Local Notes and Socials from Lincoln County
Ty Leaper and Wednesay Boenig listed as residents. F F Becker traveled to New Orleans. The Board of Supervisors meets next Monday. Mrs. Walter Weathersby visits relatives. James McGrath of Canton visited last Friday. Mrs. D. B. Richardson attended her daughter’s event. Julius Bowsky of New Orleans visited Geo Bowsky. Mrs. Sam Milton returned from Magnolia. Ramsey Organs sold by T. Pierre Ramsey of Brookhaven. Dr. Van Watts advertises in next issue. Ramsey Organ offered for 60 dollars with freight. Fosby photographer declined excursion train return. Reverend Messenger will preach Sunday at 3 PM. Ramsey Piano Co delivered four pianos in Lawrence county. Emma McKenna of McComb and Nellie Tennant of Natchez visited Mamie Hoskins. D. L. Easterling visited relatives. plans a month in Abbeville. T. Brady and wife left for southern visits. John I. Marsalill, Farmers' Hardware, assigned in bankruptcy. J. O. Boadwee appointed trustee. Rev. J. A. Scarborough asserts candidacy for Representative. Oscar Schwein accidentally shot Marion McRee. McRee may recover. Brill’s health update after Sunday attack. Excursion passengers saw wrecks between McComb and Lake Pontchartrain. Wade L. Summers announces candidacy for treasurer. Kathleen Chrisman and Albert McFadden to wed. ceremony by Rev. R. H. Parser. Reception at McFadden home, sister of groom involved. John McGrath & Sons recount further glass-breakage incidents in their shop. Local crime wave note with double plate glass damage and suspicious activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Becker
New Orleans
Board of Supervisors
Walter Weathersby
James McGrath
Canton
Leon Pevey
Jackson
Richardson
W.J . Schwein
Julius Bowsky
Geo. Bowsky
Sam Milton
J. J. Milton
Magnolia
Ramsey
T. Pierre Ramsey
Brookhaven
Miss
van Watts
Brookhaven Drug Co
Storm Building
Fosby
Ile
H. HU
Will Hol
Episcopal Church
Ramsey Piano Co
Lawrence County
Emma McKenna
McComb
Nellie Tennant
Natchez
Mamie Hoskins
D. L. Easterling
Abbeville
T. Brady
Oscar Schwein
Marion McRee
McRee
Brill
Rough Weather Here Bond for George Wood Released
Supreme court reversal in State vs George Wood leads to bond set at 1000 by Judge Powell. Wood’s release with sureties, public sentiment in his favor, and possible nonprosecution at next term amid governor and district attorney deliberations. Also brief notes on deafness cure ad and Hall's Catarrh Cure offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wood
Supreme Court
Lincoln Circuit Court
Wm. Netherland
Powell
Wood
W. B. Wood
A. C. McNair
G. G. Lyell
Geo. A. Love
Greaves
Notable Local Deaths and Community Notes in Topisaw Parish
James Wallace a respected Christian in the Topisaw area is buried at Topisaw church. John Rawls, a leading Lincoln county youth, dies near his mother's home and is interred at the Rawls graveyard. The community reports a church meeting shift to the second Sunday, a court-house gathering on February 2, and mentions political campaign music by Scarborough and Hobbs. A Kodol digestive remedy ad and local business briefs fill out the page.
Jaws Dr Miles Nervine Mentioned For Nervous Fits
An old notice touts Jaws Dr Miles Nervine as highly effective for nervous absorers and fits. It cites thousands of testimonials claiming success from the first dose and references a case where a woman's spasms began years earlier and were misdiagnosed as paralysis before recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
The French Opera Excursion Crowded Seats All Rounds
A round trip fare of one dollar from Brookhaven to New Orleans drew over 180 travelers last Sunday. Inadequate seating led to crowded aisles and at least eleven people sharing a single double seat. A second train from McComb filled to capacity. many were left at stations along the line, about 500 unable to visit New Orleans. Seven on the return trip reportedly fell from a car but with no injuries. Electric lights returned after six nights of darkness, and the board ordered the superintendent not to tax the dynamo beyond its capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
New Orleans
McComb
A Splendid Piano For Sale In Rosewood Case
A square rosewood piano with sweet tone and solid quality is for sale. Never any broken strings, a handsome instrument, priced with $100 cash terms. Also other notices include Foley's Honey and Tar advert, Jersey bull for sale, and rental offer.
