The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.


at jackson.
Mrs. Capt. Wright has been i'll for
several days.
Rosehill Cemetery will be enlarged
and improved.
Rev. J. E. Thigpen spent a part of
Sunday in town.
Miss Fannie Larkin is visiting in
Lawrence county.
Doc. Sartin was sick all last week
with catarrhal fever.
Mrs. Blanche Drifoos was quite sick
the first of the week.
sYBest line Cigars, Tobacco and
Cigarettes at Leary's.
Brookhaven will have some pretty
flower yards this summer.
Can't we have an old fashioned
Decoration Day April 10Th?
We regret to hear of Mr.. Martin
Nalty's illness with pneumonia.
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Col. E. M. Bee was taken with q
chill Saturday and has been right
sick.
Rev. Mr.. Moore, of Bogue Chitto,
has been the guest of Rev. J. M.
Weems.
Mrs. Atkins, of Greenville, was the
charming guest of Mrs. 2. d. Davis
last week.
Hon. E. F. Brennan is now surround
ing his handsome residence with an
up-to-date fence.
Little Miss Mildred Thompson, of
Jackson, has been the guest Of her
friend, Miss Helen Sherman.
The members of the Episcopal
Church and their children organized a
Sabbath school on last Sunday.
Ten days treatment in every bottle of Lalle-
mand's Specific for rheumatism 1t will cure
the severest cases. Sold by c. +. Grafton.
The public school turned out en-
masse on last Friday and marched to
the station to see 'the man of destiny"
Mrs. Jessie Sebastian, of Martin
Tenn, spent two weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Chas. McNair, returning home
last week.
The New Methodist church at Mon
ticello, was dedicated last Sabbath,
Rev. j. M. Weems preaching power
full sermon.
st. Patrick's Day was last Thursday
and was Loyalty observed by
many a little lad and lassie by "the
wearing of the green"
1t was a source of regret to the as
IL II I hot
regent John M. Mason, of this city,
could not be with them.
The Whitworth College girls, num-
bering some eighty odd, created much
interest as they marched through the
streets of Jackson on Bryan day.
lotteries is fitting up his ice cream
parlor and soda fount in regular up-to-
date style, and will open this week.
The ladies and the public generally
are invited to call.
Read the announcement of Mrs.
Hamilton's Spring Millinery opening,
which will take place next Wednesday
and Thursday. 1t will be an occasion
of unusual attractions for the ladies.
Where can you invest money more profitably
than by buying bottle of Priekly Ash Btters?
You get four for one. A kidney medicine, a
liver tonic, stomach strengthened and bowel
cleanser. -Four medicines for one dollar. Sold
by G. +. Grafton.
Rev. w. p. Price, pastor of the
BroOkhaven Baptist Church, has been
invited by Rev. III. F. Sproles, of the
Capital Street Baptist Church, at
jackson, to assist him in a protracted
service.
The LEADERS presses have been kept
busy of late turning out job work as
neat as can be done in any of the large
cities and at prices that are within the
reach of all. Send trial order and be
convinced that this is the place to have
clean job printing done on the shortest
notice. All work guaranteed to please.
The protracted meeting at the Meth
odist Church closed on last Thurday.
There was much earnest preaching of
the Word and influences set at work
that will last through all time. Rev.
J. A. B. Jones will always have a warm
place in the hearts of whose heard
him.
of our worthy townsman, j. o. Boad-
VICE. uloQ vi PuCuuOhlo az thO hOhO Va
her sister, in Terre Haute, Indiana, on
the 18th inst. She usually enjoyed
the best of health and Mr.. Boadwee
did not know of her illness until about
the time of her death.
Last Sabbath Rev. A. v. Rowe, Cor
responding Secretary of the State Mis-
sion Board, preached two effective
sermons at the Baptist church. AS
previously announced, collection was
taken for foreign missions and aggre-
gated the cash sum of $1,000. The
church's membership is only lO2 and
not more than half of these were
present.
The numerous friends of Miss Belle |
Cantoni, one of our most queenly and
splendid young women, extend to her |
their cordial good wishes upon the |
announcement of her betrothal to Mr.. |
Frank Hoffman, of New Orleans. We
understand that Mr.. Hoffman is in
every way worthy of the fair Brook |
haven belle and our congratulations
are extended him.
Mr.. Thos. H. Perkins, Brookhaven's
leading furniture dealer, has arranged
IN the preliminaries for adding fine
nlate pIsss front to his store at the
corner 81 Railroad Avenue and Mon
ticello street. It will be finished In
French plate glass, with bevel edges,
some Of the plates being 84xl06 inches
a sise. polished oak panels and stained
nlnrs franeoms. The vestibule will be
ia 81 filing, and the corner OF the
ku1ldine be supported By . large iron
$50. when completed, 1t viii
&1X&1n&n ~ kho handaom0gf store