The Brookhaven leader., 1888-10-25
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALI QUARTERS.

Ho, for the Summit Fair on the 20.
The Canton Fair is under way this
week.
Natchcz has counterfeit dollars
again.
The Supreme Court meets at Jack
son next Monday.
DR.. J. G. Montgomery. of Clarks-
dale recently died.
Senator George spoke at Holly
Springs on the goth.
The State Fair will he held some
time in November.
\ poStofticc has been established at
Picltwick, Marion county.
Crystal Springs reioiceS over l
building and loan association.
The W. G.. 7. L. OF Fayettc. gave
an entertainment on the 10Th.
Bread and meat are going up Sc
high the poor man cannot reach them.
\ horse fell into we'll al GIccn-
Vile, but was cXtricated without dam
age.
The WesSon Tribune. with {. A..
Hamilton as editor, succeeds the Ar
COSY.
The Delta papers are claiming the
privilege of naming the next Gov
cln0r.
Chalmers and Morgan are holding
Joint discussions in the second dis
trict.
The quarantine expenses of Yicks-
burg were $500, and Of Natchcz
$500.
A. II. May. of Brandon. died last
week, lamented by many friends and
a large family.
Mrs. s. c. Myers, of Brandon, has
accepted the position Of matron at
the |. |. and G..
Marsh Cook. of IIcidleburg, is ii
candidate for Congress against Hon.
c. l.. Anderson.
NicksburG's cotton receipts to date
are not half what they were up to
this date last wear.
Dir. Writ Johnston. of the state
Board of Health. has declared Jack
son perfectly healthy.
Goodman's Alliance warehouse is
going right up and the members use
burlaps for cotton bagging.
Every farmer would be benefited
Ivy the Southern Woman, a monthly
journal published at Ripley.
The latest from jackson is that tie
city sexton is about to strike because
the people don't die fast enough.
The Pamela County Agricultural
and Stockholders Association is to
he held at Sardis Nov. l, > and 3.
Mrs. Nancy Jones. mother of Sher-
if DObsOn, of Rankin, died in that
county last week at the age Of 20,
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, who
has been on a lengthy visit to Europe,
is expected home at an early date.
On November 9TH will occur the
the laying of the corner stone of the
new school building at Hazlehurst.
The Rolling Fork' Pilot will give
young man job who knows some
thing about running a printing office.
j. S. Manor, of Shalkcy county.
died ut the A. and NJ. College last
week. He was the youngest student
in attendance.
The Breeze is the name of a new
paper started at Meridian by Dabney
Marshall and Percy Gambrell. 1t is
decidedly fresh.
The New Mississippian and Clarion
Ledger made their appearance again
last week after their short suspension
on account of the fever.
Miss NJ. NJ. Langley has been APP
pointed Superintendent of the State
Asylum for the Blind, vice her father
pr. w. S. Langley, deceased.
Miss Minnie Lee, of Vossburg, died
Mt Blue Mountain Female College last
week. This is the first death thai
ever occurred among the boarders.
Prof. r. X. Jayne, who left his po.
sitiOn at Washington to nurse yellow
fever patients at the Capital, finding
no spread of the disease at that place
went to Decatur, Ala, and has done
all he could i'll alternating the dis.
TIT ssed. Al honor 10 hi humanitv