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Newspaper

Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1905

Page

4

Local notices and obituary items from Bogue Chitto

Bananas dealer L J Laird advertises carload bananas for sale both wholesale and retail to the public. A child of four died at the Brister grandparents home in Bogue Chitto from membranous croup with funeral led by Dr I W Lopeets. A county teachers exam on Hughes books will be held Saturday in the public school building to set salaries, with prep at Rev R J Boones store and reports due at the principal's office.

B. E. Brister Bogue Chitto A. B. Connally Hughes County Board of Examiners Rev R. J. Boone Princial Ppuak Green, Co Sapt. Education Dr. Watts Perkins Bessie Dees Hazlehurst Walter Beasley G. M. Blake Full Blake Geo. C. Holliday W. W. Holliday B. Perkins L. H. Bowen Little Robert Iowa Vance Massengill Retta Cameron Moreton & Helms Columbia Dry Batteries C. B. Perkins Tom McNair A. H. Connally

Whitworth Student to Wed Monticello Man

Mias Maud Bishop, a standout Whitworth student, will marry Mr Williams of Monticello on the 27th. Miss Fannie Larkin of Mint is set to depart next week for Monticello to attend the ceremony and serve as musician at the event.

Mias Maud Bishop Whitworth Williams Monticello Fannie Larkin Montielto Bessie Hobbs J. M. Wood Bessie C. W. Maxwell Fair River Brookhaven Maxwell Emile Cobn Solon Wilson Sokoloski Maud Stebbins Abbeville

Bananas at Laird's and town life scenes

A look at Bananas sold at Laird's Fruit Stand on Front street and a day in town with brief notes on visits, weather changes, and local residents. Mentions include Nat Graves, Miss May Smyley, Mr. W. W. Davis, Mr. Jacob Strauss, Miss Susie Cox, and numerous neighbors in Brookhaven and Hazlehurst.

L. J. Laird’s Nat Graves Terry J. M. Wood Crystal Springs May Smyley Hammond W. W. Davis Casey Ville Jacob Strauss Summit Shelby Wood Hazlehurst Susie Cox Jackson Ella Harris Lizzie Cotten C. M. McMahan New Orleans Nola Ramsey Kate Ramsey Laird’s Front Street W. W. Holliday Berger Cottage Monticello Street

Local society notes and notices from The Leader

A collage of brief items details visits and travel plans of residents to Crystal Springs Martin Teno Lauderdale Lauderdale Memphis and New Orleans. It notes shifts in work and residence, church events, a school entertainment, a hospital visit, and upcoming fundraising for the Orphans Home. It reports deaths Henry Bailey and Oscar Gayden, a furniture firm assignment, a real estate transfer, a broken ankle incident, and an ad plug for Hercules Stump Pullers with local promotions.

Penn Furniture Co Charles Heuck The Baptist Church Jackson Henry Bailey Allen J. S. Bailey Graham-Cato-Herring Co J. H. Sumrall Oscar Gayden Brandon Dr. Stingily Wm. Melville

Local News Notes and Market Briefs

Dr W B Watts traveled to Jackson on business while Messrs Willard Seavey and M McCullough spent time at Monticello. Circuit Court at Meadville draws E F Brennan and A C McNair. Sugar cane sample from Frank Dunn impresses, cotton market remains volatile with projected 11 to 15 cent gains for firm producers. News of Mrs N H Planchard s illness in New Orleans brings sorrow to Brookhaven. Pauline Moore and M P Lowrey engagement announced with wedding at Florence Baptist Church. Rev A F Watkins attends Interchurch Conference in New York with Bishop Galloway leading Virginia talks. Times-Democrat reports large religious gathering expected. Mrs John May stops a chicken thief, describing the scene with humor and local color.

Messrs. Louis Willie Nalty New Orleans Tulane University Josie Eitel Lauderdale Baker Smith J. P. Williams Mt. Olive A. Hailey The Baptist Church J. W. McMaster Nashville, Tenn J. H. Redding Wm. Melville Henry Greenwood Crescent City W. B. Watts Jackson Messrs Willard Seavey M.mccullough Monticello Chas. Butterfield Norfield E. F. Brennan A. C. McNair Meadville Frank Dunn Hus Brookhaven N. H. Planchard Alice Whitfield Moore Pauline M. P. Lowrey Florence A. H. Whitfield Supreme Court Lucia Moore A. F. Watkins Methodist Church New York Watkins Bishop Galloway Virginia Neariny Times-Democrat

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