The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-17
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
TOWN AND COUNTY,

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
TOWN AND COUNTY.
st. Patrick's Day
Oysters Leary has them.
l. Forsythe visited wesson last Sat-
urdsy.
Society notes are brief tasks these
lenten days.
Miss Della Mikell was Wesson Wis
itor last week.
Hon. r. H. Thompson left for Jack
son on Sunday.
The housekeepers are having busy
day at McGrath's.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Maxwell were
in town Saturday.
Mrs. Hobbs and Mary visited Crys-
tai Springs Saturday.
Misses Leila Webb and Matt Hoskins
left today for jackson.
Mrs. j. M. Buckley. of Jackson, came
down on visit last Saturday.
Electric bread-incandescen bread
can be found at Leary's restaurant.
Miss Ella Bethea, of Wesson, was
the guest Of Mrs. Forsythe last Friday.
Mr.. Miazza's new residence will be a
splendid piece of architecture and an
ornament to the town.
Eli kits is exceedingly proud of a
late addition to his family tree in the
person Of fine boy.
Brookhaven is verify, up to date.
The tandem bicycle "went moseyin'
up the street" Sunday.
The cool weather few DAYS ago
somewhat chilled the ardor of our gar
deners and fruit growers.
Mr.. and Mrs. 10. Storm, of Summit,
we're pleasant visitors with Mr.. and
Mrs. s. N. Storm Sunday.
Mrs. S. H. Chandler was a welcome
visitor to her daughter, Mrs Doc Sar-
tin, several days last week.
Mrs. j. j. Green has a garden that
looks like one in June. We return
thanks for some fine radishes.
Mrs. Geo. w. Covington and little
sister, Nellie Ellis, have been guests
of Mesdames McMaster and Redding.
Rev. Father Quito, of jackson,
preached to an appreciative congrega-
ton at the Catholic church last We'd
nesday night.
Brookhaven may be too small for
some people; but there are some of us
who are going to stand by it until you
can get lost in it.
They say in Copiah that Eugene Bee
in his new uniform is the handsomest
depot agent in the State. Eugene
came down to see his best girl last
Wednesday night.
Mr.. John McGrath and his young
or brother, Mr.. James McGrath, of Sa-
vannah, have been enjoying each 9TH
er's company after lapse of thirteen
years. The latter returned home on
Friday last.
The Ladies Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian church, will give a
Package Party, Friday night, March
10, at the residence of Mr.. f. FL. Hart
man. Admission, 10 cents. Every one
receives package.
Mr.. j. A. Mccormick received a
painful cut on the nose and cheek Sat
urday evening by wide chisel drop
ping off step-ladder ON him while he
was engaged at work. The wound was
stitched up by DR.. Bennett and is now
doing we'll.
Miss Belle Boyd, whose name has
been familiar ever since "the late I'M
pleasantness," lectured at Whitworth
College on Saturday night and enter
tanned highly her attentive audience
as she graphically portrayed aThe
Rebel Spy"
Leroy Scott, the negro with both legs
Off below the knee, who has been ia
miliar figure about Brookhaven for a |
long while, died Saturday night. 1t is
stated that death was the result of ex-
posture during the extremely cold
weather in January.
The LEADER acknowledges pleasant
call last Friday from Miss Ella Harri-
son, Of Carthage, Mo-, President of the
Missouri Equal Suffrage Association.
She was here arranging for the visit of
Mrs. Mary C. Bradford. who is to be
here on March oath and 18th.
Our venerable and esteemed friend,
Rev. w. H. Bailey, of Fair River, was
visitor to Brookhaven last Wednesday,
for the first time in several months,
having been one of the many sufferers
from grippe during the winter. His le-
gion Of friends are glad to see him out |
again.
Will Thornhill, the young man who
was found in possession of w. c. Sum-
mers' mare, took leg bail the first
chance he got and skipped. His chances
for pulling the "bell-cord" behind a i
mule ON one Of the State convict farms
in the no distant future, are very fiat
tering.
Little Misses Kathleen aud Jennie
entertained number of
their friends with their dolls at a
Doll Wedding last Saturday after
noon. Little girls will love dolls as
|ong Is mothers love children, in spite
q Dame FASHIONS tendency to reiegate
lhsm to the attic. :