The leader., 1898-04-06
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
The Dog Show was great.

rabbit eggs" next Saba tn!
We regret that Mrs. He uck was quite
i'll several days last week.
Mrs. Rock, Of Bogue Chitto, was the
guest of Mrs. Brill last Saturday.
Go to the Martin Drug Company for
Easter cards, Easter eggs and dyes.
A kidney remedy that can be depended on
will he found in Prickly Ash Bitters. II heals
and strengthens. sold bye. +. Grafton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doc Sartin visited the
latter's father at Sartinville last Sab
bath.
The. Episcopalians will observe
Easter Sunday. Their church is being
improved.
Miss Julia Hoskins has taken Miss
Matte PENIS place at the Chancery
Clerks office.
Waterman's Soda Water is the pur-
est and best in the world. Kept by
II. P. Lotterhos.
The rain Monday afternoon was
one of the heaviest ever seen in this
country, while it lasted.
There will be much marriage and
giving in marriage among BIookhaven
young people in the near future.
Ask Chris. Larsen why he is wear,
ing such an unusually broad smile on
his good natured face and he'll explain.
The best of beef, pork and
mutton is supplied by Solvents new
market house on Front street opposite
the depot.
It will be to your advan tage to call
on the Brookhaven Marble Works il
you need any thing in the tomb stone
or statuary line.
Mr.. VIM. Maxwell and family have
moved back to the Union Hall neigh,
borhood, after stay of few months
at johnson Stati on.
L. p. Schwem drove the finest herd
of cattle through the streets Monday
that we have seen for some time. They
we're fattened by Capt Moreton.
Mr.. j. B. Hughes, proprietor of the
Brookhaven Marble Works, will fur
nish the corner stone, appropriately in
scribed, for the new Baptist church.
Elder N. L. Clark began protracted
meeting last night at the old Baptist
Church, which will be continued night
ly for several days. The public gen.
orally is cordially invited.
Eugene Mccormick has been en-
gagged by Messrs. Heuck e. Graftonto be
superintendent of the ice factory.
Eugene will have cooler job for the
summer than most of us.
VIM. Abshagen, the shoe dealer, has
pretty Easter window decorated with
artificial flowers. The flowers were
made by his daughter, Miss Mary, who
possesses rare talent in this line.
Our correspondent signing him self
South Lincoln" should send the edi-
tor his real name to insure the publ
cation of his notes. We cannot afford
to publish communications unless we
know who writes them.
The cold snap which began yesterday
is giving vegetation considerable
backset. Ice the sixteenth of an inch
thick was noticed on some barrel heads
in the rear of Woods Grocery Store
this morning by LEADER reporter.
None was noticed on the ground any
where but frost is reported.
Pastor Price is assisting Rev. H. f.
Sproles in a meeting at Jackson this
week, after which he will labor with
saint and sinner at Clinton. His
Brookhaven congregation are proud of
the recognition their pastors excellent
service is receiving, and their prayers
follow in his labors.
L. P. Schwem has opened market
in the Lucich building next door to
Perkins furniture store on Front
street, where he is serving the public
with the best of fresh meats daily. The
establishment is kept in accordance
with the new market ordinance and
presents real city like air. "Lonnie''
is to be congratulated on his enterprise.
All churches of the Fair River Bap-
fist Association which have not al
ready contributed the $500 requested
of each church by the Association to
defray the expenses of its delegate to
the Southern Baptist Convention, are
requested to do so without further
delay. The Convention meets early in
May. Send the money to A. J. Martin,
Treasurer, Bogue Chitto, or to Rev.
E. P. Douglass, Wesson.
Chris. Larsen, the contractor, is
pushing ahead with work on the ice
factory, in spite of the unfavorable
weather. All the machinery has ar
rived and is being placed in position,
and will be ready to operate about as
soon as the building is completed. A
gentleman on Cherokee street re-
marked yesterday that this cold
weather now was due to the progress
being made at the ice factory.
Our clever friend Henry Meyer evil
IDENTIFY thinks this office doesn't use
the scissors enough for last Thursday
as the editor was passing the store of
Heuck & Meyer Mr.. Meyer called him
in and presented him with pair of
fine shears, of which the most inveter-
ate exchange clipper might well be
proud so, if her eater there is an un-
usual amount of reprint" in our col
umns, this will explain it. By the
way, Heuck & Meyer have some splen-
did cutlery on hand which they are
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