Brookhaven News Teems With Local Happenings
In Brookhaven this week a flood of small items highlights community life. Mrs Kate Sherman is mentioned, new fences appear around homes, and Dr Bowen’s peas suffer frost damage. Mrs Milam and Mrs Inex Stour are ill, while plenty of groceries and fruit juices are sold at local stores. J R Perkins hawks Plow and Planet Cultivator hardware, with Meade & Martin offering jewelry and drugs. The Presbyterian church notes a protracted meeting led by Rev. Rossborough, and locals plan a Citizens Association meeting to report on a railroad meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Shermant
Bowen
Minx Jordan
Martina
Lewenthal
Lewis
Marte’s
Are. Milam
Inex Stour
Bolivar County
Bowt Wade
Planet Junior
Jobo
Perkins’ Hardware
Marie’s
Mibett
Mre
RB. Perkins
J. N. Cook
Martz
Zack McClendon
F. H. Hartman
M.E. Bennett
Baptist Church
Menile & Martin's Drug Store
Presbyterian Church
Rossborough
Golden Wedding Celebrates 50 Years at Pearl River
William Carroll Maxwell and Frances Whitworth Maxwell marked their golden wedding at their Pearl River home on Friday January 17. A large gathering joined the couple, famed for long marriage harmony and Baptist faith. Captain Maxwell, born February 16 1816, and Mrs. Maxwell, born February 11 1822, celebrated half a century of life together with a grand dinner and reflections on their decades of devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carroll Maxwell
Pearl River
W. C. Maxwell
Jesse Maxwell
Fair River
Lawrence County
Frances Whitworth
Georgetown
Baptist Church
Israel
Monticello
Long
New Store Opens In Brookhaven By Mr John B Nalty
Brookhaven residents learn of a first class family grocery feed and provision store opening on Front Street in the Matthews Building run by John B Nalty, a former operator of a leading Brookhaven establishment. The notice touts fresh goods low prices and a house full of conveniences for households. Also advertised are remedies and supplies including Syrup of Figs and cotton seed hulls for dairy stock, with chemical and health ads from Electric Bitters and Shilohs products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Nalty
Front Stret
Matthews Building
Mr. Nalty
Brookhaven
Martian
Lndsapeak
Capital City
F. H. Hartman
Miss
Fragmented notice on meetings and a death in 1861 Brookhaven
Composing Fair R y nelation mentions rain ruining last Sunday meeting and appointment of a committee. notes a possible gathering after more applications. Also reports the death of Michael Decker, 44, elder brother of LPLE, formerly of Brookhaven, a 15 year old enlistee in Capt Hosking’s battery, who died in New Orleans after illness, leaving a widow four children and many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Decker
LPLE
Berker
Plare
Bright
New Orleanns
Brookhaven
Hosking
Roathland
Land claimants notified in Lincoln county chancery suit
The State of Mississippi to all persons claiming any interest in the southeast quarter of section one township eight range nine east in Lincoln county. Defendants must appear before the Chancery Court on the first Monday of June 1890 to defend the suit brought by Fanny Thompson. The land dispute cites the 1586 act addressing county record losses from courthouse fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foxxy Thompson
Lincoln. Co. Chan
Mississippi
Lincoln County
Herth
Lusk's
Chancery Court
County of
Lincoln
Fanny Thompson
Pike
Strayed or Stolen Heifer Reported near Durham
Notice seeks information on a missing red Durham heifer described as 24 years old with one small white spot on each hind leg above the hoof, a pad in the right ear, and small peg horns. Any information or delivery of said heifer is requested by M Turnbough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Turnbough
Brookhaven
Miss
A Lovely Complexion Through Calisaya Tonic
An advertisement touts Dr Westmorland's Calisaya Tonic as a blood purifier and system invigoration remedy. It claims impurities are removed and the body strengthened, priced at 60 cents per bottle and sold by T T Meade & Co of Kleaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade & Co
T. T. Meade & Co
Kleaven
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Brookhaven Peader
Frank Martin
Jorge
Hartman
Alvis
Meade & Martin
John White
J. B. Naly
Wesson Haa
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J. A. Cooper
Quitman County
Charlea Chrisman
Lomax
T. E. Butler
Glen Allan
Mrs. Pickens
Citizens’ Association
Railroad i
Menticalle
Teport
Janes Pickens
W. Y. Gneas
George Hubener
New Orleana
Tully Bros
Heack’s Hall
T. T. Measle & Co
Dr. King
Coujon
Backien
Amica
T.T. Meade
Sherman & Davis
California
J. H. Gambrel
Macon
Went Point
Velumbus
Corinth
Grenada
Shiloh
Mathers
City Drug Store
Hany Church
Gov't Report
Pacall
Williams
Pearl River Foundry
Chas
STERN
Con Ra
Bone
Standard
Grave and Chemical Manufacturing Co
MO. S. Marshall & CO
Felix May
R. H. Tuomesox
Livvverpool
London and Globe, Insurance Co
Warren
Ci Uit
Linois Central R. R
St. Louis
Memphis
Kansas City
Chicago
Pullmay Pallace
Union Depot
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
J. W. Coleman
New Orleans
A. H. Hanson
Gey
Agi
T. J. Hudson
F. Jeffery
Ferry & CO
Seay Anti
D. M. Ferry & CO
Aoit, Mich
Sam Lichtfoot
Front Street
Jes
Hazlehurst
Thompson & Sexton
Esther Place
Copia
R.H. Thompson
Sexton
Wb Em
J. W. Bennett
Orrice W. N. Surylie
E. J. Bowen
First Mortgage
R. HM. Thompson
Mix
Koenic Medicine CO
W. Madison Cor
Clinton St
Ill
Tottic
A. Lewentmal
Brookhayem, Minn
Coliver’s
J. R.colliver & CO
State St
Chienge
Orleans
Geo. Hubener
Common Street
St. Charles
Hom
Ahotel Denechaud
Gremdolet Ht
Perdidy
Cotton Exchange
Mall
Iheik
Lllinois Central
Guixo
Bronkiv
Brookhaven Market
Varight Trang
EK. M. Bee
Dave Liverpool
le Bad
Mississipp
Tenn
Wickshugs Mins
Yazoo Mississippi Delta
Texas Sters
C. W. McCinnis
Court St
Memphia Teun
F. R. Hardon
Fancy Coods
Chartres Street
Ise
Dvorersta
Heapa
Leos
ArPartis
Sova Siomoen
Low Srimire
Reniee
J. Ik. Graves
C.F. Simmons Medicina
Louis, Mo
W. L. Douglas
Brooknaye W
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