Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-07-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Editor L. S. Bowen is attending the
Chicago Fair.
THE LEADER is prepared to do your
job printing,
Mrs. Murrah spent several days in
vew Orleans last week.
Rev. J. NJ. Weems and wife are spend
ing the week at Canton.
DIR. Barber has beautitied his office
with fresh coat of paint.
Several prominent Brookhaven Ia
dies will leave for the Worlds Fair in
August.
Miss Susie and Master Willie Hart
we'll. of New Orleans. arc visiting Col.
Bees family.
Mr.. Lem. Lewis, now of McComb,
was a visitor to old Brookhaven friends
last Thursday.
DIR. w. NJ. Weathersby and Mr.. J. +.
Mcbride. of Beauregard, were welcome
callers yesterday.
We learn that Capt. Myers and fam
ilv will soon move into the handsome
Millsaps property.
Society learns with pleasure that
Miss Miriam Crutcher will spend the
coming winter at home.
The w. c.. T. U. will hold its regular
meeting at Mrs. Woodward's next Fri
day evening at six o'clock.
Miss Ethel Hardy, one of Brookha-
yen's fairest, has returned from de-
lightful visit to Lexington.
Master Walter bennett, who, little
girl says, sis Fanny's brother, is Wis
itor at DR.. Wesley Martins home.
Archie Mccormick was brought
home from the Key Stone Mills quite
sick with fever last Saturday evening
Instead of the usual evening ser
vice, Pastor Weems preached at p. m.
at the Methodist Church last Sunday
DR.. and Mrs. Sessions were rendered
all elegant reception i'll Natchez last
Friday evening, by Mr.. and Mrs. J. j.
PROXY.
Mrs. Josie Bowen Bolton, of Wash
ington Territory, is visiting her sister.
Mrs Willoughby; also, the two Misses
Bolton.
Mr.. p. j. Nevin spent last week in
New Orleans looking after his large
and prosperous business interests in
that city.
Brookhaven will be largely repre-
,ented at the Baptist State Convention
at Summit. This body will convene
on next Thursday
Rev. Il. j. Boone began the annual
protracted meeting at Mt. Moriah
Church last Saturday. Rev. A. A. Lo-
max is assisting him.
Misses Blanche Brown and Lily
Dale are two more of Lincoln's teach
erS who participated in the Normal
training school at Oxford
If the young folks from y to p are
willing, another contest will be held
next month. Will not the young men
form class of six or more?
Messrs. Martin McGrath and \. Bow
sky have returned from a two weeks
stay at Cooper's Wells, looking quite
as vigorous as when they left.
The Union Hall Sunday School pic
mic on last Thursday, was a very de-
lightful occasion to all who were so
fortunate as to be able to attend.
When you tell the LEADER reporter
anything, be sure you put it straight,
or it may surprise you wheu it comes
out in cold type and make we local I'M
comfortable.
Messrs. L. w. Chisholm and Thad
Montgomery, two of the prosperous.
farmers of Southwest Lincoln, were
among The LEADERS welcome call
ers last Wednesday,
Mayor Daughtry gives notice that
the sanitary inspector will next Thurs
day inspect all backyards and lots of
residences and report all that are not
in a clearly condition.
The Standard Lumber and Manufac-
turing Company has been incorpor-
ated in Brookhaven. Messrs. Joseph
Connolly, j. B. Nalty and J. T. Robin
son are the incorporators.
Mr.. Jas. H. FUR, of Wesson, one of
the Jealous Prohibitionists who helped
drive the saloons out of Lincoln in SO,
and loyal friend of The LEADER, paid
us an appreciated call Saturday.
President Jamison, of the State AL
lance, will speak at the Court House
tomorrow. After the speaking, which
will be public, the newly elected coun-
officers will be publicly installed
Our brothers in black will have a
grand game of baseball at the fair
grounds, July y, between the Worlds
Fair nine of Brookhaven, and the
Swift Trotters of Franklin county.
Mr.. Jas. McGrath was presented
with a handsome silver medal on last
Sunday at Chatawa,by Mr.. Young, who
represented the "Youngs", the baseball
company in which the medal was won
The Christian EndeayOr Society