The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-30
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AROUND TOWN.
Oar city is very healthy at present.
Col. Cooper looked in on IA yesterday
Try y. cheap advertising for the holi
dayA
Already the pep of TIE 6re-cracker i
heard.
The Catholic Fair promises {; obe a granC
evooeeS.
There ia not a prisoner 10 tie Lincoll
county Jail.
Oar merchants are beginning to get il
their holiday gooia,
isautifxl moonlit nights for "souls tina
Asve but a single theusht,'
Therpute acen; failed to give us an,
maii matter Tuesday morning.
Two thousand and eight Letters were
mailed here one day lie, week.
Every peraon is authorized to pick nj
and report news Items to lhis Office.
The farewell sermon OF Or. Heard list
e.bbagk was a mastery zee Of thnasht ana
e!oluercc.
The Pioneer c ,npans vii, haze an e'eo.
ton az offs Oh the fret Tharsd'y ii
Dscombee.
TO the par.oa aen4in, ns .he finest
Caristma tn7k,y we ~ ssad InE LGpaH7
one yoarf.ae
Mr.. Abrams mas opened 4 fancy dry
goods store in me building lately oecupied
by Session. s C4ssedy. IL makes a hand
some disp'ay.
Latest nev,.-rhat THE LEDGE2 ] b
r!Teo is snrpied with the latcst s&tyl,s Of
type. and prepared to DO work cheaper And
batter than ever before.
Col. Deaeoa ko. made his bond Sc post.
master and been regularly installed a
chief. He will move tie Office on Chero-
res street Ia atsw days.
Jo. Abrams is coas:a1,i- rlao;nr - M
Aar obligations to hin for late napera. Il
yon saut the latest neSs cali sni puroha c
the Now Orleans ccening dailies.
CuI. te..s Alcus. OF Nv O.looas, has
been spend Il, aous time with his hr1*h"r.
Er. Afcns Il one o. the rnost extensive
cotton merchants in the Crescent City.
Pie Re-. W. Rag. will ho'i Th.uIs-
giving service AZ the Pre<bvte.i.o Clnr il
today, at elem u'laiI. We are dad to
know thai tie day viii be Observed here.
We have hcsa requested to sFv shat
there viii be a meeting Of the Lit rarv
Eocietr tomorrow n ght, at which time it
will Ne decided ~ae.hcr or not the ergani
tri9n viii be KEEP. up.
I. is rA generally known, perhaps, that
the young men Of the Methodist Church
Of This place hare a regularly Organized
prayer meeting. We commend their ac-
lion to the yonng men OF other towns.
We have furnished orr devil ashot-gun.
stationed him a, the entrance 10 tha Office,
~ith ~ins.-uc.ions to shoo. the next man
that asks for the latest newa. We expect
70 have ~ssvera. obitulsies 70 write neEt
week,
Maj "a. Short, the principal owner OF
tia nvnaf Montgomery. shed the ligh. Of
his copntenaicc III our Office Monday last.
His mercantile %in,eres, "a mol. as greatas A.
T. steaart'a, bu. his goods give az good
satisfaction to the purchaser.
Business has been very cool th;s week,
md the sale Of cotton has been immense.
The people appreciate the Efforts of our
merchants to draw trade here. Cotton is
hooking up some, and ia readily selling this
morning from Q to II cents.
The young ladies and gentlemen Of the
Prashy,erian church contemplate giving an
entertainment during the holidays. We
should certainly have some amusement
dnrirs Christmas week. The Christmas
holidays passed BY last year without a
Christmas tree being erected in town. VIII
such be the clae again this seasc:f
Astbe HOLIDAYS sre DOW approaching
and our merchants vii! have their shelres
loaded with groceries, dry goods and fancy
articles, sc would zngges, tina; they would
End TEE LEDGER an excellent medium
through which to Communicate with the
public. Our terms. for special notices.
wAsse they are to be inserted more than
ouce, are ten cents per line each week.
Write up your no:iges and give printers
in6 Q trial. )