The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-07-17
Miscellaneous.

Rev. JOHN BANCROFT, pastor of the
Methodist Church at Pickens, died of
apoplexy last week at Richland, whittier
he had gone to fill an appointment He
leaves wife and two children.
THE citizens of Calhoun and Lafay-
cite Counties, living near Paris, have
for some time been aware of the fact
that an illicit still, run by negroes, ex-
listed in their community. One night
last week they assembled together and
started out on hunt for it. After sew
eral hours of search they found it, the
negroes busily making moonshine
liquor. The entire outfit was captured
and destroyed. Calhoun County is noted
for it's large number of illicit distill-
cries, which cause much trouble to the
law-abidfng citizens, as we'll as to reve-
nue. officers.
AMONG the railroads to be built short
ly is tho Rosedale & Mississippi Cen
tral Valley Railroad. 1t will be run
between Rosedale and Bogue Phalia,
ten miles distant. 1t is proposed to
operate a steamboat on the Bogue
Phalia in connection with this road.
THE reunion of the Thirty-ifth Missis-
sippi Regiment was held at Starkville
last week, and many e&sOldiers of diff
ferent parts of the State were present.
They were welcomed by Gen. S. D. Lee.
His speech was responded to by Col. s.
NJ. Meek of Columbus.
A NEW postoftice has been established
in Lincoln County called Ruth.
COLUMBUS has lost one of its oldest
and best known citizens, Mr.. Jerry
Dowsing, who died last week after
lingering illness. Mr.. Dowsing was q
native of Alabama, but had lived at CO.
lumbus for nearly sixty years. He was
a Mexican veteran.
A PosTc.FIcE has been established at
E. NJ. Ashley's, Copiah County, bearing
his name. The mail Will go out twice a
week, Tuesday and Friday. The mail
rider, James Ashley, was the mail carrier
from Raymond, Kinds County, to Co
lumbia, Marion County, in 1881. 1t
took him six days to make the trip.
THE Board of Supervisors for Wash
ington County met last week and elected
Capt. w. E. Hunt to succeed Merritt
Williams on the Board of Mississippi
Levee Commissioners. In Sharkey
County DR.. Phelps, the present incum-
bent, was returned. Bolivar County
elected Col. r. j. Nugent to succeed
Chas. Scott.
JAMES w. DELBRIDGE died suddenly
and unexpectedly at Oxford last week.
He had been a resident of Oxford and
Lafayette County for tho past forty
years. He was an elder in the Method
list Church and was highly esteemed as
an upright Christian gentleman. He
leaves wife and a family of grown
children.
THE Greenville Land and Manufacture
ing Company, with capital stock of
5000, 900, was organized at Greenville,
Miss, on the 18th. The company pur-
chased the entire Skinner addition, some
1900 acres, and the deal is one of the
largest real estate transactions ever
consummated in the State.
A NEGRO was struck by lightning
and instantly killed near Green
Vile last week. Tho bolt entered
| through the hat brim into his forehead,
leaving as evidence of its passage a
hole over an inch in diameter. Tho
body served as conductor through its
entire length, the electric current
emerging at the sole of each foot and
| tearing to shreds the strong shoes which
obstructed free passage into the ground.
THE Boord Of Trade OF jackson last
week passed resolution requesting
Mississippi's Senators and Representa-
tives to vote for the TORY bankruPs
bill now pending in Congress.