The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-05-14
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
Oxford is having n tie parties.

giving popular entertain mcnts.
Bud HigdoR and G.. a Raw are
candidate Tor Treasurer of Copiah
Hon. Geo. A. Wilson, of Lexing
ton, is u candidate for Attorney Gen
eral.
Mrs. Fannie Cook, Of Copiah
county, died recently If consump-
ton.
Mr.. Claiborne Bowman has quail
fed and taken charge of the lazoo
post flee.
w. A. Champlin, one " the oldest
lawyers Of the State, died at Pass
Christian recently.
A Shubuta youth, Isaac Champe-
nois, broke his right arm near the
wrist, while skating.
Mr.. J. Equen. of New Orleans,
and Miss Willie Sykes, of Columbus,
wee married April % at the home
of the brides parents.
On May 3rd, Mr.. J. d. Dampeer
and Miss Annie Laura Cook, both
of Copiah county, were joined in the
holy bonds Of matrimony.
Thy C. T. Us of Meridian and
Columbus are working among the
colored people, just as our Jealous
Brookhaven ladies have done.
The Grenada Sentinel states that
Mr.. A. III. Whitfield OF that place, an
rxcellant lawy er, is a candidate for
District Attorney of the Federal
Court.
The suit of the l.. n. O. & L. r. r.
Co. against the town of Port Gibson
for bonds promised to the Ship Is
land Road has been decided against
The railroad.
J. L. Ware, who shot and wound
ed Fore and Ward, was discharged
Monday on bond Of $4,000 with W.
ii. Trihbette, of Terry, as security.
UazlehurSt Signal.
NJ. Il. Lowrey will prepare the
biography Of his father, Elder NJ. T..
Lowrey. He wishes all parties hav.
ing information that should 90 into
such volume to communicate with
him at Blue Mountain, Miss.
The West Point Leader states
that the wife of simmons, recently
acquitted Of the murder of General
Tucker, hired herself ont for cook
To the taller, so aS to he near her hus-
band during his confinement.
The Avalanche pays the follow
ing compliment 10 the State press :
There las been considerable im-
pro,emcnt in the Mis~issil pi papers
going on for some time. The edit
Ors seem to be doing their best"
A County Prohibition Convention
of Copiah county has been called to
lncen at Hazlehurst May Dist to APP
point delegates to the State Conven-
tion in Jackson July LIST, and for the
as the Interest Of the cause sug-
gests.
Typhoid fever has made deep in
roads in q once large and happy
family living near Cedar Bluff, Clay
county. Within three weeks, Mrs.
Fannie Luther, formerly Mrs. Hol-
loman, her son, Tom Holloman. aged
twenty five, Arthur Hulloman, aged
twenty-five, and Lena Luther aged
sixteen, have all died from its et,
fects.-Er.
Henry w. Berger, proprietor of q
Vicksburg restaurant, was robbed
while near his residence on the
night of the 2hd, about IL o'clock.
His watch and chain and 1925 in
money we're taken from him. He was
stopped by two men who presented
pistol to his breast. He resisted,
ard in the scuffie was shot throuoh
the leg, receiving a serious wound
A grand amateur concert was
given in Jackson on last Thursday
night, Prof. Levy, Of Memphis, and
Prof. Bless, OF jackson, managing
Besides the array of local talent, in
Guiding Misses Morancy, Brnnson
and Mrs. Cage, the following cele
brated vocalists participated in
the concert : Mrs. Iglehart, q
V1cksburg Miss Withcrspoon, o.
Yazoo City Miss Corlinne Moore
of Cincinnati; Mr.. Hutton. Of New
York, and Mr.. john McQuade o.
Nicksburg.
Commissioner of Agriculture and
immigration Major Z. G, Wall, il
again made happy by the receipt o
the information that Mississippi ha,
been awarded the swecpstake priz'
Of 800 and a gold medal for thu
best collection of varieties of fruit
in solution, in glass of 100 or more
Jars at the competitive display at tn,
Exposition, which was open to thu
world. He invites fruit-grOwPrs o
every cline To inning CRATE to Missis-
sippi. and SAYS "rhis is TIL
promised land" 1t will he remem-
hered that heretofore Mississippi
was awarded eighteen premiums ol
apples at the EXpOsition.-Times
Democrat.
Near Corinth last week young