The Brookhaven leader., 1889-05-16

\lcksUurE residences are 10 pc
lighted by electricity.
Pass Christian has steam laundry
with capital stock of 5000.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias met in Vicksburg Monday.
On the 10th inst. Crystal Springs
shipped four car loads of Strawberries.
Meridian is shipping Irish potatoes to
Cincinnati ana realizing good returns.
The regular spring term of the
United States District Court is in ses
sion.
Rosedale has a military company
with c. NJ, Hall, Of the Democrat, as
Captain.
Major }. l.. Wofford, of Corinth,
has patented cheap and valuable
hay press.
The Natchcz postoffice was robbed
of $500 in stamps on the night of the
10th inst.
Hon. j. +. Carter declines to enter
the race for the second place on the
State ticket.
Gen. West is IA candidate for the
State Senate of Mississippi from Mar
shall County.
p. f. Causey, of Johnson Station,
claims to have discovered sure cure
for hog cholora
Conductor Jewett, of |. {. Rail
road, and his family are enjoying a
trip to Denver, Col.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Miller, Of CTys-
tai Springs, will celebrate their silver
wedding on May .22nd.
Mr.. l.. J. Ellzey, train dispatcher of
the |. c. r. r., died at his home in
McComb City iast weeh.
The Infected debris and buildings
at Ship Island have been burned by
authority of the government.
Robert Lynes, Corinth youth,
accidentally killed himself while out
squirrel hunting last Saturday.
The Meteor says the shortage of
the Crystal Springs strawberry crop
is IS per cent. below last years yield.
Paul Jones, a colored school teach
er of Meridian, has been appointed
postal clerk OH the Northeastern road.
The Grccnville Democrat mas the
neatest and best equipped newspaper
Office in the State. It's press is run
by electricity.
I'he big tent for the Sam Jones
meetings in Jackson will occupy the
Tarpley lot, next door 10 the govern
ment building.
S. b. Daniels stabbed John Mar
shall at Meridian Saturday night in
an alteration growing out of the
price of some lumber.
At Carey Station on the VALLEY
Railroad, John Gordon dropped a
pistol from his pocket and it went
off and shot liin il the ear.
The Aberdeen Examiner states that
Mississippi makes cotton enough to
supply at least 1000 factories of ca
pacity of 5000 bales each per annum.
The Lawrence County Sunday
School Convention meets at Silver
Creek Church, 6 miles east of Monti-
cello, empracing the 4th Sunday in
June.
j. and b. Hart, jackson cotton
merchants, sold 1000 bales of cotton
recently for 104c. per pound. They
bought the cotton at from to 99c.
per pound.
$2100 was subscribed to the Meth
Odist Male College at the WinOna
District Conference, which was ad-
dressed by DR.. Wheat and Bishop
Galloway.
j. j. Spehman, a prominent cOlOred
man OF jackson, and strong Prohi-
bitiOnist, has been appointed timber
agent of South Mississippi by the
government.
Deputy Collector Wilson and Dep
uty Marshal Daucy captured a moon
sinner named John Crumpton in
Smith county last Saturday and de
stroyed his still.
Marshall county Democrats unani-
mously instructed for Judge w. S.
FeatherstOn for Governor in grand
form. The General is greatly be-
loved by his home people.
Jackson's waterworks have been
completed and received by the city.
The city is supplied with l01 hyirants
at a cost of $50 each per year, and
private families are furnished at reas-
enable rates.
Jack Smith, colored, is now in Jail
at Mayersville for stealing two regis
tered packages from the mail of the
steamer Sunbeam on April II. His
attempt to cash draft, taken from one
of the packages caused his detection.
He acknowledged his guilt.
Summit has organized branch of
the American Building and Loan AS
sOciatiOn with Ben HilbOrn president,
Alfred Hitler secretary, the Bank of
Summit treasurer and Hon. James C.
Lamkin local attorney. About 100
shares were subscribed for at.the first
meeting of the Board of Directors.
Mrs. S. F. Chaplin, vice president of
the National WOman's Christian Tenn
peranee Union ,leetured to large au-
diences at jackson and Meridian last
week. She has been travelling over /
the State organizing branches of the .