The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-04

"Ss~ ~t~"y
night.
The rain intersered considerably with
the Religions Observance Of Thanks>
giving day.
Ed. +. G. Eager, now on a visit to
his children ut Clinton, spent last Sum
day in town.
The Chancery Court of this district
Of Kinds. met in extra session last
Monday, Chancellor Peyton presiding.
Chas. G. Chrisman. Esq, one Of
B~rookhaven's young attorneys, I had
the pleasure Of meeting III town last
Friday. looking more handsome than
usual.
Mr.. r. L. Maseley Formerly of Wes-
son and Clinton. but more recently q
resident of -vlcksburg, wac married to
Miss Jeunie Tillotson, Of Edwards, on
the 26th ult.
1t is reported that an organ of the
regular stalwars Republican order is
soon to be started here. and also auoth-
er independent paper to take the place
Of the Independent. RECENTLY deceased.
Miss Lou Robinson. a daughter of
Elder Norvei Robinson, deceased, OF
Lawrence county, passed through the
city on Saturday night. on her way to
school at DR.. Low 8 Bttre Mountain
Female College, located isear Ripley.
Miss. Ri ~ g. - -.
Bishop Qnintara held safvice IN. the
Episcopal church h:r last Saturday ard
Sunday. Sunday night;-i the pres
eucs of an immense congregation. COM
posed of nlt denomination; he wSit
through the interesting. ceremony OF
confirming nine persons. among the
number, Gen. Jno. d. Freeman, and
ex-C Chancellor II. r. Ware.
Sam Harper, of the Kinds County
Gazette, is g%rumbIing because there
are an overplus of five dollars bills and
not enough small change in Raymond
and Sonth western Kinds. If we conld
get all the VS. We want, we would try
to scufls along up here for awhile
without small change..and say nothing
about it-aud we are not all Greenback.
ers either.
jackson now has an fisherman
Club, composed Of, pleasure seeking
young folks who disfavor the waltzes,
yet indulge in the square dance. An
neutrality-suspicious. church menu
Der, on hearing OF its organization, was
heard to say: THAT is a step in the
right direction. Let this club swallow
the German. then some body get up a
Social Reform Club that will swallow it,
and there'll be an end to this business
of trying to serve God with the heels.
Get at the root of the.thing.'
NJ. George 8. Donnell, who has
presided over the local columns Of the
Comet for several month past, and
who is we'll known to many of your
Brookhaven readers, left last week for
Washington, to resume his position as
clerk of the Postal Committee of Con-
gress. He has been succeeded by Mr..
E. s. Wilson, who is also we'll known in
Brook" and under whose manage
ment the local and news departments
of thessprightIy aud popular Comet will
lose mono of their formes attr"ctiveness.
There is a mar Nj Clinton who says
he hasn't any thing against. the ID mo
cratic party except that Col. Cooper be
longs to it.. Col. C.'s mortal hgliness
sours on him. That mans inconsistent,
Why hasn't he spoken ont before? Col.
j. L. Power, Of the Clarion, is tho
ugliest man il the State. and he has
beensa life-long Democrat. 1t may be,
however, that the Clinton man has new
er seer Col. P. and if that be trus-why,
then he is pardonable-theCom editor
comes next, and next to him, l would
nominate brother Gambr ell, of the Bsp>
fist Record. But let us hope that this
question will not become a general
issue against the party. The three. all
jackson newspaper !men, be it noted,
combine enough unadulterated hOme-
lines to swamp the national Democracy
On the evening of the 26th ult.. Mr..
q. A. Brougher Jr.. Of Kinds county
and Mr.. Davis Gordon, of Madison
we're married respectively to Miss jess
sic and Miss Jennie Manship, of this
city. The wedding, a double one, as it
was. took place at the residence of the
BRIDES father. Mr.. G. 81. Manship, and
was an unusuallay brilliant affair. On
Tuesday morning, Dec. End, Mr., R. F.
McGDl and Miss Mary. E. Boyd were
married at the residence of the BRIDES
mother, and Immediately thereafter
took the traiu for a bridal trip to New
Orleans. Mr.. McGill is a brother to
Hon. John McGill, our Mayor, and of
Mrs. Martin Nalty, of Brookhaven; and
Miss Mary, his bride, IN Of the sweets
est and best young ladies of the Capt.
taL On the Goth ult., Mr.. Geo. Swami.
of this city. was also married to Mrs.
Jennie Christian, of Canton, in the
latter place. 1t would cen from this
that Hymen is performing his duty
hereabout. May all these couples ex-
~periencs greater happiness than the
rosy future they may each have pic-
tured, live long aud prosper, is the wish
Of your:note gatherer.
s General Notes.
Brick Pomeroy will deliver o se>
RES of Greenhack speeches in Texss
soon.
Several gentlemen Of Amite county
propose canvassing the county in the