Confederate veterans set for Antite county reunion in July
The Leader reports a grand reunion for Confederate veterans of Antite county planned for July 90 with Dr W T Balla of Memphis as presiding officer. Gloster residents prepare for the event while local news notes high tempers and everyday affairs including a near poisoning incident and timber land sales.
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Antite County
W. T. Balla
Memphis
Tenn
South
Gloster
J. F. Galbreath
New Orleans
Crystal Springs Chautauqua Opens Today With Diverse Program
The eleventh Mississippi Chautauqua Assembly opens on Crystal Springs grounds for fifteen days featuring more than forty lectures and concerts. Prominent entertainers include Ralph Bingen W C Frost Henry Clark Ex Gov Bob Taylor Monroe McClurg W S P Doty Dr W T Rol ling Jas B Lusk and Rosani among others with Farmers Odd Fellows Public School Day and Chautauqua medal contests planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Chautauqua Assembly
Crystal Springs Chautauqua
Ralph Bingen
Philadelhia
W. C. Frost
Henry Clark
Bob Taylor
Monroe McClurg
W.S. P. Doty
W. TI. Rolling
Jas. B. Lusk
W. Otis Robinson
C. Frank Vreeland
Richard Wilkinson
Rosani
Frank Dixon
Otterbein
Robert Pitard
State Pharmaceutical Association
Lincoln County Board of Supervisors July 1905 Proceedings
The Lincoln County Board of Supervisors met at Brookhaven in July 1905 with J. C. Bryant acting as deputy, C. M. Brister Edward Smith John Walker R. Applewhite and Clerk R. W. McNair present. Reports included road inspections for Arthur Burns and the county convict and poor farm ledger for June 1905 detailing paupers prisoners and discharges. Expenses listed cover road work clothing furniture stationery bridge lumber and stenographer services with notes on rain and grass affecting crops.
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Belt
Court House
Brookhaven
C. M. Brister
Edward Smith
Summit
Holmesville
Chitto
Monticello
Burns
Board of Supervisors
Lincoln County
Miss
Sam Fiilips
Will Wall
Geo, Heywood
Hallis Hall
Hiram Leggett
Ellis Sartin
Sam Thompson
Hartwell Scott
Sam Brown
Sam Spence
Othen Knight
Sam Lyons
Nora Lyons
Milton Moses
Bill Jacobs
Harris Dillon
Mr. Wey
Catpe
J. C. Miller
Walker, Evans, Co
Ogswell Co
A. Bailey
B. Moodie
Cert
Cruise
R. C. Applewhite
Applewhite
T. Byrd
J. Boer
A. Borns
Jones
Cr. Miller
al Lofton
Mississippi
Ilinois Central Railroad
Chancery Clerk
State of Mississippi
Z. P. Jones
J. P. Bryant
C.M. Brister
John Walker
R. C. Applewhit
J . W. McNair
P. Jones
R. W. McNair
County Officials and Prisons Expenditures Notice
A list of county expenditures includes payments to Applewhite Lofton for lunacy costs and to various individuals for prisoner conveyance, bridge work, timber, and road labor. The court also notes the Brookhaven Topisaw road petition lacks public necessity proof and gives petitioners 30 days to amend. The Board adjourns to July 8 at 9 a.m. with J C Bryant presiding.
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Kh. C. Applewhite
Sarilda Lofton
Lilly. Alexander
High Man Cue Stud
R. C.pplewhite
A. C. Seavey & Sons
F. I. Hoffman
R. C. Apter
R. G U. Appiani
Tyler’s Mill
T. B. Tyson
R. W. McNair
Junatic
Larilda Lofton
RK. C. Aya Eer
J. H. Johnson
W. H. Frizell
W. A. Nations
Sas
V. V. Busi
W. F. Kyzar
W. F. Kyarz
K. H. Finch
Brookhaven
Topisaw Road
Topisaw Church
J.C. Bryant
Brookhaven Board Faces Convict discharge and Armory Lease
On Wednesday July 5 1905 the Brookhaven Board discharged Hollis Hall a county convict unfit for manual labor and directed his release. The board also leased the Armory Building to the Stonewall Guards for twelve months, with the county attorney to prepare a signed lease. Various accounts of local payments and expenses were recorded, including salaries and road work, as the meeting adjourned with P Jones presiding.
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Hollis Hall
S. G. Wilson
R. C. Applewhite
Stanley F Byrd
Hallis Hall
R. C
Brookhaven
Stonewall Guards
Lincoln County
Mississippi
Board of Supervisors
County Board Considers Borrowing for El Paso County
On Thursday morning, June 6, 1908, the county board adjourned and discussed a proposal to borrow money for county needs. The meeting noted a contingent plan to fund improvements and services, with Ward leading the discussion on the project and its financing.
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Daly
Ey Odo
Lincoln County Board Adopts Road Contracts and Tax Report
The Lincoln County Board of Supervisors sets road work limits, awards contracts by bid, and approves per diem for members. It also receives Hon. Wade Summers’s tax report, confirms a 1905 personal assessment roll, and adjourns after approving warrants and tax procedures.
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Board of Supervisors
Mississippi
Wade Summers
Commercial Bank
C. W. Maxwell
Lincoln County
Eat
Congressman MecLain Visits Brookhaven District
The article describes a visit by Congressman MecLain and Secretary of State Tro to Brookhaven and Pearl Haven, touring the district to listen to constituents and assess local growth. It also notes a positive reception and expectations for future development, along with other local notices and advertisements from the period.
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MecLain
le Packon
Brookhaven
Diiferent
Thia
Halla
Congres
McLain
Fatunhy
Pearlhaven
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