The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-08-10
AROUND TOWN.
A little fair weather this week.

little lair weather this week.
Many strangers in town this week.
Business has not improved much.
The melon-cholic days are nearly over,
The campaign subscribers are rolling in.
Col. J. M. Wesson was in town recently.
The Martin hotel has been neatly paint
ed.
Barksdale was unanimously instructed
for.
We had only about one clear day last
week.
The lumber business is said to be look
ing CUP.
Thos. McNair is in town among his
friends.
Brookhaven was full of politicians last
Saturday.
There is some talk of the wedding bells
ringing soon.
Mr.. p. Henry is building residence on
Jackson street.
Drummers are interviewing our mer-
chants pretty often.
Surveyor Blue honored the town with hi,
presence this week.
Hon. A. II. LONGING went to Monticello
recently, on business.
Several ladies from this place visited
Wesson last Saturday.
Father Bailey, who has been on visit to
Natchez, has returned.
The farming community was well repre-
scented in town Saturday.
DIR. Maybin is still confined to his bed
He has had quite a seige.
Capt. H.Q, Bridges, of Summit, sat as
Judge in the market house case.
DR. johnson has purchased the property
adjoining the Hooker residence.
The boys are making heavy run on
tissue PAT ". Kites, you know.
JOIu oelSSeTt, CiSih ioi i III
fer & Dreyfus, was here last Sunday.
Mrs. R. G. Latting and her little son are
on visit to Judge Baggett's family.
A new residence is going up on Month
cello street, opposite NJ. Priebatsch's.
JIM. Tyler, of Boguechitto, was in town
Monday as witness in railroad case.
The delegates to the Congressional Con-
vention at Hazlehurst went up last night.
Capt. Hoskins' new mill, under charge
of Gen. Boyer, started up Monday morning
Thos. Webb, son of Capt. X. R. Webb, of
Franklin county, gave us call last week.
M Buckley, Esq, and his daughter
returned to their home in Jackson, Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Merancovitch and Miss Broom, of
New Orleans, are visiting Capt. Jack Har-
dy's family.
Mrs. Jennie Taylor, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Strickland, returned home Sun
day evening.
With this issue we commence new vol
ume. 1t will be our endeavor to keep it up
to the standard.
The cotton platform being built by the
railroad company is a great improvement
over the old one.
S.P. McRee, of Caseyville, illumined our
thoroughfare with his -beaming counten-
ance, last Saturday.
Mr.. Pat Quertermous, who now sojourns
by the crystal waters of the Boguechitto,
was in town this week.
w. H. Hartwell, of Wesson, was in town
Sunday. He came down to see how w. H.,
Jr., was getting along.
Mr. Ed. Shorts family have returned
from Lawrence county, where they have
been visiting relatiyes.--~
Sam. Alcus has accepted a position as
representative of the house of Capelas, Hell
ser & Co., of Milwaukee.
Mr.. Deaton, Railroad Supervisor, was
here Saturday with large force of hands
fixing the cotton platform.
James Larkin, who has been stationed at
Silver Creek, Lawrence county, is now at
home on visit to his parents.
Mrs. w. L. Mitchell and children left
Tuesday evening for visit to DIR. Ford's
family, in northwestern Lincoln.
Rev. J. E. Thigpen, assisted by Rev.
Zealey, of Jackson, is conducting protrac-
ted meeting at the Baptist church.
Chas. McNair, telegraph operator at
Orange, Texas, arrived here last week, and
will remain about two weeks longer.
1t has been decided to rebuild the Meth
odist parsonage on its former site, near the
church, and work is now progressing.
Mr.. Hesell Rogers, our polite and efici-
ent telegraph operator, spent few days OF
recreation in New Orleans, last week.
The editor, accompanied by his wife and
little daughter, left last Thursday for the
W,st. He will mbine business with
pleasure.
Mr. Henry Weider, some years ago a
salesman for II. Lochte, at this place, is
on visit to Mr.. Heuck's family. He comes
in search of health.
Mr.. Mangum and family, of Wesson,
were in town the first of the week on visit
to Mr.. Gibert's family. He was just up
from long sickness. ( ---. a.
1t is amusing to see the scramble at the
postofice for the mornings mail. Every
man thinks the country is ruined if he
doesn't get his mail first.
We learn that Capt. Moreton has the
Lawrence county Courthouse fully under
Roadway. 1t is ready for the roof. He
left for Monticello yesterday.
Messrs. Ben. King, Jr, of Beauregard;
He. Conn, of Hazlehurst, and H. Q. Bird
ges, of Summit, were in town this week,
having business before the court.
Master Emile Cohn, who has been under
medical treatment for the last two months,
in New Orleans, is in town, and will leave
shortly for his home in Monticello.
The young men who part their hair in
the middle and consume good deal Of
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