Train Schedules for Brookhaven and Jackson Lines
Daily timetable shows TLLINOW CENTRAL and COLIN SOUTH sections with trains 1 through 6, listing departures from New Orleans to Brookhaven and Jackson, and arrivals at Brookhaven and Canton. Local freight Nos. 92 93 94 95 96 detail intermediate stop patterns and connections with branch roads, noting vestibule cars on Nos. 4 and 6 and limited stop at flag stations.
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Tllinow Central
Thash No
New Orleans
Araves
Brookhaven
Jackson
New Oriea
Alo
Vest
Colin South
Exinkes
New Orlean
McComb City
Canton
Hanmond
Hazie- Wurst
Crystal Springs
Cabton
Town and County Revelers and Visitors List
A bustling local column lists residents and guests visiting or traveling to Hazlehurst and surrounding towns. Several guests from New Orleans to Dallas are noted, along with shop updates, a bakery ad, and a cottage for rent. The piece mirrors a small town social panorama with family and friend visits, trips to Chicago and Cooper's Wells, and upcoming college plans for local youths.
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Ben Penn
Hazlehurst
Abshagen Bros. New Bakery
Abshagen Bros. Bakery
C. B. Perkins
Benjamine
McGrath
Alice
Moss Point
Price Drug Co’s
Colton Smith
Stratton
The
Liberty Herald
TH. Zwirn
Cooper’s Wells
Tom Young
R. H. Hamilton
St. Louis
Lutie Alford
Gallman
Nellie Jones
Martin
McHenry
Harry Watts
Abshagen's Shoes Offer for All Ages and Days
An advertisement touts Abshagen's Shoes with options for ladies, men, and children for Sunday wear and workdays. Slippers are available to rest feet. Prices are described as reasonable.
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Abshagen
Local Society and Education Notes From Water Valley
Local society items list guests and travels of residents, upcoming school and church events, a postponed picnic and a school meeting with Prof Green. Mentions include Dr. E F Jones planning a visit to Lorman, J M Alford at Beaver Creek, and Miss Reeves at a teachers institute.
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Griffin
Water Valley
E. H. Wentworth
E. F. Jones
Jones
Lorman
Jefferson County
J. M . Alford
Beaver Creek
J. L. Johnson, Jr
Hillman College
Lincoln County
May Hoskins Bowles
Pensacola
Fla
D. Osborne
Alma Knapp
Hat Itie
Sallie McCormick
Oes Church
R. H. Mercer
A. Statler
Pleasant Hill
Dogwood
Prof. Green
Nellie McGrath
Annie Cosgrove
Cosgrove
Brookhaven event to host speakers and band next Saturday
The Crite Club plans a large meeting in Brookhaven next Saturday with distinguished speakers and Penn's Unique Band. Stores will close from 1 to 8 30 p m for the event, inviting county residents to participate. A Cruz victory on August 27 is anticipated and Lincoln is urged to share honors.
Do You Own Your Own Home Do Not Miss This Offer
Brennan and Casnahan advertise Brookhayer lots for sale with low down payment and monthly installments from 20 to 30 percent below rent. money to build provided by Brennan and Hannah, lawyers, in Front Suite rooms 4 and 5, St Marco Building. Frank A. Caffierosi named bookkeeper for Parsons Moreton Wentworth Co. Cameron joins Moreton firm as accountant. Brookhaven voters set to vote on $30,000 sewerage bonds on Wednesday 26 and Democratic primary on Thursday 27.
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Brennan & Casnahan
Brookhayer
Brennan & Hannah
St. Marco
Frank A. Caffierosi
Parsons, Moreton, Wentworth Co
Cameron
Moretons
Moreton & Helms
Sterling
Brookhaven
Last Heard of He Was Going East Murder Mystery
Report on the Monticello road murder of James Nelson last Friday night points to Jake Monin as the suspect. A heavy shower halted the pursuit seven miles from Monticello, with Monin sighted near sunrise. authorities pursued toward Blountville, then to the Pearl River area. A later tip led Sheriff Applewhite to Crystal Springs and Brookhaven, finding Will Smith instead, and no confirmation of Monin’s capture. Noel county voters lean Noel candidates amid countywide alert. Foley's Kidney Cure advertised as remedy.
