The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-10-17
AROUND TOWN.

Cotton ia coming IN tree'y a"u o"a'"e"'
IL beginning TO revive.
The trains are not now allowed to stop
in the city limits
Paper balls do not hurt as bad AS yellow
fever shakes.
SO far "a we can learn the volunteers are
nobly doing their duty.
Mrs. McNair's school begun last Mon
day, as did also Mr.. Goo Twins.
The citizens meeting Monday night
was immense--for noise.
The Juveniles of town are now giving
entertainments at private residences.
Mrs Mary Fulller's school opened two
or three weeks since, and is we'll attended.
The graveyard is now visited every Sun
day evening by yoang ladies and young
gentlemen.
Don't leave town without calling at
TIE LEDGER Office and paying what
you owe.
Some Of the wild engineers make their
engines squea, from entering to leaving the
corporation.
Or. J. NJ. Grafton has presented us with
stalk of ribbon cane measuring fourteen
feet In length, including blade.
Brookhaven WAS never healthier than at
the present. How longit will remain so
is not in the power of man to say.
The sermon BY Rev. W. Burgess last
Sunday night was ono of the best we have
listened to for long while.
When yoa come to Brookhaven and
sell your cotton call at THE LEDGER Of
ace aud pay yoar subscription.
Lyncs Bridges accidentally shot Viii,
lie HARDY yesterday evening in the
arm. Wound painful ba' not danger>
Gus.
Under the LIST ordinance Of the
Board, persons are prohibited to go
within fifty feet of trrAns while passing
ehAouoh eoo ct. y
You need have ne tear bs1l tia son will
near Of the first csse 81 yieilow EVER IN
town. The report will spreAe ias.er DIAN
the telegraph could carry 1t.
pr, II. F. johnson, Fathsr Quito ID
Rev. J. J. Clark have offered themse yea
az volunteer guards, and ar Nonnce they
are ready for duty when calletupon.
Between seventy and eighty persons
have enrolled their names as volunteer
guards There is about o!ae hundred
more able bodied men that could join.
Those who attended the skating on Sat-
urday night had jolly time. There were
several that made their lirst attempt at
skating, and some, we venture to say, that
will not trr it agiin.
Eternal vigilence ii, the price of liter
tr,n and eternal wat4chfu,neay' issk. only
thin. hat will keep vessow loyer fissga ss,r
midst. This NAV fail. bnt il Is neverthe-
less worth trying.
4 report has reached here that mr.. III
y Martin, brother Of DR.. Jim and Mr.
.TurH nfarai.., I:-a s ,ail~-- f~uArin n~;
borne county few DAYS ago. The fever
ha. spread sli through Claib orne county.
Quite number of persons were present
when the frat passenger train ran through
on Monday to see how they managed To-
receive and deposit the mails without stop
ping. II was not much Of sight after
all.
We understand that some OF the mer-
chants of this place in view OF the fact
that the trains were to be stopped, order
ed enough money from their commission
merchants to last until the ordinance il
removed whereby the trains. are forced to
run through.
We learn Mr.. Chris. Smith, living near
the Jefferson and Claiborne county line
has died of yellow fever, and his father,
MIR. Jesse Smith, and mother living only
three miles west of here, went to
nurse him. If they return the people
near them may make up their minds to
have the fever.
Friday last Brookhaven received one
hundred and sixty-four bales cotton. and
one hundred and tlirty-six on Saturday
The receipts on freights shipped from here
last Saturday were sl,332,25. A pretty
good showing, and better than any town
between Canton and New Orleans can
make.
Every public road leading TO this place
10 now guarded both day and night. The
guards, who are all volunteers. are placed
on the outskirts of TIL city with instruc-
tons TO allow no suspicious person or
stranger to pass, and none at all who
cannot show plainly that they are notI
from an infected district. See orders O.
quarantine officer Burke in another cob
umn.
Jerry Smith, said to have come from
Canton, was detected Sunday night by Mr..
Luther Hobbs in the attempt to slip into
10 ST He was Immediately marched oat
II the limits. He informed the guard
ths there was another negro in town from
Cantnh<.bs #he name Of Sam Anderson.
Sans premises were visited and that in
dividnal found, and as he supposed. safely
ensconced for good sleep, but he
was informed that it would be better for
him to rid Brookhayen Of his presence,
which he did,
To the colored people of town we would
give word Of warning. II 10 your In
terest as we'll as to the interest of tho
white people, TO do all in your mower to
stay the yellow fever from this place. Ne,
argument Unnecessary TO convince you OF
this fact. Take sober thought and you
will know it. Therefore, If any Of your
color chance to come to town from an in.
fected ic, do not harbor them in your
house, but inform the proper authorities
nf tbn:. ovnc1o,fc odiaialy thai