The leader., 1902-02-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Brookhaven Star.
Brookhaven Star
Bring your wood to town.
Brookhaven Star is coming.
Watch for the Brookhaven Star.
Mrs. Lewis McLaurin is in Jack
son.
Oliver Bonney, of Summit, was a
Sunday visitor.
Miss Laurie Penn is recovering after
several weeks illness.
Miss Bertha Crawford went to Wes-
son for visit yesterday.
Dr. n. S. Craig, haling from Jen-
nings, La, was at the Commercial Mon
day.
Rev. A. Althof held services at Ha-
zlehurst last Sabbath in the Catholic
church.
Mr.. and Mrs Frazier now occupy the
Lucich cottage at the west end of Cher
okee street.
Mrs. Annie Eitel Smith, of Lauder
dale, is the guest of her sister. Mrs
Lilly Frion.
The matinee Saturday afternoon was
rare treat to fine audience, mostly
of ladies and children.
The Brookhaven Drug Company is
having its apartments fitted up at Hen
ry Meyers former stand.
Misses Katie and Matte Allen and
Messrs. Ethan Allen and Estus Smith
spent Monday in New Orleans.
Mr.. Bird and Mrs. Emma Lazarus, of
Franklin county, we're married at the
Kelly House this morning, Hon. W. F.
Parsons, officiating.
DR.. John Purser and wife went tC
McComb for visit Sunday evening
DR.. Purser's condition is more hopeful
than was at first supposed.
Messrs. Sam Magee, Sam Hoskins
Luther Harvey and Misses Ada and
Lottie Magee spent yesterday amid
the royal scenes of the Crescent City
There were 203 tickets sold at this
place for New Orleans during this Car
nival season, which number exactly
100 more than have ever changed hands
before.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. Zula Moreton on next Wednes
day, the 10Th, Mrs. A. j. Friou, leader
Members are urged to bear the meet
ing in mind.
Miss Josie Hurst is now engaged. as
stenographer, by Mr.. Cronan at the
East Union Mills. Miss Josies ser.
vice is said to be the best wherever she
is employed.
Rev. M. L. Burton is greatly i'm
proved, but expects to go to Hot
Springs in April in the hope of being
cured of rheumatism. We trust be
may find permanent relief.
Miss Bessie Crosby left yesterday foI
Hattiesburg, where she will remain
for some time with her mother. Brook
haven would like to lay permanent
claim to this lovely young girl.
Brookhaven friends regret to hear
of the death of Mr. w. II. Cassell late
of Vicksburg, but formerly of Canton
where he conducted the business of a
foiiot. He was over 10 years of age.
We learn from the Hattiesburg
Progress that Zack McClendou is very
sick at his home in that city. Mr.. Nc
Clendon is ID prominent engineer on
the Gulf d Ship Island railroad" says
the Progress.
The Sunbeams are anticipating a
pleasant evening at the home of Mrs.
K. j. Boone Friday. 1t will be "a Valen-
tine Party and an admission of 10 cents
will be charged, we are requested to
state by the leader, Miss Annie Burns.
Tonight takes place the music and
elocution recital at Pearlhaven. This
afternoon the 4-G party at the resi-
dence of j. ID. Gull. Tomorrow night.
Friday and Saturday nights the Toll
SON Miller Co. at the Opera House.
Monday night the Krause- Taylor Co.
at the Opera House.
Among Brookhaven's humorous Wis
itors to the Crescent City this week
were Misses Peepsie Terry, Eunice Nc
Calip, Lucille Kirchhaine, Mrs. |.
Blum, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Perkins, S.
N. Storm, Willie McGrath, Pete Can
toni, Willie Bayliss, Ragsdale, Lyell,
Cronan and many, many others.
Miss Claiborne, who has been chief
operator at Brookhaven's Telephone
Exchange for three months past, left
yesterday for Greenville, by orders
from headquarters. Miss Ethel Howell,
of Nashville, Tenn, serves now in Miss
Claiborne's stead, while the latter is
clearing up the "Hellos" in the Delta.
Rev. j. e. Lowe was a visitor at this
Office Monday on his way back from
his appointment with Clear Branch
church. He reports good congrega-
tions, although the. weather was cold
enough to keep a good many Brookha-
ven people from their places in the
town churches, SO easily accessible and
20 comfortable.