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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1900
Page
4
Regional list enumerates county officers and prominent residents with scattered names and titles. The fragmentary text names presidents, clerks, and local figures such as Hogue, Barger, Turney, and “Acraminratiesy” amid a garbled roster and month references.
The page shows a fragmented city directory listing ward names and officials, with garbled names and titles. It mentions the mayor and council, and references multiple wards and offices in a crowded layout.
Town and county news mix illness travel and commerce. Notices report several residents ill including Esther Zwinn and Miss Mary Storm, and deaths in Beauregard. Local businesses advertise seeds, groceries, and photo services while prices for cotton and building supplies appear. Community members travel to New Orleans and Utica with family events and church notices included. Col. Bee and depot changes are noted alongside a carnival club invitation in McComb City.
The February term of the Lincoln County Chancery Court convened with Chancellor Conn presiding and a light docket. Several cases were disposed or submitted for decision, including divorces, land sale decrees, guardianship accounts, and motions. A local drunken case and medical remedies ads appear among court notes.
A detailed account of the marriage of A. C. Davis of Wesson to Miss Carrie Mullen at the bride’s father Prof. P. Mullen’s home near Pair River Peb. The ceremony was conducted in a quiet setting by Elder J.8. Thigpen with many relatives present and a generous reception afterward. The groom, a respected Lincoln County businessman, and his bride received widespread well wishes and gifts. The notice also mentions related marriage licenses and local advertisements.
Local items report Mr Robt Q Basterling among Brookhaven relatives Sunday Mix Jessin McNair visiting home folks W M S to meet Mr J W Bennett next Monday at 3 pm Adams confined to her room last week Marion Wigston of Haalehurst at sister S A Sam ral Mattie Stevens of Camden visiting Jennie Hartomn Burkitt and Mrs P L Z Jones visiting Monticello Mrs Perkins stock of hardware praised for value Re Crene coins and cures for hard or soft coins Dramatic weather notes cold spell with 1 degree thermometer reading De McCalip of Brookhaven to marry Miss Leili Noble of Harriston N Y Nelson of Hazlehurst plans to locate here Miss Esther Privhatseh Miss Flor Rosenweig guest of Mes M Privhatseh Dr N Y Nelson and Mrs Hattie Towns in town plans to open an notice Several locals noted at Meridian Masonic session and Brookhaven Shriners meeting Horse theft cases near Hazlehurst and Brookhaven referenced.
The article surveys gowns with plaited skirts and box backs, a yoke of satin lace, and orange velvet details, plus drab cloth costumes trimmed with black cloth and astrakhan. It notes high collars with turreted chins, stiff whalebone structures, and evolving collar fashions as modistes emphasize fit and silhouette. It also mentions cotton nets from Hokkaido and a small-pox pest house with a single patient.
The article describes Britain's new 50 ton naval gun weighing 50 tons with four guns per ship and 450 ordered for about £10,000 each, plus mainland US rivals. It also covers American Indian lacemaking schools led by Sibyl Carter across Minnesota Wisconsin New York Oklahoma and South Dakota with several hundred Indigenous women employed, producing delicate handwork.
The piece records a series of community items including a marriage between Mr Lea Burns and Miss Livia Boyte, the death of six month old Louly Burns, a birthday dinner for Mr G W Brister’s son Gus, and fertilizer delivery overseen by Mr Joel Finch. It also mentions a new store moving from Edgar to Wellman, a Feb 16 1900 Athenian Society meeting with a Kentucky governor debate, and health notes warning about kidney disease with a patent remedy.
The Tulane and Crescent theatres plan a busy carnival season with Miss Allen starring in Christain, and James O Neill presenting The Three Musketeers. Paderewski will give recitals on February 26 and 27 at 2:30 PM, drawing visitors to New Orleans for this pageant of Broadway-quality entertainment.
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