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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1887
Page
3
The column recalls new stores and prices at Powell s, mill and shoe notices, church and school events, and local politics in Lincoln County. Mentions Rev W B Murray and Assessor Ty Tor s recovery, plus social events like dramatists at Hazlehurst and Chamberlain Hunt commemoration.
A mass meeting of Brookhaven citizens convened in the courthouse to condemn the Gambrell assassination. Officials, ministers, and a resolutions committee urged swift, even-handed justice and pledged support for prosecuting the guilty while mourning Gambrell, a young reform advocate. The gathering named newspapers to publish the proceedings and raised funds for pursuing the criminals.
An article discusses digestive health using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic and criticizes sedatives. It also notes a trip to Jackson where the editor stayed with Major and Mrs. R. W. Millsaps at their stylish State Street residence near the capital. A. V. Beomer displays iron bridge photos, including a cabinet set of Gambrell’s and a preview sample from Mr. Reuter.
The May Festival at Heucks Hall thrilled spectators with a royal procession of queen Mist Bue Martin, Maids of Honor, and a chorus of gypsies and nymphs. Mrs Eckhardt led the effort, songs by Mrs Chrisman Willoughby Ruth Ceuthner and Ide Martin enchanted the crowd, and an ice cream reception followed the grand tableau. Proceeds aid the Methodist church while local saloon status and anti vice efforts are noted alongside community charity and a call for Gambrell murder fund contributions.
The summer term schools will commence on the first of June and end in September. There are vacancies for 22 white schools and 16 colored for the term. Licensed teachers have approved certification. exa ministers whites and 6 colored. Trackers' Institutes notices will be given soon. Also various local notices on real estate, medicines, and testimonials for Shiloh remedies.
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