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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1905
Page
2
Pearl River Railroad East bound No 101 leaves Brookhaven at 5 15 a m No 103 leaves Brookhaven at 1 30 p m Westbound No 102 arrives at C No trains run on Sunday
A collage of small ads and notices from Brookhaven including hardware offerings at Perkins and Seavey, roofing, plumbing and lumber sales, a subscription pitch for The Leader and Home and Farm, lost eyeglasses, wanted rooms, a fire sale crowd, a horse for sale, and street light improvements plus local items about a dental office, tuition offers, and a gossipy brief about a would be intruder pursued by officers and a mayor. Also local testimonials about Foley products and a Hadiesburg heating plant proposal.
A Mississippi column cites two marriages: James Latting of Martinsville wed Beatrice Dunn in Wesson on January 29, with J. P. Me. C. Stuart officiating, and Hiram Case of Montgomery uniting with Katie Dunn near Mont gomery on February 1, officiated by J. J. C. Cook. The Enterprise lauds the bride’s lineage and asks them future prosperity. The item also blends ads and notes on syrup, molasses canneries, and regional industry hopes, including Poplarville and Lincoln county cane ventures, plus brief crime and medical notices and local gossip.
Brookhaven Graded School lists honor roll by month with grades from First through Tenth. Names include Edgar Applewhite Bertrand Gob Flora Sy Perkins and Houston Warnock among others. Also includes a 1902 letter from Itch sufferer praising Ballard's Snow Liniment and a local business update about Price F. C. Parsons and a job change in Hattiesburg.
A fragment from a 19th century local page discusses Miss Minnie Terrell in Auburn and a mother’s illness, then urges organization of teachers and farmers for a state library movement. It promotes a reading club with donations, a librarian, and reading, debates, and music as healthy youth activities. It also briefly mentions One Minute Cough Care and local opinions on saloons, plus a brief note on a marriage tragedy and other community notices.
State notes report a $25000 sewer project for Laurel. A 14 year old, Lane Quiter, died in Osaka from accidental gun discharge. Marion county supervisor W J Forbes died by Feb 1. Cotton market and Vicksburg League objections noted. $120 worth of goods stolen from Hill Hardware in Colombia. Four buildings burned at Star near Saratoga with heavy losses. N C and N E railroad urged to study base ball park at Hattiesburg. Col Geo M Edgar of Paris KY plans a high grade girls college at Hattiesburg costing $50000. Hinds whisky advocates push local option. Ocean Springs resident Henry Gottsche fatally shot himself at 30. J F Casey buys Capiumber plant, operates as Marion Lumber with 40000 feet daily capacity.
The column lists Honor Roll members Fannie May James Joe West Robert Smith Maude West Dor thie West Leon Allgood Louie Allgood Fred Smith Salenne Smith Ruthie Allgood Delia Ellis Lizzie Walker Fred Walker Julia Case Hamlin Case Bessie West Johnnie Douglass and Lula Maxwell with teacher Miss H M Middleton Thebes Til appears DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve praised by Miss Middleton and local ads note Price Drug Co and Eugene Bee rooster joke The Perry County Truck Growers Association meets in Hattiesburg planning simultaneous planting and shipping Ice and floods affect country roads plus notes on Greenwood Enterprise plans and a blizzard wildlife sighting plus Forsyths cure and a McComb First Baptist sale and visits to New Orleans.
An old advertorial describes chest pain and breathing trouble as signs of a heavily strained heart. It claims Dr Miles Heart Cure strengthens the heart and relieves pain, urging immediate relief from exertion or excitement.
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