The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-10-07

EXCURSION AuSsuof'
plentiful enough.
Owing TO the continued bad weather
business could hardly he said to nave
fairly opened.
And Bentonville Taylor is married.
Well. we won't be suIpris ed to ieei an
earthquake next.
Miss Minnie Smurr departs for iazoe
county to-day. where she viii renafH
ten months teaching school.
Mr.. Mikis has our thanks FOR a twenty
noupd watermelon. Ii is a treat to &c"
ceiye a melon in October.
Z. T. Hoskins has placed us under obi
cation to him tor a bottle of blackberry
cordial made BY himself. He has 1t on
sale.
Jno. Lenoir, OF Lawrence county WAS
here this week. John ia making money
and always pays in advance for his Leu
ger,
Cras. Chrisnan is preparing a map I"
the county. Parties interested IN lan'
matters can call at his Office and trace
their lines.
What has become of Brookhavens
fire department? Now that fires Will be
needed in every house, the department.
ukoxI1 ~aorooniza
We are under obligation to MIR. Conn,
of Monticello, for late favors. he ls au
thorized 10 report news items from the
Pearl river county.
Niss Fl. L, Martin left own last Thurs
day for Port Gibson. visiting friends.
where she will probably remain a fort
night. ~Boh>yoyage.
Last Mondas a mule hitchep to
Withers cotton scales became frighten-
ed at something and dragged them into
the middle of the ~s.reets
Geo. Hoskins, in compaisr with four
voung men from this county. eft Mon
day for StarkviIie to attend sch>pl in
the Agricultural college. y
The family of Capt. BagRett and
Miss Ella Bsggett, have gone to S'n
Francisco, CAL. to make it their future
home. They arrived safely aad are
well pleased.
The low place on Railroad Avenue.
ybici, in wet weather forms a pond, has
been filled mp much to the advantage
OF that portion If trSr. Several hria'
pes still neei att tntion.
Capt Burke. of the Magnolia GazettN'
aud Col. Bonney. of the summit Sentinel.
snent last SUNDAY here. B'nney was
counting the beat looking girl in town,
which shows he is A man of good taste
1t is reported that one NJ. Dunn. a
.,o.iou master on the 70 ,d, has bought and
will probably hui d on the lot Of ground
nnosite the Smurr residence, Welcome!
the more the merrier.
r. B. Withers was soliciting ch"tr'
buttons last week 10 purchase a cltv
bearse. This is something that has
heen greatly needed here and we hope
he .ncceeded in occurring the reqnrei
amount.
The Board Of Supervisors bell p
o,aatiuc Mt the Courthouse Non law ~ |
Tuesday, Tha nav h"hls - tn" F'''
cery Clark and Treasurer vera "nnr'v
ed: the election prerincts w-r" c"n''t>
mad as now established: soms road
oysrsaers ware aoprin''at; a t " nc
counts were allowed aud tia 3oari
adjourned.
The following are the new tesr''er' ut
the college: Miss Horn. Ga; Miss hut
tie, Jackson, Tenn; Miss Ollie Watkins
Jackson, Miss; and w. J. Spiilman, En-
,erpr,se, Miss. The following have been
re-engagel: Miss Crutcher, Miss Pani and
Miss Hattie Dingnan, R. s. Rickeu+,'iias.
Eekhard, and ,dv, Mi--ts Stllie AMI J's'e
johnson, and Mrs. l.. A. Kidd.
4 notice in the last issue # this pa
per concerning the attack upon Potter by
Woelper does not please Potter. de
wrltea and says We make it appear he was
a4saiied without making formidable re-
sistance-tlia al Woelper did not strike him
because he disarmei him that he WA not
arraigned, having acted on the defensive.
We are pleased 10 give him the benefit of
his statement, but cannot publish his com
municstion. owing to its vi"irnt, personal
terms.
Bronkhsven has hectnis = little world Of
music; oueu air concerts arr its principa'
features ia this resE~ . Mt i hnnnrr"
wears ayn. the ser,i,e air oi "A uroliii even
ing I'VE are not poerical- hesv'n fnrbid''
lresounaed with the Inv. fdi.) enchanting
@trains OF combined musical ~ instru-
ments-a guitar, violine and fate, these
occasionally accompanied b. the deep
note OF a bAsso voice-decidedly base, iu>
deed. Several houses s-s-se-serenaded;;
fancy the recipients wriggling and -qulrm-
ing IN their beds under the torturing in.
euence of tbis-this-awfu!ly horrid rem
di.ion. Yet this party are going ~"rsaniz.
into a serenading band, with q view TO
piicting future agony. .oh, music'
where are thv charms?D
There is no longer a question 90 the
part of Mr.. g w Parker's friends as to
the meaning OF bis frequent visits TO
Brookhaven, as on Wednesday he satis-
fed the doubling ones. by leading to
the hymenirl alter the bea utiful Miss
DeceIls The marriage took place at the
residence Of the brides father. and was
performed by Rev. w. B. Lewis in the
presence OF a few friends and rela-
tiyes. The couple left THE morning
for New Orleans on a wedding tour
We extend congratulations and hope
tlsas thzoneh IN unboasded heppinsss
ny = .estr Pestiss