The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-15
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Ni.- Ilvira NikelI has Lecn visiting il
Crysal Springs.
Mai Wi moths oysters are the joy @
the editors lite.
T,v.u air Of Vim Abshagen's gas b
pomgola Button.
Miss Cherry Wright, OF Magnolia, il
visiting friends here.
Vivian X. BYRD has returned from 1
diving trip to Texas.
Nrss.P. Bloom, of Wesson, has beef
visiting Miss Della Mikell.
Too much raln--yes, too much, fol
farmers and truck growers.
bishop Galloway preached IN tht
N,,hulist Church last Sabbath.
Mr.. Ritchic, of Evansville, Indiana, i:
,,ow n member of Whitworth faculty.
Mr.. +. Rankin, Of Arkansas, and
Miss Lou Lcary, were married last week
The continued cold is Il great setback
,othe farming aud truck growing interests.
W., return thanks to Ransom Babcock,
If Crescent City, Florida, for late papers.
". are glad to see MIR. w. L. Linton
al, the streets again after several weeks
illness.
Rev. AT. Watkins has been assisting
thi. week in IL protracted meeting at
Summit.
Huv Won II fine Hat at VIM. Ahshagrn's.
II, has tho latest, the incest and the
cheapest.
C1sTERNs-A. .gs & Bro, 247 Delord
street, near Dryades, New Orleans Send
for price list.
Miss Ella Ray is teaching, with salts
faction to her patrons, in the Mt. Zion
ueighborho"d.
Mt. Zion Church will have their usual
simptnous dinner on the grounds. the 4th
Saturday and Sunday.
Or. Bennett went To Biloxi Monday
night on business connected with the
State Board OF Health.
DR.. Lrwcnthal'S hot drinks, especially
his hot lemnnades, must bo sampled to he
appreciated. Try them.
Mrs. Jno. |. Marshall, of B"gue- Chitto,
and her three fine little children have
lcrn visiting Mrs. BaSgett.
The W. G. +. L. will celebrate it's ann
versary at Hcuck's Hall on the evening of
the 9th Every one invited.
inst to banda line of SaIler, LEVIN Il
Co.'S. Phil .delphia fine Shoes-t he best in
the market, at WIN Abshagcls.
Mrs X. W. Millsaps, ono of the most
beautiful women ofthe day, left Wrdn"s-
day evening after visit to Mrs. L. d..
Davis.
Mr. John ". Martin, Jr., VIII" - no"
comfortably quartcrcd with his family in
Meridian, WAS in town and paid us Il
pleasant call last Thursday.
Spring is unusually backward, aud
owing to the prnrracted wet weather.
farmers have Yet done hnt little towards
lr,lmIIn., ioI the coming crop.
The l.. Nj =. OF the Baptist Church
will meet at 4 y. III. ON the 4th Monday of
this month in the church building. A
large meeting earnestly requested
Capt VIM. I}oIes returned last Friday
evening from Il five weeks stay III Jrtfrr-
SON County. W. regret that he has not
entirely recovered from his recent illness
The W. c. +. L. will meet this evening
at o'clock at the residence OF Mrs
Strickland, the vicc-pre>id"nt of the
Union. Members most urgently requested
To attend, as there is business of impor.
lance on hand.
Brock Parsons was the life of the Pack
age Party last Fri,Iay evening, II Hart
man ever "brrakS," which, the tatc~
forbid, let him employ Block as auction
ecr and he goods will go-lf II have t"
buy 'em myself"
We were in error in stating last week
that the Catholic congregation at this
place had raised $1,000 for the erection OF
new church. They desire 10 build II
new church, but as yet have not raised
the necessary funds.
Larkiu Baggeit lett for Independence,
La, last Monday. We regret To lose from
our town such Young men as Larkin, ana
while we wish him success i'll his new
field, We trust il may soon be 10 his adj
vantage to return to his native city.
We are pleased to learn that MIR. +. :.
Cox's tomato plants wer not so everl. ST.
Ing Y laid low by the last cold wave, but
that he still has enough spared to yield
good crop. Mr.. Cox is an a No. l farmer
and invariably knows what he is about.
At the Commissioner S sale last Monday
the Illinois Central Railroad bought all
the property. rights and franchises of I'll"
Meridian, Brook haven and Natchcz Rail
rond Company. The claim of the Illinois
Central against the NJ, b. Il n. Company
was for $39, 1855. 81 and 1t bought it III for
Sll,250OO.
Miss Jessie virgins school at Union
Hall will close next "Wednesday. There
will be- u basket dinner and examinations
during the day ami Il concert, Rotations,
etc, at night, to which the public grn"r'
ally are cordially invited. Miss Jessie
and Miss Matte Dickson will please ac'
cdpt our thanks for II special invitation IL