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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1902
Page
4
E H Wentworth visits Meadville this week as McGrath offers a gold heaviest bale contest for October with 5.00 and 25.00 prizes. Local residents, guests, ads, repairs, school notices, church services, rentals, and business openings fill Brookhaven pages with a collage of names, places, and events including Parsons, Wentworth, McGrath, Perkins, and Marys, plus a community dance and WCTU state meeting in Oxford.
J B Sasser plans to build about four miles from town as candidates for municipal offices emerge. John S Marshall’s advertises stoves and bargains. Oysters on ice in local restaurants. Cotton bale brings $5 in October, inquiries to McGrath. Misses Mattie and Pauline Purse visit Hazlehurst. Benetta Purser named principal at Ambler school. Foley's Kidney Cure advertised by Price Drug Co. Kindergarten Club of Pearlhaven plans dances and socials in September. Treasure hunt: a $20,000 jar found under a pillar at an antebellum Hermanville mansion leads to a legal dispute. Smith's Sure Kidney Cure promoted. Congressional primary count shows McLain 3470, Spencer 825. McLain wins all counties except Claiborne. Richard Allred wins Snow Drop flour prize for finest twin pair in Lincoln County.
Brookhaven rejoices at campus enhancements including new shade trees and boardwalks on north and south sides. Old seed house and Dr Watts dental office are slated for new locations near West Monti cello street and Jackson street respectively. Layton’s photographic tent sits between Joe Houck and Charles Henck stores. R. D. Lanier to run for Mayor, cites record as justice of the peace and aim to improve the city.
C W Landis of the Oriental Hotel testifies of Ballard’s Snow Liniment curing neutr algia, with ads for Price Drug Co. and notices of city treasurer candidates Davis Henck Marshall, a New Jersey editor’s praise for Foley’s Honey and Tar, a baseball parade for an electric fire alarm, backache cures, furnished rooms for rent, a boy’s leg burn, Banner Salve, Arbor Day plans, worm remedies for children, a closing sale at Mc Grath’s, Chamberlain’s tablets offer, and visits from Mrs Ul to Mrs J A Jackson in J azoo City.
Mississippi items report Judge Chrisman of Canton may sell a violin once owned by his daughter Mrs Magee. A northern article claimed a rare Swiss make with nine known, one undiscovered, and marks identifying it. Chicago dealer offered 1700. sale possible next week.
The public is invited to reopening exercises on Thursday Sept 18 1902 at Boalock with a musical recital by Mix Weston and Miss Rena Jones. Speeches by Hon J B Sexton and Rev Dr Jones announced. Also notes on local business and community updates including tax levy and local notices from Brookhaven and Shell Lake.
The charter establishes the Auburn Mercantile Company in Auburn Lincoln County Mississippi. It sets the business scope to buy sell and trade in goods farm supplies and related property and to may locate branches. It authorizes 420000 dollars capital in 200 shares at 60 dollars each with initial 5100 dollars. It lists five incorporators and designates officers and a board of directors with filings in 1902 Mississippi records.
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