The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-16
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.
Nav fall hats ut Mrs. Frilick's.


,Ae Bank Building.
Mira. Annie Crutcher Lee is visiting
MIS-. f. II. Crutcher.
Judge Baggett is preparing to open a
feed and livery stable,
Several refreshing showers have fallen
during the past few days.
Hons. A. II. Longino and c. X. Dale
suent last Friday in town.
Miss Minnie harrington, of Canton, is
visiting Miss Maggie Galloway.
Mrs. Marshall's school for boys and
Urls opened encouragingly last Monday.
The office of street commissioner was
terminated at a late meeting of the City
Council.
Hon. r. II. Thompson and wife left
Sunday night for trip of recreation in
the Northwest.
Miss Mary McCloskey has returned and
last Monday reopened her school at the
Catholic Church.
Miss Ella Thompson, one of Bognc
Chitto's favorite young ladies, spent few
DAYS in town last week the guest of Miss
Pauline Watts.
Brookhaven is blessed with good
schools and our people should show their
appreciation of the fact by giving them
strong support.
Messrs. E. f. Seavey, J. A. Hoskins
and J. w. McGrath are the newly elected
public school trustees for Brookhaven for
the ensuing year.
A. II. Jayne, Esq, rising young at
torney of Jackson, spent last Friday IN
town on legal business and favored us
wish a pleasant CALL
The w. c. T. U. has some important
business on hand at their meeting at the
Methodist Church this evening and full
attendance is desired.
Our friend John II. Martin, the humor-
GUS dude of the New Mississippian, spent
Yesterday in town and favored The
LEADER with q pleasant call.
Our young friend Tom White left last
week for Centenary College, jackson,
La, where he will educate himself pre-
paratory to entering the Methodist minis
try.
Next Saturday is the last day set apart
by the County Superintendent for the
examination of teachers. Both colors will
be given a chance for examination at that
time.
Mrs. Decell was called to Terry Satur-
day night to the bedside of her daughter,
Mrs. !. E. Underwood, who was critically
al. We have been gratifed since to hear
of Mrs. US improved condition.
After a few weeks visit to relatives
here, our young friends Ben aud Frank
Larkin left for their posts of duty again
last Sunday night, the one at Vicksburg
and the other at Estelle, Washington
county.
Our young friend Frank Stewart left
for Vicksburg last Sunday night, where
he expects to engage in business. Frank
is first rate young man, and we COM
mend him to the strangers among whom
he casts his lot.
The ladies OF the Baptist Church form
ed missionary society on last Tuesday,
and will at once begin their labors with
that branch of the work known as ''home
missions" We feel sure that their church
will now soon be thing of beauty.
Mr.. "Brock" Parsons, connected with
the well-known and popular mercantile
house of +. H. Hartman, attended the
Prohibition Mass Meeting at Adams.
Brock" and his chief are both among the
most solid dry men in the county.
The cotton receipts at BrOokhaven for
the commercial year ending September
LIST were 1850 bales, against 1854 for the
year before. Considering the shortness
of last seasons crop we consider this in
crease of 800 bales good showing.
Our readers throughout this and ad-
joining counties will always confer
favor by reporting to US promptly all
marriages and deaths that may occur in
their localities. We make no charge for
marriage and death notices not exceeding
six lines in length.
Prof L. T. Fitzhugh. the new Presi-
dent of Whltworth, and his family arriv-
ed last Friday evening and took up their
quarters at the Brown House. Prof.
Ftzhugh and family Will prove a
valuable acquisition to the society of our
growing little city, and will be warmly
welcomed to our midst.
Individuals and societies wishing to
publish tributes of respect to the dead,
should bear in mind that we charge fol-
such notices at regular advertising rates
and govern themselves accordingly. This
class of matter is not interesting to the
general public, and when publisher is
called upon to insert it he should be paid.
Mrs. N. A. Hennis, of McComb City,
who is visiting her relatives Mrs. ID
Schwem and Mrs. M. V. KEGS, paid THE
LEADER an.appreciated call last Monday
accompanied by the following handsome
young ladies: Misses Fannie and Lydia
Simmons, Zula Schwem, Lula Cotton and
Ida Burgess. They were shown some Of
the mysteries of the printers art, and We
will be pleased to have them call again
Rev. J. r. Parish will reopen his Male
School at his residence next Tuesday, 21s
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