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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1897
Page
3
A compact item on a Wednesday evening notice about Che Graber and a front page railroad timetable. It lists the Chicago Central line departures toward the south including No 1 Exraten leaving Jackson and connections through Dowkhavet to New Orleans with expected arrival times and train numbers, reflecting a late 19th century travel schedule.
In Brookhaven and nearby towns residents chat about church services, visitors, and excursions to Vicksburg. Names include Misses Neilie and Eva Jones, Rev W P Price, Mrs R D Sessions, H Brill, Hyman Zwin n, Mr and Mrs R H Hamilton, and many others. Readers are urged to bring watches to Thos D Evans and exchange soda apparatus for real estate. A laundry book is lost and a theft case yields fines at City Court.
Men of Lincote and Lawren counties achieve success in culling operations. Farmers adapt methods, expand markets, and report steady yields from recent seasons. Local agricultural leaders highlight efficiency, mortality practices, and advancement in livestock management.
The column lists Bubble Blowing policy, merchants Dunaway Sutton and Irving Magee awarded lead premiums for home economy efforts. It notes fish deliveries, tax delinquent lists, and a long report on farmers in Lincoln County detailing years of self-sufficient production in corn, meat, potatoes, molasses, and poultry, with names and places across Mississippi communities.
The Leaver column lists farmers from various towns including W H Palmer and J J Dunaway as top bidders in a farming premium contest. Winners receive a Storm Side-Harrow, a Planet Junior Cultivator, and a two-year Tim Leaver subscription. Committees compare reports and award top honors to Lincoln residents, while water works progress and local agriculture updates accompany the notice.
Board actions adjust property assessments including parcels in Brookhaven and Montiolly districts, assign ownership changes, reduce losses by fire on block 5, Brookhaven, and approve member and officer travel allowances. Also confirms personality assessment for 1807 and adjourns after finalizing corrections.
Farmers pull fodder as the fleecy staple opens slowly. A protracted meeting begins at Pair River with Eld J P Harrington assisting. Residents cleaned the graveyard and refitted the church. Local theft chatter warns against melon stealing and urges self-reliance. A cheap horse and delivery wagon offered in town known for churches schools and a good newspaper.
Miss Laurie Poon visits Jack son E Ptoiter for roof work while John Melirath Sons advertise a large store project. Various guests move between Hazlehurst Brookhaven and Nashville Exposition. King’s Daughters meet at Mrs McNal’s. The Stonewall Guards head to Vicksburg for the State Encampment and return in new uniforms. Editorial remarks comment on Board of Supervisors road improvements amid visible discourse. Separate notices promote a bicycle sale and a mail-order ad from Washington New Jersey.
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