The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-02
AROUND TOWN.

Locals. are very scarce this week.
Misses Mary Storm andHattie Martin
have returned from Hazlehurst.
See new advertis ements in this Issue.
Ihoy will be noticed separately next
week.
Judge Baggett while attempting TO adju,t
som machinery in Hartman's gin had his
hand painfully cut.
Miss Ella Baggett has returned from
the country where she has been teach>
ing school.
The Republicans can organize their par
ty Sufficient to capture every Office in the
county, in three nights.
Miss Hannah Block, who has been here
for several weeks on a visit to her relatives
at Mr.. Kohlman's, has returned to the
city.
You should not fail to attend the
VIII khUIo vi SlltnS NJ WIG hobtiIn
rink, Monday night. Admission TWEEN
ty five cents.
Capt. Erwin who has been spending
some time with his family, at this
place, returned to Louisiana yesterday
morning.
The communication from MI .Fergu>
BOZ which appears in this issue should
have been published last week, but was
received 90 late.
We have not received a letter from the
editor this week, bnt several of the edi-
torials in to-day's paper bear the "ear
marks" of his pen, as in fact many OF
last week did.
A team, one horse and a mule ran
away in Brookhaven on Monday. with
a bale of cotton. They ran one mile
before they could. be stepped without
doing any damage.
The Picwarbeehen club held THEN
last meeting at the residence of R. Fl
Henry's. The next meeting will be held
ut Judge C%hrisman's.
The College opened yesterday with q
fair attendance, which promises soon to
he better. The attendance WAS large,
than it has ever been. which shows how
our excellent college is appreciated by
those having young ladies to educate.
The details of the murder of Frank
Crawford by VIM. Lewis, at Wesson.
as seen by IN eye witness. are given in
another column. This ia another sad
warning against the use of whisky.
Had it not been for whisky this diff
culty-by which a good man lost his
lIfe-would not have occurred.
Don't make a mistake and say TIE
LEDGER reads like a Republican paper.
1t is about the only thing In the county
that contended for a Democratic nomina
tion,..or alluded to the action Of the Exec.
utive Committee in s%trangling the ex-
pressed wish of convention composed OF
ten men from each beat.
The living game of chess will surely
come off on next Monday night. The cos
tunes are nearly all completed, and judg-
ing from those We have seen they will all
be pretty. This is the first entertainment
of this kind ever given in Brookhaven.
and those wishing to see something very
pretty and be highly entertained for one
evening should not fail to attend. We are
confident that the ladies having the man.
agement of the game in charge will make
It'll perfect success.
A couple were united in the holy
bonds of matrimopy one ,day last week
by Justice Bowen in the Court house
After the ceremony was over, the groom
put his hand in his brooches pocket
and asked what the charges were. The
Justice replied that one dollar was his
uaual fec for such work. The groom
objected to this, aud said the job was
Dot worth SO much. that he performed
the operation in too short a time for SO
much money. The fee was reduced
one half, and the couple departed on
their way rejoicing.
The Concordia Social Club held IFS last
meeting monday night at the residence OF
Mr.. Prince. Never, since the organiza.
ton of the club, was a meeting so fully at.
tended and 80 we'll enjoyed az this. The
name of Morris Gradwohl was added te
the list of mem bers. rrof. A. Berger wa.
unanimously elected to fill the ..vacanc,
occasioned by the resignation of Mr.. L
Miller az President of the club. After al
the business had been transacted tn,
social programme came in order. Mise,
Jennie Hoskins, Nellie Prince, Ros;
Abrams and Maggie Scarborough ala
President Berger contributed their musica
talent TO the enjoyments of the evening
Mr.. J.. Frawley by request favored TIN
company with some comic ballads, which
were very much enjoyed. The time spec
swiftly by, and it was late before the clul
adjourned to meet tomorrow night at th,
residence Of Capt. Hoskins.
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Lost.
A novel entitled Gertrude, or tn,
Lamplighier.' Miss Ida johnson is writ
ten on the fly leaf. ANY one having thu