The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-15
AROUND TOWN.

Sweet potatoes plentiful, but high.
Have YOU got your Christmas turkey?
Mrs, J. B. Chrisman is suffering with
pneumonia.
A good many Of our subscribers seem to
have forgotten us.
Cotton isseling from 10! to III cents per
pound this morning.
Bishop Keener will preach at the Metho-
dist Church next Sunday.
We hear of no Christmas tree this year.
The Sunday school children ought to have
one.
The Baptist church has been rendered to
Conference, ard service will be held there
Sunday.
DR.. b. D. Bishop, of Holmcsville, and
Miss Jennie Larkin, of Brookhaven, will be
married tonight.
\ chicken famine now prevails here, re-
minding one of the days when Sherman's
army passed through.
This is the last day to pay your taxes
without damages. After to-day ten per
cent additional viii be charged
Mr. p Henry has been elected Superin-
tendent of the Presbyterian Sunday Scool in
place OF Mr. Patterson, resigned.
We were pleased to receive call last
Tuesday from Rev. J. Buckles, pastor OF
the Baptist church at Caseyville.
The ladies having charge OF the Freshly
terrain supper desire us to return their
thanks to Charley Heuck for the Use of the
hall.
A number OF new residences are under
contract, and work will soon commence on
them. Our place is improving all the
time
All persons owing THE LEDGER could
make us feel good by paying their accounts
before Christmas Send lis some money to
enjoy the holidays with.
Selma, youngest daughter of Mr.. l.,
l.. Schwab, died here last Friday night, Of
whooping cough. Another little cherub
grthered with the angels.
The supper given by the ladies of the
Presbyterian church last Friday night, was
as great a success as they hoped for. Be-
tween $40 and $50 were made.
Rev Mr.. Lewis preached his farewell SER
non here last Sunday He has been pas
tor here three years, and his congregation
want TO retain him another year.
The proprietor OF this paper cannot be at
home every day in the week. In his alb
sence Mr.. W. l.. Mitchell i, authorized to
transact the business of the Office.
Parents, don't give your children Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup, unless you
want to poison them. Read what the Coro-
ner OF New Orleans says OF this poison.
The war now waging in Tunis on the part
OF the French, threatening to involve a Eu-
ropean conflict, is fully treated in Prof
Trips course, illustrated by large colored
maps.
The officers of the Presbyterian denomi-
nation have rendered the use OF their
church to the Methodist Conference and
service will be held there Sunday and Sun
day night.
Conference convened last Wednesday
Bishop J. c. keener, presiding. All the
members have not arrived. A synopsis OF
the proceedings and list of appointments
will be made next week
The Wesson Herald is defending the Ex-
ecutive Committeeof Lincoln county. 1t is
unnecessary. 1t needs no defense. II
the people had done their duty as faithful
ly as the Committee did, Lowry would have
carried the county.
Owing to ill health Mr.. Goodwin is COM
PEELED to resign his position as teacher OF
the Male School. He will withdraw De
cember 22d. Mr.. p. r. Leatherman will
succeed him. He comes highly recommen-
ded by such men as Judge Van Eaton and
DR.. d. L. Phares.
Mr. Il. g. Withers returned from the At
lanta Exposition last Tuesday morning
IIesays the Exposition is the largest thing
he la; seen since the Centennial. He has
appointed one OF the cotton experts to ex-
anime the samples presented. Premium
was awarded to farmer at Winona Miss
he having raised two bales from one acre