Molasses Industry and Local Happenings Chronicle
The piece highlights daily life in Felder and surrounding towns with notes on Miss Julia Greer boarding locally and taking music, local residents ill, social visits, and upcoming school plans. It mentions Miss Lula McCullough departing for Columbus, shop trips to Brookhaven, and a Nobler focus on education with new Whitworth College art teacher Allyne M. Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Greer
Felder
Messrs
W. L. Reeves
W. M. Greer
Whitworth College
Allyne M. Hamilton
Kentucky
Notes From Mt Zion Literary Society Meeting
The Mt Zion notes report a Friday meeting with a debate, social visits by Miss Luna Mason, Miss Mary Deachain, and others, and illness of student Guss Smith. Obituary: long-time resident Lewis H White died Saturday October 28 at 10 o clock, survived by wife and six children. Messages of sympathy accompany the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis H., White
For Sale Animals and a Horse Miss. Brown ad
For sale two cows with young calves will be sold cheap to sane nick. Also two good mules one red horse. Offer rejected. 0. B. Brown Pearlhaven Mississippi. Robt. Bri A on Miss Mary Hoages by narrow aes on a townway at Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick
Ed Horge
A . Oe
B. Brown
Pearlhaven, Miss
Mary E
Meridian
Miss Jessie Hilton Weds Oscar Carlisle in Lincoln
Miss Jessie Hilton daughter of Mr. Thos W Hilton married Oscar Carlisle of Memphis on Wednesday night at the Hilton home. Rev R H Purser performed the ceremony and a bridal feast followed. After a brief stay in Lincoln the couple will reside in Memphis where the groom is in business. The Leader offers congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Hilton
Lincoln
Thos. W. Hilton
Oscar Carlisle
Memphis
R. H. Purser
Woodmen of the World Unveiling Ceremony
Brookhaven Camp No. 9 Woodmen of the World will unveil the monument at the grave of Son. W. J. Anglin in Rose Hill Cemetery this Sunday evening at 2 o'clock assisted by visiting Camps. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
Woodmen of the World
Son
W. J. Anglin
Rose Hill
Thos. McNaitr
C. C. Jase
Adams
Mississippi Central By. to issue cross tie contracts soon
The Mississippi Central By. plans to issue many cross tie contracts in the near future. Interested parties should apply for more information to the Resident Engineer at the Cassedy Building in Jackson. Also noted: Samuel W. Rawlins, 87, died in Waveland. Clifton Lumber Company sawmill burned consuming 30,000 feet of lumber with estimated losses around 12,000 dollars and no insurance. A former convict allegedly robbed a parlor in Poplar Springs and fled. Geo. Foss, Yazoo City city electrician, received a fatal shock after a live wire contact on a 20 foot pole. Jim Brown, longtime Northeastern caller, found dead in his Mexidian home. Columbus hosts its Gith Junional fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Central
Cassedy Buiding
Jackson
Geo. Foss
Yazoo City
Jim Brown
Mexidian
Friendly Ship School Report Highlights Growth and Repairs
Editor notes improved enrollment and attendance at Friend ship school, ongoing building repairs, and strong support from patrons. Mentions local farmers Cagle and Vaughan running a gin, road contractors delivering high quality work, and health updates for Stephen Kennedy’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship School
Southland
Cagle
Vaughan
Sam Cagle
R. Stephen Kennedy
Cordie Cagle
Ada Smith
Jas. Smith
Association
Prof. Hurst
Z. B. Graves
Theeachers’ Association
Green
Becker
P. B. Mullen
Mrs. Davis Reflects on Declining Years in New York Hotel
In the Gerard Hotel suite Mrs. Jefferson Davis revisits youth and Confederate days amid cherished portraits and keepsakes. Her fading mobility contrasts a sharp mind as she recalls Winnie Davis and Beauvoir, while newer memories include a humane effort to retire aged New York fire horses to tranquil pastures. Nearby notes mention Magnolia Circuit Court costs, Gardner family moving to Ragland, and Governor Vardaman’s address at the Summit school building dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Gerard
Jefferson Davis
New York
Confederacy
Winnie
Beauvoir
Confederate States
Possum cooking tips and Roosevelt tribute spark regional notes
The Brookhaven Leader recalls a Home and Farm recipe for possum with lemon, sugar, and savory spices, then contrasts southern methods. A Clarion Ledger remark mocks the dish and asks about pumpkin pie. Also noted are cotton prices from Dr J P Moore, and the death of Mrs. Dickson in Jackson at 85, widow of Judge David Dickson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven
South
Bates
Clarion- Ledger
Clarion-Ledger
Billy Boy
Farm Sale Near Suromit Changes Hands for 11000
The Wickham Farm near Suromit, owned by Mr J. B. West of New Orleans, sold Saturday to Mr W B Lawrence of Sainsbury Miss for 11000 cash. Lawrence plans to move soon and undertake extensive improvements on the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickham Farm
Suromit
J. B. West
New Orleans
W. 8. Lawrence
Sainsbury, Miss
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Ruth
Laura Felder
Sallie Williams
Summit
J. P
W. B. Williams
Lula McCullough
Columbus
I. I. and C
Mary B. Reeves
Effie
Etta Williams
J. T. Cotten
Providence Church
W. J. Greer
Shady Grove
Maggie
Rena Price
Whitworth
Maysville
Bessie P. Johnson
Mason Circuit Court
Hamilton
Hayswood Seminary
Phister
MT. Zion
Luna Mason
Mary Deachain
H. C. Cain
8. M. Hutson
Louis Barlow
Eugene Montgomery
Versie Smith
Goss Smith
Mattie Jennings
Fillie Montgomery
Lou Smith
Lillie Montgomery
Minnie Smith
I. W. Mason
Marion Smith
Carlisle
Hilton
Woodmen of the
Samuel W. Rawlins
Waveland
Rawlins
The
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Clifton Lumber Company
Aepar Aney
Jak Poplar Springs
Dobbs
Mrs. Davis
New York Fire Department
Humanita
Magnolia
Pike County
Roosevelt
Atlanta
Joel Chandler Harris
Remus
Harris
Crystal Springs
J. P. Moore
Moore
Yazoo Herald
Brookhaven, Mississippi
F. W. Becker
East Union Lumber & Meg. CO
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