The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-03-31
AROUND TOWN.

Let's have another festival and supper.
There is some talk of getting Father
Ryan to lecture here.
Cotton is going down daily. 1t is non
selling here from AZ to 9 cents.
Chas. Heuck has sufficiently recovered to
again attend to business.
There viii be several marriages in and
around Brookhayen during the spring.
I'M. II. Martin and I. T~urnbough have
started a beef market.
L. C. Matthews had a horse to die Satur-
day night.
We are glad to see our old friend R, B.
Withers again on the streets.
three times more ier.ilixers are
sold here this year than ever before.
Mayor Cunning has been confined to bis
bed for a few days.
Mrs. j. W. Bessonett, of Terry, is visi-
ting relatives here,
picture struck" Look on this picture,
then on that.
We learn Mr.. Cox is preparing to appeal
some of his cases to the Supreme Court.
The saw mill men say they are receiving
more orders for lumber than they can iili.
w. ]. Smith and Jake Schroeder have
started a bakery in the rear OF Smiths sa-
loon.
Rev. Mr.. Thigpen will preach at Union
Hall on the evening of the first Sunday IN
April.
Chas. Chrisman has purchased Mrs.
Hutchins' residence, now occupied by J. l..
Mikell.
Why is B~rookhaven and Cincinnati
alike? Because each has a "Heuck's OPP
era House"
Jack Hardy wears a complacent smile on
account of the little girl stranger just ar
rived at his house.
Miss Rachel Wilson, a charming young
lady of fisherman, Texas, is visitins the iami-
ly of Mrs. Pickens.
A set-to between VIM. Collins and Tom
Breedlove was suppressed before dam
age was done either party.
Knights of Honor, remember regular
meeting next Monday night. A child is to
be initiated.
The cold snap of last week bit Irish po-
tatoes and other tender vegetables, but did
no injury to the fruit crop.
Rev. w. B. Lewis preached a very fine
sermon in the Methodist church Sunday
on the subject Of dancing.
Mr.. Eugene Wimberly, of Wesson, spent
a portion of Sunday in town. We imagine
his business was of too delicate q nature to
be made public.
Mr.. Phil. Garrett, from the mighty East,
was in town yesterday. He is one OF those
dive at home" farmers, and always wears
a pleasant face.
In THELEDGER OF the 18th inst. a notice
appeared stating that Kcrwin Magee had
been hung by a mob in Texas. We are
glad to learn the rumor was false.
The free tooth puller, the cheap clothes
man, the one armed mute, the umbrella
tinker. the scissors grinder, the tramp
printer, and the i%mpecunious bumb have
each paid their respects to our town this
week.
Boys, put up your guns till fall. 1t is
unlawful to kill deer, turtle doves and field
larks between the first Of February and till
fifteenth ofsSeptember, and unlawfuleeto Kill
turkeys and cartridges between the first OF
April and first Of October.
Old Watch, the dog belonging to Mike
suttel, is dead. He was certainly a dog that
had chad his day" He once saved Mikes
mother from being killed by an enraged
COW. and was ever after held in high es-
TEEN, and his supply of fresh beef was lib
eral. He has gone where all good dogs go.
An umbrella tinker and a man, his
partner, who had been passing himself OIL
on a credulous public as deaf and dumb,
and diseased in other particulars, were ar
rested here last week. The deaf and dumb
man imbibed too much whisky which
caused him to forget himself and to speak
to several parties. He was arrested ana
confessed that he had adopted this plan to
raise money. The umbrella tinker was also
arrested and sentenced as an %accomplice.
They both now earn their bread by working
for Hamilton & Hoskins. The Marshal
had a lively time with the tinker before
conquering him.
Festival Friday Night.
The festival, given at Heuck's Hall,