The Brookhaven leader., 1891-02-12
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS

II isa bad season so far for truckers.
Mr. Rec saws he sold 102 Mardi Gras
tickets.
Judge Chrisman is holding court this
week in Yazoo.
John R. Perkins keeps the Planet
Junior Cultivators.
English sparrows are fast increasing in
numbers in this section.
Mrs. H. F. johnson is on a short visit to
her SOP, DR.. John johnson.
Will ,Turnbough has a splendid new
buggy nag from st. Louis.
The w. C. T. u. will meet at Mrs. Ben
nett's tomorrow evening at $3.50.
There have been seven accessions to the
Baptist church during the revival.
A large number of Brookhavenites are
in New Orleans this week attending Mar
di Gras.
For Brinley steel plows and attach
ments, 60 to John r. Perkins Hardware
Store, Brookhaven.
John r. Perkins has q fine lot of im-
proved agricultural implements, includ-
ing the famous Planet Junior Cultivator.
For the best and latest patent harrows
and cultivators, including the celebrated
Planet Junior Cultivator, call on John r..
Perkins.
Charley McNair, Sam Hoskins and War
ren Henderson would have killed more
birds than they did, bnt their guns were
crippled.
Bishop J. A. Scarborough paid the
LEADER q pleasant call last Saturday.
The Bishop says he is for the Prohibition
party with big P.
Hon. 4. II. Thompson is in Jackson this
week comforting with Messrs. billiard and
Campbell, his fellow comm issioners, as to
their forming code of laws to conform
to the new Constitution.
Messrs. A. III. Summers, J. S. Burns,
Geo. C. HOskins, Drs. C. p. Conerly,
r. r. Applewhite and others are
attending the meeting of the Ma.
sonic Grand Lodge at Aberdeen this
week.
The Lincoln County Bible Society will
hold its annual meeting at the Baptist
church next Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. J. w. McLaurin, agent Of
the National Society, will be present and
deliver an address.
Miss Bessie Hoskins of Erookhaven has
been chosen to fill the position made va
cant by the resignation of Miss Dora
Bramheld. Miss Hoskins is a post grad
nate Of WhitwOrth Female College, and
is lady of splended talents as q tutor
4cCoa'5 City Enterprise.
Richard Hutchinson was shot and kill
ed at the Keystone Mills last Wednesday
night by Bill Magee. Both colored
They fell out about a piece of timber
aud Hutchinson was shot by Magee as hs
was about to pass the latter's house on the
way to his own. Magee escaped and il
still at large.
fhe Lawrence County Press says thai
Dir. ID. s. Scherck has suspended business
at Monticello, and that his stock is being
removed to Brookhaven, by his father
or. A. Schcrck, who was interested in tn,
Monticello enterprise. Mr.. II. s. Schercl
expects to return to Arkansas, where hs
had lived several years prior to his going
to Monticello.
Dir. W. T. Magee of the Mt. Morial
neighoorhood reports an unusual pheuom
onon IN the way of q star observed by hin
last week IN the southeast heavens. FL
says: 1T swings half circle and thel
hwlll make circle. 1 have seen it tw'
"ghts. 1t rises about eight o'clock an,
soes south all the time. 1t is a wonder :,
'ook at Several have seen it."
Our young friend Joe Magee goes L
"esson this week, where he has leased
sable and win set up for himself in tn
"'ery business. Joe is a wide-awake. en-
0'getic young man of good character ant
steady habits. and the LEADER take
pleasure in commending him to the peo
PIE OF our sister town as worthy of thei
confidence and patronage.
IL you wish to be perfectly satisfied il
,he purchase of "a new spring bonnet,
&c sure to order from +. r. Hardon, 9
Hnartres st., New Orleans. Orders frou
.ao country are promptly filed. Selee
'ue style desired from any fashion plat
ana Hardon will copy 1t exactly and Civ
nas'yie and finish that only 6rst elias
''ner can give. In ordering stat
~Aat price son wish to pay for any art
Gle IN the millinery line.