The leader., 1904-06-29
New SeheduIe On the Illinois Central.
Trains now pass Brookhaven as fol-
TOWN AND COUNTY.


urday for her home in jackson.
Messrs. Hoyt, Brady and Hobbs
made trip to Jackson Sunday.
Brookhaven is expected to be
made the official town of the Sun
sinners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie M. Sting
lily returned Monday from visit
to Pelahatchie.
The handsome residence of Mr..
F. f. Becker is looming up grand
ly above the trees.
A. C. Seavey & Sons enjoyed
a repetition of their remnant sale
of the week before last Friday
and Saturday.
Miss Octavia Gage has return
ed from New Orleans, bearing
her diploma from one of the lead
ing Converts of that city.
Little Bertrand COIN entertain
ed a number of charming little
friendson. Tuesday afternoon from
to Z, at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Cohn.
The front of the Parsons, May,
Oberschmidt Co., store building
is being newly painted. Front
street is beginning to show up
we'll with its Improvements and
additions from time to time.
Mrs. M. e. MCGEE and Miss
Marie Watts left for New Orleans
last Thursday. From there they
will go to GIoster and spend the
SUMMER in the pine hills of that
locality with Mr.. and Mrs. |. w.
Hoskins.
Mrs. Beam, who has been liv-
ing in the Schwem Addition, died
yesterday afternoon. She leaves
husband and several little chill
dren to mourn their great loss.
The sympathy of the community
goes out to them.
The numerous, immense barrels
of crockery, etc., that landed in
front of G. Heuck & Sons on yes
terday, announce the fact that no
such tremendous amount Of such
goods has ever been received in
Brookhaven at one time before. =
Rev. Geo. Middleton. coIored,
requests The Leader to announce
that he will preach to the prison
ers on the county farm at 2 O'Clock
p. m. ON the first Sunday in July,
and all others, white and black,
who may feel interested enough
to attend, are invited to be pres
ent.
McGrath and Sons had their
usual over-fowing crowds of pa
tlons on their special bargain days
last Friday and Saturday and they
were delighted with the rates re-
ducing as the temperature arose.
None thought of the weather, al
trough they warmed up to the
occasion.
The Baptist church granted
their beloved pastor, Rev. r. H..
Purser, months vacation at the
church conference last Sabbath.
This considerate action on the
part of the church is the more, APP
preciated by Mr.. Purser because
of the continued and trying ILL
ness of his wife, whose condition
demands much of his thought and
care.
Mr.. F. N. Rodriguez, of Ken
nolia, was here Monday last and
informed us that work on the
Wright's ford bridge would be
commenced this week. The struc-
tural ssteel to 90 into the building
has been shipped to Brookhayen
and will be brought out by teams
to the site of the bridge. Frank
lin County Advocate.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Roos and
two little children arrived Mon
day from Yoakum, Texas. They
are guests of their near relatives,
DIR. and Mrs. J. w. Bennett, and
are being cordially greeted BIZ
numbers of friends who knew
Mrs. Roos, years ago, as Miss
Mary Strickland. We are indebt-
ed Co DR.. Bennett and Mr.. Roos
for a pleasant call yesterday.
The June social meeting Of the
Woman's Auxiliary was held at
the residence of the editor on last
Friday afternoon. Mines. Price
and Hobbs were the hostesses 81
the evening and had the pleasure
Of entertaining about forty mem
bsrs and the young ladies Of their
neighborhood. A progressive
guessing contest, embracing ten
fables, was the principal eeclIpa-
ton of the reception hours. When
the game was called, it was found
that Mrs. Redding, Mrs. Baggetl
and Miss Bennle Dunn each de-
served the prize; but in The draw
ing the last named was the winner
of The handsome piece Of bronze
Ii the lulI that followed the ami
mated contest, Miss Lizzie Pulsel
gave 4 humorous selection from
Tom Sawyer, which served to re-
AK The mental tension under
Which the contestants had been la'
D8fIng and entertained then
rhaIihingiy After the serving 81
refreshments at table on the lawf
ia The twilight Of the afternoon