The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-08-20
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.


Look out for the Prohibition Shanghai
Misses Annie and Kate Manship, of
jackson, are visiting Mrs. Galloway.
Mr. X. f. Smith, of west Lincoln, has
our thanks for an excellent melon several
days ago.
Elder T. J. IIut>on recently closed Il
successful protractcd meeting at Mt.
Moriah church, with { acccssions.
a Dickens party is the name OLA rcchcr
che entertainment being considered by the
ladies of the Presbyterian church.
The Boys of the Brookhavcn Base Ball
Club laid on to the Scotch Rougls about
as badly as Lowry did on Darden.
Mr. John McLaurin one of the most
worthy yodng men of the county, is i'll
very feeble health at Bogue Chltto.
The "Prohbition Shanghai will try his
luck again, but If Matched ont at all this
time, il will not be 10y Prohibition
Nanny"
Brother n p. Bonnry. OF the Sentinel,
formed part of the escort which came
up Monday afternoon with the summit
Dramatic Club.
Mrs. d. a. McLauru, widow of tie
late ID. 4. McLauriu, of this county, died
recently at the residence ofIeiativea on
the Lutte }. Road.
Those who will participate in the
Dickens entertainment are requested t"
meet at the residence Of Mrs. +. II.
Crutcher this Thursday evening.
Tie Summit Dramatic Club and the
friends who came with them, left Il
splendid impression upon all OF our people
who had the pleasure Of met ting them
while here.
The saw mill business in this county
We regret to say, la, been langniShng
for several months past. We hope and
look for Il decided Improvement when the
fall season Opcn>.
Mr., J. Q. Byrd, one of our esteemed
friends and Subscribers OF beat FIVE,
has the thanks of the Editor and his
family for busAcl of the finest peaches
We have seen this season.
Mr.. Chas Heuck, who attended the
Grand Lodge of the Knights and Ladies
of Honor at Kosciusko last week speaks
in glowing terms of the whoe-souled
hospitality extended by the people Of that
town.
Piiebatsch's big new store is fast near
ing completion, and he and his clerks are
just as busy as can he selling out goods
at cost in the old establishment prepare
tory to moving in. Now's your time to
call, if you want bargains.
There will be a school picnic at Sweet
Water Academy, taught by Miss LlzAe
Buie, six miles east OF Bogue Chitto, on
Saturday the Goth inst. Rev. }. Il. + ar
i,h will deliver an address on education
and school teaching at 1890 A. NJ.
2 Rev j. ii. Gambrell, State Prohibition
Lecturer, was in town Sunday and Mon
day. To- morrow he Will speak at a
grand Prohibition barbecue In Monroe
county. He continues to give the whisky
men lots of trouble wherever he goes.
Messrs. sherman & Davis, two of our
most enterprising and popular mcr-
chants, have lately laid a new pavement
along the side and front of their store,
put in new floor, renovated generally,
preparatory to beginning a big fall trade.
The following visitors to our city were
present at the entertainment which was
given by the Dramatic Club last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Priebatsch, Miss Eliza
Daughtry, Mr.. Will McGrath and Mr.
Morris Levy, all of Brook haven.-SHm0'o
Heat'Rsl.
The Knights and Ladies of Honor OF
this city will join in an ice-eream festiva
at their lodge on Friday night with few
invited friends. All members are urgeC
to be present, as there will be some i'm
portant business on hand as we'll a
pleasure.
All the Baptists in the vicinity o
Bogue Chitto who favor the organization
of Baptist Church at this place, are re
quested to be present on the 9Th Sabbath
the 30th of this month, at ii A. NJ
Preaching by Rev. j. r. Parish at tina
hour and at 7.30 P. NJ.
The Union Hall prosracted meeting
closed last Friday, resulting altogether i
accessions to the church. The ord
nance of baptism will be administered
the new converts on the second Saturda
of September at 10 O'clock A. NJ. Spien
did nrdar and warm Christian shirt pre-