The Brookhaven leader., 1888-06-21
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

For a temperance drunk, nothing beat
I,,,,uihals soda.
..u,lk shake" is the latest. Call OF
nr LrNcnthal and sample it.
I..,,utbaTs ice-crram soda is 70 de
rrhrful beverage. Don't fail to try it.
scholarship in the best Commercial
College in the South may h" had on ap
uIicatiom TO this office.
beautiful line of ladies collars and
,na. at .Jno. McGrath and Sons. ThciI
nv cent collar is Il daisy.
When Miss Miriam Crutchcr finished
her recitation on Monday night applause
va. hearty aud she was loudly encoIed.
Mrs Duyall a sister Of Dr. J. w. Ben
mott and Mrs. Strickland, is visiting
them, having arrived from Texas Sunday
night.
handsome line of low-cut shoes at
t,J,u NcGrnth X Sons Gents calf shoes
ot every description always on hand.
pop III.
Onr account of Commencement cXercl-
-, has crowded ont nearly all other local
MATTER this week, but it will be found in
ierestlng.
An, one wishing good, comfor able
home can secure the same for the small
,gm cfs7OO. in Brookhaveu. Well, gar
Lru. ont houses, etc.
Ahjrts. collars and cnils for the weary
and dusty traveller at John McGrath "
Sons. Nice shirts at IS cents, and col
lars as low as 10 cents.
MI. Hu d,rsob Smith aud family left ON
Tuesday evening for Carney Station, Ala.
The hearty good wishes OF many friends
attend them in their new home.
Grape Juice, MalIo, Mexican Fruit
Sh,rbct. Frui Miz and Arcadian PhOs-
ul,ale are the latest ice-cOld drinks intro.
dnccd at Lewenthals popular soda tount.
Tie LEADER is indebted to its pretty
Young friends, Misses Henri and Mary
NcClcnGon, of this place, and Miss Mary
u,
visit last Tuesday.
McGrath & Sons have just received II
splendid line Of scarfs and neckties in the
very latest styles. Their stock of sus-
mnderS, handkcrchiefs and gents under
wcar is simply immense and very low
priced.
McssrS Mack Mllsaps and IL. ii. Bar
ton two of Copiah's worthy young far
mtr>, honorcd the LEADER with II call
while in town attending commencement
this week, and helped out our cNchrqner
ly renewing their subscription.
Nh Joseph Dale, late of the Pearl River
News, has been in town during the past
week. making his headquarters at the
LEADER office Mr.. Dale will soon be-
come the publisher Of the Lawrence Coun-
ty Press, the now paper TO be started at
Monticello.
"What is IL ca>,oo'" asked most in-
1cligcnt lady of Il country editor on Con-
cert night, when the variety of musical CD
Instruments was enough to muddle the
brain Of tn" most knowing. Said the new
rr-to-bc- -put-undtr editor, "Nadam, it is
the inst cousin to ii ShcdaHE!' All!
Misses Ruth and Miriam CIutchcr, HOW
two Of the alumnT of Whitworth, are
among Br0Ukhavcn'S most accomplished
and refined young ladies. Miss Ruth en-
GELS in painting and in vocal music, her
voice being Il clear, strong contralto; Miss
Miriam in clUcuton and instruemcntal
music.
Our young friends, Bob Horny and Po-
ley Tibbs, of the Clarion-Lcdger office,
we've III town this week attending com
mcnccmcnt and favored the LEADER with
call; also Willie Mitchell, of the Copah
Signal. These are all Brook haven boys,
and were gladly greeted by their many
friends here.
Postmaster Tyler and Miss Daisy Hos
hlnS, and Mr.. j. w. Martin. Jr., and his
son John Went TO Jackson Tuesday night
as witnesses in the preliminary trial of
fontalne for the postoffice burglary.
Meanwhile Mrs. Josie Crosby, so efficient
and familiar with its duties, is conduct
1ng the post office.
Application has been made to us on
several occasions by the cOlorcd youths
"i this county, for what they call "a
counting book" as the colOred girls az
getting more civilized in this enlightened
age and say they want none of the old
fashioned "nigGcr plantation" courtship.
Inc young bucks are in trouble, and ap-
ply to us TO help them out. Please, some
OCdy send us counting book.
Mrs. w. b. Murrah has been most
faithful and efficient teacher of vocal mus
&c at Whitworth for the past two years.
Her pupils did her great honor during the
commencement exercises just closed. Sell
'o'h have we heard schoolgirls sing with
y" much refinement of expression or seen
'lem display so much control of their
voices. Mrs Murrah's solo, ''Niuon." on
o'hcert night was beautifully and correct
~ sung and won prolonged applause.
The Alpine country and Mexico are
hot the only places in the world where
married women are worked all their lives
oeSlue donkeys," sarcastically remarked
fashionable Brookhaven lady last Sun
"ay on returning from hearing Bishop
hargrove's great sermon; 81 am yok cd
Win donkey myself" "rrue, nv dear" "