The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-12
TowN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.
New sugar house Molasscs at Powelrs.
Powell has the finest fruits aud candies
iRtOwn.
Christmas goods and fancy groceries at
Powelps.
Mrs. w. III. Harswell and Win, jr., Of
wcsson, we're in town Sunday.
Perkins has just received nice limo
glassware, lamps, and lamp goods.
Guns, single and double barrel, pistols
md ammunition cheap for cash at Per-
kius'.
DIR. Galloway is assisting Rev. j. T.
Nicholson in meeting this week at Nc
Comb City.
One of its fairest flowers will nod
Brookhaven a last goodnight on next
Wednesday.
Jesse Taylor is attending the New Or
leans Exposition IN the interest OF the
Colored peoples exhibit.
Quarterly Conference viii be held at
the Methodist Church on the fourth sum
day, and Saturday before.
DR.. johnson and family have our sym
pathy in the loss of their mountain home
residence in North Carolina
Mrs. p. Dale has our sympathy in the
loss of her little four year-oid-boy, Willie,
who was buried last Monday evening.
Mr.. w. +. Smith, one of the prosperous
farmers Of the Caseyville country, was
among our welcome callers last Thurs
day.
Last Friday the temperature was at
summer heat, and Friday morning and
Friday night the rain came down in tor
rents.
Hon. II. II. Thompson was one OF the
attorneys employed at Hazlehurst last
week to defend j. L. May for the killing
of DIR. Smith.
Priebatsch's big store is the busiest
place 10 town. Reason: He has every
thing the people need and soils at rock
bottom prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. John I. Marshall and Miss
yfgie arrived Tuesday from Bogue
Chitto. We trust Mr.. Ms health will
very soon be restored.
THE LEADER Office is now turning out
some handsome specimens of Job Work.
Sen,l in your orders Satisfaction guar
anteed as to quality and prices,
DIR. Galloway will organize an "Oxford
League" at the NJ. &. Church, tomorrow
night week. This will be source OF
pleasure and profit to the young people.
The person who sends us ten new sub
scribers and $40 by January LIST, stands q
fine chance of carrying off our new $50
sewing machine. See particulars in an
other column.
1t was meet that Mrs. Whitwoith, the
oldest Brookhayen resident, should be the
first borne to the "city of the dead" in
the new hearse-the first onr town has
ever possessed. a I. . s.--r-@.
Rev. Wan. Stranburg win fill tho APP
Oointment of Rev. L. j. Hutson at Mt.
Moriah church on the Bird Sabbath of
November and Saturday before. A full
attendance is desired.
Hon. r. r. Applswhite paid us pleas
ant visit last Thursday. He is looking
none the worse for his defeat, and feels
duly grateful to the patriotic eOS who
expressed their confidence in him by their
votes.
Rsv. J. r. Parish will preach in the
Baptist Church of this place this Thurs
day evening at o'clock, and at Bogue
Chitto next Sabbath at IL and 7. A
Baptist Church will be organised at the
latter place after evening service.
The old reliable millinery establishment
of No. % Chartres street, New Orleans,
has an advertisement in to-day's paper.
Mr.. Hardon's stock embraces all of the
latest styles and novelties of the day, and
all orders sent to him will receive prompt
aud satisfactory attention.
The ladies of the Methodist Church are
requested to meet at the Methodist
Church Friday, the 18th, at 81 o'clock p.
NJ, to discuss the propriety of having an
oyster supper. All interested ia the
welfare of the church are earnestly re-
quested TO be present.
We were glad to see our esteemed cit
izen, Mr.. John s. Carson, out on q fine
drive this week, enjoying the balmy
weather. Affection has long laid a
heavy hand upon this noble gentleman
but we trust his spirit scars abovsi 1t.
The Methodist protracted meeting
closed last Sunday night. There were
70 accessions to the church during the
meeting, besides an inspiring revival Of
religion in the hearts of the membership
generally. Verify the Lord has done
good work for our Methodist friends
through the ministrations of their devoted
pastor, DIR. Galloway, and his faithful
assistants, DIR. III. +. johnson and Rev.
j. T. Nicholson.
Mrs. C. j. Hester, living about three
miles from town, displayed quite q
curiosity last Monday while on visit to
this ofice-a peach of the second crop as
large as pigeon egg, grown on tree
which bore ripe fruit in August. She
says great many of her peach trees have
been blossoming for the past few weeks,
due to the fine open fall weather. If not