Choice Miscellany and Odd Facts From The Era
A London visitor misreads Michigan as a city of the state, while Chinese kites inspire views and birdseye photography. Massillon’s self-scrutiny, mass patriotic flagpoles on New York houses, Tehran’s diamond globe of the shah, and a string of military figures’ bachelor status punctuate this miscellany. Pearl fisheries face decline as US pearl supply nears extinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klien
Eddy
Bayonne
N. J
New York City
Charles H. Lamson
Portland
Weather Bureau
Arlington
Washington
Prohibition Mass Meeting Called in Brookhaven
A Prohibition meeting of Lincoln county friends is called for February 2 1908 at 11 a m at the Brookhaven courthouse to appoint representatives to the State Mass Meeting in Jackson on February 17 and to conduct other business as needed. The State Teachers Meeting will be held in Jackson on April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fara County
Brookhaven
Friends of Prohibition
Lincoln County
Court House
Jackson
Death of Edward L Bowen at Pontchatoula
Edward L Bowen died suddenly at his Pontchatoula home last Saturday night from heart failure. A 63-year-old Monticello native, he moved with his family to Brookhaven in youth, studied law, served in the 12th infantry and Army of Northern Virginia, married after 1863, later lived in New Orleans and Pontchatoula. A Prohibition supporter, he joined the Methodist church in 1877 and was active in the Commercial Travelers fraternity. He leaves two sisters, Mrs. S. C. Buffaloe of Jackson and Annie Bowen of Vicksburg, with funeral rites conducted by Rev. C. W. Crisler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Bowen
E. L. Bowen
Pontchatoula
Mr. Bowen
Ife
Monticello
Brookhaven
Tie
Army of
Northern Virginia
Bowen
Commercial Travelers
Methodist Church
Heard
Mercy
Vicksburg
C. W. Crisler
Blackcaps in Red Star clash with two Negro residents
Two Blackcaps reportedly fired on by Dan Johnson and Link Hudson on the Deloss Peets place in Red Star. The negroes had warnings to leave their home, then opened fire at close range when the Whitecaps returned, wounding none clearly. details scarce. Also an ad for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve via C. S. Grafton Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Johnson
Link Hudson
Deloss Peets Place
Red Star
Johnson
Hudson
H. A. Tinsdale
Sammerton
S. C
DeWitt
Grafton Drug Co
County School Matters at Teachers Association
State Superintendent Whitfield spoke on education as character building and higher ideals. Superintendent Green hailed Lincoln county schools as flourishing with a six month term and eight months for many students, aided by a county tax. The graded system is used, and Lincoln county aims to rank high in the commonwealth's education system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Teachers’ Association
Whitfield
Green
Lincoln
Board of Supervisors
Lincoln County Promi
Commonwealth
Justice Restated Over Wet Whisky Arrest Facts
The editor revises a prior report about Gus Thomas liquor seizure, clearing Peter Lucich of aiding Thomas. Lucich had warned Thomas and was not a tenant when the whisky was captured, having stored it elsewhere with no landlord knowledge. The notice defends Lucich’s character for Brookhaven’s safety. The letter ends with endorsements for DeWitt's Early Risers by H Williams from San Antonio and a local drug firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Applewhite
Gus Thomas
Theler
Peter Lacich
Leader
Lucich
Thomas
Hor
Lueich
Brookhaven
Officers Re-Elected At Bank Of Brookhaven Meeting
Bank of Brookhaven directors re-elected officers including President D. Davis and Vice-President A. Moreton at the annual meeting. Board members listed R. W. Millsaps Z. D. Davis A. E. Moreton C. B. Butterfield W. H. Seavey and others. Dividend of ten percent declared from year earnings. business described as gratifying to stockholders. Also an ad promoting Fuley s Honey and Tar cough remedy without opiates sold by Price Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Brookhaven
W. F. Parsons
S. Kehlman
J.T. Butler
T. Brady, Jr
O. Newton
D Jr
B. Montgomery
Fuley
Price Drug Co
Foley's Honey and Tar Sold by Price
A neglected cough or cold may lead to bronchial or lung troubles. Foley's Honey and Tar offers security from the serious effects of a cold, sold by Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Price Drug Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ty Leaper, Wednesay Boenig
Lake Pontchatraine
Wade L. Summers
Summers
Charles Chrisman
Kathleen Chrisman
Albert McFadden
R. H. Parser
John McGrath & Sons
Abshaden’s
Brookhaven, Miss
Jess
Saimot
Hall
J. Cheney & Uos
Toledo
James Wallace
Topisaw
J. A. Scarborough
John Rawls
Rawls
Scarborough and
Hobbs
Billy
C_E
Grafton Drag Co
Anderson’s
Illinois Central
Fabacher
Grunewald
Memphis
Re Ennion
Miles’ Nervine
Ise
Jersey
J. B. Granberry
Bowerton
C. E. Grafton Drug CO
East Cherokee Street
E. L. Ragland
Jackson, Miss
Ballard
R. H. Purser
Charles Grafton
van Kees
Chamberlain
Melard F. Craig
Middlegrove
N.Y
C. J. Gra Drog Co
John R. Perkins
Michigan
James Blackie
London
Deak
Britain
Blackie
Ohio
Illinois
The
Ilke
Yankee Republic
Washington Post
Massillon
France
Louis XIV
New York
Shah
Teheran
Africa
Persia
Hingland
England
Lord Roberts
Lord Wolacley
Lord Kitchener
Rodgers Buller
Baden-Powell
Hector MacDonald
Lord Charles Beresford
Roberts
South Africa
Wolseley
Beresford
Buller
Kitchener
MacDonald
Baden Powell
Anaes
Mississippi River
United States
Gamberinias
Chitto
Fount Kyzar
Buck Hart
Buck
Cherokee Club
Andy Richey
Union
H. T. Reed
Topisaw Church
al’ Turtle
Price Druc Co.s
Eeeraiy Lamconx
Bron
Hse
Johson
Catrayna
Eiock P.M. i
W. Lambright, Ja
Ranger
Keely
Institute
Wig
D. Baldwin
Dnc
Aaron Hurst
Prive Drag Oo
Penny Photos
Penny Photo Club
Larsen Building
S. R. Whitten
Jackson Photo Co
J. M. Wood
Kerr & Williamson, Proprietors
CHE
Mississippi
Mitchell Myers
Post Officeown
Hancery Court
Kioner
Cure
Bright
Smith
County School Matters
H. Williams
San Antonio
Tex
Opera House
Hoyt
C.e.grafton Drug Co
F. Balla
Price Drug Company
Nroordaven
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