The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-29
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.

Bay st. Louis sells eggs at 40 cents
per dozen.
Summit has y real live bear within
four miles of it.
Sorghum is 25 cents per gallon in
Kemper county.
The Mississippi Republican is the
new paper at Jackson.
Columbus had but one death during
the month of October.
The State Grange meets at Newton
on December the 18th.
Winona is having new store houses
and residences erected.
Vicksburg thinks it will have with
in year 300, 600 hotel.
vicksburg's water works contract
is extended to February 1889.
The Democrat says "there is oceans
of cotton in the fields of Bolivar"
Dan Dawson, COL, died few days
ago in Warren county aged ITO years.
Whitworth College has $50 music
pupils and seven instructors in the
art.
Last Thurday one negro murdered
another at Clinton. Names unknown
so far.
Tupelo seems to be a city of refuge
to Alabama lovers, who laugh at
locksmiths.
L. Fl. Schroeder, of Natchez, died
on the 23rd, from the excessive use of
alcoholic liquors.
Jere c. Horn, late of Meridian, is
now city editor on the Memphis
Evening Ledger.
Electric lights were turned on Me-
ridian on the oath, but the city has to
hold to its gas contract for awhile.
Brakeman Marsalis fell from the
cars at McCOmb City last week and
lost one limb and the other badly in
jured.
Sam Jones won unfading wreaths of
glory in our State. 1t is reported he
received LOO during his stay at
Greenville.
AS a result of wager on the cleo
ton one getleman rolled another in a
wheelbarrow down Washington street
in Vicksburg.
Mr.. r. P. Mimms and Miss Deta
Dudley, daughter of Rev. c. r. Dud-
ley, were married at Crystal Springs
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. VIM. Campbell and Mr.. w. NJ.
Smell, of Columbus, have formed a
co partnership and will engage in the
brokerage business.
Bellfontaine in Webster county is
booming. Thirty-One new houses
have been erected there during the
past twelve months.
Mr.. r. S. Withers, of Edwards has
Purchased $3.50 worth of fruit trees
from L. Hudson g. Sons, Of Terry.
This is indeed home enterprise.
Mr.. G.. W.Randolph, of Tennessee,
has purchased large tract of Crystal
Springs land, upon which he will i'm
erect three dwellings.
The grand Jury of Chickasaw
at its late session, indicted
,he Board of Supervisors for neglect
ng to have necessary bridges built.
C. T. Smithson, Secretary of State
Alliance, lost his barn, including all
nav, corn, fodder, farming imple
nents, etc, by fire one day last
week.
Miss Bessie NJ. Lackey, and intel
igent young lady and writer of some
note, was married in Crystal Springs
On the 22nd, to DR.. r. b. Stapleton, of
Florida.
NJ. G. Norman, one of the pinOneers
Of Copiah county, and President OF
the Board of Supervisors at the time
Of his demise, departed this life on
the oath.
The City Council of Vicksburg, re-
iected the bids of both the Gas Light
Co., and the Electric Light Co.. for
lighting the city, and re-advertised
for sealed proposals.
Secretary J. #. Christian and Mrs.
Nelson, of New Orleans, are holding
u DIOtIdStcu IltCtlhS WIN tiiO iNNo-
burg Baptist church, assisted by the
v ocalist, Prof. Hughes.
Dine Rogers, conductor, fell
the cars at KOsciuskO june
tlOn last week and was ground to
atoms. Fragments of his body were
found along the tract for 200 yards.
The mare of DIR. Walter Hill
man at the State Fair has a re-
cord of six premiums. Once for
her colts being the best pair in har-
nesses, again for being the best brood
mare and the others being for mare
with colt by her side.
Mr.. F. II. VarnadO, prominent citi-
zen of Osyka, was shot to death near
his store last Friday evening. The
used was shot gun heavily
loaded with slugs, seven of which
took effect. The murderer was con-
cealed behind pile of lumber, but is
unknown at present.
About five miles northeast of Kelly,
Miss, in lonely spot at the foot of a
precipice, there is a horses grave
over which tombstone stands with
this inscription: ga tribute of affec
ton, between man and beast; Sallie a
for her faithful services
this stone is erected by her MASTER
PascagOula Star.