The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12
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Canton asks for cooked provisions.
The aides Aid Association will send
them forward.
Miss Mary Grant, formerly OF this
place, died in Vickburg last week of
yellow fever.
Mrs. Scherck raised Sal dollars from
her Jewish lady friends for the benefit of
yellow fever sufferers.
The citizens are invited to meet at
Methodist Church Friday to pray for
the afflicted portions of our country.
There will be singing regularly at the
Methodist church on Sunday evening".
Let all attend that can, and make it inter
esting,
The coal kilns should not be allowed to
die u Keep up the smoke that 1t may
.,ay OF the yellow fever and scare oft the
mosquiSo.
The kilns that they are having burnt
o make much more smoke than hres ana
burn 10, ger. They are an improvement
upon the late fires.
The coiored people are going to give an
entertainment at Varieties Theater, Fri.
day light, tor the benefit of yellow tever
sufferers. Admission fifteen cents; chill
dren ten cents.
Mr.. G. r. Robertson laid upon our ia
ole, Saturday last, the larges. sweet p"sato
We have seen this season. II weighed
iour and oue-half pounds. and AIR. hob"
ertson informed US that he had E great
many rs large in his patch.
Mr.. /. Lewinthal will g,ye a lecture to-
night at Varieties Theatre. Subjecf-"Ihe
Wandering jew" The proceeds are TO be
given to the Howard Association OF this
place, to be used in any way they may
suggest. Admittance twenty-five cents.
The CT tisens Of this place mst Saturday
night and formed a Howard Association
consisting Of twenty-five members. Every
person thai joined obligated himself TO
remain in ~Brookhaven, yellow fever or no
yellow fever, See proceedings in another
column.
Rev. Mr.. Wayne, a Presbyterian minis
ter of New Orleans, whJ has been soend
inc he summer in our town, left on Tues
day morning for that city. The yellow
fever having recently got IN the district In
which he praches he f-it it his duty 10 go
md DO What he could for lis people.
The young ladies' of Btookhaven have
formed a Relief Association, with the fai-
sowing officers: President, Miss Octavia
Picsen,; Vice President, Miss Sallie
Johnson: Secretary, Miss Ella Hooker;
Treasurer, Miss Nary Storm. This Asao-
citation will act in concert with the How
ards.
A few weeks ago we sent bills to some OF
our beat sub,cribers, requesting an carly
remittance. In erd.r to insure a reply,
20 enclosed a prepaid envelope. Now,
gentle reader, how many replica d. you
suppose We reacivei2 Only twol The
others must be dead or they would have
replied, with or without the money.
Miss Nellie Prince, kindly assisted by
o.her musician cf our city, will give a
C,ncer at the College Chapel FRIDAY
night. September 10th, for the benefit OF
NJ. Vincent Infant asylum, New Orleans.
sickness has broscn out in the Aatlum,
and funds ara CRAFTY needed. Admission
TO the concert twenty-five cents.
"rhus far shalt thou come and no far
Their" ia what the cord means that is
stretched in front Of the depot, when there
is a car standing on the track. If you
stump your foot on i: some dark night and
loose FOUR equilibrium, 60 not get mad and
''cuss," but get up like a little a brush
yourself and remember that it serves a
81 Oh purpose.
The Young Ladies' Relief Association
will give a Promenade Concert at the
College Chape tomorrow night. Nc ad-
mission fee will be cnsrged, but those 80
disposed can contribute any amount they
choose. The concert will be interpreted
with tableaux, music and recitations. A
JOYOUS time Isl store for all who attend.
The mail trains haye stopped running
for the present. The mails will be carried
on the day express train. II future the
mails will be opened az follows: SIuth-
ern will be opened at twelve O'Clock.
Northern at four o'clock. p. nj. Post-of-
lice will close at five o'clock, p. m. Per-
Cons wishing to send off mail mstter, vii!
,leposit the same in the Office b.. eleven
O'Clock, a. m. going South. and by halt
past two O'Clock, p. NJ, going North.
The excitement over the yellow fever
Aas, to Il great extent. died out; although
some Of our citizens have thought it ad-
risablc to leave town and go to the coun-
try. We note among the absent ones
Hon. X. II. Thompson and f%a=aily, now in
Copiah county; Judge Cassidy, Jr., and
family and Maj. Sessions and family, in
Franklin county; the fauiil, OF Mr.. j. NJ.
b Ickley, in Lawrence county; Mr., Bob
Withera and family, in Hopkinsviil". KY;
Deputy Sheriff Magee and family and the
family Of MIR. Ira Magee.
Father Quito boarded the eleven o'clock
train SATURDAY. night, enroute for Holly
Springs. He learned that the only priest
in that place was laid upon a bed of suf-
fering with yellow fever. and with that
self sacrificing spirit that is a character
istic of Catholics, started imm diatelv to
that city TO take the place of the sick
priest, and to do all in his power to allsy
sufferings. But very fortunately for him
he met another priest on the train going
10 the same place. aud in the same com
mendable purpose, ~ho pursuaded him tc
return home. He returned on the mex
train.
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Our Contributions.
Brookhayen has collected and forwarded
the following amounts to yellow feve'
sufferers:
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