The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-01-14
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Fresh garden seeds at Powelps.
our new Supervisors made good start
Has Whitworth lost her "Honor Roll "
vity election the first Monday il
March.
There was no preaching in town last
sabbath.
Mr.. Joe Bowen is now commercially
travelling.
Major Mrllsaps spent Monday and Tues
day IN town.
"Frozen Flowers" are now all the rage
among the ladies.
Lcary's Candy Kitchen is a deservedly
popular place. See ad.
Mrs. Wesley Martin has recovered from
recent protracted illness.
Mrs. Mary Cassidy, of Summit, is visit
ing her sou, Judge Hiram Cassidy.
Mr.. Alfred Hart, of Osyka, spent n
few hours in our town last Sunday
.Joe Watts has secured the position OF
page IN the House of Representatives,
Miss Carrie Sternberger, of Amite City,
La, is visiting Miss Annie Lewenf hal.
Mr.. II. Brill, our fine:boot and shoe
maker, spent two days in New orleans this
week.
Miss Imogene Bailey, of Crystal Springs,
has been a few days the guest of Miss Ada
Sessions.
Miss Sallie Hickman, from the staunch
county of Lawrence, has been visiting
Mrs. c. G.. Chrisman.
Miss Clara Pfeifer left last Monday for
New Orleans. where she will remain dur
ing the social season.
Miss Marion Hudson, after pleasant
reunion with her college chums, rcturu-
ed home last Sunday.
All the tax payers who do not settle up
ly tomorrow will be placed by Sheriff
McNair on the delinquent list.
Last Friday morning the Thermometer
reached within a degrees of zero.
oldest lnhanltai(L HAS hc'h hothlhS INV
il '~foTc.
DIR. II. f. Johnson celebrated his 55th
birthday on last Thursday, and was kind
" remembered with appropriate gifts and
good wishes.
The W. CT. L. will meet at Mrs
burgess residence tomorrow evening It
s. The Indictment weather prevented the
last meeting.
Candidates for Mayor are pecring forth.
Fifty dollars u month to do nothing, and
perquis,tes when work is done Is an in
duccment not to he drspised by the aver
age man these hard times.
We notice in the Times Democrat that
Mr. Walter w. DAWN did heroic work in
rscuing a woman and child from the re-
cent burning residence of Mr.. II. tthoff,
Of New Orleans
Mai. II. W. Mills:Ips VIII he in Brook
haven on Monday, the 18th inst, to re-
ceive applications for loans from the Mer
chants and Planters Bank, and to settle
accounts of his individual business.
Rev. J. NJ. Weems and wife have been
on visit to our town. Mr.. WeemS, who
is presiding elder of this district, we are
glad TO Learn. viii shortly move his family
to Brookhaven. He is ii brother-in-law
of DR.. Galloway.
Nv. Josh PrichatSch has bought the
handsome residence of Capt. :. Bntialoc,
who will soon Move to Grenada. Capt.
Il. and his xcelent lady Lave been long
identified with BIookhaven and we re-
grrt that this old tie must be broken.
May success and happiness attend them.
Our most estimable townswoman, Mrs.
l.. A. Kidd, is still in Jackson, accom-
panied by her accomplished niece, Miss
Helen Gadbeiry, prosecuting her canvass
for State Librarian, and, we are Z lad to
learn, with the most fattering prospects
of success. The election takes place to-
morrow night. There is only one objec-
ton to clecting Mrs. Kidd to this office.
She would soon make such competent
and popular Official that there would
never be any chance of rotating her out.
She will not ask for more than ten years.