The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-06-18
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.


There is u slight rise going on in .
the lower Mississippi. :
The Yazoo Herald is for Feather /
ston, the Sentinel for Lowry.
A Durant man cleared $4,000 on
his straw berry farm this season.
Meridian merchants close their
stores at & p. IN. during the summer.
Three divorces were granted at
the last term OF the Chancery Court
/ in Pike.
/ The Crystal Springs strawberry
and vegetable crops have brUue ht to
date over $4,000.
! Mr. Lee Harper, formerly of Bran
I don. succeeds Mr.. Earns in the drug
business at Wesson.
The swamp country has escaped
this year with slight damage on ac-
count of Buffalo gnats.
Luther Benson has done some fine
/ Temperance work in the River coun-
ties where it vas most needed.
! LaFafavette county has adopted
the pure Primary election system as
the manner for selecting State and
county officials.
The assistant;coroner OF New York,
Dr. W. L. jenkins. is native Mis-
-is>ip'ian, having been born at Ok.
ford in this State.
Pike county has a new court
house bell, weighing $50 pounds in
Guiding frame WORK and measuring
SO inches in diameter.
Mississippi City is soon to have
canning factory, large force Of
work men being now engaged in
erecting the necessary buildings.
Rev. Sam Jones is expected at
Oxford during the present months,
and sinners there have concluded to
await his coming to convert them.
The Aberdeen Examiner thinks
the hay crop Of Mississippi will
in the near future be regarded as
one of her NEST valuable harveSt>.
Mr.. II. VI. Quin, of Pike, won the
. honor in the late contest OF being
chosen orator tol 1886 by the Her
, miean Society OF the State Universe
ty.
Commissioner General Morchead
of Nickshurg, has claims against the
Exposition for personal services.
money advanced, etc, a2gregating
! $4,000.
The LamadriI House, of Vicks-
burg, will be closed after July LIST. j.,
The owners refusing to maze some
necessary repairs that the Jesse,
wanted done.
Gillsburg Institute turned out
three graduates this year-Miss Lu-
cv He'd yes, Miss Della Ollom and
Mr.. G. II. Green. Hon. II. : Van
Eaton delivered the annual address
The Seacoast Beacon says Miss
Julia L. Pitts, postmistress a
WaynCsborO, Miss, has tailen heir
to fortune of $4,000 by the
death of rich relatives in South
Carolina.
The Aberdeen Weekly States that
a man from Ohio has recently pur-
chased u large farm in Monroe coun-
" ana expects to bring stable Of
ull.blooled Norman horses with him.
He Intends raising horses, mules and
cattle.
A great many counties have held
meetlngs and appointed delegates to
she State Prnhibltion Convention to
be held in jackson, July LIST, and III
other counties IN Feelings have been
called. An immense Convention i
looked for.
Henry Fontaine, col"red, charge |
with having stolen 5000 from an OK
press package containing $1,000 two
months since while he was driver OF
he express wagon at Wick >burg, has
been convicted on circumstanlial
evidence.
Mr.. j. G. Juilenne, the popular
ticket agent of the V. Il NJ. Railroad
here, and Miss Minnie A. Foote
niece of Gen. George c. Nc X ec,
postmaster, and OF James NJ. Mckee
clerk OF the Federal court, were
married III Jackson on the l0th
inst.
The Times says at the Old Eel
lows Festival in Wcsson on the 6lh
INST 80 gallors of straw berries were
consumed, - gallons ice-cream.
barrels OF lemonade, and cakes too
numerous to estimate. $40 in cash
was realized on the sales. There
were fully 1000 persons in attend
anCc.
On the Sth inst Hon. L. o. Sykes
Of Aberdeen, took formal charge OF
the internal revenue f1ire Of This
State, vice JAS. Hill His office dep
uties are c. G. Johnson and r f. Viii
son, formerly of the auditors office.
Hill is a negro, but has conducted
himself in such manner "a to have
the respect of the best citizens.
The case Of G. L. Wright, OF
Wick burg, against the Carrollton
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