The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-10
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
TOWN AND COUNTY.

The rain-it raineth every Sunday.
Mrs. May Butterfield was a welcome
visitor on Saturday.
Mrs. 2. d. Davis returned last Satur-
day from visit to Jackson.
Mrs. p. z. Jones mourns the death
of her sister, Mrs. Lott, at Hattiesburg.
Hon. w. f. Parsons was confined to
his home by illness several days last
week.
Mrs. Bert Holder has been a visitor
to her former home at her fathers,
Judge Cassidy.
Mrs. Rosa Bappe and her two chill
dren, from Iowa, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Mari.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregg left on Saturday
night for Aurora, Ill, where in future
they will reside.
Miss Octavia White has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. w. b
Walker, at Starkville.
Miss Alice Fitzhugh, whose admirers
are legion in Brookhaven, is the guest
of Miss Mamie Martin.
Robt Jordan is at home for a few
days. He will open a photograph gal
lery soon at Amite City.
Hon. Samuel Hickman, of Lawrence
was in town last Saturday and paid
this Office pleasant call.
Miss Fannie Mikell was visitor last
Sunday, from Magnolia, where she is
employed by Hampton Bros.
A. Lewenthal, Esq, of Greenville,
was a visitor among old friends and
relatives the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. May are now
housekeeping at DR.. J. M. Martins res
idence, recently vacated by him.
Miss Mamie Davis, sister of our
former foreman, Edwin Davis, is now
making her home with Mrs. John. w.
Martin.
j. B. Nalty is still confined to his
bed by injuries received from the run
away. His friends hope to see him
out soon.
The cotton receipts at Brookhaven
for February amounted to 683 bales
Four hundred and sixty-four of these
were compressed.
Ed. w. Davis has been a welcome
visitor among Brookhaven friends dur.
ing the past week. He left Monday
night on business trip to Wesson.
All who so pleasantly remembered
Mrs. c. T. Clapp, will be grieved te
hear of her sad affection in the loss Of
her husband she being left with sew.
en- children.
s. M. Winborne, the photographer
is back and will open gallery next
week. The LEADER is glad to learn he
contemplates locating permanently in
Brookhaven.
Rev. G. W. Riley, former pastor Of
the Brookhaven Baptist church, has
been elected president of Clinton Col
lege, Ky. We trust his lines have fall
en- in pleasant places.
There will be package Party" Civ.
en- under the auspices of the Ladies
Missionary Society Of the Presbyte
rian church at the residence of Mr.. F
H. Hartman Friday night, March 10.
On account of inclement weather, the
"Little Workers" postponed their pub
lie meeting and will hold it next Sun
day evening at the Methodist church
at Ills. They hope to have good at
tendance.
DR.. j. w. Bennett returned from
Washington Monday evening, and says
from what he could see the Inaugural.
ton ceremonies passed off in good
form. We hope the doctor will give
our readers an account of his observa-
tions in next weeks LEADER.
Rev. R.. JBoone officiated at the fu-
neral of VIM. Gunnells last Thursday,
and says it was one of the saddest and
most largely attended he ever witness
ed. Mr.. Gunnells was faithful mem
Der Of Antioch Baptist Church, of
which Bro. Boone is pastor. He leaves
. widow and three children.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. Hen
~ Lewenthal in the loss by fire, of his
beautiful residence. His daughter,
Miss Annie, who had been visiting in
Greenville, returned the evening be-
fore the fire, and she too, witnessed the
sorrowful sight of seeing the beautiful
home dissipate in smoke and flame.
The firm of John McGrath & Sons is
ever progressive and up-to-date. They
have recently completed a roomy and
substantial FIRE proof vault, adjoining
their spacious and newly constructed
counting room, and will soon add an
elegant millinery department to their
others. This will be in charge of
practical and experienced milliner.
On Monday w. C. Summers recover
"a bis clayibank mare which was sto-
len from his place on Topisaw 2 weeks
previous She was found in possession
Of : young man named Will Thorn
hill. on Pearl river, who told a very
story about how he came
IN possession of the animal. We
learn Mr.. Summers will have him ar
rested and have the case sifted By the
mt grand jury.