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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1889
Page
3
Brookhaven notes include farming praise and town events. Hops strike, stores opening, church services, temperance meetings, new residences, school notices, and local visits. Mentions Rev A P Watkins, Prof A J Maxey, Miss Addie Marshall, and Captain Whitworth funeral details. Also reports first bale of cotton, price and buyer, and local commerce updates.
A late evening shooting near Rising Sun fatally wounded Capt. Whitworth as he and Ingram rode to town. Two masked shooters fired from behind a tree, with Ingram slighty wounded. The inquest returned death at unknown hands, amid old local feuds and calls for justice that may never be resolved. The event echoes the Rising Sun tragedy and Carrollton massacre tensions that linger in Leflore County.
A large congregation gathered last Sunday night to hear Rev. W Wing Haw of Hazelurnt, former pastor, in his first return sermon in three years. The event marked the community’s satisfaction with his message on patience and integrity, followed by praise for Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption and other remedies sold by E. T. Meade & Drug Store.
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