Various Obits and Local Notices From Oxford Eagle
A digest of obituaries deaths and local notices including Senator Jones of Florida in Europe E R Steadman of Jackson dead Mrs Barbara Stingley At tala dead Chancellor George Wood 7th District dead Miss Bettie Smith Oxford visiting Senatobia Miss Mary Hatton Bentonville suicide Virginia Briggs drowning in well W W Wallace moving to Benton county Judge J F Simmons to lecture in Memphis Sullivan drowning Phil May escaped convict shot John Fallon killed by cave-in B H Wear retires from Winona Advance W B R Bailey leg broken by horse Goodloe Yancey resident of Athens Dr Isaac A Duncan subscription thanks Postmaster Nye Green Wood reappointment dispute Dragging note on Temple's Mills Pink Bleeder case Tate County Record deaths Eliza Johnson Willie Fant Leo N Cocke Aberdeen Judge J D Camden attendance Lynch meeting June 12 Garnet McLean death in Coahoma Mayo Hill address to Y M C A Aberdeen Keirn partnership Lexington Winona West Point Brookhaven Leader town growth Telegraph items Jodie Hill suicide in Warren County Crane death in New Orleans Knights of Pythias Aberdeen session Maura and Mollie Holder wedding Riley Blocker and Jack Daniels murder near Cedar Glades Ark.
Father Keeps Daughter's Corpse in Parlor Pocket
East Hartford residents reveal a grim secret as Edgar Brewer preserves his sixteen year old daughter's body in the parlor for months. He nightly sits with the corpse in prayer and affection, delaying burial to honor the dying girl's wish against being interred, planning a vault in the dooryard for future access.
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East Hartford
Conn
Mra
Edgar Brewer
Noel
Hartford
House of Death
Mr. Brewer
Truck Farms Rise in Georgia Amid Cotton Decline
Five years ago truck farming was unknown in Georgia while cotton dominated. With cotton no longer profitable and soil depleted, planters turn to truck farming. Small experiments prove its value, railroads and press promote it, and growers associations form to support the shift.
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Georgia
The Woes of Newspaper Men Sermon by Talmage
A sermon urging kindness to newspaper workers highlighting their struggles from rejected copy to rushed deadlines. It stresses editors, reporters, and delivery boys and asks readers to consider the newspaper’s role in 19th century society and to support all who serve this industry.
More Solid Sense From The South
A New York Herald column argues for diversified farming across regions. It notes Southern planters once favored single crops and North Carolina farmers now push hay grain and fodder for self sufficiency. It compares Western practices, debt patterns, and the drawbacks of subdivision in large farms.
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New York Herald
North Carolina
South
New York
Naughty Nephew of Governor Butler Causes Train Revelry
Washington correspondent recounts Col George H Butler once U S Consul General in Egypt and later wagon master in the army. In a Dakota bound trip he led a drunken melee in a train car at midnight and identified as a Post Office Department inspector. Bishop Simpson telegraphed President Hayes, causing Butler's dismissal and recall.
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Washington
Boston Traveller
George H. Butler
Egypt
Hayes
Post Office Department
Dakota
Col. Butler
Bol. Butler
Remains of Rev E C Davidson Interred at College Till
The remains of Rev E C Davidson were laid to rest at the College Till cemetery last Friday, with many sorrowing relatives and friends attending the funeral following the death announced earlier.
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College Till
A True Man Quote by Dean Stanley
The excerpt reflects on a dependable man who stands firm in adversity, described as faithful, honest, fearless, and just. It elevates moral steadfastness as a fragment of the Rock of Ages.
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Dean Stanley
Nun Bound to Vows Describes Release Effort from Convent
A letter from Sister Marie Marie of the Incarnation recounts her plea for release from the Les Saints Nomar de Jesus et Marie convent. She awaits Rome's reply, noting four months or more, and describes despair, courage, and a potential habeas corpus option rejected by family. Her health suffers as taunts from a sister nun and isolation mount.
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Beauharoin
Maribe
Marie
Rome
Nuna
Ministers' Convention Advances Local Option and Near Abolition
Louisville April 26 The Ministers State Temperance convention adopted a plan to push total abolition of intoxicating liquors with a first step securing a broadened local option law next legislature The group also urged closing saloons within three miles of churches colleges and schools in towns over 1000 inhabitants Brookhaven Ledger reports M R Creel of Jackson county pardoned after seven years for bigamy and divorce events Sardis Star notes Judge Roane ruling that carrying a razor is not a violation of concealed weapon law seen as a weak point by lawyers
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Louisvill
Ministers’ State Temperance Convention
Friends of Temperance
The
Brookhaven Ledger
Creel
Jackson County
Circuit Court
Sardis Star
Roane
Etowah County
Ned Jox
Attalla
Walnut Grove
Straight Mountain
Bristoe’s Cove
Greene County
Bullock County
T. J. Stephenson
Pike County
Kentucky News Highlights From Democratic Noms To Local Fires
Kentucky items report Todd county nominees Dr W B Jefferson for Legislature and M S Clark for Legislature with W Bush for Senator. Logan and Fleming counties nominate candidates. Fire destroys Rice residence and tobacco factory at Fredonia. losses total 7000. Horses and cattle auctioned across Lexington Eminence and Frankfort with varied totals. river traffic disrupted by high Kentucky River. Local incidents include suicides by H White New Haven and fatal farm accident near Crittenden.
