The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-29

Greenville, Miss.
Mrs Matthews has gone to Lake, to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Hoskins.
Miss Mary Norman, of Hazlehurst, re-
turned home Monday evening
&c, Lamkin, OF Summit, was in attend
ance at Chanccry Court this week. 81.
Miss Katie Mikell has gone to Jackson
to visit the family of Mr.. J. NJ. Buckley.
Mr.. J. NJ, Buckley was in town this week
having business before the Chancery Court
Misses Sallie and oslo johnson left Mon
day morning for visit to friends.in North
Carolina.
DR. Ferguson, of Beauregard, was in town
this week, and, as usual, was in good health
and spirits.
Il. B. Withers and family left Tuesday
night for visit to their old home in Hop
kinsville Ky.
Miss Ida Hodges, who was on visit to
Mr.. Smurr's family, returned to Canton on
Thursday last
Mr. II. Levy, of New Orleans. is spend
ing lew days in town with his daughter
Mrs. A. krauss.
We are requested to state that the Lincoln
County Grange will meet at Adams Camp
Ground, July eth.
Mr.. Lucich has purchased good look
ing tarno,t from New Orleans, and now en-
joys evening rides.
The ladies made about $40 during COM
mencement,which will be placed to the cred
ii Of the parsonage fund.
Hamilton, Allen & Hoskins have secured
the contract for building the Memphis and
Holly Springs Railroad.
Mrs. Marshall and her daughter Miss Ad-
die, left for Tennessee yesterday, where they
will remain two or three weeks.
Mr.. Chas. A. Pardue, Route Agent of
Southern Express CO., and his lady, have
been on a visit to friends in this place.
Mr.. Joe Abrams made flying trip to-
New Orleans last week, and since his re
turn he is in the best humor imaginable.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. John S.
Carson is very low. His sons keegan and
Warren, OF Memphis, arrived Monday morn
ing.
We return thanks to the Glee Amateur
Dramatic Club for an invitation to an en-
tertainment to be given in Meadville on
Tomorrow night.
We have heard of no peaches being ship
ped from this place yet. 1t seems that
Brookhaven is greatly behind other towns
on the road in this respect
Mr. Jesse Warren exhibited a beet last
week that weighed nine pounds and three
quarters. 1t was the beet that beat Judge
Baggett's beet just five pounds.
Misses Annie Stevenson, OF New Orleans,
and Lula Atkinson, of Summit, returned to
their respective homes last Saturday, after
spending 4 few days with friends in town.
Misses Mary and Rosa Richardson, of
Jeanerette, La, who have been spending
lew days after Commencement in our little
city, left Tuesday morning for home, much
to the regret OF several young gentlemen.
Mr. Henry o'Hara. and lady, formerly
Miss Ida holland, of Sandoval Ill.,, were
an town this week. He was married alb out
the first of May, and his many friends here
wish him happy and prosperous married
iife.
Mr.. Geo. r. Cranberry and lady, of Co.
piah county, near Pine Ridge, were in town
this week, on visit to their daughter, Mrs.
Mitchell. He reports the crops in his Sec
ton as being tolerably good, but needing
rain at this time.
Messrs. Battaile, Anderson and Sorsby
were in town Sunday, and called at our Of
flee. We We're not in, but they left their
card in a stick, which read: "With feelings
beyond the depth OF transient friendship
we are, B. A. & S." Come again, we like
that; it sounds little poctical. 1t stirs up
our emotion to an extent that is only equal
ed by the feelings OF disturbed bed of ants.
A paragraph in the Times-Democrat, Of
Monday, states that Oscar Crosby, of Brook
haven, who graduated second in his class
at West Point recently, and but for his
drawing would have secured first honor,
will be in Indianapolis during the coming
interstate drill and will probably be one of
the judges. Since the foregoing was put in
type we learn that he has declined attend
ing the drill, and is expected home Sun
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buffaloe gave party on
last Friday evening in honor of Misses Ber-
tie and Fannie Bowen, which is said to
haye been brilliant affair. The large and
elegant residence was handsomely illnmina-
ted and thronged with large number of
invited guests. Dancing was INDUCED in
and the supper was all that heart could
wish. AT late hour the pleasure seekers
for their homes, highly delighted
at the pleasant time they had spent.
On Wednesday evening Of last week Mrs.
J. A. Hoskins rendered reception to their
niece, Miss Lizzie, and those who were
present declare it was joyous occasion.
Music, dancing, promcnading and refresh
ments were small part of the evenings at
fractions. The visiting young ladies pres
emit were Miss Lizzie Hoskins, of Lake Sta
ton; Misses Rosa and Mary Richardson, Of
Louisiana; Miss Mary Norman and the
Misses Matthews, of Hazlehurst; Miss Mol
lie Zenor, of Louisiana, and Miss Steven
son, of New Orleans.
Mr.. Maxwell, Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs. Tibbs,
Mrs. Williams, Mr.. Williams, and all the
little Maxwells, and all Che little Tibbs, and
all the little Williams, and the young la
dy Maxwells, and the young gentlemen
Maxwells and few invited friends went to
the country Saturday, and enjoyed the
pleasure Of family picnic. The day was
passed most pleasantly. the dinner was said
TO have been all that could be desired, and
all returned home feeling better by the
days recreation. Weare sorry that circum-
stances were such as to prevent our accep-
lance of an invitation n, h. -, e a.