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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1898
Page
4
A fragmentary 1898 Leader page item presents a railroad time-table with scattered notations on trains, departures, and arrivals. The garbled text references leaves for various cities and stops, with partial mentions of trains and schedules amid unreadable segments.
Official directory lists Brookhaven and Canton civic figures with monthly meetings and district officers. Names include W. E. Farsons president of District No 1 and JC Bryant for District No 2. Mention of clerk and surveyor positions tied to Brookhaven and surrounding areas.
Local items report Waterman’s Soda sold by Lotterhos and Powell’s restaurant serving light drinks. Visits include Isa Abrams in Vicksburg, Ada Proby of Natchez, Miriam Crutcher from Wartrace, and Miss Cora Parsons with Summit friends. Debates, church painting, a new two story Heuck & Sons brick store, and a railroad crossing flagman were noted.
Brookhaven engages in ice factory setup as winners from Spring Hill College return, while Miss Jessie McNair plans a benefit. Mrs Susan Becker dies at 77, buried at Union Church amid civic pallbearers. Stonewall Guard ships out to Jackson. ex-Treasurer L C Smith dies from accidental self harm. Memorial debates among local colleges entertain and unite community.
Two army veterans report heart trouble and fainting spells improved by Dr Miles Heart Cure. They describe long disease history, relief after starting treatment, and a promise of satisfaction with money refunded. A free book on heart and nerve diseases is offered.
The Mississippi county board discusses road contracts for first class road No 11 with Evans and Wacer. approves plumbing survey for the Court House and Jail. purchases a 35 acre strip between County Pauper and the Lookhaven and Meadville roads from C Crawford for 57.00. approves County Superintendent Edgar Brown’s report. contracts for Road No 3 work by Williamson Smith. sets per diem and mileage for board members and officers. adjourns. Also includes medical advertisement and unrelated notices and a civil suit against a railroad over an incident at the freight depot with Chrisman & Brownun representing Larsen.
The text notes a Sunday School at Paim River 1 every Sunday at 3 p m and a Protracted meeting at Fair River Church for the 4th Sunday in August with Eld J B Thigpen assisting. It mentions visitors at a family gathering for Master Bryan Maxwell, farming activity with potato draws, and medical notes on seasonal health remedies.
Expert cyclists have already succeeded riding a unicycle for short distances. The article predicts unicycling may become as common as bicycles soon. It cites broader progress in medicine, noting Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as curative for consumption and detailing its claimed effects on digestion, blood, nerves, and overall vitality.
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