The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14
AROUND TOWN.

AROUND TOWN.
Read Powell & Co.'s notice.
Business is looking up little.
New hay is being sold on our streets.
The college chapel is being recovered.
Mr. Morris Levy is visiting Kenner, La.
Cotton pickers are getting their sacks rea-
,dy.
Brookhaven is in good sanitary condi-
ton.
Several bales of new cotton came in this
week.
We are glad to see Mr.. Marshall up
again.
We came near having a frost Monday
morning.
Mrs. Lula Bloom, from Wesson, is on a
visit here.
4 few marriages to take place before
great while.
Mrs Pat Henry, who has been quite sick,
is some better.
Marshal McClendon understands how to
work the streets.
Several of the private schools in town
opened last Monday.
Miss Della Mikell went to Jackson on
the excursion to-day.
The mail train has been behind time a
few mornings this week.
There were two accessions to the Metho-
dist church last Sunday.
Small boys will be admitted to the coll
lege the coming session.
The weather has been quite fall-like for
the past few mornings.
Hon. r. H. Thompson has been on Wis
it to Chicago on business.
A.C. MeNai, has been attending court in
Jefferson county this week.
The Board of Supervisors have advertis-
ed for bids for building Jail.
Services at the Presbyterian church next
Sunday, by Rev. Mr.. Bingham.
Mr.. Jas. Mcmillan, of the Homochitto
country, was in town this week.
The Judge and District Attorney are
holding court in Amite coanty.
Miss Mary McCloskey has returned from
her home and opened fer school,
Ifyou want to spend pleasant day, go
to Mt. Zion Church on the 25th.
r. W. Gilbert is canvassing Copiah in the
interest of his patent bed spring.
Messrs. Bunte and PROXY, of Summit
were here Sunday visiting the girls.
Whitworth College will open on the Goth
The attendance promises to be large.
Mrs. J. J. Warren will return to her
home in New Orleans, next Sunday.
Miss Sallie Mcfarland, OF Vicksburg, is
on visit to Mayor Cummings family.
Last week Mrs. SiebeIs had the misfor-
tune to fall and break one of her thighs.
The Advocate learns that Judge McMil-
Ian is to build residence at Monticello.
Misses Ella and May Bethes have re-
turned from their visit to Franklin county.
Nearly all of Mr.. l.. c. Matthews family
have been confined to their bed with lever.
Capt. Hardy is bavlng new and differ
ent style of roof put on his dwelling house.
w. H. Butler and lady, of Lawrence
county, are visiting Sheriff Mikell's family.
Tfle sfnalt boy nov -guvs--tn schoo,'with
a shining face, but returns with dilapidated
trousers.
We learn that Miss Lula Ragsdale is ex-
pected to return home from Georgia at an
early day.
What has become of the brass band? 1t
should organize for the campaign. There's
fun ahead.
Are any of the Mexican veterans of this
place going to attend the grand reunion
at Nashville.
Thos. III. johnson and M. M. johnson
representing several mercantile firms, were
here this week.
M. Priebatsch's mules ran away one day
this week, doing considerable damage to a
load of furniture.
Mr.. John McLaurin is confined to his
bed, at his fathers house, two miles from
own, with the fever.
A grand ball will be given at Heuck's
Hall, tonight, it being the close of Prof
Mook's dancing Sc DOL.
Mr.. G. Warren Hoskins, of Armstead
was in town last week. 1t looked quite
natural 10 see him on our streets.
Misses Cora Vardeman, of Hazlehurst,
and Ada Harris, of Beauregard, have been
visiting the family of DIR. Frilick.
We notice that HI. O'Hara was in New
Orleans this week, in the capacity of travel
ing agent for the Cairo Short Line.
Sweet potatoes are selling for seventy
five cents bushel. They are not as plen-
tiful as it was supposed they would be.
Everything seems more cheerful since
the past few days Of sunshine. This item
is not guaranteed for any length of time.
Last week, while working at Capt. Har-
dy's house, Mr.. Rodwell fell from scaffold
and was badly though not seriously hurt.
Miss Bert. Bowen has accepted the posi-
ton of musical instructress in the Summit
College, and left yesterday to assume her
duties.
Mrs. Maxwell has thanks for specimen
of her sugar cane, of the "goose neck" varie
ty. The stalk measured about eighteen fee
in length.
Mr.. Dick Sessions, living three miles
southwest. had the misfortune to lose one
of his children last Monday. 1t died o.
congestion.