The Brookhaven leader., 1883-07-05
LINCOLN COUNTY.
DR.. Jobnsou-Capt. HoskIns-
"Bob' Wathers-PIne Luaber--
Railroad Ifulldlng-- Etc, Etc.

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Cor. New Mississippian.I
A small party, consisting Of your CORES
pondent and few other Jacksoniaus, left
Jackson OH the 1890 train last Tuesday
night, for a flying visit to Brookhaven.
In due time We arrived at that city, re-
nowned far and wide tor the hospitality OF
it's citizens and its rapidly increasing pros
perity.
The great local event was ovcr-Whit-
worth College had closed its collegiate
term, and our party met the great excur-
sion train northward bound, loaded down
with visitors to the recent Commencement.
As our train passed by the excursiOnists
we viewed with wonder the great crowd
filling each car. The train did not suffice
to carry off ell the guests and passengers,
aud an immense additional thrOng of stu
dents and their friends boarded the regular
trains, which meet at Brookhaven going
North and South, and quickly filled them
Here we witnessed great travelling sight
piles upon piles of Saratoga trunks filed
the platforms and the standing room
around the depot. The baggage agent
piled on trunks until time was up, aud
off pulled the engine, leaving great, im-
mense double baggage car behind to he
loaded and forwarded by the succeeding
freight train.
A short nights rest and morning came.
Then Capt. Withers took us in charge and
showed us the Fair Grounds and race
course of Brookhaven. This latest local
i'm prOvement is just organized, with Capt.
j. S. HOskins, President, and that elnbodi-
ment of energy, ambition and courtesy,
Capt. Withers, Secretary. The track is
fenced ina half mile course-and con-
slant work is going on to fit it for its early
organization. The grounds are already
too small for Capt. Withers, and he schem-
ing to enlarge them. Just now we merely
notice this enterprise, but will certainly
accept the invitation to be present at its
Inauguration this fall and attempt to de-
scribe the opening.
As we failed to attend the Commence
ment we will not attempt an account of it
second hand-from participants who had
passed through it. They were jaded and
fatigued reaction from the strain of ex-
element had set in. They had: had big
time evidently. A cornerstone was laid,
but Col. Power was absent-a sick child
detained him. 1t was suggested that this
cornerstone was not legally laid in his
Is.
What we do know, is that men can be
found who will attempt anything however
impossible, and we heard the rulnor that
Bro. w. q. Lowd, of Jackson, was at
tempting to specially represent the Grand
Secretary of Masons-pisli; nonsense. 1t
can't be did-Chinese feet in the slippers
of the Giant Killer There is but one
Grand Lodge of the State of Mississippi
and Bro. j. l.. Power is its only Secretary.
But the cornerstone had to be laid, and
so in spite of terrible rain and the alb
sence of the Grand Secretary, the Masonic
fraternity did the best they could. They
got Past Grand Master and Past Grand
High Priest Speed, and the big Bro. Hos
kins, and Omnipotent Bro. Paxton, and
with their assistance and that of other
distinguished Masonic dignitaries, they
finally managed to prize the great corner
stone into position.
We did not 60 near the College-what
was the usef Its inmates were gone; it's
banquet halls were deserted; and besides
that we were busy in listening to abuse of
the President of Whitworth College. A
faculty of a renowned College of another
State heard of his fame and his reputation
and his capacity, and they had written
him letter rendering him the position of
President of that institution. And Bro.
johnson had read the letter and paused
over the letter. Why did he pausef That
was the otfense. OF course he was not
going, and no one knew it better than
he did, but to pause over his reply, to stop
to consult his tTiends-he ought to know
that he did not have friends on that sub
ject and verify he did not. And SO we left
the subject finally settled. Rev. DIR. H..
+. johnson is still President of Whit
worth College. Long may he remain.
We took our dinner at Capt. Hoskins'
and chatted with beautiful lady from
Sardis about Col. Stands address, and
with tho lovely daughter of the accom-
plIshed editor of the Canton Citizen, and
the other guests and members of Capt.
Hoskins' family upou the usual dinner
topics. We wish Col. Stands could have
been at that dinner. l listened to the talk
of that and other kindred addresses. Gov
ernor Lowry, it seems, spoke at Whltworth
ton; what was the use of his talking to
we girls of education. Governor Lowry
at least, ought to know subject that iu-
teresls girls better" But perhaps, it was
suggested, the Governor prefers to deliver
addresses in private on that particular
subject. And Maj. Barksdale had spoken
there few years ago, "and what do you
thInkf he talked of Female suffrage.
Wasn't that deep subject for usi" Well
what was Col. Stands subject-women's
dress and their health. "NOw what
business had he to think we were interest
ed in those thingsi If he'had told us OF
young men and cigarettes and the stay
all-night-habits that we have heard limited
of, which really break down the health OF
young men, he would have had a subject
really interesting, and if he desired to
head Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, and wanted assistants to aid him in a
work of reformation as to those bad habits
of course he could have gotten assistants.
But your correspondent ought to be
ashamed of telling this private talk and
he is and is not at all responsible for it.
1t was Col. Stands provoking speech that
tempted us and that provoking little lady
| from Sardis.
After dinner we got ready for the mair
purpose of our visit A trip over short
| line railroad, called in that locality afte
| its builders, Messrs. Hamilton & HOskins
the II. & II. X. X. This road is little
giant-a wonder in these days of syndi
| 30 h.,