Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-07-10
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The Cold Springs picnic was "a com
plete success
Mr. W. Ross, of Monticell, was in
town Thursday
Turnbough can always furnisha first
class livery team.
The weather has been several degrees
cooIer since yesterday.
The strike" has affected the Times
Democrat society notes.
There are u prisoners in the county
iail. all negroes but one.
Pres. j. W. Chambers family are ex-
nected to arrive tomorrow.
Rev, W. L. Stewart is enjoying rest
in Natchez with his parents.
Misses Kittie Flood and Maggie Nc
Grath visited Canton last week.
Mrs. r. J. Boone and family have re-
tnrned from their visit to Pike.
Rev. J. A. Scarborough enjoyed the
Prohibition speaking last Friday even
ing.
The ladies of the Baptist church ex-
pect to improve that building in the
near future.
Mr.. C. W. Maxwell and his estimable
wife we're among Brookhaven's visitors
last Thursday.
Rev. Geo. Harvey, blind minister,
was present with the Baptist brother
hood on last Sabbath.
Dr.. jim Martin met with a serious
accident last week and has been carry
ing sprained arm in a sling since.
Rev. J. J. w. Mathis, of Handsboro,
preached an able sermon in the Bap-
fist church on last Thursday evening.
The Brookhaven boys got black
eye in the base ball contest at Canton
last Tuesday, but their defeat is by no
means permanent one.
Ernest Parsons has shouldered some
thing of the responsibility of man
and is now seen behind the counter of
the Front Street Drug Store.
Rev. r. J. Boone has been invited
to address the w. G. T. U. at McComb
City on Thursday night. Our temper
ance friends there may expect to hear
a good speech.
DR.. Kethley's residence was entered
by thieves on last Wednesday night.
A new silk umbrella, over two dollars
in change and ''pan of pudding" were
missing next morning.
There are more improvements going
onin Brookhaven than in any town of
its size in the State. If you want to
see them get one of Turnbough's good
teams and take in the city.
Mr.. r. H. Hamilton has adorned his
attractive home with a fresh coat of
paint. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton have
made their residence one of the contest
and prettiest homes in the city.
Miss Mary Jordan is now teaching
private school at Moreton & Helms
Mill and giving great satisfaction to
her patrons. Miss Mary is a recent
graduate of the Graded School and a
most worthy young lady.
Mrs. VIM. M. Kethley, her daughter
and baby boy, were visitors at DR..
Kethley's last week. Mrs. Kethley is
the widow of the late VIM. M. Kethley
Chairman of the Peoples party execu-
tive committee of this district, and a
man of worth.
Rev. j. c. Tins, a student from the
Southwestern Presbyterian University,
Will preach next Sunday morning at
the Presbyterian church. All are cor
daily invited. Mr.. Tins will supply
the Presbyterian pulpit during the alb
sence of the pastor.
The Fourth of July picnic at Cold
Springs, which the editor attended,
was very enjoyable affair. 1t is an
Ideal place for a picnic, and it was ad
mlrably managed by the Cold Springs
flcnlc Association to which the
grounds belong A large number of
bfookhavenites attended and all en-
Joyed themselves immensely. Miss
iua Keenan,, of Brookhaven, was
awarded the prize fan as the most pop
uiaf young lady ON the grounds. Lit
Vie Alice Vivian Allen, the little adopt
ea babe of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Allen,
Vi hartman's, was awarded the baby
cradle offered by Mr.. Thos. H. Perkins
,or the prettiest baby on the ground.
0onn Gwin, of Bogue Chitto, carried
vi MI. Bowsky's hat, as the ugliest
niah. Hon. Jack Hart ran him close,
out the judges at last decided he was
W TVaiewhat more handsome than Gwin
we Jailed to get the names of the sue.
cessful racers.
A shooting scrape occurred Saturday
rlsnt alta negro dance given by Fannie
pay' who lives about one mile and a
naii north of this place, in which Will
rord was instantly killed and John
Diiion shot in the groin by John Jack
'On' alias Hurst. The facts as told by
an eye witness are as follows: Some ter
~ Twelve negroes were engaged in a