Town and County notes and social visits
Mrs. Turner Blackwell of Fay Pe visits the city for a four day stay. Mrs. Higdon visits her father Hon. J. B. Sexton at Haglehurst. Mrs. Bloch and daughter guest of Mrs. Priebatsch. Pastor Butler assisted in a Fair River meeting by Mr. Mayfield. Several local residents travel or host relatives, with notes on obituaries, church matters, and school plans. An article mentions the Union Hall term, presbytery dismissal, and local enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Higdon
Jas. A. Edmondson
P. Z. Jones
Mary McNair
Brookhaven
Mt. Olive
D. H. McCollum
Alias Jones
Wesson Rifles
D. D. Ewing
J. L. Storm
C. T. McKee
Union Hall
McKee
J. W. LeGette
Mobile
Franklin
P. Oliver
Texas
Jumbo cucumber weighs 25 pounds at Sentinel exhibit
The Summit Sentinel reports a 25 pound cucumber named Jumbo, grown from seed bought by Dr. H. K. Butler in Louisiana. It measures 27 inches long and 27 35 inches in circumference at the widest part. Plans to send it to the Mississippi World's Fair exhibit are noted, with local fundraising hinted.
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Sentinel Office
H. K. Butler
Louisiana
Hhis Garden
Mississippi
Henry
Summit Sentinel
Low Rate Special Excursion to New Orleans
Special excursion offers a $2 round trip to New Orleans August 2 leaving Brookhaven at 9 50 a m and returning August 4 at 11 a m. Train under Traveling Passenger Agent Jones with ample accommodations and no baggage check. Tickets not valid on other trains and no crowding guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
New Orleans
Jones
Farmer's Institute to Convene August 3 in Brookhaven
The Farmer's Institute will convene August 3 in Brookhaven with A M College faculty leading the educational segment. Prof Green says it will be a great day for Lincoln county farmers and urges attendance with fine stock for the exhibit. A stock show is planned for the last week in October to precede the fall exhibit.
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Farmer’s Institute
Teacher's Institute
A. and M. College
Green
Lincoln County
Brookhaven
Power House Expenses in Brookhaven Show Small Ten Month Deficit
City Clerk H Cassedy presents a ten month report from Jan 1 to Jul 1 1904 showing Power House Expense Fund expenditures at 14862.84 with resources totaling 14798.76, highlighting that coal wood wire and other on hand items were not charged. He notes city lamps hydrants and water plant savings could cover debt interest, calls for economical reforms and day service with municipal efficiency gains. He asserts plant profits without tax burden and urges further reductions.
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Laithi Mayor and Board
MN Ernee
Power House
Uly Ist
Hagbteie
Any Ays
Isn le Eae
Ais
Spea H
Jackson
Vicksburg
Meridian
Brookhaven
H. Cassedy
The New Railroad Linking Monticello to Pearl River Line
Active work clears right of way for a Monticello to Pearl River junction railroad via Brookhaven. Illinois Central controls Pearl River Lumber line and handles grading by Bowles and Hemingway with Oct 8 completion. Trains may run by November or December, nine miles apart, with Mississippi Central possibly extending to Monticello. Also Yazoo City to Belzoni line opening, despite iron shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Pearl River Tmber Company
Brookhaven
Pear River Lumber Company
Illinois Central
Bowles & Hemingway
Moorhead and
Tatwiler
Yazoo
Mississippi
The Citizens Meeting Deliberates on White Primary
At Brookhaven on August 22 1904 a mass meeting considered a white Democratic primary. Committee of ten reports were read, with one member offering a minority view. Chairman Hobbs explained difficulties in assembling the full committee and rejected claims the movement originated with the law and order league. He favored a white Democratic primary and urged voter input before final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broohaven
Afte
B. T. Hol
Committee of Ten
B.T. Hobbs
Hobbs
Law and Order
Citizens’ League
Citizen’s League
Law and Order League
Citizens Committee
Brookhaven
Law and Order of Citizens League
O. Newton
W. Hoskins
Hoskins
Law
Newton
White primary plan debated by Brookhaven committee
A Brookhaven committee reports on the advisability of holding a white primary election for white qualified electors to nominate municipal candidates. The discussion notes ongoing race politics, references Republican and national leadership, and emphasizes preserving white supremacy as the South’s best policy, urging further action at an adjourned meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens
Law and Order League
Brookhaven
Republican Party
Democratic Executive Committee
Freie
B. £. Hobbs
Citizens’ Mercy Faut Law and Order League
Lie
Ayer's Pills Promote Liver Health for 60 Years
Ayer's Pills are advertised as a direct liver remedy and the standard family pill for sixty years. The ad claims relief from bilious ness and constipation and emphasizes long standing efficacy. It mentions Foley s Honey and Tar as a separate product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Brookhaven Democratic white primary discussion in city
A Brookhaven meeting reviews blueprints for a white primary and electors’ alignment. Reports urge postponement due to small Black voter presence, with a mass meeting set for August 2 to decide action. References to local leaders Hobbs Newton Hoskins and the Mercy Faulth League appear amid calls for orderly party organization.
Purifying Blood Remedies Promoted in Brief Ad
An advertisement touts Johnston's Tonig Capsules as a purifier and enricher for the blood claiming relief from pimples boils muddy complexion headaches backache and fatigue. The copy adds mysterious ingredients and other names in a compact health note from an era likely prior to modern medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
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