The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-06-14

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,,i,I hold meeting after prayer meeting
tonight
Iouis +. Menger, a Senior of Nississip-
u, College, visited his sister, Mrs. Hobbs,
the first of the week.
Ascholarship in the best Commercial
College in the South may be had on APP
rlcaton to this Office.
A beautiful line of ladies' collars and
,utfs at Jno. McGrath and Sons. Their
10 cent collar is "a daisy.
Prof Murrah has been transformed
INTO w. b. Murrah, D. ID. A distinction
most worthily bestowed.
Charlie Tedford. who is working in
Holly Springs, is visiting his old home
and friends and relatives.
Can't. Jack Hardy, Brooks and Charles
and Miss Lulah Ragsdale, returned home
from Cincinnati Sunday evening.
LewenthaPs soda fount, with its invit-
ing seats, is Just the place for the ladies
TO call and get refreshing drink.
Mr.. C. c. Smith is the bushing toma-
10 king of this district. His products
can't be exceled in size nor flavor.
Mr. d. A. Patrick has placed the editor
under obligations for basket of golden
wax beans of the large pole variety.
Mr. Eitel made splendid job of the
Presbyterian steeple, and the painting is
being handsomely done by Mr.. Jordan.
Bishop Galloway preached the com
mencement sermon at the Industrial Col
ege last Sunday to an immense throng.
A handsome line of low-cut shoes at
John McGrath g. Sons. Gents calf shoes
OF every description always on hand.
Drop in.
The LEADER office is now turning out
some fine samples of job printing. Give
sta trial when you need any thing in
this line.
Don't you want Fruit Jars' If so call
and see the Woodbury. Improved at Per-
kns' Hardware Store. They are the best
and cheapest.
Our young friend Tom Powell, of the
Memphis Sunday Times, is on "a visit to
relatives aud PAID the LEADER IL pleasant
call Yesterday.
Any one wishing good, cOmfor able
home can secure the same for the small
snm of 500, in Brookhaven. Well, gar
den, ont houses, etc.
Del Jordan, the young negro who kill
ed his companion, Cornelius Davis, has
been released, there being no evidence to
prove criminal intent.
Shirts, collars and cntfs for the weary
and dusty traveller at John McGrath &
Sons. Nice shirts at 75 cents, and col
lars as low as 10 cents.
Handled hoes ut 80 and 50 cents each,
Sweeps and Shovel Flows, at 81 cents per
pound at Perkins Hardware Store, on ac-
count of being overstocked.
Rev. K J. Boone will preach funeral
discourse on the life and character of the
late Capt. VIM, Gwin, at the family resi-
'lence near B'gue Chitto next Sabbath.
Grape Juice, Malto, Mexican Fruit
Sherbot, Frui Miz and Arcadian Phos-
phate are the latest ice-cold drinks intro.
dnced at Lewenthal's popular soda fount.
Onr young friend Jake Boone. formerly
an attache of the LEADER office and later
of the New Mississippian, is now typo
on the Bolivar County Democrat at Rose
dale
We learn that work will soon begin on
the new Catholic Church. The contract
has already been awarded TO that accom-
plished contractor and builder, Mr.. J. NJ.
IedfOrd
Judge Baggett is agent for the ceie-
DRAFTED Deerng Hay Mowers aud Rakes,
to which the attention of hay growers is
invited. See his advertisement in to-
days paper.
We are betting on our good friend
Brantley Smith, of the Friendship neigh
"orhood, bringing in the first and finest
watermelons of the season. He is the
watermelon king of the county.
Rev. A. F. Watkins and Rev. J. T..
Nicholson, of Hazlehurst, exchanged pull
pits last Sunday. Mr.. Nicholson has
many friends aud admirers here who are
always glad TO meet him and hear him
preach.
McGrath & Sons have just received
splendid line of scarfs and neckties in the
very latest styles. Their stock of sus-
penders, handkerchiefs and gents under
wear, is simply immense and very low
priced.
Major Wilmoth is winning a deserved
~ high reputation on his ice cream. The
LEADERS, local will stake all he knows
about ice-cream that it can't be beaten
any where. Lemonade and soda water
ditto, E plaribas anam, ne plus ultra Ma
jorbas.
We return thanks to Miss Melissa Lin
ton for an invitation to the closing exer-
cises of Grange Hall School, near Casey
vile, last Tuesday evening, and regret
that. business engagements prevented our
acceptance. Won't some of our friends
an that neighborhood furnish ms report 7