100 and 75 Years Ago

January 6, 1905

Marriages: At the home of the bride’s parents near Symrna, Dec. 25, Mr. T. L. Hudson of Louisville and Miss Della Furr, were joined in wedlock, Rev. H. M. Whitten officiating. Kosciusko Star. Quite a romantic marriage occurred on Dec 27, 1904, the principles being Mr. Earl Speaks and Miss Nellie Krebs of the western portion of this county. Esquire R. B. McAlilly performed the marriage as they sat in a buggy on the public road in front of Mr. McAllilly’s residence, a large sweet gum tree being selected as a shelter under which the ceremony was performed. At the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Matilda Holmes, near Handle, on January 1, 1905, Mr. Campbell McBrayer and Miss Callie Holmes were married. Miss Holmes is the only daughter of the late R. F. Holmes. The only Gretna Greene affair happening in our county during the holidays was the romantic marriage of Miss Sadie Parkes and Mr. Reed of Texas, on Sunday evening last. They left home in the afternoon, ostensibly for a drive, but went to Ackerman, and were married soon after their arrival there. Mr. Henry C. Wood, the second son of R. L. Wood, and Miss Ethel Woodward surprised their many friends on Christmas eve night, by quietly marrying at the residence of the bride’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. G. P. Woodward with Rev. J. C. Arnett officiating. A quiet marriage was solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Parkes, on Christmas Day, which joined together Mr. Dyke Edwards and Miss Sudie Parkes with Rev. J. C. Arnett officiating. Mr. Edwards if from Sturgis and has only lived in Louisville a few months.

Today we give the largest number of marriages ever recorded by the Journal in one week. Undoubtedly the young people of Winston are following out the Scripture. A number of them were gotten from the Clerk’s record and we have no further account of them, but suppose they are all happily united. Foster Yarbrough, one of Coopwood’s worthy young men and son of J. M. Yarbrough, was married to Miss Florence Bledsoe, a charming young lady of Neshoba County, on December 22nd. A. A. Hunt and Miss Lillie Vanlandingham by C. T. Blanton on December 21st. W. P. Joiner and Miss T. B. Bradford by Rev. N. B. Wallace on December 21st. L. D. Brewer and Miss Mattie A. Ball by C. T. Blanton on December 22nd. W. T. Hill and Miss Sallie Ashmore by Rev. W. T. Carroll on December 22nd. J. W. Parkes and Miss Ollie Frazier by Rev. N. B. Wallace on December 22nd. A. E. Wilkes and Miss Verna Walters. J. R. Wright and Miss Daisy Schoolar. Willie Lindsey and Miss Minnie Upchurch by Rev. N. B. Wallace on December 25. J. B. White and Miss Sallie Jenkins by Rev. N. B. Wallace on December 25. J. T. Tucker and Miss Rosa Schoolar. J. H. Burrage and Miss Belva Goodin. D. H. Barnes and Miss Mary Foster.