The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-09-09

Rhymes were married in Wesson
last week.
The W. C. T. u, State Convention
will meet in jackson September IS.
30 and 80.
The Franklin county Circuit Court
will convrnc the 4th Monday in
September
Mr. Archie X. IIaIt has associated
with him in the kenper Herald Mr..
James V. Dillon.
Summit has the only Lodge in the
Stale of The Daughters of Re
beccs,' !. o. 0. F.
Perrin H. Lowry has assumed
editorial charge OF the Panolisn,
published at Ba,es,iIIe
In the local option elections held
last week Jasper, Carroll and Union
voted dry and Jefferson wet.
Maj. Geo. NJ. Govan, Secretary of
State, is confined at his home in Nc
Comb City with carbuncles.
Col. Power, of the Clarion, esti-
mates that Mississippi contributed
$4,000 men of all arms 10 the Con
iedercy.
Gen. West, Of Mississippi, has
lost faith In Grcenbackers, and
comes out squarely for The Demo
cratic party.
The shock of the Charleston
earthquake was felt at jackson,
VioksDurg, kosciusko, and many
other place, III this state.
The Raymond Gazette favors j.
NJ. Shelton, Esq, OF Kinds county,
for the next District Attorney. the
Gazette is little previous.
Congress Barry, Catchings,
Allen and Morgau-@u serving their
first term in Congress-werc re-
nominated without opposition.
The dead body of German
named Chas. Guide Wa, found ia
field below Vlckshnrg last week.
He is supposed To have died from
exposure and starvation.
Some enterprising gentlemen of
Jackson have organized State
Drill Association. They have leas,
ed the Fair Grounds, and propose
to inaugurate a military encamp-
ment and drill on October 18Th, 14th
and 18th. Two thousand dollars in
prizes will be offered.
Nelson Potter, an old and well
known colored citizen Of jackson.
was assassinaied at the depot in
that city by a negro en- route to
Birmingham, Ala. He attempted
to rob Potter on the train, and had
been pointed out to the conductor.
He made his escape. Potter was
stabbed in several places, and died
in few minutes.
Mr.. G. A. Suddulh. a venerable
citizen Of Franklin county, died or
Aug 25th, in his S0'h year. lie
leaves hcI wcrn 50 and 81 children,
grandchildren, and great grand
children to perpetuate his good
name and deeds in this world. He
was a good and upright citizen, and
the community where he has so long
resided will sadly miss him. To
his family and other relatives we ex-
tend our sympathics over their great
loss.
Prof. Wyatt, the enterprising pro-
prietor OF the Capital Commercial
College. mas added a course in Short
hand 10 his school, which will be
under the tntorship of NJ. i Beattie.
stenographer for the law firm Of Cal
hoou d Green. This enterprise
should be encouraged by our citi-
zens. as il enables our boys TO &C
qnire knowledge of photography
without going away from home, and
the Business College of Prof. Wyatt
is the only one in the State OF Mis-
sissippi at which shorthand is
taugh;.-CIariOn.
Our friends Of the Baptist Record
and Sword and Shield who have
been qusrtered in the Clarion Build
ing since the fire last winter have
removed to the lower story OF the
Beneficial Society Building. on
President street, nearly opposite
this Office. The Record proprietors
have purchased the job printing
material of the late j. W. Smylie,
and will hereafter he able To serve
their many friends who may desire
printing or any kind Our business
and personal relations with those
good people have been so pleasant,
We part with them with regret and
wish them success ia their new ar
CLARION,