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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1903
Page
4
The Leader lists Democratic primary candidates for county offices led by Hon. J. S. Greaves for district attorney and G. Woot magee for state senator with picks including George Vernon and T. H. Montgomery for floater representative and others for sheriff treasurer assessor coroner and more. Also notes town notices, local ads, social items, and short community updates from Brookhaven July 1903.
The Lincoln county Board of Supervisors met on July 6 1903 in Brookhaven to grant a public road from the county line to the Brookhaven and Port Gibson road at Hickory Flat and to authorize a steel bridge across Bogue Chitto river east of the Illinois Central railroad. Bids with $500 certified checks due by August 3 were permitted. Accounts show payments for county care and courthouse supplies.
A record of county board expenses and actions including repairs bridge and courthouse items, salaries, postage, and stipends for farm and prison costs. Names such as W. F. Parsons, D. Posey, R. Applewhite, J. Bryant, and others appear along with amounts and services on county farm, education, smallpox care, and road work. The board adjourned until the next morning at six o'clock.
Wednesday July 8 the board approved apprenticing Charlie Stewart an orphan to Ephraim Nations under Mississippi law. Nations pledged to provide food clothing lodging schooling and humane treatment and to furnish two suits of clothing hat and shoes at apprenticeship end.
Local notices describe a carload of crockery arriving at Heucks store and reference a period on the county farm governance. The column lists committee findings on prison farm management, salaries and expenses, and adjournment actions by the Lincoln county Board of Supervisors along with community notices about picnics, services, and medical ads.
Advertisements list hinges screws screen wire and ice cream freezers at Nov icity Store and kitchen knives and razor goods at The Novelty Store. Medicine ads promote Foley kidney cure and Chamberlain's Stomach Liver Tablets. Real estate notes mention comfortable residences on Dost Cherokee Street with city water and inquiries to L. Ragland Jackson.
Notice to residents and gun owners to attend a meeting at the Brook Haven Court House on Saturday July 18 at 1000 hours. Also notices promoting Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and Foley's Honey and Tar with safety claims and price promos. Death notice for Mrs. Larry M. Womack, of Tannehill La., daughter of J. J. Martin.
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