The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-05
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.
BY CHAs. MCNAIR, D. c.
January %, 1891.-6w

Register, register.
Register, register, register.
Robt. Cassidy visited homo last week.
Mrs. Bullitt's little babe has been quite
i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Meyer are enjoying
a visit to the Crescent City.
Rev. and Mrs. Woodbridge are now
making their home at the "Millsaps
place."
Lucy May, an aged negress, was burn
ed TO death in south Brookhaven last
Friday.
Hon. A. II. Longino, of Greenwood,
was in town last Saturday on his way to
Monticello.
Mr.. Price left this week for his home in
Indiana, where the best wishes of his
friends follow him.
Judge Baggett returned from st. Louis
last Friday night, and Monday received
his new stock of horses and mules.
Will Turnbough returned from St Louis
Sunday morning, where he went last week
to lay in a supply of trading stock.
A part of the cotton crop on the old
Henry Maxwell place between Brookha-
ven and Monticello isstill unpicked.
The w. C. T. U. will meet tomorrow
at4 p. m. at Mrs. Marshalls. The Y's
are requested to meet with the Union.
The LEADER is glad to note that Mr.. F.
NJ. Martin has returned from Battle Creek,
Michigan, much improved in general
health.
Mr.. Lomax preached an eloquent ser
mon to large congregation last Sabbath
morning, and received another candidate
for baptism.
Another negro was killed at the Key
stone Mills last week, by some one I'M
known. The murder is said to have caus-
ed considerable excitement among the
negroes.
Mrs. E NJ. Wise and her daughter Miss
Rachel, who had been visiting Mrs. Pfei
fer, have returned to New York from
whence they will return to their present
home IN Germany.
Another days work and the brick work
on the school house will be finished. The
rafters are now being placed and the
building will be turned over to the city
authorities by the 18th day of April.
The Times Democrat Sunday edition il
busy publishing wood-cuts of Southern
bellies. Jackson society has been repre-
sented by Miss Cecile Nugent; Aberdeen
by Miss Jones and Port Gibson, by Miss
Person.
The verdict of the Lincoln Circuit
Court awarding 500 damages to Mrs
Bridges against the l. c. Railroad for
failing to put her off the cars at Bogut
Chitto, was affirmed last Monday by the
Supreme Court.
Sam Seibles, colored man of the ole
school, aged go, died at his home in Brook
haven last Monday. He had been deacon
of the Baptist church tor many years and
his last words were, II have run the race;
have kept the faith; good bye"
Mrs. q. D. Davis has lost her charming
guest Miss Allie Dashiell, who returned
to Columbus last Monday. During hel
short sojourn, Miss Dashiell largely in
creased her number of friends, her refined
bearing and cordial disposition making
for her friend ont of every acquaint
ance.
Capt. and Mrs. Powell return heartfelt
and cordial thanks to all who CAREFUL!
and kindly assisted in saving their house
hold effects from the flames on last Mon
day morning. In this time of misfortune
they especially appreciate the warm sym
pathy and kindness that have been ex
tended them.
That the sacred concert at the Episco
pal church on last Saturday evening, con
Quoted by that indefatigable and enthu
siastic vocalist and teacher, Mr.. Irby Nc
Herman, was a success goes without say
ing. The entertainment was given TO
benevolent object and should have beel
better patronized.
Last Sabbath was Wesleyan Memoria
Day at the Methodist church. Addresse
were made by DR.. Murrah and Rev. Mr.
Huntley, which were eloquent and i'm
pressive; the singing. led by Mrs. Deni
Powell, was excellent and the service al
together a fitting one, concentrating a
1t did, the one-hundredth anniversary O
the death of the great founder of tn
Methodist denomination.