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Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1885

Page

3

Brookhaven Town News and Local Notices

The Brookhaven Leader notes a busy town page with updates on Goings on, church events, weddings, baptisms, and social notices. It mentions the W. T. U meeting, a hog ordinance repeal, a church baptism, a marriage at H P Atkins residence, and the upcoming Little Girls concert at Houk's Hall. It also includes a correspondent’s discussion on school funds and Lincoln County education notes amid saloon tax debates.

Nowangar House Powell's Powell Hou Larkin Ling Vicksburg Vivian Byrd Clinton Sword and Shield Roy J.B. Bowen Union Church Methodist Church Major Thos. Kelley Maggie W. Atkins H. P. Atkins R. J. Boone Old Brook Brookhaven Joel Monk Beat 1 Tus Leaper Leader Court House J. M. Wooley Caseyville Weason Times Heuck Jos. Burns J. E. Adams Neal D. McParland Reva. E. P. Douglas W. F. Parsons Zula Brooks Presbyterian Church J. Chas. F. Malone Atlanta J. C. Hardy Annie Buckley Jackson Whitworth College Dru Bennett Bowen Marion Lax Corporation Schools

Petition seeks license for sale of liquor in Brookhaven

A long petition dated 1885 addresses the Brookhaven Board of Aldermen, listing 177 signatures endorsing a request to permit sale of small quantities of beer and spirits at a building on Rail Road Avenue. The document names many signatories and notes the councilors addressed. A discussion on liquor questions is promised at the courthouse the next evening with Capt. Hoskins and the paper editor slated to speak.

Lernae Brookhaven Railroad Avane Kiwi Matthews J. A. Hoskins Court House Capt. Hoskins Tax Skakka Capitan Indies

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