The Brookhaven leader., 1889-03-07
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS



day.
Did Won havra good time at Marc
Crust
The sunLcams will meet at $3.50 saehai
evening.
Meal, Flour, Coru oats aud brand chea
At Powcll's.
Pew. Mr.. Woodbridge is boarding at III,
Dccell House.
Commercial fertilizers are being hauled
ont by the ton.
Judge Chrisnan is lm,ding Court thu
week in Copiah.
Miss Annie Matthews returned Sunda!
TO her school in Copiah.
The y. CT. U. will celebrate thei
anniversary on the 22nd.
Miss Ruth Crutchcr has been spending
the week with her mother.
Rev. J. II. Gambrell has returned from
bis trip to North Mississippi.
RI. Howell, the boss photographer
has moved into tue parsonage.
There were 10 Sunday Schools last Sab
bath, owing to the bad weather.
Brookhaven was represented at Mardi
Gras by very large delegation.
Rev. Bryant Lewis preached at the
Methodist Church last Sunday night.
Mrs. BRIDGES, who has been dyeing
here, left for Crystal Springs this week.
Mrs. Mollie Gordon, with her two little
children, has been visiting at Mrs. Cart
mau's.
The w. &. T. U. meets every Wednes-
day evening at 4 o'clock at the NJ. E.
church.
Mrs. Dale and her daughter, Miss Dor
cas-, of Columbia, are stopping in town at
Mrs. John Whites.
Rev. L. S. Piker, whom we are glad to
learn is improving in health, contem-
plates removing Summit.
Go to Powell's for groceries where you
don't have to jew, but where you are al
ways given the lowest prices.
Miss Kate Dranghan, one Of Whit
worth's most charming ainmn4, is the
ruest of Miss Sallie Strickland.
Our young friend Joe Dale, Of the Law
renee County Press, was in town last
Saturday en- route TO Mardi Gras.
Mr.. Geo. Riehlman has closed out his
mercantile business at Bogue Chitto and
returned to New Orleans, his former
home.
The LEADER doesn't call McGrath "a
cu>s" this week. He is selling goods at
such bargains his competitors are now
doing that.
Postmaster Tyler left last Thursday for
Washington To take in the inaugural GER
emonies and see what are his chances for
lesppointment.
We looked, but looked in vain to see
the names of Capt. Hoskns and Post
master Tyler among Harrison.s Cabinet
appointments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albritton, living near
Bogue Chtto, lost their little afflicted son
last week God knows best when to tako
his suffering ones.
Rev. Mr.. Woodbridge has accepted a
call from the Presbyterian Church at
Monticello to preach there the first Sab
bath of each month.
We made a mistake last weel. Mrs.
Powell is President of the Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Church and Mrs.
DR.. Bowen, of the Wesleyans.
Bro. Watkins is keeping bachelors hall
in the parse 'age office. That office is now
constantly illuminated beneath the bright
glances of the adjacent College g,rls.
A minstrel Company will hold the
boards at the Opera House for Saturday
night. Admission: Adults IS cents. chill
dren25 cents, reserved seats 10 cents extra.
We return thanks to Mr.. Samuel Arid,
of Bogue Chitto, for some nice onions and
fine supply of winter cabbage. We re-
greet to lear of our esteemed friends re.
cent illness.
Joe Magee is swinging the City Mar.
shaPs baten this week, in place of Mar
shall Hurst, who is taking short vacation
Joe understands his duties and has the
'sand" to perform them.
The services of Prof. Prestridge, a
skilled musician of Boguo Chitto, has
been engaged by the Brookhaven Brass
Band as leader. The Professor will nc
doubt be quite valuable addition.
All the delinquent lands sold by the
sheriff last Monday "went like hot cakes
and not single piece went to the State
Most of the list advertised had been re-
deemed by the owners before the sale tool
place.
Our young friend Lewis L. Fitzhugh
who has lately been engaged as Drug
Clerk in Ledbetter's popular store al
jackson, contemplates going to Philiadel
phia soon to take n regular course in
Pharmacy.
The invitations to the Ball to be givcr
by the Hebrew Benevolent Association or
next Thursday night are printed in litho
graph and the handsomest we have eve
seen. If they are an index of the general
elegance ofthe affair, as they no doubt are
Hwlll be the mostrecherche social event
seen IN Brookhaven for many years.
owing to the inclement weather, Their,
was no nraaahiur IA fha Do-.:sk Cl...t