The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-03-05
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Spring gardens are backward.
Col. J. 8. Hamilton was in town last
Thursday.
Mr.. Geo. Parr is most accommodating
telegraph operator. ..
Last sunday was noted for much wa
ter''-everywhere.
The lovely little Miss Luuie Hoskins
has been quite sick.
Our young friend Joe Chrisman 10 at
homo to spend some time
The population Of Brookhavsn is rapid
" increasing mostly boys.
lift il fair to vote for whisky by petit
ton, it is fair 10 vote against 1t by Petl-
ton.
THE LxApER Office can do your job
work satisfactorily both as to quality and
prices.
Mr. n. Brill has added some improve
r,.nts 10 his residence at west end of
Cherokee street.
Mr.. 8. Bardwell, the champion farmer
of Lincoln county for his age, was among
our callers yesterday.
Judge Chrismsn returned Monday
morning from Greenville. He holds Court
next week at Liberty.
Mrs. Hutchins, of Claiborne county,
and three children, have been visiting
Mrs. A. ID. McClendon.
Mrs. Geo. McClendon's entertainment
Monday night was much enjoyed by all
fortunate enough to be present.
yesterday was such q day in Wash
iputon as here, it was ia wet blanket" so
to speak, on tl1Iinaugural ceremonies.
Mr.. H. Hartman has fenced hislot in
front of the Presbyterian church and
set ont shade trees ON the street sides.
A good many of our property-owners,
with commendable taste, have set out
shade trees fronting their yards and lots.
A communication from Mr.. S. L. Jack
son, of the Penn jury, was received too
late for this issue, but will appear in our
next.
Mr.. C. Chrisman is making some
very handsome and substantial improve
ments on his residence on jackson
street.
Sheriff McNair informs us that most of
the delinquent lands we're forfeited last
Monday to the State, there being but few
private buyers.
Msssrs. l.. C. Maxwell, II. I. Beacham,
8. J. Hodges and S. +. Holloway favored
THE LEADER with pleasant calls last
Thursday while in town on business.
We learn from Mr.. J. C. Lambert, who
was in town Tuesday, that Mr.. l.. b.
Pevey, one of the oldest ciizens of Law
romeo county, died last Friday night at
his home south of Monticello.
Mr.. s. P. McRee, one Of our Caseyville
patrons, favored us with pleasant bust
ness call yesterday. He reports farming
operations around Caseyville as back
ward; politics quiet.
Mr.. Baker Smith, a successful young
farmer of the Guess neighbOrhood, is still
in the lead. We hear that he made more
cotton last year than any body in beat 2,
and is now done planting corn.
Our friend ]. N. White, who called Sat
urday, reports quite an exciting time on
Little Bahala last week at what was
thought to be the discovery of Bill Berry,
the noted negro outlaw, but it turned out
to he false alarm.
Cap. ]. A. Hoskins, A. Lewenthal, Jr.,
and Miss Annie Lewenthal, and Messrs.
J. w. McGrath and Chas. Schnorrenberg
left Tor the Exposition Tuesday night.
, DIR. Bowen and family went down Tues
day. Others will soon follow.
The Radiator pays a well merited COM
pliment to the enterprise and public
spirit of our go-ahead townsman Capt. j..
A. Hoskins. If the Captain were only
all right on the liquor question, which
we hope he soon will be, he would be a
big trump to any town.
Our clever and genial friend, John Nc
Donnell, proprietor of the Excelsior
Foundry and Machine Shops at jackson,
was in town last Thursday and Friday.
The Mcdonnell Planter Pillow, of which
he il inventor and manufacturer, is grow
ing In popularity wherever tried.
Several ladies enjoyed pleasant day
last Tuesday at Mrs. Schwem's, who lives
about two miles from town. They re-
port that her place, which Is new one,
will soon be one of the finest country
places round about with its orchard and
garden, its fields and cattle, poultry,
eto.
Miss H. Lathrop, formerly resident
of Brookhaven, but now of Lawrence.
Kansas, is on visit to Mrs. Tibbs. THE
LEADER is Indebted to her for pleasant
call. Like most ladies, she is an earnest
advocate Of Prohibition, and says it has
proved anything else but failure in
Kansas.
Mr.. Hicks Ellis has removed his store
TO the stand on Cherokee street formerly
occupied by Mrs. F. A. Brown as a mil
linery store, and Mr.. C. A. Pierce has
moved into the store-house just vacated
by Mr.. Ellis at the corner of Cherokee
and jackson streets. THE LEADER hopes
both parties may he benefited by the
: change.
The Sword and Shield uses some pretty
pluiu Ianaauce regarding N Lincoln conn,