The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-09-02
rowN AND COUNTY ITEMS.
-,w fa, hats az Mrs. Frilick's.

Now fall hats az Mrs. Frlllcks'
The nights are cool and delightful.
Now is the time to SOW your fall tur-
nips.
Mrs. Will Hartwell, of Wesson, was in
~ last week OH visit to relatives.
Ifvou want good gin stand, gin
h.It or oils, Perkins! will sell cheaper
than any one.
Misses Willie and Halle Galloway after
months visit to Vicksburg, have re-
turned home.
The Dude and Mother Hubbard Base
p.u Climbs will cross bats ut the ball
grounds again this evening.
BROTHER w. l.. Mitchell, of the Signal
Copiahan, spent last Saturday in town in
attendance upon the Convention.
Mr.. T. NJ. Henry, of the Auditors Office,
came down Friday and spent few days
visiting his father, MIR. Pat Henry.
Miss Mary Hoke, representing the W.
CT. u. of Magnolia, paid us pleasant
call last Monday, accompanied by Miss
Susie Bee, of this place.
Bishop Galloway, accompanied by his
charming wife, left for Toronto, Canada
Yesterday. We wish them pleasant
tourney and safe return.
Mr.. X. d. Gambrell, editor OF The
Sword and Shield, spent last Friday in
a ,nnular m
and Lonored The LEADER with well
come call.
Farmers should improve the fair
weather "between fodder-pulling and
cotton picking time" to harvest good lot
If hay. 1t will he fine thing to save
your stock next winter.
Politically, Lincoln county is coming
to the front. Not many counties can
boast of a Democr attic Republican, and
Simon-pure Democratic Convention all
the same day and the same hour.
Now is the time to advertise for the fall
trade aud there is no better way for busl-
ness men to let the people know they
have walked up from their summer lethar-
w, than through the columns OF HE
LEADER.
Rev. C. II. Otken, President of Lea
Female College, Summit, passed through
town last week, en- route to Covington
county and stopped long enoug b to favor
the Baptist Congregation with pleasant
prayer-meeting talk.
Mrs. n. f. johnson has vacated the
"Brown House" and moved into the resi-
Gence owned by her daughter, Mrs. L. }.
Cunning. 1t is with sad hearts that the
change is made, but we trust that through
all their sorrow the Divine love of Him
that doeth all things we'll is left.
Rev. George Cairns, the Singing Evan
gelist, of Texas, began a protracted meet
ing ut the Baptist Church last night, as
sisted by Rev J. r. Parish, and Mr.. Cole,
of New Orleans, who presides at the or
gan. The public generally are cordially
invited to these meetings, and it il hoped
they will prove blessing to our commu-
nifty.
U.L. Collins, of Milan, Tenn, will run
first-class excursion from Brookhaven to
Chicago, starting at a. M, Sept. 9TH.
Fare for the round trip, $1,000. Tickets
good to return on any train for 20 days.
Tickets for sale by the regular ticket
agents of the l. C. Railroad. All wishing
TO visit the great city of the West should
avail themselves of this opportunity.
Our clever and genial young friend Ira
w. Tyler, late of BOgue Chitto, has be-
come connected with the well-known
mercantile establishment of A. Scherck &
Son, of this city, where he will he pleased
to greet and wait upon his many friends,
whenever they call Mr.. Tyler is a young
man of thorough business habits, we'll and
popularity known, and Messrs. Scherck d
Son is to be congratulated IN securing his
services.
Miss Lulah Ragsdale, of Brookhaven,
is fast coming to the front in the literary
world as poetess. Two of her poems,
Fedora" and "Galatea," have been
electrotyped and widely copied through
out the nited States. The warm glow
ing fervor breathing through these lyrics;
and the luscious imagery in which it is
expressed, stamps Miss Ragsdaie as a
poetess of the true southern type.-Ee,c
Mississippiam.
The attention of our readers is especial
~ invited to the advertisement of Whit
worth College, which appears in another
column of to-day's paper. Prof Fitzhugh,
the new President, is a thorough and ex-
perienced educator. In addition to this
fact, he will he assisted in his efforts in
the main by the old Faculty, and it can,
with perfect confidence, be said that the
College will go right on as in the past, to
benefit and bless all who enter its classic
walls.
Cakes Without Eggs.
In little book just published by the
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