The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-14
TOWN.
scbts in town last Saturday.

Steve McNair, of Martinsville, spent Sun
day in town.
Mssdames Flood & McGrath are build
inc A store on Front street.
Bring in your coon skins, boys, you can
get a bit apiece for them.
Georgia: Your answer is not correct. See
Ledger Of last week.
We are informed that there is not a SIN
gle vacant house in town.
Mrs. Judge Cassidy, of Summit, has been
visiting relatives here this week.
Two weddings last week, and it is rumor-
ed there is to be another one soon.
Some Of the shade trees on Front street
have received a coat of white wash.
Sam Magee has the contract for carrying
the mail from this place to Meadville.
The singing bird on Front street, belong
ing to NJ. Suttel, is the great attraction.
Judge Chrisman and District Attorney
Cassidy left for the Wilkinson county court
last week.
There is an ordinance against discharg--
ing firearms in the corporation. Boys, be
careful.
The equinoctial storm visited us last
Tuesday night; a little late, but as furious
rs ever.
Mrs. Jenn lie Chrisman and Mrs. Lizzie
Hoskins are spending a few days in New
Orleans.
Owing to the pressure on our columns we
will be compelled to issue a supplement for
some weeks.
Miss Jessie Warren now fills the chair in
the faculty OF the college formerly occupied
b Miss Fannie Cunning.
Brookhaven can boast of more clubs, lit
erary, musical and otherwise, than any
town on the line of the railroad.
Mr.. J. B. Nick lectured on Saturday in
front of Pfeifer's store. He investigated
the Hog-Wolf question very closely.
City warrants are worth n%inty-nine and
three-third cents on the dollar. The Treas
urer cashes them when presented.
Presbytery met in the Presbyterian church
last evening. Rev. J. Woodbridge, Modera-
tor. The attendance is as large as usual.
"Pasah, or the Feast of Passover" COM
menced yesterday and will be observed by
our Israelite friends, as is their custom.
Miss Rachel Wilson, who has been visit
ing the Misses Pickens, babe farewell to
her friends last Saturday and left for home.
The work on the building to be occupied
by Peter Lucich is progressing rapidly. 1t
bids fair to be an ornament to Cherokee
street.
w. A. Battaile, the energetic agent OF
the New Orleans Times, paid US a visit re-
Gently. He was looking remarkably well
and reports business as being brisk.
Mr.. Simon Pfeifer of New Orleans spent
Sunday here with friends. Miss FANNIE
Pfeifer left with him on Monday morning
for New Orleans.
The ladies have put the Presbyterian
church in good order for the Presbytery.
It now looks like it was intended for ciyili-
zed beings to occupy.
Farmers report that the corn that was
bitten down by the frost is beginning to
come out all right. In some instances it
had to be replanted.
The ~forerunners of actual Spring are
here. The whip-poor-will's plaintive song
can be heard nightly, and the lightning
bugs flash is discernible.
Candidates are beginning to throw out
gentle feelerS-feeling OF public sentiment,
as it were. We have heard OF three candl-
dates for Treasurer.
The weather is variable and peculiar.
Monday, bright and sunny; Tuesday night
rain, thunder and lightning; Wednesday,
CLOUDY ana BlooHs'
"Pap" Eaton recovered from the pneu-
monia, shook the dust of Louisianasoiltrom
his feet. and is again with us. He declares
that Richard is himself again."
The young people of town have decided, in
a few weeks, TO present 10 the public, at
Heuck's Hall, the world famous play OF
Our American Cousin"
Rev. Mr.. Lewis has extended the use OF
his church to Presbytery next Sunday, and
we presume its pulpit will be occupied by
some of the Presbyterian ministers.
When cotton planting time is over prob
ably we can breathe without being filled at
each inhalation with the aromatic odor'
of superphosphate, bone dust, guano, etc.
Judging from the proceedings, the Hook
and Ladder Company mean business. 1t
has a good set Of officers, and 1.-THE mem
bers will do their part, the company Will
soon regain its former prestige.
One of the peculiarities OF Pass Christian
is a dog with only two legs, both on one side
Why, that's nothingl We have seen lots
of dogs with only two legs, but the pc
culiarity is they are both IN one end.
The tax of ~Brookhaven has been better
collected this year than ever before. Their
are only ten delinquent tax payers. Mar
shal Martin was ably assisted by DR.
Daughtry. See list elsewhere.
Mr.. Lewis delivered a very eloquent dis
course last Sunday evening, on the evils o
moderate wine drinking. Good advice wa
given, which should be needed, especial,
by all young men.
The musical club lately organized b,
some of our young ladies and gentlemen
now in a Aourishing condition. The nam
selected for it is "The Gsangferein." Dr.
Hunter, of the Monitor, will please not
the same.
A correspondent Of the Comet suggest
our townsman, Hon. r. H.. Thompson, TO
Lieut-G Governor. If faithful service to tn
Democratic party and a well balanced in
tellect count for anything, Mr.. Thompsol
is a good man for the office above anne
The Mendelssohn Chicken Hale al
ushek--Steinway--Web Playel-
Fischer-Needam-E stey Musical society O
Brookhaven, was on the war path Mon
day night putting people to sleep Will
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