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Newspaper

Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1904

Page

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Mississippi Happenings in Brief Boil Down

Mississippi happenings roundup notes the Magnolia Graded School opening September 5, plus local obituaries, river deaths, a mayoral nomination in Laurel, and various Mississippi incidents. It covers a cotton oil charter, mill operations, a fatal train accident, a jail break attempt, a drowning, marriages, and legal notices on habeas corpus and jurisdiction in Rankin and Hinds counties.

Calhoun Rankin. Y. Tardy Sam Dixon Jesse Puckett Justice Calhoun Supreme Court Hinds County Ickett Justice of the Peace Code of Hinds Summer Rankin County Cade Rankin Robeson Brandon Renkin County Aback Hinds Hardy Dixon Clarion Ledger

Baptist editor to join paper as associate editor in October

The Baptist of Jackson Mississippi reports Dr H F Sproles will become associate editor by October 1. The note urges readers to support the paper financially as expenses rise and promises a stronger, improved publication. Also covered are suicide cases and related affairs involving W Stuckert and W C Crawford with details on life insurance and a Texas poultry farm.

Aberdeen Iron Works A. B. Cleveland A. and V Richard Peters Bay St. Louis Wingate Lyndon Lumber Company A. J. Frien Petersburg Fannie Langford Mounger E. H. Mounger Columbia John Barbour Forest Fanny Baum Knight Wilton Brough Vicksburg Mr. Brough Charles Hillman Brough Isthmian Canal South Mississippi Panama Ditch The Baptist Jackson Miss Babe H. F. Sproles the Baptist Sproles W. Stuckert Texas New Orleans A. Y. Summers Mr. Summers Rusk Stuckert Summers Times-Democrat Jackson Bureau W. C. Crawford Jones Iuvisors Preston Gibson Georgia State Board of Health Erskine Bas Ing Davidson ‘Theatre Milwaukee Chicago Thormes Nelson Page Gibson Aberdeen Examiner Jon Gibson Pugh Alu Washington Lia Jupior Pettus United States Randal Wadine Senator West Eclipse Collam Hollandale Railroad Commission Collum Collom Beerr

County Farm Expenditures and Local Notes Report

County officials publish seven month expense totals for the County Farm and pauper relief. The report shows net allowances and savings under the current board versus 1903, notes rain helping turnips, cotton prospects, and church revival attendance with local names and visits. A personal travel letter from Sam Aird recalls Ireland and County Down scenery, Belfast harbor, ships like Baltic, and farm life with remarks on crops, weather, and neighbors.

Pleasant Grove Church J. A. Scarborough Tepisaw J. P. Harrintgon Wills Topisaw Church Bro. H Topisaw Yic Brent Matt Tyler Fate Summers Sam Jordan Jeff Boone Marion Hodges Brown McCullough Levi Norman Franklin Count Eunice Jones Julia Jones Mazeton Helmroad Franklin County Leona Kitel Ruth Taieaiin Brookhaven Sam Aird Bogue - Chitto The Leader New Orleans Liverpool Great Ocean Mother Carey Gulf of Mexico Belfast Irish Sea Emerald Isle County Down Belfast Lough County Antrim Baltic New York Adre York

Marriage Licenses Reported in Past Week

White couples include Oscar Franklin and Carrie Arnold, Benson Lambert and Mattie Waldrop, Arnold Smith and Nannie Smith, George M. Lotz and Bettie Williams. Colored couples list Tommie Washington with Phyllis Butler, R F Toole with Saladdudson, Wm Coleman with Dora Anderson, George Gadburg with Nood Brewer. Also Monticello Academy trustees named teachers for the ensuing session, G Hann of Biloxi and Miss Mary J Mayes of Haylehurst joining as primary staff.

Monticello Sapte G. Hann Biloxi Mary J. Mayes Haylehurst Henn

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