The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-06-02
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AROUND TOWN.
Cool nights and mornings.
Fine shower Tuesday morning.
Another shower Tuesday night.
Still another on Wednesday morning.
Meeting of the Pioneers toni int.
When is the Fire Department to be reor-
ganized?
Hrs. Ell. Short has been quite ill for some
time past.
W. A. Henry, of the Yazoo Sentinel, w's
in town on Monday.
Throw a kiss to the new moon, young Ia
dies, and have good luck.
J. l.. Meade, a member OF the Hazlehurst
bar. was in town last Friday.
The Courthouse officials pass away the
weary hours by pitching dollars.
The ID and Sd inst. will be celebrated by
the Jews as the feast of PentecoSt.
The Baptist festival will take place to-
morrow night in the Courthouse yard.
Our town anticipates a large number OF
visitors during Commencement week.
Judge Baggett had ashort but very severe
attack Of sickness last week. He i sup again.
Mrs. VIM. Mitchell has returned fromthe
country, where she had been visiting rela-
tives.
Judge Chrisman and District Attorney
Cassidy are holding court in Claiborne
county.
We are glad to state that j. Willough-
by, who has been i'll for sometime, is i'm
proving.
The editor left Tuesday evening for Alb
erdeen, where the Press Convention met yes
terday morning.
A grand musical entertainment will be
given at the college on Tuesday night June
2Sth, and afterwards the sociable.
A good deal of meal still continues to
spoil ON the hands of the merchants, causing
them no little trouble.
Mrs. Flood & McGrath have a hfe-size
representative of the fair sex in their show
window, dressed in bridal robes.
Picnics have been unusually pleasant
thus far. The candidates tramp is not yet
heard in the land.
The boy with the bycicle is the main at
traction now. Charley Heuck is the first to
appear on the wheel horse.
Rev. Mr.. Monroe, OF Crystal Springs,
preached two good sermons here last Sun
day, in the Presbyterian church.
Prof. Livingston Kent, who got up PM
fore here last Spring, is leading one OF the
principle choirs of Chicago, and is making
$4,000 a year.
The members of the Gesangferein are re-
quested by the President to attend the meet
ing to be held tonight at DIR. Martins resi-
dence, as important business is to be trans
acted.
An entertainment was given Saturday
night at the Hall by the colored population,
consisting OF recitations, dialogues, etc. Not
being on hand, we cannot make a full re-
port.
The members of the Sothern Dramatic
Club are requested to meet at the Theatre
next Monday, for the purpose OF adopting a
Constitution and perfecting their organiza-
ton.
Mr.. Ali. McLendon returned from Lau-
derdale Springs last week. The Hardy
mare won the race recently run, and she,
as is also Wither's horse, is booked for an
other race.
1t has been suggested that the next en-
tertainment gwen by the Sothern club be
for the benefit of the graveyard, in which
are laid the bodies Of the heroes who fell IN
the late war.
Candidates in this county are somewhat
slow about coming to the front, but that is
hardly an indication that there will be any
scarcity of men who are willing to sacrifice
themselves for the dear people"
The brick work on E. Pfeifer's building
has been completed, and Mr.. Moreton says
he will have put the finishing touches on
the other work by July 18th. twill be
some different from the old building.
But few went from here to the picnic at
Magnolia on Saturday, but they had an inn
mense time and seem to think there is no
place like Magnolia for a big picnic. Can't
Brookhaven get up something as big?
A party of young ladies and gentlemen
went out on Sunday afternoon to DIR. At
kins' place, four miles from town, where they
spent a most pleasant evening, being en-
tertained by Miss Maggie in a delightful
way.
DIR. ]. II. George gave another free lee
ture on ~phrenology at Heucks Hall last
Thursday night. Although but a small
number were in attendance, the Doctor full
filed his programme. Several heads were
examined during the evening.
Mrs. Mary T. Lee, an estimable lady and
an old resident of the town, died last Satur-
day morning. Mrs. Lee has been an inva-
lid for some years, and for quite a length OF
time preceding her death, had been confin-
ed to her bed.
The boiler of Hoskins' mill, four miles
from town, on the new railroad, exploded
last Saturday, doing considerable damage
to the mill and slightly injuring one of the
hands. The explosion was caused by an in
suficiency of water in the boiler.
A young lady in speaking of the enter.
tainment given ON Friday night last, says
she was stuffed with enough slangy spout
ings to last her until she kicked the bucket
when she intended padding her W cano'
across the river Styx. She certainly wa
stuffed.
The first honor, that Of being Valedicto
rian, at Whitworth College, has been con
ferred on Miss Bessie Coker, and Miss Vic
Pickens has received the second honor ant
,y;u raad the Salutatory We oonrrotulat