Local political notes and weather snippets
A collection of short items lists Supervisors and Justices of the Peace by beat, mentions a proposed state chief executive from Jackson Democrat orbit, and notes weather records with a 51 degree minimum. It quotes Jackeon Democrat and Vicksburg Herald observations, adds a Florence Bermuda grass anecdote, and ends with a brief political remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Truly
Earl Brewer
Jackeon Democrat
United States Weather Bureau Office
Vicksburg
Mississippi News Digest: Rail Wires and Fair Dates
The Mississippi wire network expands from Cincinnati to New Orleans and branch lines to Vicksburg and Shreveport, using heavy copper for instant communication. County fair managers meet in Jackson to set nonconflicting dates across towns such as Ellisville Starkville Hazlehurst Yazoo City and Forest with the State Fair scheduled for early November. A fish shower story from Indianola reports live fish found on streets after a storm. Community counsel urges unity, warns against envy and hatred while farmers report crop damage from snails frosts freezes and worm outbreaks, forcing replanting efforts.
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Cincinnati
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Shreveport
Illinois Central
Chicago
Jackson
Ellisville
Starkville
Hazlehurst
Yazoo City
Columbine
Forest
the Tocsin
Indianola
Sunflower County
Mississippi
Dr J E Noble Announces Candidacy for Representative
Democratic party readers are urged to consider Dr J E Noble of Fannin for representative. Noble, a Rankin county well known physician, is praised for temperance morality and government knowledge. The note includes a farmers advisory from an editorial and warns campaigns must balance effort with work.
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J. E. Noble
Fannin
Noble
Rankin County
8. W. Robinson
Remarkable 106 year old Brandon resident Uncle Peter
The Clarion Ledger notes Peter Fields died at Brandon aged 106. Described as one of the few African natives in America, he was brought from Africa nearly a century ago by a slave vessel, sold in Virginia, then moved to Brandon where he outlived master and mistress. A famed feature was his enormous mouth and the coinage he earned with it.
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Peter Fields
Brandon
America
Virginia
Peter
Clarion Ledger
The Clarksburg Picnic for Pelahatchie Ladies and Morton Men
A Pelahatchie picnic party of about thirty five traveled by train to Clarksburg the day after a Tuesday announcement. Chaperones Mesdames Glen Adams A L D Rhodes and Jim Ross supervised a day on the banks of Pelahatchie Creek with fishing and a bountiful noon repast. After afternoon sports the group returned home grateful to the organizing committee for a pleasant outing.
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Clarksburg
Pelahatchie
Morton
Mesdames Glen Adams
A. L. D. Rhodes
Jim Ross
Pelahatchie Creek
Pela
The Honest Press and The Grace of Home
A collage of quotes on newspapers, public perception, and moral conduct. It contrasts the dangers of offending readers with the value of trust, while musing on domestic virtue and practical skills as marks of character.
The Mistresses of Homes and a Mother’s Devotion
A piece urges mothers to train daughters in home skills for harmony and sweetness, praising patient guidance over nagging. It honors an aged mother whose steadfast love endures, and contrasts cheerful home life with open criticism. The text closes with a folk verse about rainy days and a town ordinance snippet and local ads.
Andrew Chapel Weather and Local Happenings Report
A heavy rain and windstorm struck Andrew Chapel Sunday night lasting hours. Trees were blown down and fences scattered. Farm readings look gloomy, with elder residents noting unprecedented weather for this season. Several residents attended New Prospect preaching by Rev. Huse. Mrs. L. H. Wilson and Miss Alma Wilson visited Ella Cox. Selby Shivers reported gloomy conditions others. Tobe Heslep’s name noted as a potential representative for Rankin county. Clerk Miller Rodgers described as up to date and courteous. L. H. Wilson traveled to Jackson on Wednesday for business.
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New Prospect
Huse
L. H. Wilson
Alma Wilson
Ella Cox
Selby Shivers
Tobe Heslep
Heslep
Rankin County
Miller Rodgers
An Ordinance to Issue Bonds for School Annex
An ordinance authorizes the town of Elahatchie to issue twenty four hundred dollars in bonds to raise funds for constructing an annex to the public school building. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen announces the purpose and authority for the bond issue.
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Elahatchie
Ware
Farm for sale near Jackson Mississippi 640 acres
Wanted to sell or lease for a term of years a good farm on easy terms. 640 acres well improved with a barn fences and ample water near a railroad station ten miles from Jackson and six miles from Brandon. Suitable for stock raising and an ideal dairy farm. Address P O Box 208 Brandon Miss.
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Railroad Station
Jackson
Brandon
P. O
Miss
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Brandon News
J. S. Roberts
A. G. Norrell
W. W. Kersh
W. D. Heslep
J. R. East
R. S. McLaurin
G. W. White
J. A. Morris
Chancery
S. H. Stapleton Carl Stingily
J. L. Bughanan
B. A. Clark
C. E. Martin
A. Gayden
R. F. Brown
J. M. Evans
S. R. Myers J. Covington
W. W. Robeson
J. P. Barksdale
D. B. Ward
W. C. Harper
J. B. Tucker Delmont Myers
J. C. Atkins
J. H. Whitfield
I. P. Russell
J. A. Lane
W. G. Cooper
P. B. Berry
R. D. McRae
A. B. Stubblefield
D. T. Bilbro
G. W. Denson
J. F. Baker
E. G. Davis
R. F. Grimes
SI. R. E. Knight
W. P. Ragan
A. E. Martin
N. H. Nash
A. A. Ponder
J. C. C. Donnell
G. B. Harris
R. A. Kennedy
Justices of the Peace
Robt. L. Chapman
A. P. Dent
W. H. Walters
H. B. Kersh
John S. Davis
J. A. Bradshaw
A. P. White
Constable
F. S. Shivers
J. B. Williams
J. J. Holmes
W. T. Odom
T. T. Cottrell
Adam
Queen and Crescent
Jack Malone
Florence
Erin
John
Beck
Malone
Clarion-Ledger
Cain
Simmons Hardware Co
St. Louis
J. A. Taylor
Albert Ross
Bell
J. A. Spann, JR
Heinz’s
W. G. Barnes
Andrew
Pierce
Dr. King
Hill
Coleman
Thedford
New Life
Bucklen
International Gall Care
J. E. Townsend
Blue Front
Lynwood, Miss
Lynwood
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