Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-02
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The public school had several add
tons yesterday
AZ. Melissa Mullens is visiting heI
mother. Mrs. Linton.
One of the heaviest rains of the sea
son fell last Friday and Friday night
poad our corrected time table. The
,ou, schedule went into effect last
Sunday.
The postoffice. the banks and several
If our leading stores observed New
Year by closing.
woman's weekly Prayer Meeting
was organized at the Methodist church
on yesterday afternoon.
The New Years business in Brook
haven opened yesterday rather quiet,
but will doubtless soon revive.
Meredith Wood has decided not to
roturn to the 4. & NJ, and has again
entered the public school at this place
Presiding Elder Noteworthy filled
the pulpit at the Methodist Church
last Sunday morning and preached a
fine sermon.
The college boys who came home to
spend the holidays, have all returned
TO their studies, leaving behind pleas
ant memories of their cheerful pres
ence and hopeful faces.
We regret to hear of the continued
illness of Mrs. Criswell. This editor
has always been honored by this ex-
cellent lady's friendship and we hope
she may soon be restored to health.
Rev. T. W. White, after spending
very enjoyable holiday vacation with
relatives and friends here at his old
home departed yesterday to resume
his pastoral duties at Jacksonville,
Texas
The people in every section and
neighborhood accessible to Brookhav-
en- are invited to come here and bring
their produce and purchase their goods.
Make a note of it. Brookhaven's bust.
ness men will treat you right.
The Knights and Ladies of Honor had
to postpone their installation meeting
last Friday night on account of the
heavy rain. The meeting will be held
next Friday night, and all members in
good standing are urged to attend.
Mrs Robertson, the excellent matron
of Whtworth College, has had the
misfortune to have her dwelling and
contents consumed at her old home in
Brownsville. She hopes to rent sever
al rooms in town with view to NOV
ing her children to this place.
TIE LEADER acknowledges a pleasant
call from DR.. G. A. Teunisson, of Mon
ticello, on last Thursday evening. The
genial Doctor was en- route to New Or
leans, and on returning expected to
proceed to jackson to take part as
State Senator in the proceedings of
the special session of the Legislature
which convenes to-day.
\ large crowd greeted Signor Bosco
at the Opera House last night. The
audience were delighted with the splen-
did and mystifying performance. 1t is
pronounced one of the,bes shows that
has ever appeared here. A large num-
Der of beautiful presents were given
away. No doubt Bosco will have big
houses as long as he remains.
In pursuance of The LEADERS sug-
gestion, Messrs. John Seavey, Chas.
Perkins and Henry Meyer have taken
in hand and will proceed with the i'm
provements at the cemetery. All of
our citizens should extend them
hearty helping hand. Mr.. Thomas III.
has been engaged to do the work,
which is a guarantee that it will be
done we'll.
The death of the infant child of Mr..
and Mrs Zollie Daniel is source of
deep regret to their numerous friends
and relatives and the sympathy of the
entire community is extended to them
in their sorrowful bereavement. The
little girl died of membranous Group,
aged year and 8 months, and was in
TERED in the Jewish Cemetery on last
Friday afternoon.
Bro, Joseph Dale, of the Lawrence
County Press, was a welcome caller at
The LEADER sanctum last Friday even
ing while en- route home from a holiday
trip to Washington county. Joe and
his linen buster have weathered the
financial panic in excellent shape and
ne says a second enlargement of the
Press is among the probabilities of the
do distant future.
Rev. DR.. r. A. Venable, President of
Mississippi College, who has accepted
the call of the Baptist Church of this
place to succeed Rev. A. A. LomaX, re-
signed, will begin his pastorate next
sabbath. 1t is understood DR.. Vena-
Ole will preach two Sabbaths a month,
the first and third, the same as his
predecessor. The church is to be con-
graduated ON securing the services of
such an able and thoroughly equipped
undershepherd, and his ministry will