The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-07-29
THE COUNTY CANVASS.
What The ProhIbltlonlsts are
Dong IN the County.


East Mills club instead of Mr., Smith
as at first announced. Mr.. East is au
earnest worker in the cause.
The Hon. v. b. went down to meet
Thompson and Rowan at McClendon's
Tuesday, and was so badly used up it il
said he exclaimed as he left the stand he
was "glad to get away with his hat"
Messrs. A. Lewenthal, Jr., and c. C.
Chrisman addressed o large crowd at
McClendons school house last Saturday
on the subject of Prohibition, They say
they were most favorably impressed with
the growth of the good cause in Beat 3.
A fine Prohibition meeting was held at
Mt. Moriah church Friday evening aud
addressed by Rev. A. j. Watkins, A. Lew
enthal, Jr., and J. A. 5. Henderson. A
large list was enrolled for q club and Off
GERS will be elected at the next meeting.
The Prohibitionists had glorious
meeting at Heuck's Hall last night
DR.. w. c. Blacks speech was one of the
lHeSJ eIOTtS VI JIG cduipdiBh' AhO
Band of Hope aud the Brookhaven w. c.
T. U. turned out in body and made an
imposing picture. All honor to our no.
Bile ladies
A very interesting meeting of the Cen
trail Prohibition club was held Monday
at IIeucK's Hall The regular speaker of
the evening was Hon. II. II. Thompson,
who delivered one Of the clearest and
most convincing addresses of the cam
paign. Messrs. Jones, Alcorn and Sexton
being called upon, delivered short, earn
est talks.
Col. b. F. Jones addressed large
mixed audience at Mt. Zion colored
church in Beat last Saturday night. Mr.
II. T. Beacbam and several colored men
also made strong Prohibition talks and
the cause in that neighborhood was given
q decided boost. The white and colored
men are working shoulder to shoulder out
there for the suppression of the iniquitous
liquor traffic.
Judge Alcorn and Rev. Mr.. Pettibone, o
valiant colored Prohibitionist from Grena-
da county, spoke at Heuck's Hall Satur-
day night to good sized audience of Pro-
hibtionists. The antics, of course, kept
their little squad away. They ievidently
don't want their poor dupes to hear the
truth about Prohibition, for fear they will
believe, get converted and vote the dry
ticket. They would rather they should
believe lie and be damned.
The Prohibitionists had field day yes
terday at Friendship. There was mix
ed audience of 500 present, largely com
posed of colored people. Speeches were
made for the Prohibitionists by Judge AL
corn, and the Antics were represented by
Capt. Hoskins and the Hon. V. b. A
standing vote at the conclusion of the
speeches standing vote was taken and
revealed the fact that there were only
10 antics on the ground, and four Of them
went from Brrokhaven.
EDITORS BULLETIN:-Allow me to say
that the Prohibitionists are vet alive and
almost solid in the Union Hall neighbor-
hood, aud we propose to meet at the resi-
dence of Mr.. L. C. Maxwells next Thurs
day evening at 6 o'clock for the purpose
of organizing club preparatory for the
Grand Rally in Brookhaven on Saturday,
Aug. 18th.
Old Uncle Sol. Bardwell says he wants
to head the column of our club on that
day. OLD PRoHiBITIoNIsT.
Judge Alcorn addressed a large mixed
audience fYm goods box on Front street
Saturday evening. He endeavored to get
the antics to divide time at their speak
ing at the..court house, but, as usual, they
were afraid to give Prohlbitionist a
chance and refused. They also tried
while Judge Alcorn was speaking, but in
vain, to draw the crowd away by firing a
cannon and the noise of the colored brass
band. Such manifestly unfair tactics are
having the effect of disgusting all fair
minded men on their side and we hope
they will keep it up. 1t helps.
Rev. A. F. Watkins and the editor of
The Leader went down to Bogue Chitto
Saturday night and addressed good sized
audience of white and colored voters on
the subject of Prohibition, The noble
and earnest ladies If the Bogue Chitto w.
&. T. U. honored the occasion by their
presence and seemed to inspire the speak
ers. The Bogue Chitto brass band, under
the leadership OF Prof. Prestridge, were
out and discoursed stirring strains OF
music as free will offering to the sgood
cause which their wives and sisters and
sweethearts and so many of their neigh
bors have ;espoused in the name of God,
and Home, and Native Land"
A large crowd of white and colored vo-
tiers were present at East Mill yesterday
to hear the discussion of the temperance
cause. The Prohibitionists were repre-
sented by Messrs. Alcorn, Jones and Lew
enthal, and DR.. Watts and Capt. Hoskins,
accompanied by Capt. Hardy and Mayor
Brennan were on the ground in behalf of
the other side. A division of time was
agreed upon and the issues and side issues
were discussed at great length. Judging
from the enthusiasm of the ProhibitiOnists
and the dependency of the antics at the
conclusion of the speaking, it is not par
tisan to make use OF the proverbial saying
that the temperance cause loses nothing
from agitation.
A. N ,,oaf;no af tho Evacufiva Commit