The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-02

The Board of Supervisors will meet
in regular monthly session next Mon
day.
The erstwhile residence of Mr.. and
and Mrs. N. r. Jordan is being freshly
painted.
Reserved seats for ALittle Outcast
on sale at Heuck & Sons. Prices 35,
so and 75c.
Improvements are marching on like
John Browns body in southeast
Brookhaven.
Perkins Furniture Co., buy their
goods for cash by the car and you, get
the bottom prices.
Little Bert Crisler was again taken
very i'll yesterday afternoon, and has
very high fever today.
Greenwood, the gardener, has his
patches in fine trim for truck. He be-
lieves in the early bird.
Perkins Furniture Co., will give you
easier terms and sell you goods % per
cent cheaper than elsewhere.
See that tall foot board suit in Per-
kins Furniture Co.'s window at $500,
$1,000 cheaper than elsewhere.
Mills & East purchase hides, bees
wax, tallow, scrap iron and all sorts of
country produce. Give them call.
Mrs. II. Winborn has returned from
a visit to Canton. We regret to hear
of the i'll health of this excellent lady.
Messrs. John and Steve Smith are
both in attendance upon the marriage
OF their sister, Miss Cleo, to Mr.. Frank
Parsons.
Mr.. Brooks Hardy is at the book
keepers desk of the firm of Parsons,
May, Oberschmidt Co., and is proving
himself decidedly efficient.
Frank Funchess, well-to-do colored
citizen, has erected seven cottages in
southeast Brookhaven, all of which are
neatly finished and painted.
The Brookhaven Laundry, under its
new management, is doing some high
grade work. See their ad., In today's
Leader and give them an order.
Mr.. Skinner, the drummer, who has
the longest reach of any man in the
State, was on our streets yesterday.
He Is Z feet, 4 inches in height.
We had the pleasure Sunday after
noon Of inspecting the elegantly fur
nished home of Mr.. w. K Wood.
Colonial" days seem to be returning.
Lands delinquent for taxes will be
sold by Sheriff Applewhite at the Court
House door next Monday. The list is
smaller than usual, and the bidding
promises to be lively.
Mr.. Felix May has almost completed
two new buildings in the southeast
suburbs and will erect two others in
the same vicinity. It's refreshing out
that way to note houses growing with
the spring time green.
The Parsons, May, Oberschmidt Co.,
have rented The store now occupied by
Mr.. j. FL. Willoughby, which joins
their present location. The partition
will be removed and their space thus
doubled for business. It's fine move.
Mr.. Willoughby has not yet decided
where be will locate.
So brisk was the trade in wedding
presents at the Price Drug Store the
other day, that handsome cut glass
bowl WAS let fall by the swift Mr..
Saith, and the show case was broken
Ia Consequence. Mr.. Smith says he
dnesu't MUD little thing like that,
aud hopes the trade will continue as
heretofore at the same stand
Mr.. Tenn McBee returned last week
FRI m Lincolnton, N. c., where he was
called i'll Feb. 18th, to attend the fun
sral of his father. Mr.. McBee, ST.,
had reached the ripe old age of Sc
years. While on his way back Mr. Nc
Bees train was wrecked in Tennessee,
and the only car which did not leave
the track and tumble down the EN-
bankment was the sleeper In which he
was riding.
Capt. Joe Storm, who received an Or
der from the Governor Saturday night
to report with Co. Fl, Stonewall
Gu5rds, to 60 % Bassvi1le o r. t'e t
the negro Baldwin from mob, had his
men ready in 40 minutes after the
Governors message was received, but
on account of the late schedule and no
chance to get special train, it was inn
possible to get to jackson before the
Governors special left. The Brook
haven boys were ready to do their full
duty, and they were greatly chagrined
at being knocked out for the reason
stated above.
Today is the wedding day Of
twoof Brookhaven' S ownchildren,
Miss Cleo. Smith and Mr.. Frank
Parsons. The ceremony will
take place at the bride's home
and viii bea private affair. The
young couple will make brief
bridal tour to New Orleans, after
which they viii go to house,
keeping in the residence just
south of the home Of the bride i
parents. A wealth of good wishes
and congratulations arises nnbid-
den at the mere mention of this
suspicious and happy event. May
each day add brighter joys, as life
goes BY for Mr. and Mrs. Par
sons.
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