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Louisville
W. B. Jefferson
Todd County
Logan County
Clark
W. Bush
Simpson
Fleming County
R. K. Hartford
W. J. Hendricks
Hargis
H. Whitehead
New Haven
Louisiana News Sees Crops Promising Despite Disasters
Reports from Jefferson parish indicate crops better than 1882 while Lafayette and Opelousas parishes expect abundant harvests. A smallpox case appears in West Baton Rouge jail. Lake Charles opens a 75000 daily shingle mill. McDonagh Freetown and Gouldsboro potato crops wiped out by crevasse water. A. P. Ried wins 2000 damages against Memphis Charleston Railroad.
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Advertiser
Lafayette Parish
Lake Charles
A. P. Ried
Inka
Memphis & Charleston Railroad
Death of Mrs. Nancy Bohanan Recorded
The Lexington Advertiser notes the death of Mrs. Nancy Bohanan. A wedding in Memphis linked to Samuel M. McCallum and Miss Annie Meacham occurred recently, as reported in local notices.
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The
Lexington Advertiser
Nancy Bohanan
Samuel M. McCallum
Annie Meacham
Memphis
Factory movement hits cotton trade and freight costs
The article argues that cotton factories in eastern states face reduced costs and freight savings by locating in cotton producing regions like Mississippi. It notes Mississippi mills pay less for bales, while freight to major cities adds a sizable burden. The piece urges capital and skilled mill men to adapt to new ideas, predicting a revolution in trade from lower costs and regional manufacturing.
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Mississippi
North and
Raat
Lowell
St. Louis
Louis‘ville
Cincinnati
Chicago
Copiah
County
Miss
Deosetka Solora
Horace Greely
Cincinnati Times-Star
Elba extension doubtful this decade and local notices
The Elba extension likely won t be built this decade. John Sanders a brakeman on the A G 5 Railroad was killed a week ago. Samuel Sterne of Searle had a residence burned last Thursday night with losses around 7000 and 3800 insured.
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Times-Democrat
Troy Messenger
Elba
John Sanders
Samuel Sterne
Searle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oxford Eagle
Senator Jones
Florida
Europe
E. R. Steadman
Jackson
Barbara Stingley
Attala
George Wood
Bettie Smith
Oxford
Mary Hatton
Bentonville
Brandon Republican
Virginia Briggs
W. W. Wallace
Marshall
Benton County
J. F. Simmons
Columbus Dispatch
J. H. Sullivan
Phil. May
Huntsville
Ala
John Fallon
B. H. Wear
Winona
Advance
W. BR
Bailey
Goodloe Yancey
Wm. L. Yancey
Alabama
Athens
W. J. Robertson
Iolmes County
Senator West
Missouri
Hot Springs
Oxford University
T. D. Witherspoon
Louisville, Ky
Robert 8. McGowan
Abbeville
Hernando Times
FB. Kirk
Chalmers
Postmaster General
Supreme Court
John R. Lynch
United States
5. M. Howry
Isaac A. Duncan
Eagle
C. Nye
Greenwood
Annie Jones
Jacksonville
Fla
Temple’s Mills
Bradford County
Tate County Record
Tate County
Eliza M. Johnson
Willie Fant
J. 8. White
Leo. N. Cocke
Looxahoma
J. D. Camden
West Virginia
R. A. Hill
Camden
Aberdeen
Republican State Executive Committee
Lynch
Jackson, Tenn
Avalanche
Jerry Witherspoon
Union City
General Assembly
Lexington
Carthell
Trenton
Garnet McLean
Eny
Coahoma County
Holmes County
United States District Court
Young Men’s Christian Association
Presbyterian Church
W.L. Keirn, Jr
Gwin & Holloway
W. L. Keirn
Washington and Lee University of Virginia
Our State University
Brookhaven
West Point
Misa Jodie Hill
Smith Sta. Ala
Warren County
Wm. A. Crane
New Orleans
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Henry
Maura
Grenada
Mollie E. Holder
Sardis
Riley Blocker
Jack Daniels
Wm. Potter
Cedar Glades
Ark
Gov. Butler
Naughty Nephew
E. C. Davidson
Ministers’ Convention
Kentucky News
Kingman
Hickman
W. Dodd
Jordon Harris
Shel-l County
Dodd
Karr
Eminence
George ©. Sutton
Trinity P. Brigh
Danville
Conedsion
St. Philipps
Harrodsburg
Monroe
Hugh White
Benson
Arizona
Crittenden
W. W. Williams
Redman
Henderson
Stewartaville
I. T. Franks
J. D. Clarke
Clarke
Franks
Robert Willis
Frankfort
Kentucky
Camden Roberts
Louisiana News
Jefferson Pariah
West Baton Rouge
Jackson and
Bayou Sara
Mansfield
Bayou Courtableau
John Schench
Long Prairie
Washington, St. Landry Parish
Charity Hospital Fund
Alabama News
Birmingham Building and Loan Association
Macon County
Madison and
Russell
Edward Miers
Carroll County
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