The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-08
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AROUND TOWN.
Take things cody.
We are now having ssme weather.
Mai Millsaps is here for a few week.
See change of schedule in anetherl
column
wotermellons are coming in by the wsg-
on load.
Circuit Court will convene here on the
25th inst.
The cash business has been fair here
this Summer.
In warm weather, eat sparingly and
drink little.
Potter the Printer, proposes to favor ia
with q lecture soon
Peaches will soon be ripe, but tie crop
all over the country Is short.
Lighting rods are being put on il good
many buildings here.
We now have a daily mail to Meadyille'
Monticello and Fayette.
Can't somebody get up a mad-dog scare
now TO relive the monotony.
The Curious Fourth passed without ere
atiug a ripple in the summer sea
Miss Juliet Highland, of Crystal Springs,
is visiting Miss Della Mikeli.
Judge Chrisman returned from his
Northern trip Tuesday morning,
Madam Rumor is predicting AnotHe'
wedding or two during the summer
Miss Kate Terry, of New Orleans ism
TOW n. the guest of DR.. Jim Martin
Rev. Mr. Pugh preached in the Baptist
church SUNDAY morning and night
The two ~lunatics confined in the jail
have been carried to the Lunatic asyium'
3y foreclosure of a mortgage held by
Maj. Miisaps, Mr.. Prince loses his re'i
den,e.
Mrs. Crosby of PonchAtoula, aud Miss
Bertha Block, OF New Orleans, are visiting
friend here.
The Catholics had Il picnic at Ola
Brook on 2nd inst. Everyone present
had good fine.
Mr. Ed Schaller has shown us a curiosity
inthe shape OF a cluster OF thirteen ears
Of corn from one stalk
The Greenbackers are talking of running
C5l. Deason for Congress, When did the
Colonel 'jine the band?"
Mrs. Or, Bethay is visiting friends at
CaseyyiIle; Mrs P Henry is visiting her
parents in Smith county.
Peet Nalty has accepted the position of
dav operator for the Railroad Willie
McNair has gone to New Orleans
Brookhayen is the first place in the
County to organize a Hancock Club. Let
other precincts follow. Prepare for the
Republicans and Greenbackers.
Prof. Coulon, of the city, has been mere
some DAYS. He says there may be one
other hotter place than this but he has
no positive evidence of the fact.
A. B. c. X. Y. Z. Martin is the chief
fuglen.an of the Greenback party in Lin
coin county. His friends are afraid he
will either talk himself or the party to
death.
The Board of Supervisors met Monday
and adjourned the same day haying little
business to transact. An order was given
to have lighting rods put o the Court
house.
The State Sunday School Convention is
in session at Meridian this week. DR..
johnson and his daughter, Miss Josie, are
in attendance and represent the schools OF
this place. 2
The college girls have all gone home and
B~rookhaven in consequence looks dull.
There is nothing more refreshing than to
see the beautiful creatures promenading
the streets, if you can't speak to them,
Miss Garrett, of Canton, is visiting the
family of H. Cassidy Miss Anne Cassity
of Terry, and Miss Cola Barr, of Jackson.
are visiting Miss MoIlie Daughtry; Miss
Lizzie Cooper, of jackson, is the guest OF
j. Warren.
Mr. w A Green, representing the New
Orleans Lighting Rod Company, is in
town putting up rods for all persons afraid
OF heavens artillery, HIS Company Uses
the cable wire rod. which has Il greater sur
face than any other, and is one of the best
made. His prices are cheap and terms
reasonable.
Some little effort has been made 10 Or
game a Hancock club here. but the PEG
pie consider ii to early too the
campaign and have not come out freely.
Ii would probably be better to wait I'LL
after the meeting Of the State Executive
Committee and the District Congressional
Convention before perfecting the organizes
ton of the club.
Mr. G n Langfora, of Brandon, was in
our town last week, supplying the public
with Wetherville'. Patent Safety Collar for
coal oil lamps. By the use of this collar
explosions are rendered impossible. 1t IL
an Inven6on that will recommend itself to
all. Mr. Langford is the State agent and
is now engaged in selling county rights.
Most of the Southern counties are unsold.
There is some talk of having a picnic or
barbecue at Union Hall Church, two miles
east of here, at an early day. 1t is a deli
ghtful place for such a gathering and all
who were at the barbecue there last year
would he happy TO attend another there
We suggest that L c Maxwell, Stokes Al.
len, Pickney Smith and others citizens Of
the vicinity take the initiatory steps. They
will be assisted BY citizens of town..
Miss Hattie R Dingman will remain il
B~rookhaven a few weeks the guest of Mis-.
Belle Bowen; Mrs. Crutcher and family
will spend their vacation in Brookliaven
at the Decell house; Mis- Paul has < m
Nortl; Misses Forsythe. Cain and Padel
ford rave gone to their respectiva home