The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-10-25
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

The election is one week off from
next Tuesday,
Miss Ola Magee is visiting friends in
McComb City.
Miss Ada Magee has returned from a
visit to McComb City.
W. w. Henderson has returned from
st. Louis with carload of horses and
mules.
JJ McGrath has been confined to
his bed several days with bilious
attack.
Miss Berthlde and Mr.. Solon Wilson
were visitors last week to HaZlehurst
friends.
Mrs l. Forsythe has been quite sick,
but. we are glad to know, is now re-
covering
The Methodist congregation very eff
fectually pounded their pastor and
family last week
Today the Baptist W. NJ. S. is spend
quilt, at the hospitable home of Mrs.
WE Parsons.
Parsons. Moreton & Co. have a
change of ad. in today's paper. Read
it. They are hustlers.
LOST. One pearl sunburst pin,
small diamond in centre-whole pearls
around outer edge. Return to j. J.
McGrath and receive reward.
A fire alarm was sounded Sunday
night, caused by the burning of the
Magee slaughter house in the northern
suburbs. The building was completely
consumed.
The pupils of the elocution depart
ment of Whitworth will give recital
next Monday night at the Calisthenics
Hall. The numbers will be intersperced
with music. Admission, Is cents.
Mrs, Lille Eitel Friou, who has been
spending the summer in Tennessee, is
now on her way home and has stopped
fora few days visit to her sister, Mrs.
Baker Smith, at Lauderdale.
An elocution recital will be given
next Monday evening at the Calisthen-
les Hall. The numbers will be inter-
spersed with music rendered by the
music department. Admission, 10
cents.
We return thanks to the Cadmus
Club who, through their secretary,
Miss Dot Atkins. have extended us an
appreciated invitation to attend their
anniversary celebration on Friday
evening, at the residence of Mrs. Sher-
man. The occasion promises to be
very brilliant one.
Mrs. Smith, who has been living near
Adams shingle MILL was taken ill less
Ihan week ago and died yesterday.
her husband has been In bad health
ana dli unable to work for year, and the
hlhgs Daughters nobly assumed as
much of the burial expenses as was
not contributed by citizens.
The remains of Mrs. Nancy Turn
oough' mother of Mr.. VIM. Turnbough
VI brookhaven, were brought from
pogue Chltto to this place for inter
ment last Friday evening. She was a
most estimable and worthy Christian
woman and our tenderest sympathies
20 out to the bereaved. Rev. j. ].
ureen otficiated at the funeral.
A. Statfier, Brookhaven's old reliable
yeWeler, has an important announce
ment III today's paper. Mr.. Staffier
an unusually beautiful stock of gold
ana silver ware and the person who
ea1hot be suited at his store is hard
indeed to please. When looking for
something serviceable or beautiful, be
certain to give him call. You can
always rely on his goods being just as
represented.
A. G. Bell, the pioneer colored mer-
enant OF Brookhaven, has resumed
business as the agent of his wife, Mrs
4, 4. Bell. Gus Bell is one of the most
INDUSTRIOUS, thrifty and worthy colored
men IN the entire community always
9ourteous and respectful-and TIE
LEADER Is glad to see him start in bust
hess again and wishes him great sue
cess. He will be found in the new
nucleh Building on Monticello street,
III rear Of the express office.
The fire department was called out
saturday afternoon by an alarm from
Lne old Schwall house owned by L. H.
ooaggett, next door to the post office.
Uhe section of this house is occupied
oy Italian fruit venders and the fire
started in this part of the roof from a
ueiective fiue. Fortunately it was
soon extinguished with buckets before
sne nre companies, which were prompt
on the ground, were needed. The
sAaaass was very slight.