Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-01-29
-ouN AND COUNTY

uus Pope is visitor to Natchez.
NJ 7 b. Daughtry's aged mother
has been quite Ill.
Monday morning there was a regu
lar gully washer"
The Baptist Sabbath School is an
ticipating an excursion to the State
Capital.
Pay your taxes on or before Feb. lst
ifyou expect to vote this year.
little Miss Susie Hartwell, of New
Orleans. is visiting relatives in town.
Her many friends regret to hear OF
.ho illness of Mrs. Lula Maxwell at
Monticello.
Can't. will McGrath attended the
election of Brigadier General at Jack
son last Friday.
contribution will be sent to the
north western sufferers by Brookhav,
en-. during the week.
Miss Kate Bennett, who has been
= sufferer at Whitwortb, with pueu-
monia is considered out of danger.
Capt. ]. F. White has been spending
week on Pearl river, and owing to
the heavy rains has not yet returned.
The Magee cottage near the Presby-
terrain church is being made more ha-
bitable by reason of recent improve
ments.
The Graded Public School has sus-
pended until next Thursday, 31st, on
account of the extremely inclement
weather.
After five weeks sojourn in Mem
nhis. Mrs. S. ID. Powell has returned
home delighted with pleasant visit
to her sister.
All the churches took up collections
for the Nebraska sufferers Sunday,
and the Kings Daughters are now
experimenting the good work.
The law card of Thos. Brady, Esq,
will be found in this issue. Mr.. Brady
will practice in all the courts of this
and adjoining counties and give
prompt attention to collecting claims.
Dr. Venable's sermon on last Sab
bath morning touching the broad
theme of Christianity and founded on
the twelfth chapter of first CORN
thians, was one to benefit multitude
of all sects and creeds.
Prof. r. p. Linfield and his charm
ing bride were recent guests of Rev.
and Mrs. Jones at the Parsonage. Mrs.
Linfield is the only daughter of Mrs.
Annie E. Harper, of Fayette, who is so
we'll known in W. C. T. u. aud literary
circles.
4 social organization known as the
"Winsome Club" was formed at the
residence of Miss Mamie Smith last
week. Miss Matte Penn is president,
Mr.. Sam Hoskins vice president, Mr..
Claude Bowen, secretary. The next
meeting will be held at the residence
of Rev, r. d. Noteworthy on Monday
evening
Attorneys +. +. Brennan and Chas.
Chrlsman have formed partnership
for the practice of law This will
make strong professional combina-
ton, and TIE LEADER predicts it will
prove one of the most successful legal
firms in South Mississippi. They are
hitting up an excellent office on the
first floor of the Storm Building,
Front street.
Miss Ada Maxwell, of Monticello,
was married on last Wednesday even
ing to Mr.. \. McGuffie. at the home of
MIR. and Mrs. Thos. G. Maxwell, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. J.
D. Green. \ delightful evening was
spent by large number of assembled
guests and wedding feast charming
~ served by the popular host and
hostess. May happiness reign always
IN the home of the newly welded.
MI T. I. Hyrne was called to Silver
creek Lawrence county, last Thursday
10 attend the bedside of his venerable
rather, who was critically i'll with
pneumonia, and died Sunday. Mr..
byrne, the elder, was a gentleman of
me scholarly attainments, an old
teacher III Lawrence county, and high
y esteemed by all who knew him. The
"afmest sympathy OF many friends
goes out to his bereaved children and
other relatives.
brookhaven is fast becoming a city.
out on the western suburbs little
.o"h Is springing up and in addition
70 the residences of Messrs. Parsons,
DaVis, Green and Oliver, lumber is be-
'hs hanied Tor another belonging to
Mr. Adams. Even store, though OF
.Ailputlan proportions, is ''doing bus
mess by the roadside, and the hammer
ana the saw, the hoe and the stump
puiier are making merry together ere
'ne coming of the spring.