The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-12-24
~ AND COUNTY ITEMS,

,,,scribc for the LEADER.
.u,o Claus will be busy to-day
,rO # a Merry Christmas for the
children.
lively ahOnt town.
Mrs Daiscy Nelson, spent saturday anu
sunday in Brookhaven
,, hammer, of McComb City, came
sunday on visit to friends.
c,,,ou Yesterday was bringing from ~
- cents according to the grade
vi.. Daisy Ioskins returned Tuesday
- nleasant trip to New Orleans.
AR VIM. Watkins, of the Gulf coast
aid Newton friend of the editor, was
Welcome caller Friday.
Though the LEADER goes to JACKSON
l.. editor will continue his home III
n.,,lboyon for at least Il year.
Miss Maggie McGrath has returned from
Chotowa Convent, at Chatbwa, to
.rend Christmas with her relatives.
slight change was made in the sched-
i, on the |. C.. last Sunday. No l., going
.opth now arrives at Brookhaven at l:33
pm.
The apple crop the past season was un-
rsnaIly fine, if we may Judge by the fine
.nocimcus of the fru it displayed by our
GroOkhaven vendors.
Mr. Scaver s. Leslie, Jr., with the
S,nther Printers Warehouse, of New
Orleans was in the city Monday in the
interest of his employers.
Most of the College girls left for home
las, Friday and Saturday to spend the hol'
bays. President Fitzhugh says the Col
lese will open next Monday, 26th inst.
For picture and parlor eascls, albums,
nice picture frame, appropriate Christmas
souvenirs. call on X. /. Howell, proprie-
for of Brookhavcn Art Gallery, Railroad
Avenne.
Miss Lou Lowell, Miss Olivia Sones and
Miss Kate Mikell, teachers in our public
school, will attend the State Teachers AS
ISOLATION in jackson next week beginning
the 23th.
The BAPTIST Sabbath School will enjoy
adeIshtful entertainment at the home of
Mr. Chas. Chrlsman to night. A chill
lren's Christmas tree will probably be a
feature of it..
The city public schools will close to-
day and reopen Monday, January 4th.
Teachers and children have earned II good
Christmas holiday and the LEADER hopes
they may enjoy it to the fullest extent.
We arc proud of old Lincoln and her
people, She has not only put her foot on
the infamous liquor traffic, but her loyal
citizens have gone on record in u decided
way against the corrupt Lottery monop-
oily of our sister State.
Mrs. Josie Daughtry Moore, who has
been visiting her fathers family for some
time past, returned to her home i'll Colum-
bus, Ga, last Saturday accompanied by
her bright little son, Milton, and Mr..
Frank Moore, her brother in-law.
Miss Bessie Hosllins, of the Bay St.
Louis school, Miss Dot Atkins, teaching
near Silver Creek. and Miss Matte Penn,
teaching in the Lawrence County High
School, are at home to spend Christmas
with their relatives and numerous friends.
1t is rumored that wedding bells will
rng in Brookhavcn on the night of the
10Th aud if Madame Rumor he correctly
quoted a popular railroad man, we'll
known in this city will we'd one of Brook.
Ravens sweetest and prcttiest yonng la
dies.
Capt. B. F. Jones, (Saw MilN the ire
presSlble, was u welcome caller at the
LEADER sancium Friday. The Captain
Sa candidate for Sargent-at-Arm of the
senate, a position for which he is we'll
qualified, and like Sam, his motto is, "get
there"
An attempt was made Saturday night
10 force open the county Jail from the
"otSde, but the lock remained intact and
'ne attempt was failure. There are
some tough criminals in the Jail, but it
Mnot known in whose particular bcha If
Ihe effort was made.
Deputy Sheriff Sam Magee left for
jackson yesterday evening with Tom
u''nam, sentenced to the penitentiary for
ME Tor murder, Monroe Bowman, SEN
Fnced Tor horsestealing and Ben Banks,
%"'enced for bigamy. He goes from
'oere to Vicksburg on other business.
Inc LEADER acknowledges an appre-
.'a'ed call last Monday from DIR. N. S.
0,'S' one of Brookhaven's former honor
, VI e''lzens, The Doctor is now engaged in
F'"c''cing his profession in Manchester,
.'"d' put retains his real estate interests
Lincoln county, and says lie will al
ways ieel strong attachment for Missis-
'pPl and Mississippians.
'"o extras on the l. G.. collided little
n" Vi "eSson last Saturday morning,
n Herious results. Joe Allen, the con-
I'V'or and Brookhaven man. had his
'"' ankle broken in jumping from his
u mort Abbot, a brakeman, was con-
T" ''"oiy bruised aud barked up. The
leader sincerely regrets Mr.. Aliens mis-
lOrtnne and mishns hin, n s,,oaa, roonr-