The leader., 1900-03-14
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

son last week.
Cotton is selling in Brookhaven to-
day at 49, toS.9O.
Paint, Oils, Lead Glass, Sash and
Doors at f. NJ. Price Il Cos.
See f. NJ. Price q Co, for everything
in the Builders Hardware Line.
Little Miss Wesie Oliver is suffering
with severe attack of chills and fever.
Miss Susie Wood has returned from
a delightful tour of Mississippi cities.
Next week something new and mod
ern in the stove line at E. NJ. Price &
Cos.
+. NJ. Price IL Co., can astonish you
with low prices on everything in the
Hardware line.
Mr.. Ike Fox, of Summit, was guest
at the home of Mr.. T. w. Keenan,
Friday evening
Mr.. |. \. Hickman, of Monticello,
was pleasant visitor at THE LEADER
office last Thursday.
Miss Mamie Powell is adding at
Effectiveness to j. l.. Storms Cafe,
this week, where she is employed.
Mr.. B. J. Larkin, of Moreton Il Helms
is with his father, Mr.. Frank Larkin,
who is not expected to recover from
his illness.
Mr.. J. \. Hudgens, of Kentwood, La.
the efficient book keeper and all around
gentleman of the Banner Lumber Com
pany of that place, was visitor to
Brookhaven last Sabbath.
The only licenses issued by Circuit
Clerk Oliver from March It'll, to 18th,
were three to colored people, as
follows: Johnnie Markham to Abbie
Harris: John Porter to Maggie Put
man; and George Leggett to Madeira
Washington.
Brookhaven Camp No. 8, Woo oman
OF the World, will on Sunday evening
at 3 o'clock, March 18th, unveil the
monuments of Sovereigns Gage and
Dixon. Wesson, Bogue Chitto and
Auburn camps are invited to assist.
The public generally are cordially in
vlted to witness the ceremony.
DR.. II. c. Kent and wife, of Indianola,
are guests at the home of Judge H.
Cassidy. DIR. Kent was surgeon of the
Second Mississippi Regiment during
the war with Spain, and has re-
Gently taken a post graduate course in
New York for the purpose of more
thoroughly equipping himself for his
profession.
The Robson Theatre Co. has been
holding the boards at the Opera
House during the week and will con
tinue through Saturday, when a mat
inee will be held. The large audiences
present have testified to the excellence
of the company and we have heard on
ly praise of Mr.. Robson and Miss Mel
son. Manager Heuck is all smiles, as
usual, when he is pleasing the people.
At 9 o'clock Monday night fire was
discovered in the shaving pipe at the
boiler house of the Brookhaven Lum
Der Il Mfg. Co.'S plant. Through the
quick response of the men living on
and near the premises and with the
good facilities in the way of pumps,
hose and water at hand, the fire was
quickly under control and no damage
done of any consequence. The mill
resumed work at its customary hour
the next morning.
Miss f. Dorsey Anderson, travelling
correspondent of the Times Democrat.
who has written up Jackson, McComb
and cities on the Louisville & Nashville
and Mississippi Valley roads, is in
BroOkhaven for few days, gathering
data for a writeup of the city. Miss
Anderson is a talented writer, thor
oughly familiar with her line of work
and possesses a charming personality:
our city will profit by her visit and its
people should vie with each other in
showing her every possible attention.
TILE LEADER is indebted to her for a
most pleasant call this morning.
One Of the social functions of the
week was a gathering of friends on
evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. a. Cohn, it being the 10Th
birthday of that esteemed gentleman.
Mr.. Cohn. After wishing the host
many happy returns, the guests were
invited to partake of refreshments,
and toasts were drunk to the health of
Mr.. Cohn and joy reigned supreme.
Mr.. Cohn was the recipient of numer-
Gus gifts from relatives and friends:
one in particular, that pleased his
fancy, was lovely Turkish pipe from
his grandson in New York.