Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-06-04

County Registrar Charles McNair
started in on his round to the county
precincts last Saturday. Every per-
son qualified should register.
Every Prohibitionist in Lincoln
county should answer to roll call at
the meeting at the Court House June
3, to nominate Legislative ticket.
Turnbough's stable, conviently near
all the Brookhaven hotels and the r.
r. depot, can always fit you up with a
good team and turnout on short no.
tice.
Prof. and Mrs. Geo. Burton left for
the home of the latter's parents on
yesterday. We trust they may find
them improved from recent severe ill
ness.
Miss Pauline Townsend, of the Bel
haven College faculty, has been spend
ing a week with Miss Mamie Martin
and leaves for her home in Meridian
today.
There we're % members of the grad
uating class at Mississippi College last
week. Among the number was our
talented young friend Oscar Green, of
Brookhaven.
The many friends and admirers of
DR.. G. P. Conerly will learn with re-
greet that his health has failed to such
a degree that he can no longer do &C
tive practice.
Miss Lizzie Noteworthy, as pretty as
ever, has returned from Meridian and
immortalized Bro. Jones' sermon last
Sabbath morning by taking it all down
in short hand.
The public reading by Editor Henry
Clay Fairman, of the Sunny South, on
last Tuesday night, was SHINY attend
ed, partly due, no doubt, to the threat
ening and showery weather.
Why couldn't Brookhaven have an
fashioned Fourth of July celebra-
ton of her own in the Seavey Park?
What say the Board of Trade and the
patriotic ladies of Brookhaven
Why don't the Board of Supervisors
have the iron doors to the court house
hung? This ought to be matter of
considerable Importance in the light
of Lincoln county's past experience.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the battalion drill, grand
military ball and the match base ball
game between the Brookhaven and
Canton mines, all to take place in
Brookhaven on June 10Th.
A cotton compress, ice factory and
electric lights are among the new en-
terprises being seriously considered
by some of Brookhaven's progressive
business men who have the money to
back their judgment and enterprise.
MARRIED-On June 2, 1895, at the
residence of the brides parents, by
Rev. r. J. Boone, Mr.. Thos. w. Aldridge
and Miss Josephine Hart; all of Lin
coin county. A fine dinner followed
the marriage ceremony, which was en-
joyed by about 100 guests.
Most coughs may be cured in few
hours or at any rate in few days, by
the use of Ayers Cherry Pectoral With
such a prompt and sure remedy as this
at hand, there is no need of prolong
ing the agony for weeks and months.
Keep this remedy in your house.
There will be doll and marble hunt
at the home of Mr.. j. N. Cooke on
Thursday evening from to 6 o'clock.
The girls will hunt the dolls and the
boys the marbles. Refreshments will
be served. All of the little folk and
their friends are invited to come and
enjoy the fun.
The public school entertainments
Wednesday and Friday nights were
highly creditable to the splendid in
stitution and highly enjoyed. On Fri
day night the music and elocution de-
partments, conducted respectively by
Mrs. Ada McNair and Miss Lula Rags
dale, especially distinguished them
selves.