The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-06-06
AROUND TOWN.

On TOT II Httit ~ al ~ '
Roasting carr are the mex, good things
in order.
Chsnccry Court will conseEe here On
tn. oath inst.
II il almos, NJ hot "a a pIace we do not
dare TO mention.
The editor had roasting cars from his
garden last Friday.
Summer il here, in fact, and will proba.
hlv remain all summer.
Tho raYt,at Sunday School have a pic
mic 10 contemplation.
Rev. Mr.. Bingham will preach IN the
P,c,b,,erign thuicl next Sunday.
The next regular meeting of the Board
,f Supcryiso 8 will be on the first Monday
in July.
Mr.. {. Benedict. formerly Of this place.
i,ut nov Of Har,ehurst, was OF a visit here
last Sunday,
II you want to enjoy yourself, go the
skating Rink next Saturday night. A
good time IL anticipated.
DR.. Danghtry has shown us some ripe
tomatoes from his sardens measuring nine
inches in circumference.
The closing exercises OF Whitworth
Female College will commence on the 10Th
inst. and continue till the 18th.
We had a shower of rain last Tuesday
morning, awhile before daylight. but not
sufficient TO supply the den'and of the
growing crops. The rain was much needed
W. learn that two pcniten,iary convictS,
that have been working a, Capt Hoskins'
mill, escaped a few days ago, and they are
n ow at large without either bell or Mobile.
Rev. Mr.. Heard, of thus place, has been
engaged in conducting a prot acted meet
ing ut Wesson, and We learn that IN unnsn-
al in.erst in religion has been manifested
ut hat place.
Rev. III. T. johnson preached IN the
Methodist Church las, Sunday. He will
preach again on the third Sunday IN this
INC nth, and the subject OF his discourse will
he The . xistence Of God
Mr. Jacob Stern ia rcpaintiag his hote'
and putting it in tipIop trim, H. rs de
teri, i ,ed not to be outdone by any landlord
in the c.,untry. Hia table will alwtfs he
supplied with the beat the market affords.
II i. rather a dificu cult mater to get up To-
c,,i,cms when the mercury stands n, W in
the shade, especially when there ism ma
,erial TO operate on, and. it is entirely too
wa rm 10 make a requisition on the imag'-
nation.
Mr.. Vim. Penn. il a happy father, owing
TO tho arrival Of j new baby; Col Byrd has
a mother infant to learn to call him papa.
Int the happiest mar in this or any other
State is Fred Sherman. Its \ girl, and
weighs nine pounds.
Can't. j. d. Burke and Col. J. Dsason
represent Tine LEDaER in the Press
Convention. II they should get lost while
enjoying the good things OF the Hill City,
We AJAX the Herald or Commercial TO take
them IN charge and sen | them home by
express.
4 strange dog came to town Tuesday and
showed unmistakable signgs OF h~ydnopho-
bia. The wild animal created a good deal
,f ex, itement, and we have heard bit sew
eral dogs before lie WAS killed. Mr.. Zee
shot and killed HIM. Ii other dogs we're
bitten they ongh, to be kille! At once.
The member. of the Democratic Con-
servative Executive Committee of the
Fifth Congressional District. have been
gifted bv the Chairman, Col. ID. W.
Hurst, ofSamnit, to meet in this city on
the 18th day of July, for the purpose of
appointing a time snd place for holding
the next Congressional Convention.
Rev. Mr.. Bates, a yonng clergyman from
Clinton College. supplied Rev. Mr.. Pur-
GER. place in the Baptist Church, last
Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday
night. .Asa an acquaintance, we were glad
10 meet him, ard we belieye all were we'll
pleased with him Ms a minister. He is
quite young, and his sermons would nave
reflected credit upon a more matured mind
Messrs. Rea, Hamilton and Hartwell,
Young gentlemen OF Wess on, frequently
PISS their Sundays in our town. We hav
iasny attractions here, and we have dis
covered that they display excellent taste
in their admiration Of some of the beauties
Of our little city. We are glad to know
tina. the attractions are snch AZ to induce
their frequent vi.its. Come again, Young
gentlemen; come often, you are always
Welcome 70 Brook.