The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-10-04

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John Storms tomorrow evening.
A protracted meeting in the Baptist
Charch commenced last Thursday night.
Quarterly meetin g was held at the Meth
odist Church Friday, Saturday and Sum
day,
Mr.. John Perkins is having a brick
building erected on Railroad Avenue,
adjoining his store.
Mr.. Wilson Price, who has been a resi-
dent OF this place for some time, left for
brandon last Monday.
Mr.. J. z. Matthews of Hazlehurst, was
in our town last Tuesday, and made a
speech at the Farmers meeting.
A little three-year-old remarked the
other day that she didn't want to kiss papa
because he had fringe on his mouth.
Mr.. Henry O'Hara, of St. Louis, form
erly of this city, is now in town, looking
as fresh as a rose with the morning dew on
il.
We call attention to the card Of Bride
wells Mississippi Justice of the Peace.
The work should be in the hands Of every
Justice in the State.
Episcopal Church service will be held,
God willing, next Sunday morning, 9TH
inst. at IL o'clock, in the Presbyterian
Sui - D. II p
Judge Smiley and District Attorney
Cassidy arrived last Monday evening,
from Meadville, where they had been
holding a term of the Circuit Court.
We publish a spicy communication
from "Comet-atus" alias "Jeems." We
neither endorse nor condemn his pre-
dictions about the farmers movement.
1t is not generally known that the mu-
steal mosquito is inclined to drink, but one
thing Is certain, people sometimes put up
btrs for them, whether they drink or not.
We stated last week that Mr.. Abram
Lewenthal and two other young gentlemen
from Franklin county went to the Oxford
University. We should have stated Mr..
Abram Lewenthal of this place.
A young gentleman asked a friend OF
his who is contemplating marriage, What
in the world put matrimony into your
head?" "Well, the fact is" was the res
ponse, 81 was getting short of shirts"
The press of the country is mistaken
about Suleiman Pasha. His name is John
Smith, and he was once a citizen OF our
town; in fact was "deyir" in this Office for
a while and. went to Turkey to seek his
fortune.
A young American here asked q lady
who made her teeth. "My God" replied
the lady. "Well," said the fellow, "Dr.
Watts male my mas, and they beat yourn
clean out o sight"
Mrs. Leona J. Schaller, consort Of our
fellow-townsman, Mr.. F. j. Schaller, died
last Saturday night. Her remains were
inferred in the cemetery last Sunday after
noon, in the presence of a large number
of friends. The bereaved husband has
our sincere coincidence.
The Band has been recognized, and is
now known as IIartman's Cornet Band.
The following named persons are the
members thereof in their regular
order: f. II. Hartman, leader; w. II.
Penn, kaufman Levy, Luther Hobbs,
Ben Larkin, Chas. Penn, Emile Nick, Joe.
Brown. The Band has received new in
struments and we nay now look for music
in the air.
Mrs. John Watts, formerly of New
ton, and widow OF the lamented Judge
Watts, died in Brookhaven yesterday
morning, at the residence of MIR. j. s.
Carson, surrounded by daughters,
grandchildren, and friends. She had
long suffered with paralysis, and her
demise had been expected for many.
days. She was a truly pious lady, and
has gone mp higher to receive greater
than earthly rewards.
There came very nearly being a fire at
Mrs. Strickland's one day last week. But
it was prevented by the timely notice of
Mr.. John Bessonett and Mr.. Tom Decef,
who discovered it before it got under
good Roadway. 1t is reported that these
young gentlemen, in their eagerness to get
there and ~extingulsh the fame, leaped a
fence fifteen feet high. Suffice to say they
put out the fire, but we cannot vouch for
The height Of the fence.
DR.. Daughtry is entitled to the lsur-
els as the gardener Of the city. he
now has growing vegetables of almost
every kind, and they are large and
healthy. In fact, he says his garden
ia now better than 1t was last spring.
He has vegetables all the year round.
We are indebted to him for q mammoth
basket full Of choice vegetables, con>
sisting of turnips, cabbage, okra, to-
matoes, snap beans, peas, potatoes, on
ions, etc. They were highly apprecia-
ted.