Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-05
rowN AND COUNTY.
Mr.. Nevin went to New Orleans Sun.

left Yesterday Tor Onlo.
Louie Cohn left Sunday on bust
ness trip to New Orleans.
Pres Fitzhugh left last Saturday TO,
visit to his mother mt Brandon.
The Convent school opened yester.
day with new corps of teachers.
Misses Annie Hurst and Ida Keenan,
have returned from Hattiesburg.
Mrs. w. +. Davis returned last Fri.
day from a months visit to Marlin
Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon and family
leave today for their home near Port
Gibson.
Capt. j. j. Myers, after two months
absence, returned to visit his family
last week.
Mesdames J. F. and r. d. Sessions
and Mrs. j. J. PROXY will leave for the
Fair next Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Turner, Mississippi Col
lege student, spent last Sabbath at
Rev. J. j. Green's.
Mrs Denie Burnley Powell arrived
from New York yesterday morning, on
visit to relatives.
Miss Edith Sherman, one of our
loveliest young girls, is visiting Miss
Gay Buckley at jackson.
THE LEADER sincerely regrets to hear
of the serious ill. health of Rev. Jo-
seph Buckets, of Caseyville.
Miss Olivia Sones and Miss Florence
Atkins leave today for the Exposition.
Ira Parsons accompanies them.
Mrs. Fitzhugh and Miss Alice are
still in Chicago. We regret to learn
that Miss Alice's health has not mate
rally improved.
Maj. Sessions has returned from a
protracted stay at the Sanitarium, Bat
tie Creek, Michigan, where his health
was somewhat improved.
The combination of small bad boy,
cigarette and match came near
causing the destruction of Mr.. Jas. A.
Miazza's residence last Saturday.
Miss Alice Nelson, who has been
teaching in the Union Church school,
has been engaged as music teacher in
the Grange Hall school for the COM
ing term.
Every thing is being put in readi-
ness at the College for the opening on
Sept. 18th, and old Whitworth, as
usual, will receive her full share of
patronage.
Mr.. s. F. Magee has assurances that
he will be appointed Deputy United
States Marshal for this part of the
District. If he is, he will prove the
right man in the right place.
Mr.. John McGrath, accompanied by
his wife whom he joined in Chicago,
reached home from Ireland last Satur-
day. He brought with him his niece,
Miss Maggie Kelly, from old Erin's Isle.
Joe Dale, after enjoying the press ex-
cursion to Chicago to the fullest ex-
tent, passed through Brookhaven Sat
urday, on his way back to Monticello.
Joe says he didn't get in Jail and didn't
fall in love with any of the Japanese
girls
At conference of the Baptist
Church last Thursday night Rev. A. A.
Lomax was recalled to the passionate
for the year of "a. Bro. Lomax has
acceptably discharged his pastoral du-
ties here for tho past six years and has
strong hold upon his people.
The editor of The LEADER took
run down to Bogue Chitto last Friday
afternoon and found business relative
ly as bustling and lively as it is in
Brookhaven, but no one especially en-
thusiastic over the outlook. The town
continues to gradually improve.
Mrs. ALT. McClendon has recently
sold two of her eligible lots to Messrs.
Hickey and Tom Perkins, and is erect
ing comfortable residence ON one
that she retains and which will be
rented to Mr.. G. r. Gage. It is pleas
ure to record business transaction of
such Importance these hard times.
Some one fred into the wagon of
".J. Armstrong, of Lawrence county,
while camped three or four miles from
brookhayen on the Monticello road
last Tuesday night, but no serious
damage done. A few weeks ago, some
articles of merchandise are reported
10 have been stolen from Mr.. Arm
strong's wagon while camped near the
same place.
on next Thursday evening ut the
nome OF the brides father, Mr.. w. W.
DAVIS, at Caseyville, there will take
place the marriage of Miss Ada Davis
70 Mr.. l. c. Smith, our present county
treasurer and gentleman well known
throughout all this section of coun-
Try, as one of the most highly hon.
orable and worthy of its many noble
men. Miss Davis is sister of Mr.
L. u. Davis and most excellent as
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