The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-07
AROUND TOWN.
Sheriff Mikel is up again.

Sheriff Mikel is up again.
Mike Suttel has opened beef market.
Mr. Abshagen is enlarging his boot and
shoe store.
Mr.. Marshall is confined to his bed with
sickness.
A good many young people are taking
dancing lessons.
The editor finishes his Mammoth Cave
article this week.
Miss Kate Dakin, of Union Church, is
visiting Mrs. Noble.
Chas Penn and Mrs. w. II. Peen are on
visit to Cincinnati.
Miss jamie Rogers is visiting the family
OF J. W. Martin Jr.
The rope walkers have been deligLting
the youngsters this week.
Miss Mate Lee, of McComb CITY, s Wis
iting the daughters OF Dr. Bowen.
Little Lou Parsons died at Montgomery
last week She was only sick one day.
10. Storm is aveling agent for the
American Sewing Machine, one of the best
made.
Mr.. Cantoni and daug' tier have returned
from Bladon Springs, much improved by
the trip.
Up to this time last year the town had
shipped about one hundred and fifty bales
of cotton.
The matrimonial insurance business has
crept in favor and become a marvelously
proper thing, so it seems.
Rev. Mr.. Jones, Presiding Elder of this
Circuit, preached good sermon from the
Methodist pulpit last Sunday.
W. l.. Maybin & Co., have sold their
drug store to Frilick & Co. DR.. Maybin
and family have gone to Grenada.
The Eclipse Marriage Association has
been organized here by f. NJ Bee. L. l..
Schwab, Geo. L. Crosby and Jos, Abrams.
A gravel train was thrown from the track
above Canton Tuesday night which delayed
the South bond passenger train several
hours.
DR.. j. w. Martin has shown that he is a
good agricultural editor. His writing will
commend themselves to all thinking far
mers.
Misses Lucie Hines and Ida Herald, of
Summit, who have been here for the last
few days visiting Miss Addie Marshall, have
returned.
10 Chrisman, who has been holding down
one OF the engines on Texas Railroad is
visiting relatives here He likes the Lone
Star State.
protracted meeting at the Methodist church
next Sunday. He will be assisted by other
ministers.
The business men OF town have subscribed
liberal amounts to be used in repairing the
roads leading to town. That is move in
the right direction.
Lincoln county owes $4,000, SO the Pres
ident Of the Board OF Supervisors says. The
tax levee made last year was not large
enough to pay the county out of debt.
The new passenger depot has been finish
ed and the agent aid attaches have moved
in. The building is a splendid structure
and is well arragned. 1t has seperate
waiting rooms for white and black, baggage
rooms and elegant offices. 1t is the finest
depot between New Orleans and Jackson.
w. F. Smith, of the Caseyville neighbor-
hood, brought in the first bale of new cot
ton yesterday. 1t classed low middling,
weighed four hundred and thirty-fve
pounds, and was bought by Sherman &
Davis at twelve cents per pound. Pink
Patterson and Irving Magee each brought
in bale of new cotton yesterday.
The matrimonial boom has at last struck
3rookhaven. Two associations have been
organized here within week, the last one
being the Merchants and Farmers Associ-
alton; J. B Deason, President; Chas. Heuck,
Vice PresidentJ J. B. Daughtry, Secretary
and Treasurer. 1t is day company and
proposes to pay So, 81 and S. per day.
The principal streets been very greatly
improved. All the platforms in front
of stores have being torn up and cutters
cleared. The platforms are injury to the
streets and we learn will not be put down
again. They are only useful for merchants
to weigh cotton on. We believe it would
be more satisfactory to BOOKSELLER and buyer
if the cotton was weighed by disinteristed
party. There is some talk of selecting a
public weigher and Mr.. Withers has been
suggested for the place. He ought to under
stand the business