The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-05
Brockbaven Star, the &c. cigar.


morning and overcoats we're out early.
Prof f. L. Ragland, of Jackson, was
mingliDg with Brookhaven friends last
Thursday.
Prof. John Breuck, principal of the
\ ew Salem High School, was in town
Saturday.
Among Brookhaven's Saturday Wis
itors we're T. J. Walker and Will Jack
son, of Cold Springs.
Mr.. T. E. Applewhite and wife, of
Caseyville, paid their brother, r. c.
Applewhite, a visit last week.
Shade and sunshine, heat and cold,
wet and dry weather, have wed with
each other as suddenly as perceptibly
of late.
The attendance upon the delinquent
land sale Monday was large and the
bidding lively. Only two pieces of
land went to the State.
Miss Lenora Wells, of Crystal
Springs, who is now temporarily pre-
siding in the school at Similo, was in
Brookhaven on business Saturday.
w. f. Wills, of south Lincoln, had
the great misfortune of having his
house burned down last Saturday even
ing. The origin of the fire is unknown
When you buy bread you want the
best. Sullivan's Purity Bread is the
Best and the Best is none too good
for you You can buy it from Grant.
Berry Lowther, who became a resi-
dent highly esteemed at this place
S me months ago, has removed to
Greenville, where he has secured a per
manent business position
r. l.. Williams, one of Bogue Chittos
most esteemed young men, has changed
his place of residence to Crowley, La.
where he will be associated in business
with his brothers law, Mr.. Howard
Harrington.
Mr.. Geo. c. McClendon left Monday
night for Meridian, after which he
will travel through Florida, Georgia,
Alabama and North Carolina for the
Oxidine Co., of Texas. The route given
Mr.. McClendon speaks well for his
ability as a salesman
Apropos our advocacy of new no,
tel, prominent housekeeper has in
formed us that she had twenty one APP
plications from gentlemen for hoard
last week. This fact speaks in hungry
tones for larger hospitality in the in
terest of our increasing population.
We return thanks for copy of THE
Whitworth Clionian" for February
AS a sample of its wit we give its
definition of college Hash: 1.-THE
substance of things hoped for; the evi
dence of things not SEEN" The Clio
MAN is creditable to the college stu.
dents, by whom it is published
Pastor Purser expresses himself as
!
ance on the two regular services at
the Baptist church last Sabbath. Bro
Purser's sermon Sunday night was an
exceedingly strong appeal to those who
have not accepted Christ as their Sa.
vior, and will, doubtless, bring forth
fruit in its season.
We understand that some of our
brave ~ young boys are jumping on
and off passing trains, with the great
est impunity and in the presence of of
ficers. Some lawfully sad accident
will be deplored over the dead and
mangled bodies of some of these boys
some of these days, and the officer who
doesn't enforce the law will be parti-
ceps criminis in the taking of his life.
The Brookhaven Drug Co. will have
one of the neatest and most complete
drug stores in the city; with fresh
drugs, new sets of fixtures, everything
newly painted and clever and accom-
modatiug gentlemen at its mast head,
the enterprise is sure of success. w.
w. Holiday is manager and S. c. Mar
tin will have charge of the prescription
stand. They expect to throw open
their doors to the public some time
next week.
The contract has been LEI for the
warehouse of the Mercha ats Whole sale
Grocery Co. to Chris Larsen. 1t will
be entirely of brick, $50 feet long and
GO feet wide, and will be situated OIL
the present site of Connelly's foundry
All the old buildings will be torn away
aud tracks will be run to the doors OF
the establishment, so that the matter
of loading and unloading will be
greatly expedited. The building will
be completed by June LIST.
\ Brookhaven mother, very anxious
to train her little three year-old in the
way he should go, catechised him one
night as follows: "Who was the first
MANI" then, "Who was the first
woman! LlSping after her, he
answered correctly; but next morning
when the same questions were re
peated, he made answer to the first: in
stead of adam" Madam" and the
fair Lady of the Garden, with whom
all have been familiarity informal these
many years, he insisted on calling
miss Eve" The father of the up-to-
date youngSter remarked that it was
we'll for his son that be early recog
niZed the true condition of affairs, and
that he hoped his courtesy for the fair
sex would endure, without reference to
position.
When you wake up with a bad taste
in your mouth you may know that you
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