The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-08-23
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.

Duck Hill has had a "Crazy RAIN
bow Party
The Meridian Democrat wants a
revival there.
The street railway of Natchcz has
been extended.
The ''first bales" of cotton are all
over the State.
The State Fair will be held the first
week in October.
Columbus has had Temperance
and Alliance picnic.
Red handed murder pursues the
even tenor of its way.
The Summit Fair will take place the
latter part of October.
Seven Jail birds attempted escape
last Sabbath at Meridian.
The w. c. T. U. keeps up good
column in the COrinth Herald.
The State Alliance met yesterday.
1t has important business on hand.
Prentiss and Lee counties voted
"wctn on the local option question.
Vicksburg is to have new national
bank with IA capital stock of $250, 900.
Corinth is to have colt show Sept.
LIST, with brass band and speakers
for the occasion.
The work on the Artcsian well at
Canton goes bravely on, having reach
ed a depth of $50 feet.
Rankin county has a good deal of
old corn for sale at fifty cents per
bushel.
The Brookhavcu Dramatic Company
is winning brighter laurels than ever
before.
John Moody, one of the editors of
the Meridian Democrat, has become il
benedict.
The Congressional Convention for
this district will meet in jackson Sep
TENDER 10th.
Mrs. s. A. Smith, for forty-sev
years resident of Natchez and aged
70, died recently.
PIP uooro od;to 90 .ho 1vos
Argosy, is located Mt Hazlehurst for
the practice of law.
Tho ,tor;a;on Dali. no,+ NON
issues a snr;"h+I1, WoaIir m"ao NV,
from the daily edition.
,tooc;o pr;anos ~ IS A. ,;.,o
twin 4492nd;a;sS diod 0 90 Ta,' me NJ
nm the 1Jtb ;r bor ~ Gov "'' '''''
T,a vouo, an, ro,,a.oto,; r.
o,.tat;a' "" ',.u : I %li'la'. &c! "ne-
rI II pnr;"nt D' $500" o''i'e'S'
VIZ" '' IL l "'i'''' ios''en''
y" R;n mHuriC o. "'.oni anu MISS , Vary
ChnrcI in v;ct sbrrm nn tho 1e+b "''''
o"'' III !" A''"is vi ''' io''''
The Mississippi Valley road in 60
e st VIII , 49, .'i'iP p aoo loV lie"
Il NV '"''' ioo h"'' anu ''o ooA cars
Prof. II. J. Fry, late of jackson,
has been elected President of the
6i"'''" my" ''iooi Vi Wy S'"i springs
The vote at Natchez on the r. r.
question assures the early widening of
the n. j. & c. R. r. to a standard
gauge.
DR.. Love, President of the State
Farmers Alliance is being spoken of
for State Treasurer as the Democratic
nominee next year.
IN +ho ,oth univ en- % ,uoo,o
the depth of inches and at Leland
to 11.5O, the latter being more of Il
waterspOut than a rain.
M Abrobo ,r,;1 ;,
boya baan in tho hattIpp of Nom saw nv ~
leans, was buried at Hermanville,
Miss, on the 18th, aged 81.
Prof r. K. Javne. ofJackson. Miss
received an apDointment to n $1,000
position in the Surgeon Generals
Office Ill Washington recently.
Tbere ia dapcer of III. Pof,oo Oil
Mills ot Wick sRuro cav;ng into tho
river A crack in the hanR hos creD
ated some alarm for their safety,
John Moody and D,b,ev Marsbou
of the Meridian Democrat were in
dicted NV the I,onderdala grand inv
IN a cbarce of Iihel;n~ Io5n w ~
eli
the ed;toria, chair Of Tho A~or;c on
CITIZEN ut Canton and iS snceanIod hT
NJ I w Cr;sIar of Pnrt cLsnnS
We wish him sncce,o
Adams county has adopted the