Osyka News Roundup and Town Happenings 1904
The Oska newspaper items report a busy week with visits by H Cassedy and J W Hoskins, Mrs Bee and Miss Kirby, religious and social gatherings, commercial notices, a new home on Jackson Street, harness and saddlery requests, and local happenings. Notable mentions include the incorporation of Shake, Bogue Chitto with 742 inhabitants, a snap bean pick, a grand marriage in Hermanville, and upcoming lectures at the Y M C A. A runaway on Monticello Street narrowly missed disaster for Mrs. Scarborough and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hoskins
Coles
Mary Mckee
Heuck
W. H. Huntley
Fosby
Osaka Tannery Co
Dave Scarborough
Monticello Street
Excursion to Monticello Opens New Railroad Route
An excursion to Monticello the Lawrence county seat drew eight coaches led by H. R. Fine Supt J H Scott and E Moreton. A fine barbecue by Lawrence citizens accompanied speeches by Hon J B Sexton Hon Eri F Brennan and others marking the Brookhaven and Pearl River Railroad opening and a new era linking Monticello Lincoln and Lawrence counties. Pickpockets were reported in Juang on the 18th and 19th as B Watkins secured tickets to Spartanburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lawrence
H. R. Fine
J. H. Scott
E. Moreton
Sexton
Hazlehurst
Eri. F. Brennan
Brookhaven
J. Carpenters
Pearl River Lumber Mill
G. and
8. I. Railroad
Pearl River
Lincoln
Silver Creek
P._.Jones
Board of Supervisors
Court Delays in Whitecapping Cases at Lincoln County
Circuit Court hears motions to quash indictments in whitecapping cases including Bert McNair and the Posey murder matter as public meeting planned to form county industrial progress group. Porter and Smith freed. grand jury final report submitted, next issue will publish full findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sysiet
Bert McNair
Epek Venires
Dave Posey
H. Cassedy
Court House
Will Porter
Cliff Smith
Wilkinson
Lincoln County
Board of Supervisors
Miscellaneous 19th Century Notes and Anecdotes
A jumble of items including Mississippi state anniversary notes, weather bids from New York, Civil War era reflections, canal politics, a bridge collapse in West Virginia with casualties, church and orphanage actions in Mississippi, literary trivia on authors at ages, a cotton market tale about a broker named Fahnestock and a hunch, and a joke about deception in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.A. Falnestock
Fahnestock
Aetomer
2000 Rosters of State Troops Ready for Shipment
Hon. Dunbar Rowland, director of the Department of Archives and History, left for Washington to deliver 2000 completed rosters of Mississippi troops. The rosters, prepared with Confederate societies, are packed in boxes and will be shipped with Rowland accompanying to the War Department. These are the first reels to reach the department from any Southern state and further work will be sent as soon as completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar Rowland
Department of Archives and History
Washington
Mississippi
Rowland
War Department
Department
T.D Bureag
Sunny and Sweet Cheer Leaders, United in Joy
Readers are invited to estimate the value of a sappy soul who scatters gladness and good cheer. Cheerful faces attract while gloom repels, and many envy those who radiate happiness. The piece references a national convention and notes efforts to adopt cultural methods, hinting at broader social influence.
Norfield Brick Company Incorporation Charter
The charter outlines the corporation aims to produce and deal in brick cement earthenware and related wares, own and operate factories, and engage in manufacture and distribution. It covers building roads and tramways, stock trading, forest rights, and general manufacturing interests, naming Norfield Brick Company as the entity. The document lists named individuals and assigns powers under Mississippi law, detailing stock, duration, and governance for the charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfield Brick Company
Chis Corporsion
Rien MW
le von
Winker Starx
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wood's
Arm & Hammer
Swift
Ferndell
Dodson & Braun
Keystone
J. RL. Wood
Opera House
Jules Ae
Aul Gilmore
Isaac Henderson
Leader
Jackson
E. M. Bee, Sr
Osaka
Kirby Mie
McComb
A C. Ray
Paleray
W. T. East
Jos. Connelly
Garten Bei
J. M. Crary
Christman
Bedokhaven
Osyka Tannery Co
Poe
J. A. Hobbs
Board of Aldermen
Lamberton
Chas. Clarke
Terry
Brookaven
Union Church
T. P. Scott
Mize. la
Mason
Scott
Baring Ose
Osyke Danpery Co
Sunflower County
Wychelle Harrison
Hermanville
Nettie Gordon
John Barrett
Natchez
Forest Register
J. M. Sullivan
Millsaps College
Y. M
Sullivan
Brookhaven and
Pearl River Railway
Ron
Woolgeperry
Alialle
Juang
B. Watkins
Weber Te
Lee
Spartanburg
New York
Liberty
Pia
Times-Democrat
St. Louis
Memphis
Nayigeion
Vardaman
Conress
Panama
Avor
Canal Commission
Register
Scott County
Charleston
W. Va
Methodist
Gulfport
Board of Trustees
Water Valley
North Mississippi
Kosciusko
Walter Scott
Milton
East Lynne
Henry Wood
Cromwell
Mohammed
Marlborough
Abraham
Charan
Moses
Ehaing
Israel
Boston Transcript
Gotti
Shrieveport
Lay
Ad Jourcel
Normeld Duck Company
Missle
Dore
Donlyliy
H.C. Seavey & Sons
Rheack & Son’s
Ghas, Heuck & Son
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