Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-19
A rumor that smallpox was In town
today proved TO be first class fake.

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today proved to be a first class fake.
Go to the lecture at the Baptist
church next Monday evening at 100.
II you are a Prohibitionist be OIL
hand at the Executive COMMITTEE,
meeting Thursday the 18th.
The young ladies and old maids can,
vote in the regular elections, but there
is one announcement in our announce
ment column today in which they are
specially interested. Read it, girls.
Prof. P. B. Mullen, of Fair River
was in town yesterday. Prof. Muller
is teacher of long experience and
has been mentioned by admirine
friends as probable candidate for Su
perintendent of Education.
The notorious Clara Thompson and
two other negroes were convicted in
the Mayors court last Thursday and
Friday for running blind tigers. Mayor
Daughtry and Attorney Brady ar.
getting to be 'dead shots" on this un
savory game.
On Thursday night Miss Fruza Ter.
ry, of New Orleans, who has been the
guest of Mrs. Wessie Swain for some
time, was married to Mr.. Terry, by Rev
b. f. Jones. All who have met this
lovely young lady cherish nothing but
wishes that the greatest of joys may be
hers.
Turnbough's Livery Stable now pre-.
sents more attractive and business
like appearance than ever, with its
painted front and other improvements.
A full line of vehicles and a fine lot of
roadsters are kept always on hand and
the public can get Accommodated to
anything in the livery line on short
notice.
The LEADER was honored last Satur-
day afternoon by the following intelli-
gent and agreeable callers: Prof. J. w.
Garner, of Bogue Chitto; Prof. D. S.
Burch, of Grange Hall; Miss Lou
Lowell and Misses Bessie and May
Hoskins of Brookhaven; Mr.. Jesse M.
Smith, of Union Hall, and Mr.. R. E..
FUR, of Little Bahala
Miss Corinne Schwem and Mr.. Jo.
Van were united in the holy bonds of
matrimony by Rev. j. j. Green on last
Wednesday evening. The youthful
bride, who is only 10, has the best wish
es OF older heads and hearts, while it is
hoped the handsome groom will meas
ure up to the responsibilities of life
thus early assumed.
Lieut. Gov. M. M. Evans, who is a
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Railroad Commissioner from
this district, was in town last Friday
and favored this Office with a pleasant
social call. Gov. Evans is one of the
most popular men in the Democratic
party, and, with Major Sessions out of
the race, his nomination is foregone
conclusion. He won many new
friends here.
Mr.. r. E. Fur, of the Little Bahala,
doesn't plant any cotton and is now
selling the fine crop of corn he raised
last year for 10 and rs cents per bush
ell. Beats five cent cotton, you say?
Well, we guess it does. By the way,
Mr.. Furr, who is one of the most COM
petent and popular young men in the
county, as we'll as a fine farmer, is be-
ing strongly solicited to become can
didate for sheriff.
Mr.. John j. Phillips, of 'Old Brook"
was in town yesterday with load of
fine white grained corn. Mr.. Phillips
says he last year raised 155 bushels of
this corn on acres of land. From one
of these acres, which had been longer
in cultivation and was much richer
than the other, he says he actually
gathered 1O5 barrels. Where he is
known, Mr.. Phillip doesn't have to
make affidavits to his statements, and
what he says may be relied on as cor
rect.
Under the auspices of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Baptist
church, DR.. r. A. Venable will lecture
in that house on next Monday evening
at 7:30. No admittance fee will be
charged, but collection for the OBJ
jects of the Society will be taken up.
A cordial invitation to attend to at
tend is extended to all Brookhaven
and it is especially desired that those
who do not attend preaching service
will come out and hear this lecture by
one who is SO we'll calculated to inter
est and instruct.
Col. j. L. Power, of the Clarion Led
ger, and Grand Recorder of the Ma
sonic Grand bodies in this State, came
down last Friday afternoon to otficiate
at the institution of the new Lodge of
Knights Templar at this place and in
stall its officers. The editor of The
LEADER is indebted to the genial Colo
mel for a pleasant fraternal call. Col.
Power is candidate for Secretary of
State and it is perfectly safe to say. no
man in the State possesses finer quail
ficatiopS for the dutiaS of that office