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James Nelson
Monticello
Jake Monin
Monin
D. Blue Monroe Bessonett
Montiscello
Blountville
Lawrence County
Pearl
Applewhite
Crystal Springs
Montiel
Brookhaven
Will Smith
McComb City
Pearl River
Campaign Lies at Woat Point Aug 18
The speaker denounces false rumors linking him to telegrams about Senator Noel’s withdrawal or defeat. Noel takes no blame and rejects the circulating lies as baseless, accusing partisans of desperate methods to defeat him. He appeals to fair minded citizens to judge his claims and character.
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Woat Point
Noel
Vardaman Speech At Lexington Aims At Controversial Figures
Major Vardaman spoke at the courthouse in Lexington to a good crowd aided by a negro brass band. He alluded to Rev. T. J. Bailey and Judge Jeff Turly, criticizing their role in campaigns. He outlined plans to repeal section 206 to allow state funding decisions, warning of factional strife in the legislature.
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Lexington
Vardaman
Court House
Cruz
T. J. Bailey
the Baptist
Jeff Turly
Bailey
Holmes
Whitworth College tuition costs for a full session
The total expenses of a young lady in the Literary Department of Whitworth College for the whole session amount to 501.00 dollars. This covers all necessary expenses including clothing and books. Considerable reductions are offered to students living nearby Brookhaven and who spend weekends at home. Apply to FW Cooper or
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Whitworth College
Brookhaven
Fw, Cooper
White Institute and Gold Medal Contests Begin in Brookhaven
The two weeks long Institute for Normal Teachers opens at the Brookhaven public school at 10 p m on August 24. County officials promise a profitable session with daily records used to set salaries. The gold medal contest features declamation music and elocution with students from Beat 1 through Beat 5 and a program at the Opera House on September 3 and 4. An admission fee of 25 cents funds medals and expenses.
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Institute For Normal
Brookhaven
Lincoln County
Chester Byrne
Bracie Campbell
Morris Reeves
Sam Osborne
Pearlie Callender
Jymmie Vardaman
Miss Ellzey
Carrie Greer
Rena Price
Marguerite Betterfiel
Willie Vernon
Alice Deceit
Annie Allen
Maggie Nations
Beulah Reeves
Lillie Thorson
Ada Pearl Smith
Edna Flood
Opera House
Edgar Green
Negro Robbed On Jackson Street In Franklin County
An elderly Black man named Lawrence Magee reported being robbed of $10 by three other Black men on Jackson Street near Judge Cassedy’s residence between midnight and dawn. He said he camped at Hartman’s store lot, woke to see two men with dinner buckets, and was directed to a whiskey seller who lured him to follow and rob him. Magee claimed $3.90 of his $13.90 pocket money belonged to a colored woman at home and was returned. He attempted to view the robbers at the compress after daylight but offered no arrests at present.
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Lawrence Magee
Dr. A. M. Dodd
Franklin County
Jackson Street
Judge Cassedy
Hartman
Nero
Hartman’s Fet
Reverend Steele to Speak at Adams Camp Meeting
Notice invites worshipers to a meeting at Adams Camp Ground Rug where Rev S A Steele D D will preach in a large tabernacle. The message stresses Southern Methodist preaching prowess and the event is hosted by Wey Johnson P C M E C in South Auburn Mississippi dated August 4 1908. Also a cold remedy ad and a Roosevelt themed note from Brooklyn Holy Name Society are included.
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S.A. Steele
D. D
Adams Camp Ground
Dr. Steele
Paine's Celery Compound Claims Cure for Ottawa Man
A Canadian patient from Ottawa credits Paine's Celery Compound with ending eight years of severe illness after doctors and other medicines failed. Alfred Brown describes lingering pain, weakness, and inability to walk alone before the remedy, and reports regained health, appetite, and strength after consistent use.
