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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1905
Page
3
Illinois Central Railroad trains now pass Brookhaven as follows with schedule changes and stops. enhancements include revised times, new intermediate stop, and updated connections for freight and passenger services serving local industries and residents.
Local column from Brookhaven reports on sales and ads including stoves ponies and tools at Moodie s Hardware. Social bits note residents visiting relatives in Jackson Topisaw Oktibbeha and New Orleans. Community items cover church events deaths and upcoming plans for a new Presbyterian church building.
Local items from Brookhaven discuss Moodie’s Hardware Store offerings including sewing machine parts and cutlery, plus ads for real estate, bonds, and furniture. Notes mention church events, baptisms, pastor introductions, visits by residents, and Thanksgiving reflections. Correspondents urged to sign names and provide neighborhood details.
A Friday Whitworth College faculty recital drew a large crowd in Ailisthenics Hall. Miss Hessie McVey and Mrs. Bolton performed, with Louise Lin and Miss Lylah Ragsdale’s turns winning praise. Ragsdale’s dramatic pieces and Twain parody captivated the audience, marking the event as a credit to the institution and town.
The Brookhaven Woodmen camp with visiting chapters unveiled a monument to deceased brother W. J. Anglin. About 125 Woodmen from Bogue Chitto Norfield Topisaw Providence and Pearlhaven attended. Rev R H Purser gave the oration and a luncheon followed at the Masonic Temple. Mrs Anglin and Moses Anglin attended. Brandon to get a $5 000 bank building.
The Board of Supervisors ordered a new constable seat. four candidates ran. Charles Hardy won with 148 votes, 9 more than runner up T A Willoughby who had 139. J M Bleecker received 21 votes and N R Douglass 50. The totals came from two voting places.
Mrs Henry Greenwood hosted the Peripatetics meeting with a vivid program praised by all. Highlights included Mrs Thos Brady on The Glory that was Greece and musical numbers by Mrs J M Wood, Mrs O B Brown, Mrs Sumrall, Mrs Higdon, and Mrs Greenwood. A November 28 wedding will unite Miss Amanda Powell and Lewis Foster Jr at Canton Presbyterian Church. the groom is from Michigan.
The Whitworth College audience attended an opening ceremony with a strong vocal chorus and a solo by Mrs. Josie Bowen Bolton. The sermon on Union with Christ held the crowd's attention as President Cooper announced the event, and the Doxology concluded the service. Nearby items mention medical ads, local deaths, and various community notices.
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