The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-16
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Mr.. H. T. Towns. late ofthis place, has
been elected an Alderman Of Hamburg.
Rev. Z. J. Boone preached a good
sermon at tho Baptist church last ssb'
bath.
Mesrsehaum cigar and cigarette holders
for sale cheap At LewenthaFs Drug
Store.
Rev. J. r. Parish made short trir last
week to Greenwood, his future fold Of
labor.
Call Ut Powell's aud take a chance Oh
the beautiful doll to be ratified of ut 10
cents chance.
Rev. A. +. Watkins and Presiding Ed
or Wesms arc attending the Annual Con-
ference ut Port Gibson.
Mr.. c. L. Watts, the efficient Circuit
and Chanoery Clerk of Lawrence county,
was in town last Friday.
Our young friend John Perkins, OF
New Orleans, has been spending few
days in town with relatives.
The Baptist Sunday School will give a
supper at the residence of Rev. j. K. Far
ish ON Monday night, December 18th.
Competitors for our premium sewing
machine have two weeks yet in which to
work. 4 great deal can 10 done in that
time.
Miss Eliza Daughtry left for Birming-
ham, Ala, on last Wednesday night;
whittier she went on visit TO her sister,
Mrs. Moore.
Several canvassers are putting i'll good
work for our $4,000 premium machine.
Let the good work go on, the biggest club
wins.
Autograph aud Photograph albums,
scrap books Picture frames, Christmas
cards, toilet cases and ladies' satchels at
Lewenthrars Drug Store.
big row occurred among the colored
people at the Benevolent Hall Monday
might, resulting in u budget of business
tor the Mayors court on Tuesday.
Prof. W. Il. Murrah will fill the pulpit
at the n. +. church during the pastors
abs. nee At the conference i'll Port Gibson
Pref. Hura.h is oue Of the iiuest preachers
III tue State.
Miss Sallis L. johnson has severed her
connection With the Whitworth faculty,
Miss S:llie has Deep for ten years n sue
cessful music teacher in that noble insti-
tuition of learning.
There will DO "a race at the Fair Ground
race track Monday, the 9th inst,
between Bogus Bil", belonging to Mr..
\. B. McClendon Of this place, and John
sons colt, OF Beaaregard, for u handsome
purse.
The okhaven Gun Club have chal-
lsuged the Pike county Gun Club for u
match hunt for a stake Of 500, but thus
far the Pike county sportsmen have not
';.Acu "' the gauntlet. What is the
matter
The bride at Powell's Christmas store
"A lovely wax doll, dressed as bride,
and measuring three feet, now waiting
to make happy some little dimpled
darling. Take your chance! Ten cents
will win this beautiful gift.
Mr.. Jas. S. Evans, Jr., travelling cor.
respondent of that staunch paper, the
New Orleans Picsyune, spent Monday
evening in town and paid THE LEADER
welcome call. We commend MIR. Evans
and the Pic. to all our readers.
Some whisky Mulhatton will be pub.
fishing soon that Prohibition has ruined
Brookhaven. And all the other Mulhat
tons will copy it as pure unadulterated
truth. When If the facts were known
Prohibition docs not begin in Brookhaver
until June LIST.
Just as rye locap was scratching hi.
head for something TO fill up" few
nights since the Brass Band doomed III
in size and sound and herewith is vote o
thanks as cordial as is our hearty goot
will toward all such enterprises ant
efforts in behalf Of our already wld,
awake city.
Frank Baggett, a leading colored far
mer of this county, raised five bales o
cotton from the Allen Long Staple seed
He sold the first two bales to John Nc
Grath at 10.623 and two bales to Seavy a
11.20. The two bales sold TO McGratl
brought $l02.55, and the two sold to Sea
vey brought $1052s cash. This is worth,
of imitation.
Enough has been learned by the Pro
hibitionists (assisted by Mayor Brennan
to know that the beer license granted t,
Messrs. Scobely and Lucich on the 9tl
day Of last August are not worth tn
paper they are written on, and Messrs
Scobely and Lucich have shown thei
good sense and saved lawyers fee an,
Court costs by not trying to use them.
There is no bueiness establishment il
Brookhaven that Is moro deservedly pop
uiar than that Of our young friend, Chas
Schnorrenberg, on the west side Of Rail
road Avenue. Mr.. Schnorrenberg run
what may be correctly styled irst-ciaa
family grocery store. He keeps mono bu
tue freshest and BEST goods, and sells .
f.s iowet prices, his motto being qnic
sales snd email psohts. He only stArte
IN nns.nees 70 k;nsx!f3aJ .xjE.er, ~
he has already sstahlished . reralasss
tina. mishtswal. he sns,iisl S. sosns If Id
eiaeas sAsias.e as1.n tie p.iea