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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1884
Page
2
WB Watts is named to represent Tit Leaner and manage advertising contracts and receipts for subscriptions at the Brookhaven Postco. The notice appears in the Thursday issue dated April 17, with details on authorization and responsibilities.
A lengthy editorial fragment covers diverse topics from a Gambetta statue unveiling in Cahoes to wind damage in Grenada and West Point, religious education in Mississippi, political hints, and crime reports. The piece mentions Louisiana and Texas connections, a murder in Vicksburg, a stabbing in Copiah, and a book by Higtaate Monga. It also notes a Western hotel experiment with roller skates for waiters and political jockeying ahead of state and national conventions, with various local officials and candidates named in passing.
The town of Beauregard prepares to mark the first anniversary of the deadly April 22, 1883 tornado with memorial services. A committee led by Rev Jo Forsythe and other officials proposes prayers, church services, and formal resolutions to honor victims and invoke divine protection for future storms.
Judge Hill delayed ruling on the intonction suit between Hlinwis Central Railroad Company and Mississippi Railroad Commissioners, with Mobile & Ohio Road case to be heard this week. ruling expected mid to late week after both arguments. Governor Lowry appointed Ur. Cameron as Swamp Land Commissioner, challenged as unconstitutional under state constitution. Debate notes legislative changes to the commission’s emoluments.
A fragmentary statement from Magnolia Gazette aligns with a Monticello source about the killing of Jobo Kelly at H. C. Smith's nine miles south of Monticello. Deputies Garrett and Guess confronted Kelly as he refused surrender, shots were exchanged, Kelly died that night, note signed Wd. P. Rivitt Abberville Texas found on him. Kelly claimed Texas origin, seven months in the area, business unspecified.
The item decries bloody shirt politics and notes public opinion in the South influences Republicans in the North. It praises Col. Williamson and Inge for honesty, comments on press slurs, and reflects on local obituaries and deaths including Jno R Matthews and Zack Rembert with details of funerals and graves.
The case discusses Millsaps town and the railroad's right of way for market stalls and a lease to Mrs. Baggett. The court notes implied covenants and tenant rights, including quiet enjoyment, with a judgment reversed and the action dismissed. It references authorities and prior rulings, and mentions the broader Mississippi political dialogue.
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