Local Notes From The Leader May 24 1905
Weather and social notes from Brookhaven Mississippi including visits by Rosehill Cemetery in good condition, Miss Mary Byrd visiting Auburn friends, and remarks on local shops and residences. Mentions Hon John Sharp Williams guest at J W McGrath and commencement events at Whitworth College and Mississippi College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Wood
Jackson
Grafton’s
John Sharp Williams
J. W. McGrath
Bessie Hobbs
Mississippi College
Watt Higdon
Curran Addition
Jno
A. Penn
Norfield
Whitworth College
Eddie Schaller
Memphis
M. E. Bennett
Lucich
Jackson Street
Cures for Catarrh Promised by Price Drug Co
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a guaranteed cure for catarrh with a complete outfit worth one dollar, including inhaler and medicine. It cites Brooklyn residents cured and offers money back if not effective. Also notes fundraising for a Y M C A project and endorsements for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
Price Drug Company
Chamberlain
Geo. L. Chubb
Harlan, Mich
C. EB. Grafton
Josie Sumner
Bremond
Tex
Ballard
Price Drug Co
Land Speculation Boosts Pine Lands Sale in Mississippi
The 4,800 acre tract in Mississippi, once owned by Carlisle of Lawrence County and later by James M. Burch, was sold for 70,000 dollars to Fernwood Lumber Company, now under Goodyear syndicate. At about 14 dollars per acre, the price marks a record for pine lands with expectations of doubling in a decade or so. May 20, 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Lawrence County
James M. Burch
Dubuque
Fernwood Lumber Company
Goodyear Syndicate
Mississippi
Clarion Ledger
Baptist Sunday School
Central Lumber Co organized at Jackson
The Central Lumber Company with capital stock of 000 has been organized in Jackson. Incorporators are A P Holt J Holt J C Hood R d Coker and R P Willing. The object is wholesale and retail lumber business. A Season In Health underscores healthy kidneys filtering impurities from blood and Foley's Kidney Cure as a cure for kidney and bladder disease. It strengthens the whole system. Price Drug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Alexander
Jackson
Bishop Bratton
Vardaman
Central Lumber Company
A. P.holt
J. Holt
J. C. Hood
R. d. Coker
R. P. Willing
Foley
Price
Strewk Critin
Zoometera
Boo
Tridees
Town Notes and Local Anecdotes From Early Texas
A fragmentary column recalls a school closure amid an epidemic scare and a return of a beloved teacher, with social gatherings at Terry and a district gathering. It notes a severe wind and a barn collapse on the Brister place injuring horses, plus a testimonial ad for Ballard’s Snow Liniment praising its use for growing pains and frost bite with prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epidey
Mi Fieeddi
Terry
Circuit Gaurt
W. H. Reeves
Emma Reeves
Warren Reeves
John Whittington
Brister Place
Billy
Noble Spirit at Grand Lodge Nomination Twist
The Mississippi Grand Lodge case shows W O Menger renouncing his own bid to nominate ex Attorney General Monroe McClurg for Sovereign Grand Lodge. McClurg’s election could elevate him to the highest office, with Menger sacrificing personal ambition for the order’s welfare. The next meeting will be in Hattiesburg, the “Queen City of Lumber and Turpentine.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pe Univeren Oi Grand Lodge
Sovereign Grand Lodge
W.O. Menger
Grand Lodge
Brother Peace
Brother Menger Renir
Monroe McClurg
Brother Menger
McClurg
Mississippi
Warren Lodge
Odd Fellowship
Hattiesburg
Lumber and Turpentine
Vicksburg
Closing Exercises of Norfield Graded School
The closing exercises of Norfield Graded School will be held Friday May 26 at 7:30 p m in Woodmen's Hall. An entertaining program includes an address by Superintendent Whitfield a school debate on compulsory education music and readings. Attendees may take the fast northbound train that night from Brookhaven and return the same evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ode Stamps
Z. B. Graves
A. Lenz
Brookhaven
Marcia Penn
Prof. Hopkins
R. Penn
Hazlehurst
Jno
A. Penn
Jemmie Vardeman
W. H. Weathersby
Little Springs High School
Weathersby
R. 5. Butler
Franklin County
Mississippi
Edgar Green
Lincoln County
California
Oregon
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
Rock Island
Middle West
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Yellowstone National Park
el Paso
New Mexico
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Ogden
Salt Lake
Pacific Northwest
Norfield
Woodmen’s Hall
Supt
Whitfield
Susie Powell
Fatal Curiosity on Rail as Torpedo Explodes
Rev. Entrican a Baptist minister in the Missads of India is injured when a torpedo on a railway track explodes as he picks it up. He and a friend were walking near the line when he tore apart the device, causing severe lacerations and injuries to his lips and jaw. Doctors Hall and Rowan attended and deemed his wounds serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Calhoun
Entrican
India
Hall
Rowan
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Leader
Bradfield
Felipe
Ross
Columbus
Kincannon
Industrial Institute and College
Fort Worth (Tex
Sean
C. B. Wainwright
Lemon City
Fla
C. E. Grafton
Byrnes
Merch
Doversville
Texas
Beauvoir
R. W. McNeer
T. R. Henderson
Greenwood
Crear
Barr
Houston
Maima Redding
Puley
Yolbe. Com
Water Valley
Ayers
Thane
Pacific Coast
Sena Golorado
Pockiet
ROYAL
Anna
Louisiana Tobacco Co
New Orleans
Staffer's “Jewelry Store
A. Staffler
John Sebastian
Rock Island System
OUR
Parsons, May
Oberschmidt CO
Dokha Yen, Mississippi
Mississippi University
Miss
Annapolis Military Academy
Mississippi University School
DRS. Betts & Dyar
St. Charles Street
Ali
Isle Deas
Experiones
DRS
Betts & Dyar
Charles Street
St. Charles Hotel
Mississipp
Tos
Comguur & Son
Menger
PN Andrey
Ci R
Cocosa and
Rockledge News
Cocoa, Fla
Norfield Graded School
W. H. Leggett
Enn
Esses
U.S. A
Ccamberlain
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