The Brookhaven leader., 1886-11-04
AVN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

and pump ioi S"'S'
o.. Cbrisman, Esq, of Quitmar
80 ia on visit to his family.
=. lanes Galloway, ofJackson, visit
, vi hrother's family here last Sun,
,o the City Drug Store for pure
al oil which is pure aud free from
sater' -,
y, I W. Harmon, of Summit, filed
,ar,pit at the ". Z. church last
sabbath.
A., MIN Davis has established a MILL.
store on Cherokee street, east of the
railroad.
n. Krouss has lately added some val
,.hle and handsome improvements TO his
residence.
Hon saml Hickman, Of Lawrence, was
- ,oUp last Friday aud paid THE LEADER
awelcone call.
Noi,R. W. MilIsaps and wife were the
.,.,s If Mr.. and Mrs Z. ID. Davis the
guests va 49,
first Of the week.
Verify, Brookhaven hath no need OF
;,oucrants from foreign shOrel Youth
ful natives abound.
The W. G.. L. u. meets at Mrs. John
Nar,hall's this evening ut o'clock. A
fill attendance is desired.
The Sunday School Convention OF the
pogue CLitto Association met with the
Topsaw church last Sunday.
After selling your cotton to best advan-
,.os step down to Kohlman's Great Cash
House to see how cheap you can get bar
gains.
Mrs. r. II. Sartin died at her home in
Rogue Chitto last Sunday morning. She
wass daughter of Capt. Wm. Gwin, of
this county.
The music furnished at the w. c. T. U.
entertainment 10y Misses Fannie Larkin
aud Nenie Warren was pleasingfeatuie
Of the evening.
We are glad to be able to say that the
eOlored people who attended the Colored
Fair in such large numbers were IN the
main respectful, orderly and we'll behav-
ed,
Mrs Joe Brown was buried Sunday
evening, Rev. j. r. Parish officiating at
the funeral services. Our sympatbies 20
out to the now orphan children and aged
parents.
Messrs. Daughtery and Smylie, our old
est drug firm, have dissolved partnership
and the business will henceforth be con-
Quoted by MIR. W. n. Smylie. See
notice.
Capt. G. d. Bustamante, the big MA
chinery man of Mississippi, was in town
last Friday and took in the Colored Fair.
Would that Mississippi had more such on :
terpriSing spirits as the Captain.
Cotton receipts ut Brookhuven to date
are about equal to the corresponding date
last year, bat it is thought that owing to
the shOrtness of the crops this will not
hold good throughout the season.
Ur. Frilick has returned from his trip
to Union Church and all needing his pro-
f,ssional services may now find him in his
office. The Doctor reports the corn crop
the best in years around Union Church
and lower Copiah, and the cotton rather
short.
Though beaten, some of the antics Of
this county haven't quit their lying. One
Of their latest was to circulate report
IN certain quarters few days before the
election that Major Mlllsaps was u candi-
date for Congress, and that the Prohibi-
tlOnists of the county would unite in his
support.
Can't some of our Lawrence comfy
friends enter the contest and walk of
with our prize sewing machinef We
have a large number of subscribers IN
that county, but there are others W be
would like to take q good home paper
like THE LEADER if the matter were only
presented to them.
There was large attendance at the
Union Meeting of the Fair River Associa
ton at Clear Branch Church last Sunday
Bro Lewis White was elected Moderation
aud Isaac G. Smith Clerk. The next
meeting of the Union will be with Mt
Zion Church on Saturday before the 5tt
sunday i'll January.
Rev c. r. Dudley is now engaged in
delivering series of exceedingly interest
ing lectures at the Presbyterian church
on the second coming of the Savior
These lectures are based on the Scripture
prophecies, illustrated by q diagram, ant
are both instructive and entertaining
AL who can should hear them.
Hon. A. II. LOngino was in town las
friday aud Saturday. Mr.. Longino ex
poets to be q candidate next year for Dis
"lct-AttOrney in the 9Th district, and w
rake occasion here to remark that there il
no better material in the field for thu
pace. He is immensely popular, too, and
Inc man who beats him before the people
gets the office.
Ihe Premium Engraving issued b,
Fe'erson's Msgazine"-that paragon o
iady's-books-for getting up clubs TO
1891 Is of very great beauty. 1t is frs
elass line-and-stipple engraving, execute,
III The highest style of art-size, 81 inche
'yH-called Mothers Darling" an'
would he an. ornament, framed, for an!
pafior. "Petersou's" for 1887 is to b,