The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-02-03


Miss Hunnicutt, an attractive young
lady of Texas, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. VIM. F. Davis.
Misses Annie and Ethel Hardy re-
turned last Sabbath from a delightful
visit to Arkansas City.
Rev. r. ]. Boone preached yester-
day to the inmates Of the county poor
house. He had fine attention.
Mrs. E. D. byrd is one of the unfor-
innate sufferers from fall on account
of last weeks slippery weather.
Mrs. Nenie Warren Brown left on
Sunday for Wharton, Texas, after
spending the winter with her sister,
Mrs. A. G. McNair.
J. o. Boadwee is attending the tri-
State meeting of the Woodmen of the
World at Vicksburg, as the representa-
tive of the Brookhaven Lodge.
Messsrs. Chas. Heuck, Jr., Chas.
E. Grafton and Col. Geo. G. Hoskins
will leave next Monday as delegates to
the Masonic Grand Lodge at Biloxi.
Rev. H. B. Price, young missiona-
ry just returned from japan, will lee
ture at the Presbyterian Church, on
next Friday night. The pubic is in
vited to hear him.
Miss Elsie Bowman gave delight
full sociable last Saturday evening,
complim entary to her guest, Miss
Ainsworth, of Vermont. The occasion
was a most enjoyable one.
Miss Edith Sherman delightfully."-
surprised many of her friends by re-
turning home from Washington on
last Sunday. She resumed the study
of music at Whitworth on Monday.
Harry Mills, who has been absent for
some months serving as ticket agent
Of the 1. G. at Canton and Sidon, is
back in his old position as night oper-
ator here. He is gladly welcomed back
by his many friends.
| hO ClCfCi iuuhuSOl Va ohC OpOio
House has shown us an elegant design
of the new drop-curtain to be hung
at once in lieu of the present one. The
time between the acts" will be more
endurable henceforth.
Mr.. Waterer, of Yazoo county, a SON.
in-law of Mr.. s. F. Smurr, is here at
tending the sick bedside of Mr.. S.,
whom The LEADER is glad to announce
is slowly recovering from a severe at
tack of grippe and pneumonia.
Rev. r. ]. Boone requests The
LEADER to say that he has resumed the
agency for religious literature in this
locality. Any one wishing Bibles,
Hymn Books and standard religious
books generally, should make note
of the fact and give him all orders.
The fried oysters one gets at George
McClendon's Restaurant can't be ex-
celled, if equalled, by any OF the
French cooks of New Orleans. Two
Representatives of THE LEAaER and
DR.. Bennett sampled them thoroughly
the other night and we speak ad-
visedly.
The Supreme Court decided only
two cases from Lincoln Monday. Fhe
case of the Keystone Lumber and
Manufacturing Company, VS.. John
McGrath g. Sons was reversed and re-
manded for new trial. The case of
John McGrath Il Sons VS.. H. II. Bar
low was affirmed.
The coming society bellies and beaux
of Brookhaven enjoyed delightful
party last Friday night at Mr. and
w. H. PENIS. 1t was complimentary
to the young ladies, who had rendered
a Leap Year party to their gentlemen
friends short time since. The Penn
hospitality is almost proverbial; no
one enters there and returns disap-
pointed.
County Supt. of Education Edgar
Green is certainly proving himself the
right man in the right place. His
work thus far in behalf of the cause of
public education in the county greatly
commeads him as a public official.
Being practical educator, who takes
lust pride in his profession and who
a. -spsly appreciate the great i'm
can p. II eassteation among the mass
p as :. 4. .n. 'rs to thfe discharge of
1;, n Osa rs or. les = kaoyaedss and en-
.hs 1mclal ao.. - already manifest
.nus,asm winch al :. better Eork of
ing themselves in tn, sit,aote,v ba
teachers, and which will - "a, tho
seen in the improvement Z.
schools of the county.
Mrs. Robert L. Easterling, after
long period of failing health, sue
'umbed to la grippe, and died at her
home in Bogue Chitto, Monday, and was
buried at Crystal Springs yesterday.
The writer of this chronicle never en-
joyed the pleasure of meeting Mrs. East
erling but once. Then she impre ssed
him as one of those bright, refined
sweet-spirited women who are an or
to our Southern womanhood
md whom to know is to admire and
owe. May her tender, gentle spirit
Ind that rest, sweet rest for which she
onged in the home of the blest, and
nay the spring flowers ever bloom
and the birds ever sing
weetly over her sleeping dust.