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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1897
Page
4
The report notes a daily reading activity at the CC branch associated with the City office. It mentions a leader and central text references, indicating a local reading event or routine. No further names or dates are provided in the fragment.
Local department column from Brookhaven highlights visitors from Wesson and Jackson, church events, a package party, garden produce, a new residence, a birth, a funeral, and social gossip. Notable items include Miss Delta Mikell visiting Wesson, Rev Dutto preaching, Eugene Bee in uniform, Belle Boyd lecture at Whitworth College, and Leroy Scott’s death from exposure.
A collage of community snippets from West End and nearby towns highlights church youth work led by Miss Addie V. Marshall with 40 members, Miss Annie Lee's refined recital, and Leighton Jones’s collection speech. Residents visit, teach, and report on gardens thriving after recent rains, while Tom Hilton shows practical farming sense hauling manure for soil enrichment.
A petition circulating in Brookhaven urges water works and electric lights, with city officials urged to study and decide promptly. Mrs. C. Bradford of Denver and Miss Ella Harrison will speak at the Court House next week on woman suffrage, visiting Mississippi towns on a tour.
Phil P. Garrett, a prominent Lawrence county farmer, died at his home Sunday morning after a long illness from Brights disease. He was known for a rugged, positive nature and strong Christian character, a hospitable neighbor and loyal friend. The Brookhaven aldermen amended city attorney duties to allow prosecution at the request of any municipal officer. The city has hired Chrisman and Brennan as prosecutors, promising stricter enforcement of ordinances. Church area misbehavior around Brookhaven doors prompts concern. youth blame thoughtlessness but no law requires church attendance. The Brookhaven Photograph Co. will open a gallery next to Hartigan's store, offering first-class work.
A vague public notice warns against shipments without a bill of lading and denounces bogus orders. It then presents an elderly gardener’s trial aimed at preventing pear and apple tree blight, detailing failed methods with calomel Paris Green lime and blue stone, and reporting a later success using a drilled hole filled with lime and blue stone.
Brookhaven today features social visits from Miss Stevens of Washington county to her sisters Mrs Pope and Miss Jennie Stevens. Various local residents travel from St Louis and Louisiana, with Mr. Herring and Mrs. Roos hosting guests. State education officials Kincannon and Green visit. cotton compress records show 25 807 bales this season, versus 11 500 last year. New businesses include the Variety Works steam facility and Ediscope shows at Heuck's Opera House.
The transcript outlines the Thursday and Friday sessions with committee actions. It notes appointments of committees on resolutions and reports, a selection of the next year’s committee chair, and discussions on statistics and denomi nations. Delegates are instructed to submit school reports including officers teachers and libraries.
Ambler notes report tight times as the town adjusts for season, including a turkey story about Walter Smith, a boy Henry Ellzey dislocating his left elbow, and the new Ambler to Bogue Chitto mail route awarded to Sam Alred. Lt. Tyler’s visit, local bachelor humor, and ad copy for Leary’s da Dream conclude the column.
Grafton's Drug Store promotes Grafton's Cough Cure for coughs colds and related ailments at 25c per bottle. Liver pills for constipation and biliousness at 25c per box. Fresh garden seed at half the old price and Landreth's fresh garden seed. Cod liver oil emulsion with hypophosphites offered. quantity doubled for some money. Convince yourself by calling.
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