The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-05
TowN AND COUNTY ITEMS,


To-day is show day.
TOYS ami fancy goods NJ Powelrs.
The election passed on peaceai'lS.
The protracted meeting continues will
undated interest.
The Baptist church will soon nndcrg'
some needed repairs.
Miss Sue McClendon has been weicon
ed back from vicksburg.
There is already fragrance of Christ
mas trees, and visions Of ''Santa Claus
Miss Zadie Nicely, of Louisiana, is visit
ing Mrs. Cunning. Sire brought hcI
sistor TO Whitworth.
Mr.. l.. C. Maxwell and Miss Fannie
with their guest, Miss Emma Steen, spent
hast Sabbath an iowa.
The protraotcd meeting at the Metho
dist Church continues with ueabated in
terest. Over fifty accessions to date.
There we're Eve saccessions to the Pres.
bSterian Church last Sabbath. Other
churches are being blessed by the seeds
sown at the Methodist Church.
May the vows made ut the M T.
Chnrch during the past three weeks, espec'
tally by our young men, DO kept with sa'
cred care through all their lifetime.
THE LEADER was the recipient = few
days since of q ounce weighing 2 pounds,
presented by oar esteemed lady friend
Mrs. W. c. MAXWELL ST., of Lawrence
county,
The farmers have had excellent weather
for the last few weeks to gather their
crops and have used it to good advantage.
Most of the feecy staple has been gathered
and other crops housed.
fRev. A. A. Lomax had been hero last
Saturday evening he weuld have seen So
drunken men in town, and one SO drsnl;
ut the Methodist CASrOh that he had Go
be put out by the Stewards.
Mr.. Joe Bowen made his pleasant home
% visit last week and, as Is always the
the case, was gladly welcomed to town by
his many friends. He now has q position
as express messenger on the L. e. N. Rail-
road between New Orleans and Montgoul-
cry.
Mr.. E. M. Hubert, q Brookhaven boy,
left last Tuesday night to go into bust
ness with Mr.. L. q. Latting, Jr', ut Gre
NADIA. Hc is moral, upright young gen
tleman, and we commend him to the PEG
pie of Grenada, AZ in every way worthy
of their esteem and confidence.
Vivian Byrd, who has been employed
for several weeks as typo on the Sword
and Shield, at Clinton, was summoned
heue last Sunday by the sad intelligence
of his fathers death. To add to his scr.
rows, his mother and younger brother
have been quite sick ever since his re-
Turn. ''~-
There was more drunkenness in town
last Saturday than we have seen since
We called special editorial attention to
the subject last winter. 1t was about
equally distributed between whites and
blacks; on the side Of the former, one sa-
lood keeper taking part, as if to maintain
the proportion. ..-... o.. .....-.
beginning with next Friday night
week and on every succeeding Friday
night until further notice, there will be O
joint discussion at the court house on the
liquor question between Capt. J. A. Hos
kins aud the Editor of The LEADER OF
some other county Prohibitionist. II will
be q FREQ show and the ladies especially
are invited to be present, -
DIR. J. NJ. Grafton, who attended the
late meeting of the Mississippi Presbytery
at Union Church, Jefferson county, TO
ports an interesting and profitable session
ON the part of this body of Christian PEG
pla. Rev. JOHN Woodbridge was electet
Moderator, and Rev. Mr.. Hall, Clerk. Tn,
session lasted three days and the Presby
terry adjourned to meet next year will
the Presbyterian church at Hazlehurst.
A drunken man in his shirt sleeves ant
hat on entered the Methodist Church dur
ing service last Saturday evening, great.
dstracting the congregation and minister
and had to be carried ont by the stewards
and yet there are those who argue tina
ifpeople let whisky alone it will lot then
alone. Shame on business that cause
such disgraceful things! The better peo
pie of the community ought to rise il
their might under the law and put i
down.
Miss Fannie Bowen n very bright an