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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
4
Fragmentary 1901 directory item from The Leader shows city listings with unclear names and addresses, partial street and occupation clues, and scattered letters. Text quality is poor with missing words and garbled phrases, offering minimal usable data on individuals or offices.
The official directory lists Lincoln County officers and educators with Brookhaven ties. Names include Judge Robt Powell Clerk H C Conn Chan Zit Hazlehurst W LeNair and treasurer Suvinee RK Applewhite plus district supervisors, county agents, and education leaders.
The Brookhaven column lists prices at CB Perkins and Lowe's, announces visits by Rev J B Lowe and Rev J A Moore, and notes summer business slowdowns. It highlights new hires at Parsons Moreton Wentworth, a meeting at Pleasant Grove, and factory goods from Chattanooga Cane Mills to Stoves. Also mentions Lotterhos bread, Grafton Drug Co. remedies, and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion.
A dark bay mare with a brand on the hip and a white hind foot is missing from two miles east of Brookhaven Mississippi. Last heard heading east toward Brookhaven with a reward offered for information leading to her return.
A collage of advertisements and brief notices lists Bryant hardware for kitchenware and bicycles, Parsons Co. selling buggies, residents visiting Chicago and New Orleans, a veterinary visit to Summit, and others planning travel. Mentions include Dr M Grafton of Union Church, Wesson church recital, and Capt Girton Penn with the Stonewall Dogs. Also notes DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve, and a kidney cure testimonial from Memphis.
The Lincoln County Teachers Institute will open next Monday and run through the week under conductor Prof. T L Trawick of Crystal Springs. Prof. Edgar Green, county superintendent, is general supervisor with Dr Henry Mowers as Auburn Educational Association president. The Adams Camp Ground south west of Brookhaven provides accessibility by railroad. Visitors from Brookhaven may travel by train mornings and return at night. Auburn offers fine water, post office, phone, large tabernacle and affordable rates. A music elocution and oratory festival will feature top talent, and the enterprise earns Burners best wishes for success. County teachers are urged to attend, others should spare time too.
An advertisement describes the Mun ner System added to a gin near the Rockhaven compress. It promises five free bales first, high seed and cotton handling capacity, and rapid processing with pneumatic and vacuum components. Also notes sale of bagging, ties, and delivery by wire cable to the compress.
The first bale of the new cotton crop arrived in Brookhaven on Saturday. John W Ballard of Lawrence county raised a 473 pound bale classed as good middling and sold to John McGrath & Sons for 4 cents. McGrath offered a 2,000 gold prize for a bale weighing at least 45 pounds and not below good middling, but Ballard missed both. Magee of Blountville captured the higher 5 premium from L Cohn & Bros for a middling bale over 450 pounds, weighing 477 pounds, sold to Julius Weiss & Co. of New Orleans. Brookhaven claims the year as the first Mississippi site to receive a bale of new cotton, aided by enterprising merchants and progressive farmers. The report also notes last year's first-bale arrivals and lists further early bales received this week, including prizes won by Magee and Ballard. Local notes mention an escaped convict incident in Alabama and upcoming developments at the Opera House. The Democratic committee of Pike county schedules a primary on Aug 31 to nominate a representative.
For sale a small farm listing near Drooktaven describes a large tract with windmill water tank improvements and pasture potential. The owner offers details on caretive acreage and asks interested buyers to contact GED A. Love for price and terms.
You are commanded to appear before the Chancery Court of Lincoln County on the Third Monday in September to defend a suit brought by Alvin Lorter or Silvorre. The document, dated around August 1001, lists ROW, MENATE, Clerk, and Yaw as officials. Proceedings reference a divorce or survival matter with details garbled in OCR.
Coroner inquest finds Homer Townsend dead in a creek with head wound. Lewis Townsend, age 11, faces manslaughter charge after conflicting statements and defense alleging accidental death during play on a pole. Preliminary murder charge dropped due to insufficient evidence. jury verdict manslaughter. Grandfather defends accused. case notes debate over mental state and concealment. DeWitt's Witch Hazel ad included.
A collage of community items reports neighborly antics, property development, and local tidbits. Mentions Rev Scarborough, Sam Aird, Dr Felix Thompson, John Gwin, postmaster Jobe, marshal Vernon, and barber F A Doss. Includes sales pitches, a vagrancy arrest, a tiger liquor bust, schooling at White Line, and new shop chairs.
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