The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-30

time at home with his family.
Business is somewhat dull this week.
High water has been one of the causes.
Jno. 7. Lenoir, from the region about the
"h,autiful Pearl" was in town this week.
Hubert Bowen, of McComb City, spent
Sunday here with his relatives and friends
Walking match tomorrow night at the
Skating Rink, between Crosby and Thurn, r.
Governor" Parsons, who now sojourns
in Jackson, was among his friends here
Sunday.
Sheriff Mikell paid visit to Jackson
last week, transacting business with the
Auditor.
The rain fell here Monday in perfect tor
rents. 1t cleared off in the evening, with
bright, cloudlcss skies
Grand preparations are being made for
Easter Sunday. You will hear some good
singing on that occasion.
!. Forsythe. now editor and publisher OF
the Wesson Herald, was in town this week,
on business-we suppose.
We started out to keep a record OF the
weather this week, but it changed so often
that we gave up in despair.
Mr.. w. c. Anderson, of Summit, called
at our Office. We are sorry that we were
not in at the time. Call again.
Sunday was disagreeable day--rain
from morning till night A good many
new suits were forced to remain idle.
A young man on Cherokee street had
better look out for an April fool Saturday.
We overheard the arrangement made.
Cotton is seldom seen on the streets now.
We presume there are few bales yet in
the country that are waiting for raise
j. NJ. H. Martin, Jr., took his departure
Monday night for Marshall, Texas, where
he goes to take charge of a telegraph office.
y hole on Chippeway street. near the old
gin, is bad looking arrangement, and is
: calculated to entrap some pedestrian some
dark night.
The Marriage Insurance Companies do
not run much risk in getting members in
Brookhaven, as the young folks are very
slow about marrying.
Tom Breedloye had an interview with
4 large size individual at KelIy's mill, last
Friday, and in consequence carries a few
ornaments over his eye.
Quarterly meeting was held at the Meth
odist Church Saturday and Sunday. Ow-
ing to the Indictment weather, very few per-
sons were in attendance the last day
Last Friday, about one o'clock, the dwell
ling house OF Mrs. IIeuck caught fire. As
sistance was promptly on hand and it was
soon eXtinguished. The engine was out,
but for a long while failed to work.
The Wizard Oil Troupe are now in this
place. They are treating our citizens to
free open air concerts. Their singing is
splendid and was listened to by large
number OF ladies and gentlemen last night
\ young married gentleman in town is
gardening on a small but varied scale. He
is thinking very seriously OF trying a few
maccaroni seed, which have been so highly
recommended by c. "A. Hamilton, ex-editor
OF the Wesson Herald.
The weather guage has arrived, and is
put up at the northern end of the depot
house. The boys had better not attempt
any practical jokes on that instrument, for
those SO doing will be liable to fine of five
hundred dollars and one years imprison-
ment in Sing Sing.
The editor has been absent this and a
good portion of last week, hence any short
comlngs will have to be overlooked. ANY
grievances You may wish to redress, will be
attended to on his return-the force are not
in that line. If you wish to pay any dues
to the Office, we can accommodate you've
are in that line.
Our little devil, Policy Tibbs, claims the
belt On Friday of last week, he set two
columns OF long primer, solid, distributed
one column, did the Office work, run with
the boys to the fire, and before shutdown was
airing himself upon the streets. He has
been at the business only little over five
months, is about as big as a piece of chalk,
and as long as a string.
A tramp was in town Monday, accompa-
MED by his wife. They hung around the
depot that night, and both got "bilin"
drunk They boarded the mail train next
morning for free ride southwark. The
man exhibited bandaged arm and asked
for pccuniary aid from our citizens, but it
was learned that his sore arm was the re-
suit OF a drubbing he got at Wesson for in
sulting some ladies.
The rains have descended the last few
days to such an extent that the branches,
creeks and rivers have swollen in all direc-
tions. The rise in the Homochitto preven-
ted the Judge and District Attorney from
getting to Meadville, and The prospect now
is that that court will be bound to fail. We
learn there is but little business on the dock
ct, and the public interest is not likely to
suffer. The Judge and District Attorney
are now at home, in this place.
Some scamp burglarized the Sheriff's Of
flee last Sunday night and broke open the
private drawers and burned up the private
papers of the Sheriff. and some of the pub
lie records kept in that office. We had not
supposed that our present worthy Sheriff
had an enemy in the county, but from this
despicable trick we suppose he is not with
out them. The whole thing was malicious.
We understand that the papers were burned
in the fire place. They can all be supplied
and the villain is foiled in his attempt to
injure the officer.
Would it not be good idea for all the
Sunday Schools in town to unite and have
agrand May Day Celebration2> Have one
of the old-fashioned kind-erect May
Pole, have Queen and Attendants, songs,
mirth and happiness. Let the Superinten-
dents talk the matter over, and then call
the teachers together, apd from them
select suitable committee to make all nec-
essary arrangements. Invite all the young
ladies and gentlemen in town to particle
pate; also the neighboring Sunday Schools.