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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1904
Page
4
The Brookhaven column lists a 6:53 a.m. start and a 6:20 p.m. train, mentions Old papers for sale, local shop promos, and a string of weather, church services, weddings, farm equipment, and school notes. It reports snow, cotton prices, and community updates including Miss Josie Hoskins’s wedding.
A Brookhaven proposal urges daytime electrical service at moderate rates to power fans in homes and motors in businesses. Newspapers, shops, and residences would install equipment if day rates match those in Jackson and similar cities. The power house committee, mayor, and aldermen are urged to discuss promptly. With poles and main wires in place, the major expense is already provided.
Program for February 6 at Grange Hall includes J I Brueck opening address and talks on school exhibits by George T Chandler Vickie Scarborough and W R Norton. Exhibitions feature Grange Hall and Columbus City Schools with discussions on local school questions. Meeting begins at 10 o clock with neighboring trustees invited.
Ramsey Piano Company in Brookhaven and New Orleans advertises discounted pianos including Ramsey styles and Merritt and Miller pianos with installment plans and two year guarantees. Additional notes mention Majese stoves and roofers, with various names and prices amid a cluttered classifieds page.
A compact Mississippi roundup notes Mrs. D E Pegram 84 dies in Vicksburg. Legislature excursion to Vicksburg canceled by snow. L A Walters of Pike injured by a mule, jaw broken. Francis Marion of Pike dies at Walter s Bridge aged 71. Fayette ladies prep church bazaar. Summit forms new mercantile company with 30000 capital. Syrian peddler robbed of 35 near Vicksburg. World s Fair Commissioner Henry inspecting state buildings. Hazlehurst cotton sells for 15 cents pound first time in 30 years. Clinton votes for water works and electric plant by wide margin. Barney Fitzpatrick found dead in Jackson. Lauderdale treasurer Keane breaks leg. Vicksburg Bredenham Bros bottling house burned, loss 6000 with 2500 ins. Mrs Sarah A W Davis buried at Liberty aged 87. Inaugural ceremonies praised as modest. Gov Vardaman appoints Arthur Fridge Adjutant General. Snow depth: 14 inches in Jackson area. Major W R Easterling resigns. city election set for Feb 6. Justices named by Gov Vardaman: Dayne Ellistyle Selby Laurel Grider Tupelo. Mrs George A Anderson dies near Gallatin. daughter of B E Johnson. Dental board to be aided by Dental Association. Port Gibson: Samuel Lamkin loads 122 bales cotton weighing 57523 pounds. Magnolia Golden Rule encampment organized with officers listed. Mayor s Court reports few offenses. Mynard fined 5 and costs, Washington fined 2.50. Lanier pledges crackdown on gunfire in city streets. Vardaman family mourns youngest child s death from diphtheria. third loss in residence.
The passage notes that a man’s financial fate rests with his own actions and choices. If money is deposited with him, the figures he sees depend on his personal management and decisions.
A district teachers meeting and organization will be held at Good Water school house on Saturday February 6 1904. The program includes music prayer essays orations spelling reading geography and talks on education. Trustees patrons and all interested in educational work are urged to attend and bring baskets of provisions. Be on time at 10 30 a m. J M GIRAULE Prin Good Water School
McGrath & Sons advertises dress goods and trimmings with $1.00 corsets for 69c. Parsons promotes Hamilton Brown shoes and a solid wagon car from James & Graham. Middle splitters and two-horse plows are available. listings include White-Roan White, Miss Jane Brister, Leslie Osteen, Hattie Covington, Joe Watson, Katie Withersoon, George Love, Fannie Justis, Jno. H. Anderson, and Annie Smith.
The charter sets the purpose as general construction, excavation, sale of gravel and rock, and owning lands for operation of steam shovel excavating business in Lincoln county Mississippi. It authorizes railroad and tram road construction, envisions powers under Mississippi law, and provides details on duration stock, offices, and officers. The incorporation date is set for February 1st, Brookhaven, with approvals required by the Governor.
The notice directs the defendant to appear before a court in New Orleans to defend a suit filed on February 1008. Court clerk and attorneys are listed, with mailing and appearance details and a date line referencing the Brookhaven area.
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