The Brookhaven leader., 1886-05-06
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Several of our locals were unavoidably
crowded out this week.
The W. C. T. U. meets at Mrs. Powelrs
Tomorrow evening at o'clock.
Mrs. Schnorrenberg's residence was
partly inundated by last Tuesdays Hood.
Some of our early gardeners are enjoy
;rg English peas, new Irish potatoes, etc.
Meats of all kinds at J. b. Nalty's
cheaper than ever known. Call and price
and he convinced.
The vigilants are requested to attend
the regular meeting at the engine house
next Monday night.
Priebatsch is receiving a magnificent
LOT of handmade shoes. Call and get a
pair before they are all sold.
Fresh Juckwheat, barley, grits, oat
meal. rolled oats, rolled wheat, corn
starch, iclltine, etc, at Powelrs.
The ladies should know that they can
get the CATERS and slippers they want at
priebatchs. A new lot of the best just in.
Mrs. +. J. Williams, charming lady of
Aberdeen, is on visit to her sister, Mrs.
Tibbs, accompanied by her four children.
Rev. J. II. Gambrell is back home for a
short respite, after months work for
Prohibition in Northeast Mississippi.
He isthe right man in the right place.
We are glad to know that Mr.. John
Seaman, the wounded engineer, under the
skilIful treatment of DIR. Bennett, is fast
recovering. He is still at the Decell House
Mrs. Frilick is now receiving the most
varied assortment of notions and milli-
merry ever brought to this market, and is
continuing to sell her goods as usual-at
rock bottom prices.
The Board of Supervisors decided to
have new court house built in the main
after the style of the old one. Bids are
advertised for in tO-day's paper, and the
contract will no doubt be let out the next
meeting.
Drs. johnson and Galloway are in at
tendance upon the General Conference OF
the NClnOuISJ Oh"AtH 0O'''A1
which convened ut Richmond, Va, yes
terday, and to which they We're elected
delegates by the last Mississippi Confer
ence. They will probably he absent
most of the month. The General Confer
ence will have to elect four new Bishops,
and it is hoped by their host of friends
that this exalted office will fall upon one
or both of the Brookhaven delegates No
better material will be presented to
choose from.
The ladies' of the w. c. T. u. organized
a Band of Hope at the Methodist church
last Sunday afternoon. Fiity-one bright
and promising boys and girls enrolled
their names for membership at this the
first meeting. The object of the organi-
cation is to instruct the youth III the
principles of temperance, and get them
enlisted in the cause The members on
taking the pledge are required to abstain
from the use, rs a beverage, OF all kIndf so
Intoxicating liquors, tobacco, and pro-
family. The next meeting will be held at
the Baptist church next Sunday alter
noon at 4 O'Clock. Every boy and girl
in town should join.
Last weeks flood was undoubtedly one
Of the most disastrous that ever visited
this county. 1t is stated by one of the old
est citizens living on the banks OF the
Bogue CIitto river that this stream was
two feet and two inches higher than dur
ing the great rise in 1913. The same is
reported of Bahala, Bayou Pierre ana
other creeks. About two and halt miles
of the railroad track, just south of Bogue
ChittO station, was washed from OH the
road bed, up against the telegraph poles,
and great gulles were formed IN the
road-bed. The railroad bridges III this
neighborhood also suffered severely, III
some instances the stingers and other
heavy timbers of the bridges being CARR
ed away. The running of all trains was
suspended from Tuesday morning until
Thursday evening. The telegraph lines
were also greatly damaged and could not
ba used until repaired. The farms along
this section of the line of road were COM
petely inundated, in some instances the
water being five feet dOep in fields plant
ed in corn. Fencing was washed away,
and that these farmers will suffer heavily,
there is no doubt. The same sort OF re-
port comes from other portions of the
county, crops along the creeks and
branches in many instances being liter
ally washed up by the roots and all of the
newly plowed soil swept away. A num-
Der of wagon bridges were removed,
among the rest the new bridge just fin
ished over Bogue Chitto, but, as far as
we have heard, the builders, and not the
county, will be the sufferers: