The Brookhaven leader., 1884-10-23


q 'ur, meal, corn, bacon and pork
tor the same period were as follows:
Barrels OF -four. .................lO 1900
Barrels Of meal. Il 500
sacks OF corn. ....,............ 900
Pounds of bacon and pork ..... .s2, 500.
Tue comparatively small receipts
nf meal and corr are on account Of
the home-proiuction of our farmers,
which g"cs n long way towards
supply ing The demand. With the
exception of molsSses. which is also
produced in the county in large
quantities, the receipts of other
staples will range in proportion 1"
the above. The receipt nf alcoholic
liquors is the only item in which
there has been any appreciable de
crease. Owing To Prohibition
agitation and the growth of our
people in temperance, the receipts ~
these show a falling off between
september, 1883, aud September,
1884, at nearly three tuuiths that OF
the year previous.
The business of BrOokhaven Is OF
a stable and promising character
rhe record will show that Lher,.
have been fewer failures among her
business men than in any other town
If like size in the State. IL IS the
market and trading point of a ma
j"ri y of the people OF the county.
Is well as very large proportion
from Franklin, Jefferson and Law
renee counties The building Of the
Meridian anil Northeastern and the
Mississippi Valley r .ilroads has n"
perceplible effect toward drawing
away trade. nor is IT. feare'l that 1t
will, as this Will only take of Il f,'N
from the GU skirts Of oar trad,
territory an, will he mere than
If ct by the constant drvclo, mrnl
that is going on. The q s,~ mills
Of the county, with their hnndre,is
of employees, and dependents and
the sturdy agricultural population
will -u,tain aud continually Increase
our commercial Importance.
MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
Tao ciLy is I'm ter the dirrctlnn q!
4 Board of Mayor aud Aidtrm' II
and a Marshal (who is also rx- .tiici
AK c"lIector), elected every Nv"
Years. The Officials elected lasl
March and now in control at HE
tWy Government are AS follows
Mavor, } b. DrasCn; Aldermen. j.
b. Danghlrt, B L. Atkins, +. J. s
.ncGrath, b {. Brennan, A Brwsky
md Staten Baker. the lat nam..i a
cniOrcd man; M",shal, 4. ID. Nc
Tendon. AS Il rule, The best OF Or.ri
prevail 8, AMI the msr>ha! i, the
ont, p ice officer required.
The financial status of She CITY
Is excellent It. j. out # Il. b. an,
It's warrants AT par. Neither are taxes
,.xorhilant. the levy for 1883 bling
6 lis, inclIiing school tax. TN
wear IT, will he the same or less
Under the preset efficient a.lnini>-
lratl"n the STREETS aui si,lrwt ak
have also hcrn greatly improved and
are in excellent condition. MANY al
he streets are Incl with water ok
an o. her >ha H. trees. an the rail
roaH park forms al att active teatur,
81 Raii"rad Avenue.
FIRE PRoTECTI n.
All oi h. business p'rtiOn Of The
c'N j. provided with large puhli,
ri>t,rn>, and good hard engine
and hook and ladder apparatus
'peratrd by four companies # well
"r2anizc,i volunteer tiremen, furni>t
rca-onIhlr safely from the ie>trur-
ion ct The fire frnd.
The houses of the city are we'll
huill AMI substantial. Those in til,
business district are mainl, ii
hrlck. ~hrIr the r.-id.nce- al,
uniiormIN trsinp, and many al
them quite aie'y and handsome
Five new re~iichce> have hreu hul,t
ring he current year. and lar.!c
nulh Der re .aire'l AMI enlarged.
SOCIETY AND SCHOOLS.
Brook haven has ever been not, d
,"r the heauLy of her women aud
the g3llan;r, of her Men, and IN
point OF Intelligence, culture ami
animation her sncieiy circles viii
c"mrar'' la. orably "i,h those OF any
nliter Onnmuniiy.
WITH sch'ol> our city ia peculiar
y favored Frs and fnr"mn>j
a,o z these is The now ;aTol,