The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-15
STATE GLEANIN6s.


Magnolia wants the Outlet Gin
factory.
Buffalo gnass are busy in the river
counties.
Greenvil!e is TO have q $4,000
compress.
Columbus, is N build q ss7 600
Opera House.
The S;ekburg Post now publishes
. sprighuy Temperance column.
The Denocrst-Star continues IN
wage war on the 'rstent ouisides."
The Signal Copiahan has reduced
its size from s TO 7 columns 8 page.
Capt Auter, aged 81, iihed the
church 10 vicksburg last Tuesday.
A sash, door and blind factory is
TO be started at Yazno City with .
capital stock OF $4,000.
Johnnie Hales, OF wesson, was
fatally shot BY Jack Herring last
week. who vas target shooting with
. pistol.
Mr.. Carroll johnson is now sole
Manager Of The Jackson Opera
House. He is in DO way related to
Carroll county.
Mr.. W. H. H. Green, OF Jackson,
has resigned bis petition as cashier
OF Green's Bank OF jackson and will
60 into business elsewhere.
The editor OF the Wesson Times
pathetically gives his delinqnents
notice that il they don't soon pay NJ
he will have 70 take in his own
washing.
Capt. John W. Ward. formerly OF
the WiDons Times, but more recent
ly OF the Columbus Democrat. has
gone into the hotel business al
Grenyille.
Jno. II. Martin, the humorous
editor Of the New Nississippian. is
now wearing q plug hat ard lectur-
ing on Temperance He held forth
in Kosciusko on the 4ta.
Capt. P. X Mayors, the youth of
the Pascagoula DemocrAt-Star, 10
rejuvinating in Florida, preparatory
to his annual pilgrimage 10 the Mis-
sissippi Press Convention.
The Friars Point Gazette Is now
owned by company OF colored men
&C. c. Caldwell, also colored, being
editor. Under the new management
the first issue is avery creditablc
production.
Mr.. Louis vormus. Of Grcenville,
and Miss Celesiine Mock, Of Sum.
nit. were married on the Ith inst. IN
The Jewish Synagogue st the latter
place. 1t WAS brilliant affair and
the presents numerous.
J. H. Anderson. editor Of the
Star. and } c. Clark. editor Of the
Messenger, are opposing candidates
Tor Mayor Of kosciu.ko. and each
10 announced in the others paper.
Mr. T j. Sanders is candidate No. 3.
The municipal election at Macon
resulted in the election Of J. r
Dinsmore, Mayor. and Jesse Blythe.
R. Hauenslein, NJ. B. Edwards, J.
W. Patty and y. II. Harrison, AL
dermen, and o. o. Brooks, Marshal.
The cqlored men of Natchez have
organized s fourishing Prohibition
Club with the following officers,
President, H p. Jacobs Vice-Prcs-
ident- 5. 5. Scudder Secretary. S.
d. Young Treasurer, Vim. Jefer
SOD.
Burglars robbed the safe Of B. L
Todd Il Co, st Clinton, last week of
SIS in cash $500 in postage stamps,
and other vslnables. and then stole
q hand car from the depot OF the V.
Il N. Railroad and made good their
escape.
Mr.. Edgar Wilson, formerly of the
New Mississippian, who was chosen
at the last Press Convention as an
nual orator, will be on hand at the
meeting ~ the Convention 10 this
city on the 18th and 18Th of May
Vest Point Leader.
Mr.. A. H. Pant, Of wesson. makes
. challenge to play q game OF chess
by telegrsm-3 moves to be made
the first day and one move each day
thereafter, the unsuccessful party to
pay all cnsts of kilograms and cx
penses, not n exceed seventy dol /
lars, this amount TO be deposited.
The citizens of Brandon will on
Friday, April twenty third, decorate .
the graves OF the Confederate and
Federal soldiers who sleep IN the .
cemetery there. Hon. Charles E
Hooker has been chosen orator Of
the day and Miss Eva Franiz will
re- lite an appropriate poem upon
that occasion.
A Christian Women's Exchange
has been organized at Vicksburg
With Mrs. Martin, President; Mrs.
L Beer. Miss Fanny SAMSON, Mrs
NJ E Genels, Mrs. G. ". Paxton
and Mrs. G. 6. Pegram, Vice Presi-
dents, and Mrs. Ben. Hsrdaway
Treasurer. About seventy msmber
we're enrolled a. the organization.
Andres Goxsn has haa, .nruoir, A