The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-05
rowN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

wedding bells VIII soo" JH"E'e "Sain'
The County Alliance meets ts-morro
yr " C. Summers was in town Mon
day.
Harry and Policy TibLs spent Christmas
at home.
Hiram Casesday. jr., has returned to
Atlanta.
prock Parsons drew the music box at
lewenthaPs
Miss Sarah Stewart has taken a school
in Pike county.
Tho horse show had crowded house
Monday night.
Charlie GOTTEN is visiting his brother
in Helena, Ark.
The next Teachers Institute will be held
on January l4th.
The Orphans entertainment comes of
next Tuesday night.
Dir, Martin has sold one of his fine breed
COWS TO the LEADER.
S. n. Storm has removed 10 the Storm
Building, Front Street.
Mrs. Ed. Wilson, of Wyomiug, has been
visiting Mrs. Cassidy.
To the readers of the LEADER, one and
all, happy New Year.
Edwin Kidd, OF Oxford, made glad many
hearts by visit lately.
Mrs. strickland and Miss Sallie left for
jackson last Thursdsy.
About forty pupils remained at Whit
worth during the holidays.
The W. C. T. U. will meet this evening
at Mrs Pickens' at 4 sharp,
The ralrord has placed eight neat and
elegant benches tn the park.
Dabney Parish, of the Times Democrat
staff, was in town recently.
Warren Hoskins, who now halls from
Gulfport, spent Christmas at home.
A delightful party was had at the resi-
dence of Mr. Bee on Thursday night.
Mrs. J. J. PROXY, of Natchez, spent the
holidays with her parents, Maj and Mrs.
Sessi, as
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for price list.
Capt. Hoskins spent Christmas at his
home here, rs did Ike and Milton with
their families.
Messrs A. Krauss and Aliens & Meyer
have an important announcement in an
other column.
Bishop Galloway, after spending the
holidays with his family, has again left
on official duties.
jeff Chrisman. now prosperous plan
ter in the Delta, spent a few days with his
iatsscr here lately.
Mrs. W. K. Spencer, of Ballenger. Texas,
and her aunt, Miss Wade, and are expect
ed to arrive soon.
We sympathizs with Mr.. Schwem in the
loss of his brother, who died in Pennsyl
wanna, on the 1St.
The Young ladies are getting up Leap
Year Ball to take place next Wednesday
night at the Opera House.
Capt. j. l.. Mikeil, who was here on a
visit to his family during the holidays,
has returned TO the Delta.
The Knights and Ladies of Honor in
stall their new officers and have their an
nual supper tomorrow night.
Rev. J. X. Parish and wife leave this
week for the mission feld near Grenada.
Many frieuds regret their departure.
The Knights of Honor enjoyed an ele-
CANT supper on last Monday evening, the
festivities extending far INTO midnight.
Mrs. Hattie Martin, DAWN, of Birming-
ham, Ala, and her little daughter. are de-
lighting relatives and friends with a visit
Mrs. NJ. II. Harmon, of Meridian, has
come to Broohayeu on a business trip.
Mrs. H. has many warm friends in our
town.
Miss Fannie Maxwell left last week for
jackson where she goes to attend Profess
sor Wyatt's celebrated Commercial Col
lege.
Mr.. C. G. Smith has returned from the
A and NJ. College. We regret to hear he
is unable to resume his stndies on account
ofsore eyes.
The young people will hold a grand
masquerade mite meeting at the residence
ofJndge Baggett tomorrow night. Every
body Invited.
VIM. Meade, of Vanderbilt University,
and one of our valued subscribers, was
welcomed by many friends here during
the holidays.
bro0khaven's candidate for clerk of the
senate returned little disfgured but
SUI IN the ring and can explain to any
body why he wasn't elected.
On Dec. 18th Rev. j. r. Parish united
IN marriage Mr.. F.. ". Hill and Miss L. A.
Myers, and on the 30th, Mr.. Stephen
Nelson and Miss Lucinda Coleman.
81 John Perkins, one of our Brook haven
ooys, has been promoted to the position of
assistant cashier of the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad at Cairo. Congratulations John.
H. ID. Sessions, one of our incest young
men, left the classic walls of Oxford, du-
Flng the holidays, TO spend few short
days within the portals of his pleasant
home here.