Silver Creek and Surroundings News and Notices
Dr Tennisson of Monticello visited his son in law F B Denson this week. Wesson elects water works by unanimous vote. Typhoid claims E L McGowan in his prime. remains sent to Hattiesburg. Prentiss soon to have a newspaper. Deaths of J W Perry and local residents noted. Miss Laura Pannell named Kennolia teacher. Rev Q O A Bamber chosen interim pastor. Four funerals held in recent days. J L Chapman dies after long illness. Wild geese signal approaching cold weather and quarantine lift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Tennisson
Monticello
F. B. Denson
Prentiss
Silver Creek
Laura Pannell
Kennelia School
Franklin County
Miss Pannell
Wesson High School
Kennolia
William Hallam
Bettie Ector
Willie McMillan
Brookhaven
J. A. Lee
The
Baptist Church
Henderson McMillan
South Lincoln Dots Weather and Community Notes
Rain has fallen steadily for a day with cotton almost out. Do not sell below ten cents. T B Kyzar blessed with a fine twelveroyed girl. Z C Hodges and Virginia Martin open Pine Grove school with record attendance. Anderson Kyzar sick for two months. Baby of Tom and Mrs Drummonds died, funeral by Rev D S Kelly. J M Burns seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Kyzar
Z. C. Hodges
Virginia Martin
Pine Grove
Tom Drummonds
Kelly
Pearlhaven
Mt Pleasant Notes Reflect Small Town Life and Moves
Frost chatter and health news mingle with travel and edits. Dr Walter Hart plans to join Memphis Medical College, while Ace Brown visits Summit. Infant death in Norfield mourned by Easley family. Pierson Welch trips to Mish and Sunday visits noted. C O D express concerns surface as locals push for change. Rev J E Lowe’s lumber project at Welch mill aims to build a residence soon. May Albritton visits Cold Springs. Seymour Montgomery heads to Clinton for Mississippi College. Helen Martin recovers from scarlet fever. Grice Reeves and Webster notable in Wesson. B F Clark to move near new schoolhouse. Uni school advances under Groves with Montgomer y and Cur rap. Belly the Kid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hart
Memphis
Memphis Medical College
Ace Brown
Summit
Easley
Norfield
Pierson Welch
Mish
C. O. D. Express
J. E. Lowe
Arlington Church
J. W. Welch
State Happenings in Mississippi Towns and Deaths
Corinth raised her shotgun quarantine yesterday. A Z Lazar was elected Magnolia town clerk. Mrs. J. Boyd, wife of Enterprise mayor, died. W. O. Gilacs, contractor, died of yellow fever at Vicksburg. Rain general to the south. John Perry, 48, died in Magnolia. Methodist faithful. Convict Lawrence Thigpen killed by guard Manuel Logan escaping Darden plantation. Meridian moves to build a YMCA costing 25 000 to 100 000. Cotton growers met in Meridian. Pres. Clark and Sec. Wood spoke. Pension fund distribution this week. fund totals 250 000. Joe Kyle killed near Utica. Major Holt wounded. Deputy Sheriff Williams wounded at Bond arresting Layman Martin. Martin sought for shooting wife. Albert Dixon killed at Jackson oil mill. Virgil Houston injured at oil mill. Alcorn County board seeks funds for Mississippi memorials at Vicksburg National Park. Pike County petitions to restrict whiskey shipments by express. Woodmen of the World reports 8 494 new certificates in nine months 1905. membership 18 563 Oct 1. 49 new camps in 1903. expect 20 000 by Jan 1. Penitentiary Board notes Pike County Court sentences: Slade murder life, Ernest Bryant assault to kill one year, Cunningham Connerly assault to kill five years, Lassie Perkins miscegenation ten years. School book depositors discuss stopping second-hand books import. require parent certificate proving last year’s book was weeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinth
A. Z. Lazar
Magnolia
J. Boyd
Enterprise
W. O. Gilacs
Vicksburg
John Perry
Methodist Church
Lawrence Thigpen
Manuel Logan
Darden
Meridian
Penitentiary Board of Control
Pike County
J.B. Slade
Pepe
Supreme Court
Is Inclair
Ernest Bryant
Cunningham Connerly
Lassie Perkins
Ignorant Teacher Paper Shocks State Board in Holmes County
The State Board of Examiners condemned a Holmes County paper by a negro applicant for a teaching license as the worst yet seen. It argues a teacher should be well cared for with equipment and comforts while detailing misspelled and nonsensical ideas about proper preparation. The paper was graded zero amid the body’s criticism of its content and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Examiners
Holmes County
Jackson News
Johnston Station Notes Readied Under Muddy Rain
Monday morning brought northeast rain and mud yet business remains steady. Cotton crop damage mounts from recent rainy days. Visitors include Oscar Lotterhos of Summit and Miss Carrie Alford, with Mr Webster Hart calling Sunday. Youths attended church at Monk's Creek. school opened with fifty seven pupils and grows daily under Prof J M Alford.
