The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-05
AROUND TOWN.
,mey weather. and no mistake

Several new advertisements appear IN
this issue. Read them.
Work on Pfeifer & Dreyfus' store com
menced Monday. Capt. Moreton is the con-
Mr.. Block, of New Orleans, spent last
Thursday in town with his s%on-in-law Mr.
Kohlman.
Messrs. Simon Pfeifer and Henry Leh-
man, of the Crescent City, spent last Sunday
in our town.
A small crowd went to Smiths bridge
last week and had a picnic. They report a
pleasant time.
Calls on gentlemen to become candidates
must be paid for when published in THE
LEDGER, No free riding, now.
On Friday night We were visited by a
heavy hail storm, but as it was Of short du-
ration, no serious damage was done.
Mr.. bingham will fill his regular ap-
pointment at this place, the third Sunday,
instead of Mr.. Monroe, as was announced.
The temperance communication was re-
ceived too late for this Issue. 1t will ap-
pear next week.
The churches will soon begin TO have
their Spring festivals, as the Strawberries
are here and it is warm enough for saucer
of ice-cream to he palatable.
Mrs. Judge Merrick, OF New Orleans, i:
TO deliver the address before the Alumns
this year. Mr.. Jno. Ellis, OF New Orleans
is also to address that Society.
Mrs. Tedford and children returned from
Missouri last Saturday night, and willmak,
~Brookhaven their future home. Mr.. Ted
ford will not come before fall we learn.
Or. George, the phrenologist, delivered :
lecture at the old Court House last Monday
night. He examined the head Of Mr.
Mccormick and told the audience all about
him.
Mr.. A. c. McNair has had his flower
garden remodeled and new plants are now
seen growing. The fencing around his en-
tire place has received a new coat OF paint.
Miss Fontaine Garrett, of Canton, after
a pleasant visit with friends here, has re-
turned home. Her departure is regretted
especially by the Railroad Avenue young
men.
Nearly every day can be seen mel pro-
vided with fishing tackle and anake-medi
cine, vending their way to the woods, tt
pass the day on the banks OF some winding
stream.
A coal oil lamp came near exploding II
Pats saloon on Saturday, and but for the
proprietor's promptness in throwing it int
the street, may have resulted in a danger
Gus fire.
Mr.. Jennings, of the firm OF Berthold a
Jennings, lumber commission merchants
Of st. Louis, was in town last week. He
says enough lumber can hardly be had, Sc
great is the demand for it.
The first OF May has con and gone, ami
not aisingle picnic has been spoken OF
42pI the different Sunday Schools unite
aud have one? Let us have a large one, al
We used toin days gone by.
The ladies If the Methodist church will
give a festival At Heack's Hall, Friday
night, May 18th The management is il
competent hands, and we predict for ii
graudsuecess. Everybody shonld go,
Until Saturday, our streets presented
very duh appearance, no business Of any
kind seemed to be going on. That ia,
our streets were crowded with wagons, ant
various other vehicles, well loaied will
goods from the different stores.
Mr.. ]. G. Philpot has just returned iron
Tennessee and says he intends to sue tn,
editors and proprietors of the Southern
Live Stock Journal for $4,000 damages
and $40, 900 for Islander. He requests hi,
newspaper friends to make a note of this
Commencement day comes on Tuesday
June 28th, this year. We learn that the
different entertainments bid fair to surpas:
those of past years. Several fine addresse.
are to be delivered, and a large c~oncourse
OF people is expected.
A protracted meeting commenced in the
Methodist church Sunday night and viii
be continued during the week, Rev. Mr.
Lewis will be assisted by Rev. Mr.. Caro-
dine, OF Crystal Springs, and Rev. Mr.
Leith, of Hazlehurst.
Saturday last Mr.. Ables and the Lun
brothers had a difficulty at Montgomery
Mr.. Ables was put in condition to keep hi
bed several days, and the Lum brother
were interviewed by deputy Sheriffs AM
held a consultation before Judge Bagget las
Monday.
f. l.. Martin babe farewell to man,
friends on Monday night, and left for New
Orleans, from which place he will go to &c
cept an office, as operator, on the Morgan
Line. We recommend him to the citizen
of any place he may go to, as young maj
OF sterling worth.
Brookhaven can boast OF the beauty o
some of its streets, those on which are seei
the beautiful shade trees, with their luxu
RANT foliage. Ii all our citizens would Sc
II shade trees along their portion oil tn
sidewalk, which they could do with bu
little cost, they would be quite an acquisi
sion to the beauty of our little city.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian Church viii
give a festival Tuesday night oil next week
The announcement of a festival is Away
pleasing to the young men, as it gives then
an opportunity to spend a few dimes. Th
festival was to have been given this week
but was postponed, by especial request, Oh
account of the Methodist protracted meet
ing.
1t is a pleasure to listen to the good mu
sic that can now be heard in most OF on
churches. Every church should have
well organized choir, for good must
often attracts when everything else faili
A choir can be kept up at but ~littleexpensf
and the members OF the different churche
should never be 10th TO contribute to tn
s~ustenance of the same.
The Vigilant Engine Company seems
be very much in earnest about re-organizs
ton Tha nnomhers had the Hose out Ia!