Hurrah for the new public road work in progress
Local notes record ongoing road work with multiple town residents visiting, travelers passing through, church and encampment plans, and a birth. Names include Chas Dudley Jackson Mrs Fisher Freeman Vicksburg Tatum Newton Henry Stacey Columbus Alliston Sutton Monterey Mendhum Smallwood Eula Saunders Monk Clement Stewart Meridian. Community activity spans baptisms, sickness, and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Dudley
Jackson
J. E. Fisher
Freeman
Vicksburg
Chas. Tatum
Newton
Monterey
Local Notes from Holly Bush and Surrounding Area
Mrs Bessie Townsend of Meridian visits her parents Mr and Mrs Jit McKay. J M O Neal, long ill, shows improvement. Mr and Mrs Mid McKay welcomed a baby boy. Neighbors attended Barefoot preaching and report a good meeting. Luther Mashburn’s baby is ill and Uncle Hick O Neal plans departure for home. He visits J M O Neal and relatives in Alabama Meridian Laurel and other places. He directs Uncle Sam Milling and Mining Company in Imperial Valley California and says mines are rich in ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Townsend
Meridian
Jit McKay
Mid McKay
Barefoot
Hick O’neal
Texas
J. M. O’neal
Alabama
Laurel
Uncle Sam Milling and Mining Company
Imperial Valley
California
Fannin Community News Shifts After Rain and Meeting Ends
Continuous heat and rain delayed last week’s correspondence, but clouds cleared as a protracted meeting closed. Brother Cooper preached well, sowing seeds for good among listeners. Citizens plan to hire a teacher, grade the school grounds, and secure Mr Williams of Longford to paint the academy. R C Latham plans a 20 foot store addition to serve customers. Little Perry Starr Tinnin is very sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannin
Cooper
Williams
Longford
R.C. Latham
Local notes on illness visits and society events
The column mentions typhoid fever affecting a man named W B Smith and hopes for his swift recovery. It notes Miss Leta Morton of Madison visiting Miss Ida Allen, and Agness Barksdale Flora Granberry and Nettie Lee Robinson visiting Miss Jennie Ellis for a meeting. J C Robinson mingles with friends to organize a Woodman of the World. Miss Lottie Rice of Madison returns home after a week with Mrs H C Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leta Morton
Madison
Ida Allen
Agness Barksdale
Flora Granberry
Nettie Lee Robinson
Jennie Ellis
J. C. Robinson
Lottie Rice
Dobson Community Notes Report Quiet Health Status
Dobson remains quiet with health concerns in the community. Miss Margarette May remains very ill. Several residents relocate or visit relatives, including J. C. Crain’s family moving to Brandon for schooling and Miss Edna Buchanan visiting Miss Eva Myers. A protracted meeting is planned at Rock Hill Baptist church next Saturday with invited attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Buchanan
Eva Myers
Rock Hill Baptist Church
Eddie Brown
Jackson
The Best Melon Grower
Matt Lindsey of near Laurel Mississippi is cited as the leading watermelon grower in the United States and the state. He previously exhibited large melons at St. Louis and consistently raises huge fruit. Last Tuesday he displayed 14 melons on his front gallery weighing 929 pounds total, about 66 pounds each, with a field over 100 melons averaging around 60 pounds each and still growing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Lindsey
Laurel
Jones ,County
United States
Mississippi
Lindsey
Getting Rid of Lice and Mites in Chicken Coops
Instructional note from Herman Wood Warren Co Pa and Dr Womack Jackson offers methods to eradicate lice and mites. recommends thorough cleaning twice weekly, disposing manure, whitewashing with turpentine solution, repeating wash after 10 days, applying kerosene or turpentine to roosts, burning sulfur for severe infestations, and providing a kerosene dust box for hens to self-treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Wood
Warren Co
Nansen's Wife Married Him Twice The Same Man
Before his 1893 polar expedition Nansen arranged that if he did not return his wife could remarry. He later returned and was remarried to the same wife, giving her the unusual experience of marrying one man twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Nansen
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Ivers & Pond
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Smith & Barnes
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E. E. Forbes Piano Co
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B. F. Neely
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A. S. Morse and
Father
Wayne Alliston
Wayne Sutton
Florence
D. J. Puckett
B. S. Stuart
Joe Roell
Holly Bush
Luther Mashburns
J. E. Franklin
Winona
Perry Starr
S. L. McLaurin
W. H. Barnes
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W.B. Smith
Dobson
Margarette May
J. C. Crain
Euelah Baker
Nan. Mayers
Georgia Baker
Ellis Baker
Ten Mile
L. B. Godard
A. G. Baker
Chester Thompson
W. Ic. Barksdale
Mrs. Ellison
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Minnie Russell
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Cap” Buchanan
Tom Berry Baker
Rankin County
Ian On
Sidney L. McLaurin
Mikee E. H. Ohleyer
C. A. Richardson Co
Jetwelers Opticians
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Dr. Womack
Nansen’s
Alabama & Vicksburg Railway
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Birmingham
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Apic Press
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