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Alfred Brown
Paine
Edward E. Phelps
Phelps
Dominion of Canada
O'Connor St
Ottawa
Ont
Brown
Mr. Brown
Local notes and society items stir Lincoln county life
Miss Nora Wells of Koel Springs visits Gill family while Mrs. Hugh Gill hosts at Pearlhaven. Mrs. Hugh Gill’s children Ella Kate and Grady Gill noted. Debate on bridging Valley stirs public talk as Critz club expands. Cold epidemic settles over town. Miss Goldie Cook returns from Brookhaven. Susie Brent hosts a Flinch party. Rogue Chitto News mocked for decline. Editor Temple linked to baseball and fights. bank movement draws interest. Petition circulated to replace Thos Keenan with Wm Turnbough in Lincoln county.
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Nora Wells
Koel Springs
Mt In Gill
Ella
Kate Gill
Grady
Hugh Gill
Pearlhaven
Yosemite Valley
Critz Club
Goldie Cook
Brookhaven
Susie Brent
Chitto News
Temple
New Bank
Wm. Turnbough
Lincoln County
Thos. Keenan
Drunken Negro Shootout Ends With Nonfatal Wounds
A moody Monday incident on Front Street involved a drunken young mulatto named William Walls who fired at a marshal and was shot through both thighs by Constable Willoughby after retreating to a neighbor’s house. He was held on $500 bond for resisting officers.
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Front Street
Wilson
Willoughby
Byrd
Magee
William Walls
Henry Womack
Court House
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the Leader
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May Higdon
Shelby Wood
Cora Allen
French Camp
Mrs. Cooke
Bessie
Fannie Cook
Brown's Wells
Norma Ainsworth
Hawkhurst
Marcia Penn
Ruth Coney
Johnson Station
Andrew Dunn
Alice Tennisson
Eliza Daughtry
Alfred
Caseyville
R. R. Applewhite
Jd. d. McGrath
J. T. Covington
Beulah Ramsey
Parish
Hattie Sherman
Susie
Nellie Cox
Chicago
Ernest Wadsworth
I. W. Cooper
Louis
Winnie Wright
Dallas
Texas
H. E. Cushoran
Jennie Chrisman
Josie Hoskins
Jones Hoskins
Brockdale
Charles Deucheit
M. E. Heack
Jeff Green
Franklin
J. J. Green
J. W. McMaster
S. N. Ellis
Copiah
Rita Proby
Meadville
Myrtis Wentworth
Jessie Greer
Gost
Thos. M. Perkins
Satinas
Wm. Abshagen
Peyton T. Strother
Meridian
Hunter & Miaaza Insurance Agency
Dale
Lawrence County Press
P. Z. Jones
Mammoth Springs
Sam Storm, Jr
Dr. Johnson
Sam
D. M. Lee
Z. Jones
Metor Hubbard
Memphis
Will Hubert
Gr. H. Purser
Baptist Church
Lucien J. Scott
Lizzie Lambright
Palmer
Columbus
Lincoln
Critz
Foley
W. F. Parsons
Fred Oberschmidt
Parsons Moreton-Wentworth CO
A. £. Moreton
H. Wentworth
Geo
M. Decell
Mammoth
Hattiesburg
Gulf and Ship Island Railway
Express
Mammoth Mineral Springs and Hotel CO
Miss
T. H. Perkins Furniture Co
Grove
Baptist
J.C. Cross
Marion Lee Dunreath
Ind
Price Drug Co
Illinois
Layton & Winslow’s
Col
J. R. Byrd
Newton County
Hawkins
Price Drug Go.'s
White Institute
Billie
Mivay
Cruz Club
Madison
Sis ‘Tion
Serenia Jobo T
An. Ori
Urita
Nookmany
B.C. Simpson
Varias
Wey
Johnson, P. C
South
Auburn
E. W. Grove
Roosevelt
Holy Name Society
Brooklyn
Burlington
KODOL
Kopol
E. C. Dwitt & CO
Chicaog
Guilin
Megro Women
Southern Federation of Colored Women
Booker T. Washington
Greenwood
Jesse Lott Moncure
E. C. Moncure
Ruston
Mr. Dodds
Delta
John Hal
Justice Brewer
Gym Ten 1
Leslie
Paris
Hun
Par
Eit Widvey
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