The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-10
,oyvx AND COUNTY ITEMS.

.itipS ON IaSi NUi'"N'
Hiss Maggie McGrath left for school "a
Chatawa last Sabbath.
LOWS r. Fitzhugh, Jr., returned to
urmpbis Tuesday night.
wo rrcrrt to hear of willard Scavcy''
,roc,s with typhoid fer.
Nr,J.N. Cooke Las bcen spending part
# fine week in IIazlchurst.
The Union Hall Alliance VIII hold al
;rrortart meeting next saturday
Nh. Crntchcr and Miss Ruth visited
vi,l,burr and bolton last week.
Genial Tom Moore is here for few
laws to see his wife and little ones.
Mrs Crntcher's school opened Monday
with = bright band of young IDEAS.
Mrs Lizzie Ncwsome skinner, with two
.,.51,., is visiting Mrs. Strickland.
rh, boil worms are doin4Dgrcat damage
:, the cotton in many parts of the county
peyy. IIuntlcy and Murrah attended
Conference ut New Hope church last
week.
Rev. II. J. Boone and family returned
last Friday from their visit to RANKIN
and Simpson.
Mr.. Levi Lard killed II large rattle-snake
ON his farm last Monday; he carried ii
rltlcs aud button.
Miss Minnie Gull is again teacher OF the
catholic school, which opened Monday
with a goodly number.
Whitworlh College will reopen next
Wednesday, and the prospects for IL tulI
attendance are excellent.
Nests. :. b. Wilmoth u Co. have
closed thcir restaurant and confectionery
and retired from business.
TO the delight Of many friends Mr.. and
Mis-. Il. u. Davis reached home from Can
ada Oh last Sabbath evening.
Mr.. Collier. Il machinist in the employ
al the Brookhaven Machine Co., died at
the Commercial Hotel last week,
Miss Gertrude Scherck is dividing her
vacation with relatives here ere she re-
turns to her home in New Orleans.
Bishop Galloway spent last Friday i'll
Town and was met with a cordial greeting
from many old friends aud neighbors.
Mrs. w. +. Davis returned last Friday
night from pleasant visit to relatives III
Texas. She was met in New Orleans by
Mr.. DAVIS.
We regret to learn that the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Wood fell from the
counter at Mr.. Woods store last night and
Fractured one of his thighs.
Our society numbers among its most
welcome visitors, Miss Cecile Scherck OF
New Orleans who is spending few days
with her relative Mrs, Alcus.
A new and nice assorted stock of wal
Paper, Window Shades, Lace Curtains,
Carpets and Mattings just received at
Tom Perkins furniture store, cheap.
g!omer Byrd, who has been taking in
she Aig cities of the South and West for
the last six months, reached home Mon
day and is welcomed back by his many
friends.
MIS- Aaron Hurst has returned from Il
visit to relatives at lTattiesburg, but we
regret to announce her health has not i'm
proved. She was met in New Orleans on
her return by Mr.. Hurst.
Rev. L. Is. Graves will engage in teach
iug school for several months at ZIon
Hill, near Union Church. He delivered
an eloquent sermon at Ben Salem church,
CaSryvilie, last Sunday.
Mrs. Goitien has opened II Millinery and
Dress Making Establishment in the
Schwal new building. 3 doors from the
postoiiice, and will be pleased to have hei
friends aud acquaintance TO give her
cali.
Miss Edwina Burnley and Miss Miriam
Crutchc left for Sherman, Texas, last
Friday night where the best wishes of the
LEADER follow them as they "wield the
rod of correction" in Mrs. Kidd's excellent
college.
Judge Baggett says lie doesn't know
ANY thing about the negro rapist Smith
hung in Claiborne county last week, who
claimed to have been raised by him. He
says possibly he may have raised Smiths
mother.
Rev. S, e. Caldwell preached a stirring
sermon in TING Presbyterian church Tues
day night on the subject of Evangelism
handsome sum was subscribed for the
Lvangelistic work in the Synod of Mis-
Sissipp.
Warren Ioskins has been appointed
railroad agent at Wesson, vice w. II
hartweil, resigned. Mr. Hartwell, Wit
Is II fine business man and deservedly
popular, has been transferred to the rail
road office in New Orleans.
DIR, IL. p. Sawyer. late of st. Louis, ha
located at Wcllman City in this count.
iOr the practice of his profession. HI
Will also open a drug store at Wellman
winch is fast getting to be a place
considerable size and importance.
capt, Geo. Lacey, of Bogue Chitto, ant
MI ). N Cooke, of Brookhaven, held {
special meeting of the Lumbermen's Con
'entlon III New Orleans last Friday. l
was strictly business meeting-n
french Opera, no river excursion, NJ
ciectraS or fancy TRIMMINGS of any sort.