Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-01-08
-owN AND COUN TY


Mr. Will McGrath went to New Or
leans on Friday.
pres Chambers has been absent a
week in Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Mary McCloskey was a visitor
from Wesson last Sabbath.
at snows it snows!! cries the school
how" as THE LEADER goes to press.
Mrs Burton is spending some time
18th her son, Prof. Burton, at the Col
lege
Dr Venable will preach in the Bap-
.s, church on next Sabbath at the US
ual hours.
Miss Awl, who has been so i'll at the
colleee has returned to her home in
Louisiana.
Sheriff McNair's Office looks real
h,s;ness.like with it's new counter and
iron railing
Miss Annie Linfield will make her
home with her sister, Mrs. Jones, at
the parsonage.
Miss Middleton, charming young
lady of Crystal Springs, has been visit
ing Miss Noteworthy.
Pastor Jones preached his first SER
mons on last Sabbath and impressed
fayorably his large congregations.
Miss Marie Menger came down from
CRYSTAL Springs on last Friday and re-
NAMED with Mrs. Hobbs until Sunday.
The little Misses Chrisman spent
last week with their grandparents,
Judge and Mrs. Chrisman, at jackson.
The fre-proof vaults of the new
court house have been sweating pro.
fusely and threaten to damage the
records
An unusual number of tramps have
been noticed about town the last two
days Keep your eyes open and your
doors closed.
Rev. /. W. East has leased the City
Hotel and will run it hereafter in the
interest of the public. The LEADER
wishes him much success.
Miss Miriam Crutcher has charge of
the musical department in McGehee
College, Woodville. Miss Crutcher is
one of our finest musicians.
The court house clock was rather off
on the strike Sunday night and yester-
day, and struck one for every hour. 1t
caught up again this morning.
Miss Edwina Burnley has returned
from delightful visit to Prof. Rick
etts' family at Jackson, and is now
boarding with Mrs. E. Fl. Crutcher.
The Union Hall Sunday School has
done the handsome thing by Rev. j. A.
Scarborough, their retiring pastor, in
the way of some nice presents, among
which was a fine derby hat which
makes the "Parson" appear.a little du-
dish.
Our neighbor, the Lincoln County
Times, is building a new corrugated
iron office on Cherokee street, oppo-
site McGrath & Sons, which it will
soon have ready for occupancy. The
LEADER congratulates it on this evil
dence of thrift,
Three tramps held up Robert Bee, a
VOuth of ahpr1t II pnnnnktSc
residence last night, and asked several
Impairment questions. Concluding
he had nothing of value they sudden
~ Jumped passing freight train and
departed northward.
Inc installation ceremonies and sup
pers OF the Woodmen of the World
and the Knights and Ladies of Honor,
which took place on Thursday and
friday night respectively, we're greatly
enjoyed by the members and guests of
these excellent orders,
Rev. B. F. Jones and family are now
comfortably domiciled at the Method
ISL Parsonage andJare highly delighted
a' the many conveniences and COM
iorts provided by the Brookhaven Ia
aies OF the Methodist church. We
think our city owns the best parson-
age In the Conference.
MISS Wessie Martin, one of Brookha-
ven's fairest and most worthy young
ladies, was quietly married on last
tuesday evening to Mr.. Swain,
young gentleman who is said to be de-
serving of so sweet bride. May ev-
cry happiness be theirs as the years
Toll by, fraught always with the love
ana JOY OF these devoted hearts.
A burglar forced an entrance to Per-
hns Hardware store Monday night by
BORING the panel out of a rear door,
and stole about $4,000 worth of pistols,
including two 41-calibre improved
colts, one 3S-calibre Smith & Wesson,
and five or six Bulldogs" John Rum
oert' colored, was suspected and his
uVase searched today, but without re-