The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-11-21

and Aldermen to hustle.
The clothing of Mrs. Mary Earl, of
Jackson. caught fire n few days ago
and she was fatally burned.
The PEOPLES Saving Bank has been
started mt Starkville, with eX-Con-
nressman Muldrow as President.
Greenville raised nearly $4,000
durinr the Sam Jones meeting for
religious and benevolent objects.
Catharine Cole says Grenada would
stand a good show for the Methodist
College if its seven saloons were
shut.
The State Medical Board and the
Tndertakers' Association met in
jackson the same day. How appro-
pirate!
John p. Jones was shot in MagnO-
liza Saturday night by Marshal Con-
nerly while resisting arrest. He will
get well.
J. NJ. Williamson, of the Hatties-
burg Democrat, and Miss Dollie Pitts,
of jackson, were married i'll that city
recently.
At the recent meeting i'll jackson of
the Mississippi Synod, the Louisiana
State Lottery was denounced in no
uncertain terms.
The two negroes who robbed Mr..
Stewart, near Beauregard, had to be
Struggled through to Jackson, to pre-
| want their hoino lynchel
The strike of the big clock i'll the
new Bolivar county court house can
be heard sounding out the hours for
miles, both day and night.
Deputy Marshals Buck and Mat
thews raided a crooked whisky dis
tillery in Smith county the other day
and captured six of the crooks.
Col II. NJ. Street, one of the best
fnanciers in the State, estimates that
the cost of holding II Constitutional
Convention will not exceed $3.50.
The drug firm of Ward g. Atkins,
| of Winona. has been dissolved by mu
tual consent. DR.. Is. f. Ward retires,
and Mr.. w. 7. Atkins assumes entire
charge.
An old telegraph post standing by
! the public road, near Adams church,
! is the last remnant Of the old tele-
graph system between Jackson and
Liberty.
The wife of Judge Watson died in
Holly Springs on the Sth inst. in the
80 year of her age. She had been a
resident of Holly Springs forty-fve
years.
The jury in the case of w. F. Brab-
stOn, indicted for the murder of w.
ii. Brabston, in Warren county,
brought in verdict of man
slaughter.
The Press says the last was the first
local election that ever came off in
Lawrence county that nobody but the
Election Commissioners seemed to
know any thing about.
There will be two Pats Henry in
the next Legislature. Major Pat
Henry, of Brandon, will be mem
Der of the House, and his nephew, Pat
Henry of Vicksburg, member of the
Senate.
The vacancy on the State Board of
Health caused by the death of the
lamented S. V. ID. Hill, of Macon,
president of the board, was filed by
the election of DR.. j. NJ. Taylor, of
COrinth.
The Lawrence county Press COM
plains that the State Board of Educa-
ton will not appoint County Super
intendent to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by the resignation of Superin-
tendent McInnis.
The Alliance in this State is OH a
great big boom. Men who have held
alOOf for two years, are asking ad-
mission at a rapid rate, and the entire
body of farmers is inspired with
hope and confidence.
The Presidents of the Democratic
ward clubs in jackson have called a
Democratic mass meeting at Repre-
sentative Hall, Dec. 3rd, to nominate
municipal ticket. Gen. Will Henry,
present incumbent, and Mr.. A. G..
Lewis are announced as candidates
for the nomination for Mayor.
Col. H. L. MuldrOw of Starkville,
sold herd of Jersey cattle short
time ago to Mr.. J. L. Gray, of Temple,
Texas, who pronounced the heard
"the finest he had seen between
Maine and Mexico" He exhibited
them in five fairs and took premiums
at all of them, so says the Aberdeen
Examiner.
A special train, bearing an opera
company, ran into switch engine a |
mile above Canton last week with ia
tai results. The negro firemen on the |
special was instantly killed; while |
every one on the switch engine was
killed, including Engineer Pat Red
mOnd, Fireman jim LOTUS, the negro |
helper, Sam Jones, and white man
named Jim Smith,
: The Knoxville Progress says the
Board of Election Commissioners of
Franklin met on Monday following the |
election, and on technical grounds de-
clared both the Newman and the Ma
gee tickets illegal, which will place |
the matter as to who shall be Frank
Inns representative before the legis-
lature for decision. AS Judge Magee
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