Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-06-27
rows AND COUNTY
.cribe for The LEADER.

Mrs. u. IL. DdNlS lelI lOI JuChSOH ldS1
Wednesday.
Rev. L. =. Douglass was welcome
caller Monday.
Mrs Hobbs returned Saturday, after
weeks visit to Clinton.
Mrs. Ida Martin Richards is on well
come visit TO Brookhaven relatives and
friends.
Henry Little died at Little Il Speed's
saw mill cast of Brookhaven, ON the
10Th inst.
II. +. Mullilxin secured the contract
for furnishing the new school house at
wcsson. -.,....
The Fair River base ball club has
been reorgauized with Ebert r. Lowell
as captain.
Mrs. Katie Johnson leaves tomorrow
to spend the summer at Henderson
vile. n. c.
Pink Smith, of Union Hall, still wears
the belt as the champion melon and
fruit grower.
Miss Emma Moran and Miss Corinne
Lanning of New Orleans, are visiting
at DIR. Daughtry's.
The LEADER regrets to learn that
Major Sessions has been quite i'll dur
ing the past week.
The cultured Miss Mary Henry, of
Sherman, Texas, is on visit to her
sister Mrs f. H. Crutcher.
Mrs. Larkin Baggett and Miss Emma
Bee returned Sunday, after a pleasant
visit to their brother in Missouri.
Mrs. Jesse Sebastian. of Martin,
Tenn. is visiting her old home. the
guest of Mesdames \. G. and Chas.
McNair
Will Hoskins now holds the response
bic and lucrative position of trainmas-
ter of the Northeastern r. Il. in New
Orleans.
Brookhaven's Masons celebrated st.
Johns day with fine supper and were
RECALLED by splendid impromtu speech
from Rev. A. A. LomaX.
\ select party of about thirty young
ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a delight
full picnic at Smiths bridge 3 miles
west of town last Wednesday.
Agent Bees thermometer reached 90
in the shade at the depot Sunday and
Monday This equals the record of
other years but does not break it.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Robinson are
back from delightful bridal trip to
Bay st. Louis. They will occupy the
cottage near Mr.. Leary's residence.
Rev. a. V. Rowe, secretary of the
State Mission Board, of the. Baptist
Convention, preached two good ser
mons to the Baptist congregation last
Sabbath.
A cablegram was received by MIR.
John McCirath's family last Tuesday,
announcing that he had had safe
voyage and landed on his ma
1--WE uedtu. oIu IFeldIlu.
Rev. G.. E. Chandler, synodical evan
gelist, will preach at the Presbyteria
church tomorrow Wednesday, even
ing at a quarter past eight o'clock The
public is cordially invited.
DR.. Watts and family now occupy the
j. NJ. Hoskins residence and Mr.. J. W.
Martin, Jr., and family will soon move
into the residence vacated by Dr.
Watts, which Mr. Martin now owns.
Norfield, the new station on the |. c.,
near the southern line of Lincoln, is
becoming quite prosperous commun-
ity Miss Shelton, young lady from
Water Valley, is in charge of the hand
some new depot
Miss Bessie Butler an accomplished
young lady of Monticello, is the guest
of Mr.. w. H. PENIS family. Miss Bes-
sic is talented musician and has been
engaged to assist in the operetta to be
presented in Brookhaven next week by
our home amateurs.
The door to the medal contest is still
open. All candidates who have not re-
ceived recitations are requested to call
at Mrs. Hobbs home, tomorrow
Wednesday, evening at 6 o'clock. Any
one from II to % years of age may
compete for the medal.
In the knitting factory project the
citizens of Brookhaven have an oppor-
tunity to establish an industry that
will be of great and enduring advan-
tage, either directly or indirectly to all
classes of the community Every one
should contribute all he can to it's sue
cess.
Mrs. Chiles, of Caseyville, with her
seven grand daughters, children of Mr.,
and Mrs. j. E. Decell, spent last week
in jackson visiting her sister, Mrs.
Snyder. The children we're the at
fraction in the neighborhood they Wis
tied, as each one sings and performs on
the piano, besides being otherwise
bright and winning.
The Stonewall Guards last Thursday
received their guns, etc, from the