The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-11-02
AROUND TOWN.
Work has commenced on the jail.

Work has commenced on the jail.
Bishop Green will be here Nov. l4th.
Lincoln county must redeem herself this
time.
Marshal McClendon has been on the
sick list this week.
RIB Withers is training his colt. She
is a beauty.
The issue is, white man or mulatto.
Which do you prefer?
Miss PROXY, of Franklin county, is WIS.,
iting Miss Ella Bethea
The camp fires are burning brightly.
Hurrah for Barksdale.
Only four more days till the election
Are you going to the polls?
We want ten or fifteen copies of THE
LEDGER OF October 10Th.
Mr. Day has spread his new photograph
ic tent on Railroad avenue.
b. d. Golbold, a prosperous farmer oil
Copiah, spent Wednesday in town.
. The boys will regret to learn that the
circus of Sells Bros. has disbanded.
Only four more days till the election.
Are you doing ANYTHING Tor your country!
Jasper Lotion has our thanks Tor some
OF the finest potatoes ever grown in the
county.
George speaks at IIeuck's Hall to-day
at even o'clock Everybody should go
and hear him.
Can't YOU vote your colored laborers Tor
Barksdale? If not, persuade them to stay
away from the polls.
Awake, We laggards, and go to the polls
November 9TH, and vote for a continuance
OF white supremacy
Let business be suspended here next
Tuesday, and all white men give the day to
the Democratic cause.
We are requested to state the Art Benev-
client Society, St. Peter Lodge, No. 200,
meets the Goth Of each month.
If The LEDGER is delayed somewhat
next week, we trust and believe the COM
munitv will be able to survive it.
1t is hoped that the merchants will close
their stores on election day and lend their
influence III favor of white supremacy.
Jno. NJ Hooker, now of Little Rock,
Ark, was in town this week He was ac-
companied by his daughter, Miss Annie.
Mrs. w. l.. Mitchell and children went
to Copiah county Yesterday, to visit her
father, Mr.. Geo. r. CRANBERRY, who is very
low with typhoid fever, and not expected to
recover.
The Barksiale Democratic Club held
meetings Tuesday, Friday and Monday
nights. Speeches were made on each occa-
sion. The club will receive Gen. George
to-day.
The editor Of THE LEDGER was on a
registering tour at Easts Mill last Monday,
and returns thanks to Mr.. Thos. Easts Tor
courtesy. The white people il that sec
ton are solid for Barksdale.
Business has been dull this week and
but little cotton has come to town. As 1t
is going down daily, it is evident hat plan
pla t.rs are holding it for better prices.
1t is sellingsthis morning from 81 to %
Many ofo subscribers are in town dali
ly with cotton, yet few of them call 70 pay
for their paper. This is not right. THE
LEDGER has been sent regularly and they
should, when they have money, call and
pay for'it. --- -
Mr.. Turnbough's kitchen burned last
Monday. All the kitchen furniture was
destroyed Caught from defective fiue.
The tiremen were on hand, hut could do
nothing but prevent the flames from pnrn-
ing the residence.
The Democratic speakers, We learn, had
Il small but select audience at Macedonia
two little boys. There is but one case on
record where the audience was more select.
That is told of Dean Swift, who once preach
ed sermon to one man. But Macedonia
is all right, speaking or no speaking.
Yesterday was All Saints Day, and was
appropriately observed by our Catholic
friends. High mass was held at the church
and Father Bally delivered lecture of in
struction to six youths who took their first
communion, namely: James Miazza and
Lena Hackney, of Wesson; James McGrath,
Oliver Connolly, Bella Cantoni and Mag
gle Schnorenberg, OF Brookhaven. In the
evening the graves in the Catholic ceme-
terry were decorated with beautiful wreathes
and flowers OF snowy white. The occasion
was most solemn and impressive.