The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-13
AROUND TOWN,

Or. II. II. Johnson VIII pSeaCh at u'o
Methodist church Sun day.
Sam Lightfoot and John White are before
the Federal Court in Jackson as jurors,
The editor Of THE LEDGER wen n hat
on Longino's election.
We return thanks to Ed, Perkins for a
correct Railroad scliedul.
Mr.. C. Benedict. of Hazlehurst, was
here this week. visiting friends.
No meeting of the Picwarbeehen club
Tuesday night, owing to bad weather.
Cotton is bringing a good price. 1t is
selling this morning from l03s to 1913.
Mr.. Bingham presches at the Presby-
terrain church Sunday morning and night.
Please call and pay your subscription to
THE LEDGER; or send us what you owe by
mail.
Mrs. Sone-, of this place, was married
70 Mr.. VIM. Hoskins, Of Lake, a few days
AGO.,
Mr.. Lucich's building is about completed
and is one OF the best finished dwellings
in town.
Miss Jennie Hoskins is on a visit to her
unclcs, Mr.. Sam Whitworth, at Green
wood.
We are compelled to urge every sub
scr,ber owing THE LEDGER to pay his SUBJ
scription.
The many friends of Miss Octayia Pick
ems will be glad to learn that she is now
able to be up.
Mrs. Perkins, who has for the last few
weeks been on a visit to her mother, Mrs.
Pickens, retu, ned home Tuesday.
The circulation Of THE LEDaER is fast
approaching two thousand. Advertisers
should avail themselves of its columns.
As a matter of record we publish the
election returns to>day. They could not
be made up in time for last paper.
Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee, will
hold service at the Episcopal church Sat
urday morning, the 22d inst. at eleven
o'clock.
Mr.. J. \. Schwall has ripe grapes of the
second crop. Two crops of grapes on one
vine in one year beats anything we have
yet heard of.
Mr.. Thos. II. johnson, of Raleigh,
whose family preceded him, has arrived
here and will make tins his future home.
Don't keep US waiting any longer for
what you owe The Ledger. When you
sell your cotton, please call and settle or
send us Whist you ~
Early to bed and early to rise. will make
you healthy, wealthy and wise; but don't
forset to advertise. Card. taken long or
short, or any size.
Mrs, Linton was thrown from a buggy
last week and badly bruised, but We are
Glad to state her wounds are not danger
Gus. and that she is rapidly recovering
The Ladies' ofthe PRESBYTERIAN church
are requested to meet at the residence
oil IL. IL. htHlNs
O'Clock, to proportion the WORK i"r
the fair to be given mere during Christ
mas week.
Rev. Mr.. Boone, of Water Valley,
preached in the Methodist church SUNDAY
and Sunday night. He made 4 fine I'M
pression here, and had a good congfegaS
ton both times.
II Won see q man on the street with
downcu.t expression and an appearance oil
having suffered many Ills, think nothing
strange of it, for he is only a defeated
candidate.
The work on the new brick Courthouse
progresses finely. The seco'd story mas
been reached and passed sometime. LIN
coin county will soon possess what 1t has
needed for some time-a good brick court
house.
There is a good deal Of sport to those
that enjoy such in Brookhaven at the
present of hunting birds. The bags OF
cartridges that the sportsmen bring back
show that their Efforts are not always a
failure.
Col, James Balance, editor of that
sterling journal, the Meaaville Banner,
was here Tuesday looking after advertise>
ments. Our merchants could use the col
umns OF the Banner with profit to them
selves. 1t has a good circulation in Sec
tions that should trade here.
Tuesday evening a horse Of Mr.Matthsws
ran away, struck his head against lsaacs'
confectionery store, and knocked his brains
out, dying instantly. 1t seems Joe Ivy
was driving him in a snlky when he be-
came frightened and ran with the above
result. He was q valuable animal.
In a store not more than a thousand
miles from here, where is displayed three
ginger cakes, two loaves of bread, a hal
dozen boiled eggs, ten oranges, one dozer
apples, FIVE stalks Of sugar cane and a kei
of corn beer, is prominently displayed
large sign saying, "1f you don't see wha
you want, ask for it,
A gentleman of this place has contribu
ted $40 for a carpet for the aisles of tn
Presbyterian church. Capt. HoskIn
dressed all the weatherboa' ding, and whe
asked what the bill was, said he did nc
have any against the church. The mem
bers take this means of thanking bot
gentlemen for their contributions.
Mr.. p. Henry is drumming up New o.
leans in the interest of THE LEDGE
This paper has an immense circulation i
a country that trades almost exclnsivel
with the Crescent City, and the merchan
of that place, both wholesale and retail
would find it to their interestlto insert the
cards in it. Az evidenced by our column
many of the New Orleane merchants col
slider THE LEDGER the best advertiser
medium in Mississippi.
The last meeting of the Concord