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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
4
The Leader notes an official city directory entry and reports Board of Aldermen convenes on the first evening of each month. Includes names Warrar Searey War-R Applewhite and related entries.
Official directory of Lin County lists local districts and officials. It names Brookhaven figures such as W F Parsons and Hitt Williams and notes meetings on May and November with various clerks and directors including Edgar Green and W M Russell across districts in Brookhaven and Rogue.
Local spotty notes report Cream made at Price and Watsons, Bon-bon and cream daily, and a lecture by Dr. Heller at Heucks Opera House. Visitors and guests from Hazlehurst and Crystal Springs appear, with community happenings, church services and new purchases touted.
The Annual Commencement Exercises will be held June 3 at 8 p m in St Francis School Hall. Parents and friends are invited to attend as pupils present numbers and displays of their work. A recent hall expansion and new scenery enhance the program. The display opens Sunday with follow ing days of the event.
A Jewish wedding at Temple Bnei Sholem in New Orleans united Emile Cohn and Bertidle Wilson in a ceremony led by Rabbi Max Holler. A large audience attended as family and friends, including Mr. Fos, Summit, and Mr. Bet Wilson, Brookhaven, witnessed the vows and celebrated with gifts, flowers, and reception at the Cohn home.
A brisk note describes a traveling sale of oil products visiting stores. It lists quantities of oil items available for purchase and hints at a broad, door to door distribution effort as it moves through locations.
A collage of small items reports Gibson's list of goods and prices, a sprained ankle claim, debt relief at Brookhaven Baptist Church raising nearly 2400 toward a parsonage, and notices of cured kidney issues, deaths, a school expansion bid, and local personalities and events in Brookhaven Mississippi.
Brookhaven and surrounding area chatter features bargain days at Parsons Moreton Wentworth Co. and a spray of ads for Price Watson perfumery and bought goods. Local visits include Mrs. Mollie Daughtry Bullitt from Houston and Mrs. Geo. Decelt from New Orleans with community notices on illness, church events, school openings, and public services including a hack line and dental care promotions.
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