The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-30
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.


Trrn over a new leaf with the New
Year.
Coo dissolution notice of Messrs. Storm
4 Bro.
The Board of Supervisors meet next
Monday.
For full weights and measures go to
C. SchnOrrcnberS.
such lovely Christmas weather was
never surpassed.
Cbopccry Court convened Tuesday,
Jrdgc McLaurin presiding.
{. Schnorrcnbcrg will sell you cheaper,
or ~ cheap as any one, and give you bet
tor goods.
Our ioviul friend Mr.. Z. N. Bee has
been presented with a white plug hat
and looks like Congressman.
The young people in the vicinity of
Air Doc Cox's school house enjoyed II
Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.
A masked ball and supper at the resi-
1cnce of DIR. +. J. Bowen Tuesday night
furnished delightful entertainment to
the young people.
We hope any short comings In this is
sue of THE LEADER will be lenicntly as
cribcd 10y our readers to the recreation
taken by editor aud printers during the
holidays.
If any body believes there is any dis
pa,ition to make flesh of one saloon man
and fowl of another, let the remaining
saloon repeat the TeIzia act, and lie will
see what lie Will see.
The Young man who caIuo down from
Wesson last Friday to "wet his whistle"
and found all the saloons closed, was dis
consulate to find he had thrown away 60
cents railroad fare for nothing.
Note the changes in the advertisement
of the celebrated hardware house OF }.
K. Perkins This is the finest and most
complete hardware establishment be
tween Jackson and New Orleans.
"TnE LEADER and family" return
thanks TO MIR. aud Mrs. T. c. Moore, of
Birmingham, Ala, for an appreciated
token OF remembrance i'll the shape of
lovely Christmas card. May their lines
ever fall in pleasant places.
The man who would write an anony-
nous personal communication and On
closcit to the party for whomit was intend
ed in u printed envelope belonging to
third party, must either be thouShtless
simplcton or cowardiy knavc.
The Presbyterian sunday school enjoy
ed Christmas Supper Monday night at
Ueuck's Hall under the management of
Mrs. Crutchcr Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs. Hart
man, Mrs. Hardy, Mrs iIeuck and others,
and tho hours sped swiftly by to all pre-
sent.
The race that was to como oil at the
Fair Grounds last Monday between Bogus
Ban aud the johnson Colt did not tax"
place, the hackers of the Colt backing
out" and paying the S25.O forfeit. Some
scrub races served IL aHuSe the crowd
after the main race was declared off.
The fact Of having Presiding Elder
Wccms and Rev. A. +. Watkins returned
10 their old fields of labor by the Bishop
Is received with general satisfaction both
in and outside their own communion.
tcrs, and honorcd and beloved of all who
know them. Welcome back.
Mr.. IL. b. Evans, of Cincmnati,a friend
of the Editor of The LEADER in the lat
tcl's boyhood days, is III town on visit
to his daughter Mrs. W. ii. Penn, and
paid us pleasant call yesterday Mr..
Lsans was kind enough to show us a
sample OF The Evans Ant-Frcton Roller
Skate, Il recent ingenious invention of
his son, Mr.. j. E.Evans, of Cincinnati, land
one that is fast taking precedence over
every other skate in the market.
THE LEADER has recently been placed
under obligations to the following friends
and subscribers for pleasant calls and con
trbutions to our exchequer, besides many
others whose names we do not now recall
J. F. Storm, John White, DR.. ". l.. Bow
man, j. Q. Byrd, A. }. Martin, A. Nj. Sum
mers, j. ID. McDavitt, ID. A. Dawson,
EIihu May, Brantley Smith, A. II. Longi-
no, Geo. Lambright, Revs. W II. Bailey,
+. Z. Douglass, and X. J. Boone.
Mrs Johnson and family received from
Mr.. Junius Hart, of New Orleans, a
Christmas present of inestimable value
10 them, being nearly life-sIzod crayon
portrait of the late DR.. ii. F. johnson,
executed by Il. IIerold, enclosed in love
ly frame. 1t is the most perfect likeness
of the honored and lamented President of
Nhitworth College We have ever seen,
being copied from a photograph taken
last April short while before DIR. John
son went to Richmond as a delegate to
the General Conference, and only little
while before the beginning of his fatal
illness.
Saloon Closed.