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Monk’s Creek
J. M. Alford
R. U
AmbleR Notes and Local Updates from Arlington
Mr Irvin Smith has moved near Similo with Ida and Blanche Wood wall. Churchgoing by Woodward family at Adams last Sunday. Arlington association date rescheduled to Friday Oct 28. Mr R E Woodall and Dr Chisholm regain telephones. School opened Monday with C W Woodward of Wayne county as principal. Bright faces resume duties. hope to join in the great work soon. SUBSCRIBER
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida
Blanche
Woodwall
Prof
Woodward
Adams
Ar Jlington
R. E. Woodall
Dr. Chisholm
C. W. Woodward
Wayne County
Parker Named Chief Counsel for Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Judge Alton B. Parker, the late Democratic presidential candidate, was retained as chief counsel for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company at a salary of $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton B. Parker
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Iffual
Union Mall community notes promise best county school
From Union Mall editorials praise a planned county school with shingles on the ground for repairs. The piece lauds a strong Board of Control, a top Lincoln County Association Sunday School, 40 pupils enrolled, Babe Mexbell as superintendent, Maggie Mason in charge of music, and a $7 mission fund. It mentions Rev H R Holcomb’s no show, Rev Jenkins accepting a pastor call, Pink Mason and Turnip patches, and local chatter about weddings and barn work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Canny Association
Babe Mexbell
Maggie Mason
H. R. Holcomb
Jenkins
Pink Mason
Brookhaven and Wesson Road
W. E. Allen
Ruth Notes in Ruth Mississippi Weather Delays Cotton Picking
A rainy spell hinders cotton picking as Ruth notes social events and local life. Activities include a gathering at W N Gunnell’s home, school opening with 92 pupils, local trades and residents visiting from Norfield and Brookhaven, and assorted illnesses and family updates. A Bonus Jefferson county report mentions a negro baby born with extra toes and fingers and three teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Gunnell
Hough Greer
Angie Lard and Son
Brookhaven
Lucy McEwen
BR. R. Clark
Bonus
Jefferson County
Reverend Willis J. Fortinhenry Dies After Fifty Years in Ministry
Baptist minister Reverend Willis J. Fortinhenry, who served his calling for fifty years, died at his home near Durbun. He leaves a widow and a large family. Yellow foyer reports indicate an abatement of the infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis J. Fortinhenry
Durbun
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Twinkles
D. R. Longino
Grange
R. L. Longino
J. J. Denson
Nelson Hotel
Eli White
Sreehee
E. L. McGowan
Hattiesburg
McGowan
P. V. James
Laurel
Mississippi
Piney Woods
Knights of the Grip
Alaska
the Wesson Enterprise
J. W. Perry
Wesson
Wesson Baptist Church
QO. A. Bamber
Clinton
W. J. Thompson
Tom and
Andy Thompson
J. L. Chapman
South Lincoln
Anderson Kyzar
MT. Pleasant Notes
Yellow Jack
May Albritton
Mary Jones
Cold Springs
Seymour Montgomery
Lincoln County
Mississippi College
Helen Martin
Messrs
Chas, Grice, Webster
Ernest Reeves
B. F. Clark
Uni School
H. E. Groves
Lonella Montgomery
Mary Currap
Belly the Kid
Pres. Clark
Wood
Mississippi Association
Henry
Joe Kyle
Utica
Major Holt
Holt
Henry Kyle
Williams
Bond
Martin
Albert Dixon
Central Oil Mil
Jackson
Virgil Houston
Mississippi Cotton Oil Company
Board of Supervisors
Alcorn County
National Park
Eebrea Company
H. F. Simrall
Woodmen of the World
Whitfield
Oscar Lotterhos
Carrie Alford
Webster Hart
Webb
Ambler Notes
Irvin Smith
Similo
Union Mall
Atwood
Babe Maxwell
Carroll Bardwell
Maxwell
Bardwell
Union Hall Leader
Bamber
Ruth
A. G. B. McCullough
Dudley Jones
Mood Roberts
H. T. Beacham
F. L. Clark
Ada Wooley
Edgar
Etta Williams
W.d. Greer
Lula Dawson
Felder
W. C. Price
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