Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-12
aowN AND COUNTY.

Monday.
Mrs Nenie Brown is enjoying a Wis
TO relatives.
THE LEADER will do your job work
and do it right.
Ionnie Schwem has entered college
at Georgetown, Ky.
Mrs. Jordan has been visiting rela-
.;ves in Bogue Chitto.
The protracted rain of last week has
checked cotton picking.
Miss lula Perkins recently enjoyed
. visit to the Crescent City.
Look out for sheep killing dogs and
give them dose of leaden pills.
DIR. Woodward and Miss Ella spent
last Sunday at New Hope church.
lie. Garrison, late of Piotona, Miss,
will soon open store at Monticello.
The old Whitworth bell will ring in
another session for the College this
week.
Rev. w. L. Stewart and wife have re-
turned from their summer vacation in
Tennessee.
Any ono desiring good second
hand sewing machine is requested to
apply at this office.
Mrs. Denie Powell's beautiful voice
was much admired at the services in
the Methodist church last Sabbath.
Misses Mary and Lottie Fox, after a
five months sojourn in our town, have
returned to their home in Waco, Texas.
The tendency of the cotton market
is still upward. 1t is selling in Brook
haven today at ~ to "a, cents. Re
ceipts light.
Our Jewish fellow citizens closed
their stores yesterday, it being relig-
ious holiday, and will also close on the
10Th, for the same reason.
On last Wednesday Bro. Weems per-
formed the marriage service for Miss
Rosa NJ. Mari, who resides near town,
and Mr.. w. P. Bappe, of Neville, Iowa.
Miss Bertha Buie, who will be re-
membered as one of Whitworth's
sweet singers, spent several days with
Mrs. f. Buie last week, on her return
from Chicago.
Dogs killed one of little Jennie Chris
mans pet sheep a few days ago, and
She aud her little playmates were in
consolable until they had a first class
funeral over the departed.
The Clarien Ledger says Judge
Chrisman and wife are off on trip to
the Worlds Fair, Niagara, New York,
Philadelphia and Washington city.
They will be gone a month.
The last city treasurer's report shows
the cash on hand in the various funds
as follows street fund, 1865; bond
interest account, 1925; revenue fund,
$526.49: school fund, $500.
A protracted meeting began at the
Methodist church last Sunday. Bro.
Weems will be assisted by Rev. Mr..
Crisler. of Martin, and services will be
held twice day during the week.
The Monticello Academy will open
next Monday, the 18th, with Prof. B. d.
Rivers, of Oxford, as Principal. The
Monticello people are very properly
ambitious to have a good home school.
Buck Andrews came near being shot
with "a Winchester by an irate woman
near Heuck's Retreat last Sunday
morning. Buck says he'd rather tackle
the White Caps any day than woman
like that.
Much to the qualification of him
self and family Mr.. D. Wilson has Sc
cured lucrative position nearer
home than Greenwood, and will now
serve as book keeper for r. S. Alcus &
Co., at Summit.
Revs. j. H. Gambrell and r. j. Boone
and the editor of The LEADER will
open the Prohibition campaign of
1876 at McComb City next Wednesday,
the 10Th inst. The subject will be eX-
haustively treated.
Several days during the past week
no bacon could be had in Brookhaven
Tor love nor money. but the Grocery
Company received carload yesterday
and all who have turnip salad to cook
are once more happy.
Whitworth College, renowned for its
brilliant record of the past and its
present excellence, will begin its 33rd
annual term tomorrow, 18th inst. Stu
uents are now coming in on every train
and the prospects of good opening
are quite fiattering.
Miss Addie Harvey is enjoying Wis
Ito relatives in Dallas, Texas, and en-
loying well-earned vacation. Miss
nahnle Allen is filling her place as day
operator at the depot, and Luther
harvey is temporarily taking Miss
Dannle's place as night operator.
grand minstrel show will be given
~ Heuck's Opera House tomorrow
nlsht' the 18th inst, by the McComt
0'y Lodge of Elks. Admission, 81
oents. Reserved seats now on sale a