Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-03-20
.,,,71 AND COUNTY

Too much ram "S"iii
How is your garden sass?
,r,0re are good prospects to date fol
afrrit crop
Miss Lula Green has been spending
overall days at home.
Harvey Thompson is on trip homo
from the State University
u,rron Hoskins and wife have gone
=, yow Orleans to reside for time.
Mrs Crutcher is still suffering much
pain and inconvenience from her frac
tured limo.
MO- Jones, the market man, has
ii ont TO Thos. Ratliff, who now has
solp charge of the meat market bust
ness.
rur LEADERS, cartoon board in front
. tho postofiice is attracting atten-
zion and furnishing instructive enter
tapment to many passers-by.
Watch The LEADERS cartoon board
IN front of the postofiice. 1t will be
supplied with fresh lot of striking
cartoons every Saturday morning.
Mrs Jessie Sebastian, of Martin,
Tom. and Mrs. Josie Huntley, of Port
Gibson, came to attend the funeral of
tboir father. Mr.. Jesse Warren.
Mrs. J. +. Sessions is in New Orleans
for medical treatment. We trust this
excellent lady may return much i'm
proved Mrs. PROXY accompanies her.
Mr.. Albert Decell, brother of Mrs.
Jpo. r. Perkins, who has been absent
from Brookhaven for 26 years, is visit
inc his sister and sister-in-law, Mrs.
Decell.
The Public School will enjoy pic
mic out on the branch railroad next
Saturday. Capt. Hoskins will convey
the happy school children out on his
dummy.
There was a delightful meeting of
musical minds at the home of that
popular vocalist, Mrs. Julian Willough-
by, on yesterday evening with a view
to organizing a club.
Rev. B. n. Hatch, State Evangelist of
the Southern Baptist Sunday School
Board, will discuss Sabbath school
work and methods at the Baptist
church tonight. All are cordially in
vted
Rev. j. J. Green will conduct the
prayer meeting at the Baptist Church
Thursday evening and will have some
thing of special interest to say to the
children and young people. All who
can should attend.
The contract for building the armo-
ry of the Stonewall Guards was let last
night to Mr. j. M. Tedford for $4,000.
1t will erected on the north side of the
court house, with sides and flooring of
welldressed lumber, and roof of iron.
Believing in the doctrine that pa
tent merit and modest, unassuming
worth should receive their just recog-
milton, The LEADER, though having no
vote i'll the body that is to decide the
question, would like to nominate Prof.
Il. s. Ricketts, as the next President
of Whitworth.
On Sunday last at $50 p. m. at the
residence of Messrs. Kemp and Abrams,
merry party assembled to celebrate
the betrothal of Mr.. Kemp, of this
place, and Miss Minnie Abrams, of
Brookhaven. Among the guests were
Mrs. Berger, of Brookhaven, and Mrs
Abrams, of st. Louis. Many toasts
were offered the happy couple, who are
to celebrate their nuptials in the fall
-Hdztehurst Signal, March 18th.
The Standard Lumber Company.
which moved from this place to Halle
hurst, failed last week. The liabilities
and assets have not yet been scheduled,
but it is reported that the liabilities
will not fall below $4,000, while the
assets will be considerably less than
that figure. Several Brookhaven peo-
pie were caught to greater or less ex-
tent, the principal loser being our
highly esteemed and worthy towns
man, Mr. Joseph Connolly. whose name,
With all who know him, is a synonym
lor honesty, integrity and patient in
dustry.