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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1884
Page
1
Prices for black cashmeres and lace, wool, and cotton goods are listed with varied widths and discounts. Includes cashmeres, lace, Mohair, Nainsook, Lawns, Pique, and ginghames. Also notes silk and linen blends, with selections by yard and color.
A Mississippi convention opened with prayer and organized committees on permanent organization and resolutions. Officers named include C. B. Galloway as chairman, W. J. Watlington as secretary, and W. L. Nugent as treasurer. The declaration presses prohibition, calls for strict liquor restrictions, and promotes temperance through state statutes and local option.
The Brookhaven Leader notes a disturbance among the Wessonites as calm village life gives way to minor trouble. It describes a brief affray, mentions Daniels the Cairo merchant buying four from a Cairo house, and references Myers as a store clerk, with details tangled in a partial account of money and a drummer at a house.
State notes report Vicksburg considering electric lights, eleven cotton factories in the state, and many local happenings. Mentions including D Grima possibly starting a paper, Miss Lillian E Burke named associate editor of Magnolia Gazette, cotton prospects praise, and multiple local incidents.
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