The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-06-11
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Register.
Eggs aud spring chickens are in de-
maud.
Dr. Woodwards amen was loudly APP
plauded.
sam Hoskns of Jackson has been here
this week.
Mrs. Tcrsa is visiting her sister, Mrs
Ed Schallcr.
Read Miss Lovclrs report OH the
Graded public school
GOV. Stands had a good word for the
dude. He is his friend.
Allcandidatcs who mean business should
place their announcements in the LEADER.
Cant. Milan grated against the Sub
Treasury Monday evening at tho court
house.
Ifabout your clothes there's Il loose pen
ny, you may ride by steam on the "fiying
emmy"
Miss Marie Mengcr of Clinton, is visit
inc her sister Mrs. Hobbs; also her brother
Luther.
The w. c. T. u. will meet in Mrs.
Crutchers parlor next Tuesday afternoon
at , o'clock.
Mr.. Hillary Quin and wife of IIarriston
have been spending the week with Judge
Mcmillan and family.
Union Hall Alliance meets next Satur-
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock and full at
tendance of the members is requested.
Every white man in the county who
is entitled to register should do so at once,
as the time is limited to the Sd of July.
Mrs. Huntley, one of the elegant and re
fined matrons of LaGrange Ca, is visit
ing her son, Rev. w. II. Huntlcy.
DR.. Il. ID. Sessions, who is spending the
summer as assistant physician i'll the
Natchcz Hospital, was at home few
days this week.
A wild COW, Will Turnbough and his
mustang, had Il pretty race and created
some excitement on one of the principal
streets yesterday.
Hon. J. J. PROXY and wife of Natchez
spent several days in Brookhaven during
the past week. Mrs. PROXY is an honor
ed member of the Whitworth AlumnI
Association.
Hon. 5. S. Hudson of YazoO, candidate
for district attorney, has been mingling
with the Lincoln sovereigns again this
week, and the LEADER is indebted to him
for pleasant call.
Mrs. n. IL. blanchard and her daughter
Miss Mathilda left for New Orleans last
week. Mrs. blanchard will remain some
time in the city the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. l.. Rogers, of G83 ST. Claude avenue
Miss Maggie Buie, II very estimable
young lady, and brother DR.. Neil Buie,
Mr.. Prentiss Buie and family and Rev.
Mr.. ID. w. G. Ellis, all of the Caseyville
ncighborhood, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. S. f. Magee and family this week.
Miss Addie Marshall requests us to say
that her application which was read and
considered by the Board of Control of the
Public Graded school at their meeting,
May 30th, was not for the position of AS
sistant teacher as the wording of tile min
utcs would indicate.
The members of Hard Times Alliance
will enjoy basket dinner at their meet
ing next Saturday. The editor of the
LEADER returns thanks to President Case
and Secretary Lotion for an invitation to
be present, and If practicable, will take
pleasure in attending.
Capt. Hoskins and family have enter
tanned the following relatives and friends
this week: Mrs. Nellie Hill and Mrs.
Sallie Lowry, of Lake, Miss; Mr.. and
Mrs. W. w. Hoskins, of Dallas, Texas;
Miss Salie Carey, Andrew GOvan and
Dir. Gatlin of McComb City.
Mr. Win Mitchell, local scribe Of het
Copah Signal, accompanied by Mr..
Charles Aiken, an attachee OF
that office, was down from Halle
hurst this week attending the exercises
at Whitworth College. He dropped in
and paid his respects to the LEADER.
A very exciting game of base ball be-
tween the "Dudes" and "Mother Hub
bards" took place last Friday. At the
close the score stood in favor of the Moth
er Hubbards 10 to II. Another contest is
announced for o'clock tomorrow eve
ming between the Dudes and Dandies.
The LEADER is indebted to Hon. Clarke
Lewis, candidate for U. s. Senator, for an
appreciated call while in town last Mon
day. Mr.. Lewis is an agreeable, companion
able gentleman, with none of the top
lofty airs of some of our public men, and
cannot fail to win his way to the hearts
of the masses of the people wherever he
comes in contact with them.
Some of the Western farmers have been
buying large numbers of native sheep IN
different PORTIONS of the county and snip
ping them to Illinois with view to I'M
proving and fattening them for the Chi
cago and Cincinnati markets. The ies-
tive town goat, we are pleased to learn
has not been slghted. as half-dozen OF
more will be thrown in to fill ont a
carload.
Rev. A. A. Lomax came down last Sat