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

The hay crop is hne.
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New fall hats ct Mrs. Frilick's. -:
Cotton worms are reported on Fail
River.
Contemplating Is now the order oil th'
day with the farmers.
Hon. @. s. Dodds. of Hazlehurst was IN
town Monday evening.
Miss May Bethea, now Of Summit, il
visiting old friends here.
Miss Mary Sproles, of Jackson, is visit
mo Miss Halle Galloway.
Rev. J. b. Gainbrell, editor Of the Bap'
list Record, spent Tuesday in town.
Levi laurent and Mrs. Busby, an aged
lady. died at Fair River few days ago.
Ifyou want good gin stand, gin
bclt. or oils, Perkins, will sell cheaper
than any one.
w II. is a bad man from Bitter Greek
and n Prohbitionist TO boot-'and don't
you forget it,"
Mrs. T.. II. Crutcher chaperoned bevy
of Young ladies last Friday TO the happy
picnic grounds.
Miss Lon Curtis and Miss Anna Easter
ling, of Bogue Chitto, have been visiting
Miss Bette Hardy.
Miss Margie bennington, of Crystal
Springs, has been visiting her cousin,
Miss Addie Harvey.
Mr.. J. S. Fielder informs us that
Jeremiah Rollins, well-known citizen of
beat 8, died last Sunday.
Mrs. II. +. johnson and family have re-
moved to Mrs. Cummings cottage at the
west end of Cherokee street.
We regret to learn of the death Of JEFF
Sauls, a worthy young man of Lawrence
county, which sad event occurred last
week.
Miss Imogene Bailey, one of the reign
ing bellies of Crystal Springs, and her
sister, Miss Ilene, are visiting Miss Ada
Sessions.
No, that big jar You felt last week
wasn't an earthquake us yon supposed.
1t was caused by the drop of high prices
at j. B. Nalty's.
Lieut.. Oscar T. Crosby, U. S. A., spent
Tuesday in town, en- route from his post
in New Orleans to Cooper's Wells to recu-
.,o..t. HE haolfh
Capt. J. w. LeGette, one of our Mobile
subscribers, paid ms call last Monday.
He was en- route to Veto, Franklin coun-
ty, to visit relatives.
S. Kohlman's Great Cash House is the
place to get bargains in dry goods, no.
lions aud groceries. Mr.. KOhlman will
give you a square deal every time.
The LEADER job Office is prepared to
print your note aud letter heads,
envelopes, bill heads and other such job
work in the neatest aid cheapest style.
Miss Edwina Burnley, an acc omplishcd
graduate of whitworth College, will fill
an important position in the Columbus
Female College during the coming term.
Many from the surrounding country are
attending the meeting. at the Baptist
church. Mr.. Cairns has a great hold
upon the people, and many are being con-
verted.
On our third page to-day will be
found striking and instructive illustra-
ton of the comparative worth of the va
rious kinds of baking powders now in the
market.
Mr.. Sam Z. Carruth, has recently
bought Mr.. Rowan Mo,k's Steam Gin,
located just above Johnston Station, and
will have it in fine condition to GIN the
coming crop.
Mr.. David Wilson has closed his store
here, and left Tuesday night for Green
wood for the purpose of engaging in bus
mess. We wish him success in his new
field of endeavor.
The Dudes and Mother Hubbards had
another exciting game of base ball last
Friday evening, which was witnessed by
o large crowd of SPECTATORS, and the
Dudes were again victorious, the score
standing II to IA.
Our worthy friend Mr.. J. E. Chiles, of
Caseyville, brought in two bales of cotton
Tuesday, but he did not try to palm it off
on anybody as some of the new crop. He
is one of those good farmers who managed
to carry over some of last years crop.
Mr.. Geo. C. Hoskins, who failed to pass
the examination on his first application
at the West Point Military Academy,
was permitted to make a second trial last
week and went through all right, and is
now duly enrolled as cadet of that In
stitutiOn.
Mr.. Harry Tibbs, who has been en-
ployed for several months past on the
Aberdeen branch of the ]. G. Railroad,
has been pronoted to the position OF
freight conductor. His many friends in
this city are glad to hear of his merited
advancement.
Prof. E. T. Powell left ON last Thurs
day for his future home at Hattiesburg,
where he has fine prospects for good
school. Our people part with him with
regret. He was one of the most popular
professors that ever filed chair IN the
faculty of Whitworth.
The Bogue Chitto w. C. T. U. will give
an ice cream festival in J. I. MarshalPs