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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1897
Page
4
Wednesday Evening March 3 1897 railroad time table lists arrivals at Brookhaven and New Orleans stations with 2 and 4 am slots. Reads as a historical postal notice showing service times and scheduling details for the Brookhaven area.
Lively progress as President Chambers visits Jackson and local visits from Mrs. Davis Mrs. Penn and others. Mardi Gras in Brookhaven and Carnival in New Orleans interest many residents. Community events include Baptist services, school activities and a tax sale.
An obituary notes the death of Dr A B E Thompson at his Rogue Chitto residence after a brief illness. He was 64, a trusted physician and community leader, remembered for moral courage and service. Funeral conducted Saturday by Rev J F Jones. survived by a widow, two married daughters, and two sons.
The Brookhaven column celebrates a mimic Mardi Gras in Trookhaven while listing local events. It reports weddings Miss Leatlin Vines and Mr O Neal, arrivals, job moves, a preacher’s invitation, and minor injuries from a Sunday accident involving Mr and Mrs John L Nalty with updates on recoveries from Dr Butler and Veterinary care.
The Lincoln County Mississippi Board of Supervisors records a March 1 1898 meeting with members including Parsons Tryant Brister Montgomery and Linten plus Chas McNair and Felix May. They order bids for a Big Creek bridge on Road No 4, transfer hands and overseers among multiple roads, accept W K Cade’s resignation as constable, appoint numerous road overseers for the year ending March 3 1898, authorize fence work for the poor house farm, and adjourn to continue next day.
A fragment describes a small key and a large door, noting the lock opens with a tiny item akin to one thousandth part, and claims strength and effectiveness beyond size. It then shifts to Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, praising tiny sugar coated granules for constipation relief and numerous ailments, promising restoration of digestive health.
The Board of Supervisors fined road overseers Nell Smith Jackson and Liberty No 61 for failing to file memordands reports and ordered them to appear at the next meeting. At the Allen home on Sabbath evening a double wedding united Mamie and Bonnie Allen to James Hickman and Robert Martin, performed by Rev J L Price of Mt Moriah church. The affair drew Brookhaven and visiting friends, with the bridal couples soon leaving for Crescent City.
Grafton's Drug Store advertises Grafton's Cough Cure for coughs colds and bronchitis at 25e per bottle. It promotes Grafton's Liver Pills for constipation biliousness at 25e per box and Landreth's fresh garden seed at half old price. Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypophosphites offered. Call and be convinced.
Brookhaven merchants report a tomato glut and slash prices to clear stock. Armour's Star Ham Best Sugar Corn Okra and Dodson Hill Chow Moss Rose Flour are discounted. Four cans for 25 cents marks the aggressive move to move the overload quickly.
Warm spell prompted bloom on fruit trees while farmers delayed oats planting due to bad weather. Dr. Robertson helped Mr. Gunnells near Saulsbury. Douglass preached last weekend and a member was excluded for non attendance. The sermon from John Chapter 3 drew interest. Cabe Smith and Mira Rena Brewer wed by Justice Sutton. Mins Mollie finished an early term at Caseyville. Concert at Heucks Retreat drew good turnout and praise for students.
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