The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-16
AROUND TOWN.
Henry O'Hafy is in sewa.


wood every cold spsp7 f
Mrs. Barnard Bee, of Magnolia, is in
town visiting her relatives.
Gen. B. +. Jones, The wag of Beaure'
gard, was in our city Tuesday.
Judge Chrisman and District Attorney
Cassidy are resting on their honors.
The weather moderated sufficiently
Sunday. to permit Sunday School and
preaching.
DR.. jim Martin is the only man in
Brookhaven that remembers to shnt door
on cold DAYS.
The weather has moderated considera-
DIV. The days are as soft and balmy as
those Of spring.
Mr.. C. P. Connerly, Of Pike county, Is
The next subscriber to pay for The LED
CIR to 1880 t7F
An old negro froze to death in town dur
sing the severe cold weather. He was about
eighty years of age.
Mr.. Rockers family left for Canton
Friday. They have the wishes CT the en-
tire community for success
There is some talk Of getting up ans
other entertainment to raise funds to as
sist in moving the Presbyterian church.
The ladies of the NJ f. Church will
give an entertainment at the Masonic
hall to night, for the benefit of the par
sonase. Admission twenty-five cents.
e. Penn, who has been spending
the sammer in Brookhaven, took his de"
parture Monday night for EIston's LIND :
ing, on the Mississippi river.
Brookhaven is dull place at present,
socially speaking, and just for the reason
that the young people do not properly ex-
ert themselves to make it otherwise.
We are glad to welcome Mr.. Wilson
Price back to our city. He is engaged in
the store of Maj. Mlllsaps, and is the same
affable and clever young man that he was
before leaving here.
Mr.. A Leroy, who passed several months
of the summer of 1877 in and around
Brookhaven, died of yellow fever in New
Orleans on the 10th Of September. He
was the author of america" and other
pomse. He was a poet of considerable
ability. and had written some sonhets as
sweet "a those of Moore.
1t is with feelings of regret that we an
nounce the departure of Rev. J. T. Heard
and family from our town. They left on
Monday, for Enterprise,wh Mr.. Heard
is to take the pastorate of the Nj. r.
Church. We are assured that Mr. Heard
will endear himself to the church and
community there as he has here. Mr..
Lewis, of Fayette, takes his place hereto
whom we extend a hearty welcome.
We neglected to mention the sociable
given at the residence of Mr.. VIM. Towns,
living three miles of Brookhaven, during
Christmas week. We are sorry that cir
cumstances We're such that we could not
attend. There was good many OF the
Young people from Rrookhaven present.
and they say that all had an agreeable al.d
pleasant time. We return thanks for an
invitation.
The plank walk commencing at Schwali's
corner and running to the residence of Mr.
Buckley, constructed by Maj. Sessions and
others, is great improvement to the
walking public. Especially in these mun-
Brookhaven that plank walks could be
made useful.
Now that the question as to which, town
has the prettiest girl is to be settled, the
competing editor of each having agreed
to carry the protest girl Of his choice to
the next Press Convention to have judg-
ment passed upon her. we are in a guam.
darv which one to select. There is more
than one here, We have no doubt, who
would easily carry off the prize, and for
this fact we can't easily determine
which one to take. As the Press Con :
vention does not meet in good while we
will probably come to some conclusion by
that time. Wonder if rye local" of the
Raymond Gazette is in like predicame t.
Judging by what he says we suppose his
mind lie long since made up. We will be
there, gentlemen, aud with girl OF such
rare beauty that will even make Col. p. K.
open his eyes with wcnderrent and sur
prise. -.
Capt J. D. Burke has engaged his SER
vices in the capacity of travelling agent,
to the large Wholesale clothing house of
w. c. Browning & Co., of New York.
Theirs is the largest clothing house in the
United States, and they do an immense
wholesale business throughout the South
ern States. In engaging Capt. Burke.
they have secured the services of a gen
tlemen in every respect, and one that will
exert all the energy he possesses in the
interest of his employers, and we have no
doubt his efforts will be met with
success. To the numerous people with whom
he is acquainted it Is not necessary for us
to say anything, but to such as are not
we commend him as reliable, and anything
he says can be relied on as being so. Sue
cess to you, Captain, and may you sell more
goods than any commercial tourist on the
road.
The st. James Hotel is still doing the
leading business in the way of supplying
those who apply to its courteous proprie-
tors, tn the best solid comforts the market
affords. They always manage to set a
table that would do credit to any hotel.
II receives liberal patronage, which il
highly deserves. When you visit New Or
leans give them call, and we know you
win be we'll pleased.