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Many pleasant parties gather there, and frequently dances take place in the beautifully cool hall and in the dancing pavilion of the house It is a lovely sight to note the long covered grape arbor, which extends for quite a distance back of the pretty house, and running to a summer house at the end of the vineyard Here one finds cozy seats and tables for the accommodation of picnic parties, who frequently drive over for a good and happy time.
THE MAIN BUILDING AT BKOWN’S VINEYAKD.
Everything in the way of machinery for successful winemaking is employed and there is a wine-cellar in one of the buildings in which is stored several thousand dollars worth of the old wine Scuppernong Champagne is celebrated all over the Southern States and many are the orders also coming in from cities like New York and Chicago.
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The business has improved very much the past ten yearsr and they are shipping vast quantities direct to consumers. Once a customer, always a customer, seems to be the result. It is a very wholesome beverage and particularly nourishing for invalids, as well as being a pleasant drink for light lunches. The place is situated about three and a half miles from Bay St. Louis depot, and three-quarters of a mile from Wave-land. A large mail order business is done, and it is packed in cases containing twelve quart bottles to the case. Visitors
SNAP SHOT IN THE GROUNDS AT BROWN'S VINKYAKD.
and families are made to feel at home the moment they arrive and lunches and dinners are provided at short notice. The place itself is picturesque, surrounded by lovely piney woods scenery and is an ideal spot for a picnic. A visitor’s book is. kept, and one is surprised to note how many people from al.


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