The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-16
LOCAL DEPARTMENT
TOWN AND COUNTY.

ltSb Wt6h.
Mrs. Parsons was a Summit visitor
last week.
A tramp has "the curse of the wan
dering foot
Mrs Lewenthal is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. M. Priebatsch.
Miss Annie Eitel has been entertain
ing Miss Harvey, of Copiah.
Miss Maria Buie's ribbon sale ON last
Thursday was estimated at $40.
Mr.. S. Kohlman has had deal of
whitewashing done on his fences.
Miss Lowell is now enjoying the
School of Methods at Waco, Texas.
Miss Miriam Crutcher has been the
guest of the Misses Mayes, of Halle
hurst.
Misses Ehrman and Brewer and Mr..
M. T. Flood visited Bogue Chitto last
Thursday
Mrs. j. S. Weiss, of Greenville, has
been the charming guest of Miss An
ME Lewenthal
Mr.. Larkin Baggett was laid up sew
eral days last week, the result of fall
from his water tank.
Services at the Baptist church next
Sabbath morning and evening, Rev.
w. P. Price officiating.
Mrs. Herring is enjoying visit to
Vicksburg after her arduous duties
during commencement.
Miss Mary McCloskey, of Wesson,
was the pleasant guest of Mrs. S. n.
Storm Saturday and Sunday.
Whitworth has no more talented
alumna than Mrs. Lily Wilkinson
Thompson who gave the exquisite read
ing on last Tuesday.
Mrs E. E. Whitehead and son, of
Palmetto, Florida, are the guests of
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. S. f.
Smurr.
Mrs. Charity KEGS and family have
returned to their home at Fair River,
expecting to again make Brookhaven
their home during the public school
term.
Mrs. w. Fl. Hartwell and children
arrived on visit to Col Bees family
on last Saturday. Mr. William Bee is
also gladdening the home folks with
one of his pleasant visits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore S. Larkin
and family, from Houston, Texas, ar
rived Friday to spend the summer
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
ID. Larkin, and other relatives.
A Doll Hunt! There will be one at
the beautiful home of DR.. j. T. Butler
on next Monday evening, beginning at
4 o'clock. Come, all ye little children
and cOunt"-the dollies you find
Mr.. F. H. Hartman left on Monday
night for Port Gibson from whence he
Will return with his eldest son, Frank,
who has made an honorable record
during the session of '97 at the Cham
berlain Hunt Academy.
Mrs. P. J. Cassidy returned last Fri
day from visit to her old home at
Handsboro, where she was called few
days before by the dangerous illness of
her father. She left him fast improv-
ing
The Brookhaven LEADER offers
prizes to the three Lincoln county far
mers who who have raised their own
corn, meat, etc, the greatest number
of years. That is first rate way to
encourage the "IIog and Hominy spir-
it. Clarion Ledger.
Miss Helen Pitkin, in the Times
Democrat of last Sabbath, pays tender
tribute to Brookhaven and many of
her cultured women, so that it seems
there was "a mutual admiration socie-
ty" formed during her brief, bright Wis
it here last week as a guest of the
Alumna Association.
The ladies of the several churches
interested in furnishing the Railroad
Park with needed conyeniences, are all
requested to meet at Mrs. Josh Prize
batsch's tomorrow Thursday evening
at 5 o'clock, to decide what steps shall
be taken. About $50 net was realized
by the recent joint entertainment by
the ladies for Park Improvement
j. NJ. Cobb and wife were arrested by
sheriff McNair on last Friday evening
on an affidavit charging them with be-
ing accessory to the murder of Kirby
Smith by Aaron Lotion at Cobb's post
office the Tuesday previous, and
lodged in the county Jail, Mrs Cobb |
has since been released from Jail, but |
is held in custody. They are to have |
preliminary trial before Justice Pep
per today Lotion is still at large.
Wedding bells and "white June
roses" tomorrow night, when Miss
Bessie Hoskins will be married to Mr.. |
Will Raines, Of Jackson. The fair
bride is one of our most popular young
ladies and naught but congratulations
are spoken for the fortunate groom,
who dared to WOO and win one 50 much !
admired in her home town. May joys
unnumbered be the lot of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raines.