The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

LII. Baggett has had his residence
reshingled.
Gasoline will clean clothes. For
sale at Leary's.
Mrs. Fanny Millsaps, Of Norfield,
was in town Tuesday.
Rev. N. l.. Clarke was among Brook
haven friends Tuesday.
Tom Smith had his right hand badly
lacerated at Adams single mill yes
terday morning.
Chancery Court, which was expected
to convene here last Monday, has been
postponed to future date.
The doctors say Brookhaven is "dis-
tressingly healthy" there being very
few cases of sickness of any kind in
the city.
Union Association which meets Fri
day with Philadelphia church, Casey
Vile, will be attended by some Brook
havenites Sunday.
Mr.. Walter w. Lambright, of Nc
Call Greek, was in town yesterday. Mr..
Lambright will soon publish history
of Franklin county.
John Penn, ST., has Lcen painting
the new Methodist church at Month
cello. 10. Boadwee has also been do
ing work in his line on the building.
The Martin Drug Co. are now COM
fortably quartered in their convenient
new store, and Mr.. Swain is in Chica-
60 buying fine supply of fresh drugs,
medicines, etc.
Rosh Hashonoh New Year, services
will be held at Temple B'nai Sholom
Sunday evening, Sept. 26th, at 7
o'clock, and Monday morning, Sept.
9th, at 10 o'clock. The public is cor
daily invited.
We extend congratulations to our
good citizen s. F. Smurr, upon the &C.
casion of his 18th birthday, which was
celebrated yesterday at the home of
Prof. and Mrs. Green by sumptuous
family dinner.
Col. Isaac Cope, mine host of the
Commercial Hotel, returned last week
from a pleasant outing with old army
friends in Ohio, where he met among
others his old comrade in arms, Pres
ident Mckinley.
167 miles of the principal highways
under contract to be worked and kept
in better order for the next four years
than ever before, means great deal
in favor Of the wagons and teams of
the farmers of Lincoln county.
Miss Lillian Garner, a young lady of
excellent character and greatly beloved
by her family and friends, departed
this life on Monday morning. She had
been ill with typhoid fever some time.
We tender to the bereaved our heart
felt sympathy.
"Farmer" Becker, the popular cash
Ter of the Commercial Bank, says he
has harvested an unusual amount Of
fine hay and that he will make his
own hog and hominy this year like
some of Lincoln's other self sustaining
farmers. Mr.. Becker is a gentleman
of decided versatility of talents and
seems to make success of everything
he undertakes.
On account of the yellow fever ex-
element the executive committee of
the Lincoln County Sunday School
Convention held a meeting Monday
and decided to postpone the next meet
ing from October to Thursday and
Friday before the 4th Sabbath in No
vember. The meeting will be held at
Bogue Chitto. The program will be
arranged and published in due time.
Messrs. Chas. Heuck and Henry
Meyer have formed partnership for
the purpose Of doing general mer-
camille business. Their Store is the
one hitherto occupied by Mr.. Heuck
on the west side of Front street oppo-
site the depot. Both of these young
gentlemen were reared in Brookhaven,
where they enjoy the confidence and
esteem of all, both possess valuable
experience, and their success is assur-
ed.