The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-08-06
FRANKLIN NOTES.


! FRANKLIN County, Aug. LIST, l-35
EiitCr Brookhaven Leader
As the readers of the LEADER" have
not been favored with any political news.
crop reports, etc, from this county for
some time past, and believing Information
I relative to these matters would be .lc-
/ ceptable to them, will furnish you few
items. Having had the opportunity re-
Gently of meeting with planters from
every section of the country, we eau
/ truthtully assert that the prospect for an
abundant crop of corn, cotton, peas, po-
tatoeS, etc, Is more tlattcring than for
many years past. Should the season
prove prOpitiouS through the month of
August the most critical period with cot
ton, our farmers will be we'll remunerlted
( for the labor and money expended in cul-
( tivating and gathering their present
( crops. As IA general thing, our labor has
been more efficient and crops have been
made ut less cost than usual Some are
becoming aroused to the great importance
OF raising M re of what they consume at
home, of deyoting more of their attention
to the growing of corn, rice, sugar cane,
and to the rearing of blooded stock, cat
tie, hogs and sheep. 1t is to be hoped
that many others seeing their good works
will follow in their wake.
/ But little interest is being manifested
rs yet in politics. The several candidates
for Governor have each his friends and
admirers, but Dardon and Lowry are the
I Nv" most prominent, and it is hard to tell
Just now, who will receive the cudursr-
ment of this County. The County
Convention will meet on Monday II, xt for
the purpose of e!ccting delegates to the
state Convention, and it is to be presnm
ed the matter will be settled so far as
Franklin is concerned. Capt. Darrlcn may
| fail IN this as he did in his own county to
get the endorsement of the Cow oniion,
but were it left to vote of the people he
would beat the "hind sights" Oft of all
the balance of the candidates put to-
gether and he would go in as Democrat
and not as Republican or INDEPENDENT.
! Our candidates for county Representa-
tive, Messrs. McGehee and Grice seem TO
he making a thorough canvass of tho
county, and if reports are true are dead
| ehing little around the edges. Between
the protractcd meetings, picncs, etc, that
are being taken in almost daily by them
IN their rounds they are growing in favor
rapidly and in flesh at the rate of Il pound
a day.
The BaptIsts of this section have lust
| closed most interesting and successful
meeting of several days duration. The
services were ably conducted by Elders
W. w. Bolls and C.. II. Green, the latter a
recent lst honor graduate of Gillsburg In
stitute, talented, consecrated young
man.
Prohibition here is OH its upward and
onward march, many OF our leading men
are already Unlisted in tho temperance
cause and We hope to be able to present
a good showing at our next meeting in
September.
The young ladies and gentlemen of this
vicinity, some of whom have recently re-
turned home from College. are having
most enjoyable time, being treated by
their friends to series of picncs and
soclables. Several young ladies of nd
joining counties are visiting the neigh
borhOOd at this time, among whom are
the accomplished and attractive Misses
Annie Whitney and Josie Powell of Fay
cite, the guests of Misses Rena and Ollie
Montgomery. These young ladies by their
many graees of mind aud person, have
made deep and lasting i'm preston upon
our people, and their departure from our
midst viii be deeply regretted. Como
again, young ladies.
SANCHo PASZA.