The Brookhaven leader., 1885-09-03
N rs sIssTPPI NEWS.


rhr Warren county u"mina'ing
convention will I've held Sept Is Ia
The grccnhackers Of Pamela have
placed full county ticket in the
field.
Miss Edna Vaughan, g popular
Young lady, died recently at Moss
Point.
A turtle weighing l60 pounds was
shipped from a coast town to Colo
RADIO recently.
Mrs. Miller, wife of DR.. r. J. Mil
Ter, Dental Surgeon ut Jackson, died
on the Gath ult.
Hon. II. c. Niles, of Kosciusko,
was recently married to Mrs. V. c.
Allen, of Sails.
Joseph c. Airey has been appoint
ed postmaster at Handsboro, vice L
Cleary removed.
They are talking Of establishing a
creamery and building cotton com
press at Corinth.
r. F. Beck, sheriff of Warren
county since 1879, is seeking the Of
flee Tor another term.
The Aberdeen weekly notes the
gratifying progress Of the pl"hibl,
ton sentiment in Monroe county.
The Sardis News has turned mp
its toes To the daisies. Too many
papers cannot prosper in small
! town.
The Southern Sentinel, of Ripley.
has purchased new Babcock pow
or press The paper has also en-
largrd.
The various United States Offices
at Jackson have been removst To the
new Government Building lately
completed.
The railroad hands wlr struck at
Meridirn because they could not get
their wages, have bcenIpaid off and
discharged.
Mr.. S. II. Whitworar, formerly of
Brookhaven, shipped the first bale
of new cotton down jhe Iazoo river
this season.
A Baptist protrjcted meeting at
Okolona. conducted by Rev R. A
Nenable, of Memphis, resulted in 25
conversions.
Hon. W. +. Love, Of Liberty, has
been nominated for Senator from
the senatorial district composed oi
Wilkinson and Amite.
The Clay County Leader says
West Point is on another building
brom-nOt a mechanic in the town
idle unless from choice.
The corner stone Of the new Meth
Odi>t church at Meridian was laid
with appropriate ceremonies last
week, Dr. Galloway officiating.
DR.. Thomas B. Magruder, Of Por,
Gibson, is dead He was related t.
all the Magruder families so wei
known in Maryland, Mississippi and
Louisiana.
The Sentinel wants Summit to or
canize building association
BrO"khaven is carving forward {:
good deal o. building without any
br"ther Bonney.
The press comments very favor
ably on The efforts of The clnre,
ur"pe t. hold State fair at Jack
son III October. The movement
"ught to he encouraged.
Geo. Nelson. a negro Of Warner
county about 40 years Of age, ha,
been arrested on charge ot inccSt
with his two daughters, aged res
pcrti,eIy 13 and Is. They mad,
affidavit as To his guilt.
The Warren county assessors re
port for The present year shows the
valuation of personal property it
Wick >burg as being $S6S, POP, ano
real estate $24OO,945. capital EN-
plnyed i'll merchandise 1916, l45.
Col. j. j. shannon, the new post.
master o. Meridian, who is one al
rht rr"priel"re of the Mercury ii
that city, offers for sale on pas,
Terms his interest in that paper,
which is one half of The ownership
of he Concern.
On Oct. 9th, the citizens Of VickS.
burg will vote on the question of Il
subscription by the city. OF $780,
900 ia thirty Years coupon bonds If
>aId city, to the capital stock oi the
Louisville, New Orleans d. Texas
Railroad, in consideration nf an agree
menL Of laid Railroad To establish
it, main machine shops at Vicks-
hnrg if the 100000 i given.
Stephen Collrn. Postmaster, and
member of the Blaine and Logan
Club, has heen succeeded as post
master at Mississippi City by Mr.. C
Phelps. The wly-appoin,ed was
an officer Of the Cleveland and Hen
bricks Club and is Deputy Circuit
Clerk. His application for appoint
mcnt had bur three signatures-th the
shortest petition for a post Office.
perhaps, on record.
Mrs. Katie Bostwick, a daughter
of Col. j. NJ. Wesson, has been ap-
pointed pnslmistress at Wesson.
The Times says, "she is perfect
lady, aud is eminently qualified to