured ut Fayette, Terry and jackson.
The Republicans of Warren c"un-
ty have decided u put out no tick
ct, as the, say, to avoid race con-
hcts.
About three hundred and thirty
pupils have applied for admissi"n
to the State Industrial College at
Columbus.
Mr.. G. 4. Page has retired from
the editorial chair of the Clark lie
Banner. and is succeeded by Mr.. K
A Davidson.
II Il. Andrews of the Newton Free
\ Press has Withdrawn from thai pa
per, and it will hereafter be pub
> lishcd by a stock company,
= The Prohihitinnists hay" beer
>, successful in Columbus. No more
q license for saloons will be granted
s there for the next twelve months.
Thomas Dabnev Marshall has
been elected Annual Orator ut the
. meeting of the Literary Societies tol
J, the next Commencement of til,
State University.
The Dcmocracy,of Newton county
I IRE determined to have some fun
n over the county campaign. Having
n no outside opposition they have
n nominated two candidates for each
\ office.
J 1t is expected that the ground
4 will be broken in the next thirty
u days for the sevehty miles extension
4 of the Yazoo b anch, and pushed to
an early completion to Greenwood
4 The Stockholders Association OF
l North Mississippi have perfected
l arrangements for holding live
I stock exhibit at Holly Springs, Dec
1 2Oth. A liberal premium list is
Il presented.
4 The State University Magazine
4 is to be revived. The Literary
II Societies have elected j. Nj, Mat
Il lhews Business Manager, with T, j.
i Lipsey. Walter Malone, J d Mill
4 saps and G. +. Fltzhugh, editors.
4 Capt John w. Ward has sold the
i Winona Times 10 DR.. w. A. Hurt
| The paper will continue under the
same name and Democratic politics.
l Capt. Ward will remove to Colum-
X bus to educate his daughters in the
Il Industrial College.
X A colt show in the court yard at
Il Canton last week WAS one of the
\ novelties of the stock-raising indus
try in Madison. Between sixty and
seventy homt-bred colts were ex-
hihited. all the issue Of one sire
10 w B. Kicks took first prize, Howell
II Cobb second and j. NJ. Gay third.
J. The Meridian Tribune says sit Is
u understood that several OF the can
5, didates for representative from Lau-
y derdale county have expressed them
I, selves as favOring a law prohibiting
il freight trains from running on Sun
70 day, and we are Inclined To agree
i, with them in the position taken"
= Mr.. W. Fl. BattaIle retires from
the city editorship of the Vicksburg
Post, to accept a position on the
, staff of Gen, Morchead. who has re-