Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-10-17
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Wedding bells Wednesday
A.. FLOYD Bowen is making repairs
m her old home.
DR.. johnson returned from New Or
,,ons last Tuesday.
Rev. W. L. Stewart has gone to
yotcbez on visit.
A., Lewis Fitzhugh spent last week
N tbe Crescent City.
Miss Katie Eagan is enjoying a visit
nth Miss Sturdevant.
The Catholic school children enjoy
Cd picnic Wednesday.
Mrs Kinabrew has been visiting her
laughter at Whitworth.
Miss Mary Strickland returned from
Jackson yesterday evening.
The bridegroom elect arrived on yes
tarday evenings cannonball.
Mr. OLeary enjoyed a visit from his
brotber of Meridian last week.
Mr. T. Deloney is paying visit to
HE mother and sister at the College.
Hon, J. J. PROXY, of Natchez, was in
town last week on his way to Atlanta.
lack Frost visited us Sunday and
Monday mornings, but did little dam
age.
Nessrs Chas. Perkins, j. B. Nalty, j.
Robinson and Hutmacher are in
Chicago.
EW. Davis, of The LEADER office,
will leave for the Exposition next
saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Thos. Hickey are now
occupying their pretty home to the
north of town.
The Chronothanatoletron has pass
ed away-but we haven't heard any one
pronounce it yet.
Mr.. w. +. Davis and wife have yield
ed to the influence of the times and
gone to Chicago.
Our town markets have been dispen-
sing good beef, mutton and pork dur
ing the past week.
DR.. Kirby Magee, of Hamburg, Frank
lin county, paid THE LEADER a welcome
call this morning.
Miss Fannie Houston is at the Fair,
while Miss Bette is visiting their sis
ter, Mrs. J. N. Cooke.
Over one hundred tickets have been
sold at Brookhaven by ticket agent
Bee, to the Worlds Fair.
Her numerous friends in Brookhav-
en- regret exceedingly to hear of Miss
Jane Smiths continued illness.
A Teachers Musicale, the first of the
session, is anticipated by lovers of the
divine art for Friday evening next.
Brookhaven will cordially welcome
Mr. Jessie Smith and family among its
best residents. They will occupy Mrs.
Dae's residence.
Miss Carrie Smith, daughter of Mr..
Isaac Smith, of Montgomery, was mar
ried last week to Prof. H. F. Middle
ton, of Copiah county.
With the price of cotton rising and
the best ginning done at S125 per bale,
the honest farmer smiles broadly and
pops his whip with sounding satisfac-
tiOn
Miss Lula Nixon, of McComb City
comes to Brookhaven every Thursday
afternoon to receive instruction ON the
piano from Miss Sturdevant of the
College.
With sincere regret do we chronicle
the sad accident by which Mr. j. M.
Garner so horribly mutilated his hand
and arm in his gin last week. He will
be disabled for long time.
Rev. j. J. Green has accepted the call
to County Line Church in Copiah coun-
" This is one of our best country
churches, as shown by it's choice of one
Oh our most consecrated pastors.
There will be Recital given by the
members of the Music Faculty of
Mhltworth College for the benefit of
The Methodist Church, in the College
chapel beginning at 7: 80 o'clock, next
friday evening. Price of admission, %
cents.
Mr. 5. f. Magee has returned from a
"Trip To Topisaw and reports white-cap-
nH a thing of the past in that part of
ne county. Petty thieving and mean
ueSs mas ceased and peace abides. One
VII darkey humorously told him that
aenlggers" had a hand in some of the
S'npplng and lawlessness, as we'll as
Tue so-called white caps.
Marshall Hurst and Deputy Sheriff
"nloughby continue to ''nose around"
al'ef lawless characters. Yesterday
,ues promenaded that old offender,
-uq fhlllps, into the Mayors Court,
were he was fined $4,000 for keeping
gambling house. Philips was de-
..naed by Chas. Chrisman, Esq, and
nsorously prosecuted by E. F. Bren-
nan, Esq.
surely hard times didn't strike north