The Brookhaven leader., 1886-03-04
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

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The "municipal reform ticket" didn't
Jraw-only two votes!
Miss olivia Sones has been visiting
3 Mrs. Matthews, of Summit.
Miss Fannie Bowen is visiting Miss
Marion Buckley III Jackson.
The w. C.. 4. u. will meet at the edl-
TORS home at tomorrow evening.
The hill TO change the corporation back
TO old lines of two years ago has become
law.
The antics scored another victory last
Tuesday night. but they don't like to
acknowledge it.
Mr.. Mikas hasn't learned how to mix
milk with water yet. We hope he will he
''slow to learn" this art.
Brother w. l.. Mitchell of the Signal
Copiaban was in town last week and
favored THE LEADER with call.
Messrs McNair, Cassidy, Lewcnthal
and Thompson have been attending the
Supreme Court Mt Jackson this week.
Cotton continues to roll in almost daily,
thus showing that all of the fleecy staple
in the country is not yet fully exhausted.
Mrs. Patsey Sasscr, an aged and highly
respected resident of this country, died
after protracted illness at her home OH
the BIRD inst.
Mrs. DR.. r. f. Butler and children left
last Wednesday nigh. to join her husband
in their new home on Lake Washington,
accompanied by Mr.. Butler, Sr.
Mr.. J. II. johnson, late of the Louis
VILE Medical College, surprised his
friends and relatives with visit last Sat
urday. He is cordially welcomed back
. The members of the knights Of Honor
and their families and friends will enjoy n
"basket supper" on the night of the 9th
inst, and have good social time sener-
ally.
+. A. Mcdowell, Esq, prominent at
torncy of Gainesville, Texas, and former
resident of Liberty, was in Brookhaven
this week visiting his sister at the Col
iege,
Rev. J. b. Gambrell editor of the Bap-
fist Record and Secretary of the State
Board, will preach at the Baptist Church
tonight. Everybody cordially invited to
attend.
Howard Pickens w::s thrown from II
pony while out riding last Thursday even
ing and sustained severe injuries, but we
are glad to know is now Oh the road to
recovery.
Messrs. Councrly and krauss are the
only Aldermen on the new Board who
possess the orthodox qualifications as to
corpulcncy. TIE rest are rather on the
lean order.
The municipal election at Boguc Chtto
last Monday resulted rs follows: Mayor,
III. Curtis; Marshal, J. +. Turnbough
Aldermen, DIR. A. L. Thompson, IL. /.
Reed and T. b. White.
Ifyou wish to purchase anything in the
jcwelry line while attending Mardi Gra"
in New Orleans next week, remember the
old first class house of A. B. Griowold
& Co., ii3 Canal street.
How many of the men of Brook haven
will heed and profit by the silent but clio
quent argument presented to this com
munity yesterday morning i'll favor of
temperance aud Prohibition And, if
a halt isn't soon called, who'll be the
next.
DIR. J. NJ Grafton last week received
the appointment of County Superintendent
of Lincoln, to succeed the late worthy in
cumbent, w. X. Spencer, Esq. Dr. Graf
ton is an educated Christian gentleman,
and will discharge the duties of the
office conscientiously and faithfully. A
bill is now pending before the Legislature
TO increase the pay of County Superin-
tendents, and Will probably pass.
Our old and esteemed friend, Mr.. r. b.
Bate, of Jackson, representing the cele-
brated Williams Plow, was in town last
Friday and favored us with pleasant
call. The Williams piOw is still amply
able to hold it's own over all competitors,
and farmers who use it are sure to get the
worth of their money. Beware CT cheap
limitations, and buy none but the genuine,
manufactured by C. Williams, jackson,
Miss.
FIR. Harden, the New Orleans Mill
ner. has splendid stock of all the novel
ties of Tie season in the Millinery line
novelties in shapes of hats and bOnnets
and all the trimmings. He claims to sell
goods cheaper than any other firse-class
house, and that he can prove it to all
who favor him with their patronage.
Brookhaven ladies who visit New Or
leans, or who should desire to send off for
their millinery, should remember this
house. See advertisement in to-day's pa
per.
Mayor Brennan has reason to feel highly
complimented over the result of last Mon
days election. To more than double the
vote of his opponent, one of our oldest,
best and most hon6red citizens, was no
small achievement, and evinced popu-
larity few would have susDected. While
personally the Editor of TIE LEADER
would have preferred his opponent, we
are not of those who anticipate i'll of his
administration. He was one of the most
active, punctual and enterprising mem