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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1891
Page
3
Fragmented text notes candidacy, wage rates, and county concerns. Mentions inerrantatewe and taxes. hints at general election timing and local debates. Names and places are unclear, but references to officials and fees suggest coverage of a local political scene and fiscal matters.
Reginler and fishing notes, visits to New Orleans, and various Brookhaven residents’ activities. Mr Ewing ill. Miss Kite Mikel attends a press convention in Yazoo City. social visits to Jackson, Flora, and Natchez. street work on South Jackson Street. several private visits, concerts, and church society news.
The Lincoln county Democratic meeting at Dix Dell on Monday May 1 set a slate for state convention delegates led by Dr J W Magee and Rob Thompson with Jno W Marefin, M H Cassedy Jr and others. It endorsed J P Sessions for reelection and called for a county primary for various offices on July 10 while adjournment followed after appointing committees. The same issue notes W C T U gratitude to A Lewenthal Brookhaven mayor and praise for Ada McNair and Mrs Crutcher, with plans for World’s W C T U Day May 24 and a Y M C A message.
The court convened with jurors empaneled for the week and several cases heard. Dockets show judgments against multiple defendants for open accounts and fines for gaming and disturbances, along with citizen applications and ongoing civil matters. Visiting attorneys and local officials are listed, with updates on a protracted murder case and Graded School closing events scheduled for May.
A historic district and township boundaries description is published with references to the Bair River Association meeting. It lists districts, townships, ranges, rail lines, and voting details, plus notices of deacons and local committee notes. The document also advertises medicines and local church events with various elixirs and treatments.
At his residence in Biz Creek Gi Parish, on April 1, a local figure known as a dependable neighbor and helper passed away. He reportedly stated he was ready to die, leaving his wife and young children to face the world.
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