The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Mr. buS MdNwell, OF UNION hdll, Is
reported very sick.
The finest line of Candy-25 cents
per pound at Leary's.
Mrs. Jessie Sebastian is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Necie McNair.
If you need Shot Gun or Rifle see
c. b. Perkins. His line is new.
Capt. J. W. McGrath was visitor to
New Orleans Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. NJ H. Crawford, of jackson, is
visitor to relatives near Brookhaven.
J. +. Evans genial countepance
greeted Brookbaven friends last Mon
day.
The Misses Mikell have had Mrs. j.
M. Buckley, of Jackson, for pleasant
guest.
Mrs. Cope has been a great sufferer
from rising in her ear, but is now
better.
The largest assortment of Cigarettes,
Cigars and Tobacco can be found at
Leary's.
Rev. H. NJ. Long, field editor of the
Baptist Record, was in town last Fri
day morning.
Fortify the body to resist maarial germs by
putting the system in perfect order. Prickly
Ash Btters is a wonderful system regulator.
Sold by c. f. Grafton.
Henry Boone was recently married
to Miss Gertrude Elliott. of East Las
Vegas, New Mexico.
Prof Charles F. Webb and his &C
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College on Monday.
Mr.. u. d. Davis is enjoying few
weeks vacation at Monteagle, Tenn.
He will return early in September.
Rev. b. f. Jones and family returned
from jefferson county on last Friday
evening, all much improved by their
trip.
Don't forget that c. B. Perkins has
Bucks Brilliant, Home, Michigan,
Scanlin and Bridge Beach Cook Stoves.
See his line.
Agent Bee sold % tickets for last
Saturdays eXcursion-2l to Chicago,
to ST. Louis, , to Cincinnati, and =
to Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Hamilton LETT
Saturday for New York and other
Northern cities. They will he gone
about two weeks.
If you cant work well in hot weather, take
Prickly Ash Bitters. it regulates the important
organs of the body and fortiies the system to
resist the enervating influence OF summer heat.
For sale by e. +. Grafton.
Mrs. ID. Schwem left on Saturday
last for visit of several weeks to
Louisville, Ky, where she will spend
the time with relatives.
Chattanooga Cane Mills are the best
made. 1t has steel shafts and brass
boxes G.. b. Perkins is agent and will
sell them as low as cheaper mills.
Rev. R. J. Boone left last Saturday
for Rankin county, where he has been
invited to assist in prOtracted meet
ings. He will be gone nearly two
weeks.
Felix May, Lee May, II. f. Mullikin,
David Cohu, Mrs. Wessie Swain, Mrs.
Mike Lordiu, Mrs. Gull and Miss Min
ME Hoskins were among the Chicago
excursionists last Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Wilkinson, graduate of
both Mississippi College and the Lou
isville Theological Seminary, preached
at the Baptist church last Sabbath, the
pastor being absent at Senatobia.
Boil worms are doing great damage
everything from the young squares up
to full-grown bolls. and it is estimated
they.will cut the yield off in some sec
tions fully one-third.
DIR. r. j. Applewhite has located for
the practice of medicine at Cary,
Sharkey county. A hard student. of
steady habits and lofty ideals, he is a
young physician who is sure to win
distinction in his chosen profession.
The Bogue Chitto News, a weekly D.
column quarto, with G. HI. Vernon as
editor and J. n Yawn as proprietor,
/ has been received at this office. Its
chief mission is to furnish a local me-
dunn for the people of Bogue Chitto
and vicinity.
E. M. Price, who has resided in
Brookhaven for about 13 years, being
first employed in the tin shop of j. 0.
Boadwee and latterly with G. b. Per
kins, left Saturday for his old home in
Terra Haute, Ind, where he expects in
future to reside.
DIR. Joe f. Watts has opened neat
dental office on East Cherokee street,
opposite McGrath's, and proposes to
cast his professional lot with the peo-
pie among whom he was reared. He
takes becoming pride In his profess
sion, and The LEADER wishes.hlm much
success.
Mr.. Joseph Nj. Fish, of Aurora, ILL.,,
and Mrs. Mary F. Bowman were mar
ried at the residence of the bride in
the western suburbs of Brookbaven
last evening, Rev. b. +. Jones otficiat-
ing. The bride is refined and elegant
lady and won many admirers during
her residence here. They left on the
night train for their future residence
in Aurora, Ill.
At least four reports of the Parsons
Stingily wedding have gone out from
Brookhaven since the date of its Oc-
currence, several papers in adjoining
towns copying notices sent from here
TO the New Orleans dailies, so that
lengthy report at this time would be
superfluous and but vain repetition.
Suffice it to say that the occasion was
a most suspicious and pleasant one
both at the Baptist church, where the
ceremony was performed by Rev. /. Ii.
Anding, of Summit, and at the home
OF the brides parents, where the bridal
party was royalty entertained at an
elegant feast. The worthy and hand
some young couple, after visit to the
eroom's parents at Pelahatchie, will
settle down to housekeeping at Utica,
where the new benedict is engaged In
the mercantile business. May pros
perity and happiness always clasp
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