The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-11-18
rowN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Mr. K, W. Gibert, Ih'o Oh 'b'S PiaSo, ~"
r.moyed to Burnett, Texas.
There was fine display Of "Heaveni
artillery" last Tuesday night.
Ru,iness is generally very quiet Will
,,,. man who never advertises.
The w. c. T. Z. meets ut Mrs. StrlcS
,,,rs this afternoon Mt 4 O'Clock.
Mr. Frank Martin and family have
,,,ovcd into their new residence Oh Church
street.
u.ssrs. blanchard and Gsitein have
rurcbased the Stewart place from DIR.
Bennett.
Mr.. r. II. Henry, Of the State Ledger,
paid ying visit to Brookhaven Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Z. r. Taylor (NEE Miss Jennie
strickland) of Jackson, is visiting her
mothers family.
Brookhaven continues to lay it on to all
competitors in the matter OF offering hne
bargains in goods.
Any ono wishing to purchase an iron
safe at ~ bargain, should address Mrs
Ham lton Moody, of Beauregard.
Mr.. Pat Henry and family have remov-
ed in from their country place and are
now occupying portion of Mrs. CriswclPs
residence.
Our esteemed and popular friend, Hon.
c. R. Dale, of Monticello, Was in town
yesterday and paid The LEADER well
come call.
Messrs. Lewis II. White, NJ. V. KEGS,
John w. Boone and Rev. +. p Douglass
were welcome callers at THE LEADER
office last Monday.
Rev. w. IL. Bailey is the first to report
j list of subscribers on our premium sew
ing machine offer. Several others are
close after him though.
We hope all ministers and Sunday
School Superintendent will read and act
upon Col. Powers request in behalf Of the
Natchez Orphan Asylum.
Powder, shot, shells, etc, breechload
ing and muzzle- loading shot guns o. all
kinds, cheap at Perkins Hardware store.
Call and examine my stock.
Mrs. NJ. L. Dixon and her lovely daugh-
ter Miss Mary, paid visit to THE LEADER
Office last Monday for the purpose of
learning something of the mysteries Of
printing.
Mr.. Chas. Heuck, the Brookhavcn
Santa Klaus, comes to the front again
this year with un endless supply OF
Christmas and holiday goods. Also n fine
line of choice family groceries and dry
goods. Seo his advertisement.
Mr.. W. K. spencer, who left Brook
haven last Spring 10 make his home IN
the Lone Star State, received the honor
of being chosen county attorney tor Run
nells county, Texas, ut the election on
Nov. 2nd. TIKI LEADER copgratuiatrs
him upon this token of popularity and
success in his new home.
There are not quite two months left
now to work for our premium Machine,
Remember, any subscriber, old or new,
will count, if he pays a year in advance,
and the names and cash may be sent in as
fast as collected, as strict account will
be kept.
Mr.. Vim. Boles, of Jefferson county,
was in town last week and leased the
Millsaps place for years with view to
removing to Brookhaven to educate his
daughters. Mr.. Boles, we learn, is an ex-
celent gentleman and himself and family
will be valuable acquisitions to our town,
where they will be gladly welcomed.
Who can beat this for sugar cane-240
gallons of good molasses, and 5000 stalks
for seed on less three-qnarters of an acre
of piney woods land of Line DIN county 7
That is what was done by Mr.. l.. C. Max
well, one of our well-to-dO farmers, and
yet some men go whining around about
hard times and saying this is mean
country to live H..
The City Public Schools are now well
under way. The total number of white
children enrolled to date is SO; colored,
20. Misses Minnie Hoskins, Olivia SOnes
and Mary McCloskey are conducting the
white school at the old Skating Rink,
and Prof. p +. Williams and Mrs. Ida
Harris the colored school ut the Forest
Methodist church.
Mr.. VIM. Maxwell and Mrs. Melissa
Lehman were married Tuesday evening
at the residence of Mr.. l.. c. Maxwell,
hear this city, the ceremony being wit
messed by few chosen friends and rela-
lions. THE LEADER extends its con-
gratnlations to the well-matched couple
and hopes their welded life may be both
long and happy, with only enough OF
cloud to temper their sunshine. They
deserve much.
1t is scandal on the town, the way in
which loud-mouthed and often drunken
colOred harlots are allowed to promenade
the streets and hang about the depot and
other places where their presence is a
nuisance, and it is high time the city
authorities were putting an emphatic
quletus on all such characters. We have
an ordinance against dogs and against
vicious ANIMALS running Mt large, and
why not one against hsrlots running al
Target On Saturday evenings and Satur
day nights in particular their obscene