The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-01-29
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS,

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Don't fail to bear Benson next Tuesday
night.
when in New Orleans, go to Kalar's
Lodging House, 1893 Camp st.
Mr.. W. L. Mitchell, the Hazlehurst Sig
nal, was among our callers Tuesday.
The mites meet at Mr.. +. H. Hartman's
tomorrow night, and fun is expected.
The LEADER is indebted to Hon. X. r..
Applewbite for pleasant call last Mon
day.
Mr.. +. II. Hartman has lately repaint-
ed aud otherwise greatly improved the
appearance of his store.
The young man who sits near the door,
SMILES aud says nothing, usually gets
away with the girl.
Mr.. X. S. Newman, of Veto, took in
the Exposition last week and gave The
LEADER passing call.
All who wish to see the Expositio at
il. best should wait until tie middle of
February or first of March.
Messrs. D. W. Chandler, j. c. Bryant
ana T. J. Redd favored The LEADER
with appreciated calls this week.
That clever gentleman and popular
merchant of Bogue Chitto, Mr.. John l.
Marshall, was in town last Sunday.
Mr. J. NJ. Tyler, of Bogue Cbitto, has
transferred his stock of general merchan-
disc to creditors and suspended business.
Mr.. James McClendon was here last
week on a visit to relatives and friends,
and favored THE LEADER with an ap-
preciated call.
Our old friend, Prof r. X. Jayne, was
in town two or three days last week rep
resenting the Clarion and favored us
with pleasant call.
fire broke out Yesterday on the roof
of Mr.. A. Scherck's store-house,
but was promptly extinguished by our
gallant firt men with but slight damage
The Methodist ladies, with commendi-
BILE zeal and enterprise, have established
Understand at Hoskins' Hall for visitors
to Court. They serve good dinner for
% cents.
We learn that Rev. J. Il. Parish and
Or. J. d. Grafton contemplate opening a
,aale school in the Masonic Building at
an early day. They are both old and
thoroughly exporiesce Id teachers.
A..os.a.sus, Cement ,Davrtt has secured
the Oh clr.. services of Mr.. j. C. Storm as
deputy, and the two will push the assess
ment of all tax payers after Feb LIST. They
are already distributing their blanks.
Pat QuertermOus, CT Bogue Chitto, has
closed his saloon and Will remove with
his family to New Orleans to engage in
other business. He has recently perfect
ed and Patented beer cooler from which
he hopes to realize large results.
prevented large attendance at DIR. Gal
lOway's lecture last Thursday evening,
but all who did brave the cold and rain
were more than amply repaid. The Doc
tor has been urged to repeat his lecture
and may possibly consent to do so.
Sheriff McNair wishes us to say to all
delinquent Taxpayers that the 10 per
cent damages provided by law will posi-
lively be added to the taxes of all who
are in arrears on Feb. LIST. He has been
very induligent in the matter, but no
further grace can be allowed after that
time.
Mr.. J. II. Willoughby having been in
stalled as Financial Reporter of the
Knights of Honor at this place, all assess
ments and dues should now he paid to
him. Failure to pay these within the
prescribed time forfeits membership in
the Order wi thOut any action of the
Lodge.
The vicksburg Commercial Herald says
Nr. j. J. Chrisman, the little son of
Judge J. b. Chrislnan, u railroad engi-
neer, goes to Shreveport to work on the
", s. g. p. r. r. He is twenty three
years Of age, weighs two hundred and
twenty-five pounds, and is six feet five
inches high, and is clever gentleman
besides.
The State Ledger says that in the re-
port of the Kinds county grand jury
playing base ball on Sunday is referred
to as n violation of law and the mayors
attention is called to the subject. Chart
~ prevented an indictment" We hope
the Brookhaven boys will also be thus
gently dealt with this time, but they
should take warning.
The editor of The LEADER acknowl-
edges tue receipt of an invitation to at
tend the Grand Complimentary Con-
cert" for the benefit of Miss Kate E.
Brideweil, at Odd Fellows Hall in New
Orleans on the 2lst inst, and greatly re-
grets that other engagements prevented
his acceptance. Miss B.ldewelPs rare
musical talents make her great favorite
with all who know her.
rumor comes from the Grand Jury
room, or somewhere thereabout, that a
certain party who was few weeks ago
recommended by some of our princi pal
citizens ''as of qO0d reputation and a sutta-