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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1889
Page
2
The Leader and The National Democrat announce a joint subscription deal. Sending both papers for one year costs 2.50, with The National Democrat described as a leading National Democratic journal endorsed by notable figures. Sample copies available. subscribe now to start the new year.
Congress met last Monday as Tom Reed secured the Speakership. Jackson Democrats renominate Gen. Will Henry for Mayor after mass meetings led by Major Barksdale. Sam Jones advocates broad women’s roles while the West Point Forum urges a state constitutional convention for tax savings and unity.
Brookhaven citizens form a Railroad Association to push a line from Brookhaven via Pearl River to Meridian or Monticello. They seek city funds for a survey and to fund inspection work, with a large meeting planned for December 17 to rally tax-payer backing and private subscriptions.
The piece lauds John Marshall Stone as a seasoned leader with 15 years of steady service. It praises his administration as honest and economical and notes his final message urging fiscal restraint. It asserts his public record and private character as pure and strong, and says the people have re-elected him governor.
Chancery Court convened Tuesday morning with Chancellor Cowan presiding. In attendance were local lawyers and judges including Judge Bridewell of Beauregard, Hugh Watson of Greenville, Hon. A. Longino of Greenwood, and Col. J. B. Deason of Hattiesburg. A full list of disposed cases will follow.
The Jackson Democrats meet and resolve to carry the election. The记 Meridian Mississippi address hints at the college offering bookkeeping shorthand and practical knowledge since September opening. Attendance was small at first but has grown, urging memory of December activities.
The meeting of the Citizens Association of Brookhaven and Lincoln County endorses building a first class branch rail line from the New Orleans Natchez and Port Scott main to Brookhaven. They urge liberal city county subscriptions and seek a survey funded by local authorities. A committee will petition the mayor and aldermen and confer with the Illinois Central for inducements. The next gathering is set for December 17, 1889.
The column surveys Mississippi events and people from Monticello postmaster Mrs Fairly to state college endowments, temperance actions, convention reports in Chicago, and local incidents including marriages, crimes, and road projects. Notable items mention Methodists, WCTU leadership, and the Yazoo City railroad tax decision.
A council meeting last night revisited the Montice Junction Railroad issue. Debate focused on amended petition language and the survey needed for enforcement, amid scrutiny from the Citizens' Association.
At a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors last Monday all members and officers were present. Claims were allowed and warrants ordered for various items including road work, jail supplies, school warrants, and county clerk expenses. The monthly report of the County Superintendent was submitted and approved. An editorial note extols Electric Bitters as a health tonic. Reed’s Chill Cure is advertised as a fast-acting remedy available at T. Meade & Co. Drug Store.
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