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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1904
Page
5
The first season show at Heucks Opera House Thursday night, Alphonse and aston, drew a full house with only a handful of seats empty. Manager Heuck appeared pleased with attendance as new lace curtains brighten the boxes. locals praise the house, expecting better shows than Alphonse and Gaston.
Alex Paisley resigns as overseer of the dyeing department at Mississippi Cotton and Woolen Mills after four years. George W. Watson of Tupelo, who held the post previously, returns to the job. Cotton crop gathering progresses in fine weather as farmers wait for better prices. The oil Hill runs day and night amid renewed local interest. Watson previously was a junior partner in Price and Watson, a drug firm here.
Rev B F Jones preached a forthright sermon at Summit Methodist Church last Sunday. Quarterly conference showed rising church membership. stewards report gains. Cotton faced slow market, farmers hold for ten cent terminus price and storage awaiting hoped visa. Summit council cut town tax levy from 13 to 12 mills to cover sinking fund for the new $18 000 brick school. Healthy balances noted in town funds.
State items report a Biloxi base company organized, cotton to be sold, a Hattiesburg store and bakery rifled, and Newcomer Lumber Co of Jackson in bankruptcy. Belhaven College reports a primary department infection. Meredith tragedy as J P Rudder, 24, dies by carbolic acid. Fire destroys Hub bard cotton seed and H D Meadows property. Meridian man David A Jones dies at 56. Clinton notes Mary Johnson’s death. Jackson crowd at circus praised police. Dawson judge Raines imposes 12 months for pistol toters. Mississippi Exposition Bureau to close Mississippi State Building Nov 1. Sligo dairy lease in Hackinnon. Jackson pigeon farm venture. Oktibbeha State Fair opens. Laurel Hotel closed. Bohemians arrive in Biloxi. Gulfport railroad station burned near Lyman. Yazoo City Baptist church work begins. Natchez report counterfeit money at Sells Forepaugh show. Rankin county cattle show black leg disease. Yazoo City Elk building accident injures foreman. Vicksburg officer shoots Johnston. Johnston killed. A M College steward donates Jersey cow to Old Soldiers Home. Meridian and Gulfport merchant Neville injured stopping runaway carriage. Magee moonlight picnic stirs scandal. trial adjourned. Aberdeens Clothing dividend and stock increase. Columbus Hosiery Mills to resume after repairs.
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