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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1899
Page
3
Official directory page lists local offices and attendees for district meetings. It names election districts and residents such as Brookhaven and Panayties, with officers including clerks and judges, and notes district boundaries and meeting times.
A shuffled OCR note lists city ward designations and officials with references to council districts and election timing. It mentions Ward names Pig Ward and Loneditry type entries, plus some names like Moreton and Seavey Tide Ward, hinting at local governance and meeting schedules.
A scanned Monticello area page records social visits, family news, and small town happenings. Names include Susie Howell, Mamie Loeb, Ida, Hyman Zwirn, and Lizzie Norsworthy among residents visiting friends, hosting guests, or moving homes. Wedding bells ring for Oliver Herring and Letitia Rutland in a Cassedy building ceremony.
The county superintendent visited several winter schools led by young teachers including Miss Floyd Beacham at Heuck's Retreat and Prof. J A Dent with Miss Decia Moore at Goodwater, praising discipline, room conditions, and community support. A later note details a fire at the Excelsior House, saving lower floors, with insurance coverage and neighborly aid.
The notice promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a reliable cure for croup with early hoarseness, claiming decades of use and success in homes. It also includes community pieces on a Whitworth College debate, praising an affirmative outcome, with remarks on a singer, a prayer opening, and a college yell. Additional items mention Chamberlain’s Pain Balm aiding rheumatism and advertisements for Koblman’s Rush Koncert and local sales.
The preliminary hearing for Moses Anglin charged with Mullin's murder ends with Anglin remanded to jail without bail. Witnesses describe the Monticello street blacksmith shop scene and Anglin firing multiple shots after Mullin confronted him over Friebe.
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