The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-08-07
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NOHl1NIlt foSilitOl |
Nominate a Sheriff.
Nominate an Assessor,
Nominate a Treasurer.
Nominate Circuit Clerk.
Nominate a Representative
Nominate county Surveyor.
Nominate Il Chancery Clerk.
Nominate a Coroner and Ranger.
Nominate for every office in the county.
Henry O'Hara is in town.
The old maids society has disbanded.
Miss Bertha Block left for New Orleans
yesterday.
It's boy, weighs ten pounds, and that's
why Capt. Moreton is happy.
Young folks -%trolling by Or. Mead's or
chard cannot help but thinking $50 near
and yet so far"
The Board of Health organized by cleo
ting DR.. Meade, President and DIR, Ben
nettc, Secretary.
Mr.. Zach Hoskins and family have re-
turned from Texas, and will make this
their future home.
The railroad has given our health au-
thorities the free use of the telegraph dur
ing the yellow fever excitement.
The Board Of Supervisors have been in
1850 I ....l Mat - thar time IaG
been taken NJ correcting assessments. the
paupers have not vet been let out.
DR.. Writ johnson, Secretary of the
State Board Of Health, was in eur town
Friday. stirring up our officials to the i'm
portance Of taking some steps to establish
a quarantine.
tAn rue stations north of Wesson are
,saarantined and all freight shipped to
fhfhl must be prepaid. The rule does
not apply 80 stations south of Wv.eon.
WIGS afraid?''
Miss Pauline ~Sellgnan, who WA here on
a visit to her relatives, at Mrs, Abrams
lrh ior Canton Sunday night, where she
will remain a short time, and from there
return to New Orleans.
A young lady In town asserts that it's a
mistake that Young ladies as a general
thing, know how to do nothing except
"thump" the piano; but, on the contrary,
that most of them are familiar with the
gr,Itonrr urf a.a rn,iot- NTH tIo ,,aoItA
and understand housekeeping to perfec-
ton. We give this az an item Of news,
and trust no one will be more surprised at
ii than we were.
The P::cwarbeehens met at DR.. Daugh-
try's last Tuesday night. Election of new
officers was had with the following result.
President, Miss Ocie Pickens;: Vice>Presi-
dent, Miss Josie Warren; ID Vice Presi
dent, Miss Marion Buckley; Secretary and
Treasurer, ..Mr. Wilson Price. Durins
the evening literary pieces were read by
by Messrs. Price and Chrisman, and by
Misses Buckley and Pickens. A few lively
games were INDUCED in for a brief time
a delightful time was had and the club
adjourned to meet at Mrs. PIckens on
Tuesday night.
Misses. Mile Kaiser and Ida Rieman,
who had been staying several weeks at
Mrs. R. Levy's, returned Last Sunday
morning 10 their no mes in New Orleans,
Apropos, a few friends called on the
evening previous to bid them coed by and
spend one more evening in their company
and we'll was it spent, for all seemed to
take advantage of the last opportunity
and enjoyed themselves TO their hea rt's
content. Miss Rieman, whose singing has
go often touched the most tender chords of
her ~listners, hearts, entertained the COM
pany with some beautiful songs, rendered
with great feeling. She was followed by
Miss Kaiser and several others. 1t was late
before the gathering broke up, but at last
the parting words were spoken, the hopes
and wishes for the future expressed, and
all left for their homes.
The Concordia Social Club met last Fri
day night at the residence of Mrs. Prize.
batsch, who had kindly offered the use OF
her spacious parlor for that occasion.
The President, looking much improved
from his trip, called the meeting to order,
and the regular rontine of business was
began. Mr.. Felix Miller was elected an
active member of the club. A good deal
of business, after some debate, was trans-
acted, but not before it had proved a little
expensive for a few members. The meet
ing having adjourned, Miss Nellie Prince
favored the company with instrumental
music, and those who were disposed to
dance could not resist the temptation of
tripping the light fantastic" Refresh
ments were offered by the hostess, and the
evening sped swiftly by. 1t was near
"midnight's holy hour" before the COM
pany separated, thankful that still some
amusement exists in B~rookhaven. The
club will meet next time at the Varieties
Theatre.
Capt.D. c. Bramlett, of Amite county, is
announced in to-day's paper for District
Attorney. He is a good lawyer and would
make a fine prosecutor. Capt. Bramlett
ran on the Democratic ticket for this Office
in 1871 and received a very aattering vote,
but the district was intensely Radical at