100 and 75 Years Ago
March 31, 1905
Marion Stewart, better known as “Red,” died at Noxapater Tuesday of typhoid
fever. He was the son of Mr. Josh Stewart, a prominent merchant of Noxapater.
Bevil: Our old substantial friend, John McNeil, has moved to L. Alewine place
on the public road.
Bevil: Miss Pearl Moore of McCool, who has been teaching our winter term
of school. She has made many friends during her short stay here.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Watson on the 24th a fine boy.
Charlie Richardson has come over from Macon with his father this week.
Mrs. W. C. Lynch and Mrs. Kittie Lynch of Weir are visiting relatives here
this week.
Mr. N. S. Miles and his family are recent additions to our community where
they are welcomed.
Mrs. W. W. Chambliss and Miss Lida Aycock were pleasant visitors at the Journal
Office Tuesday.
Mrs. Baine and son of Attala County are welcome visitors to our town this
week the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Baine.
T. P. Smith of Noxubee was in our town and county on business this week and
gave our office a substantial call.
W. Peters of Beth Eden, Miss., was in town this week looking after the organization
of A Camp of Woodmen of the World here. This is one of the best Fraternal Orders,
and we would be pleased to see a Camp here. Mathiston Enterprise.
Bevil: Our jovial friend and merchant Bradford still gives his customers
full weight and long measure at his old stand in the cross roads.
We call attention to the card of T. F. Kelly in this issue. Mr. Kelly has
opened up a general machinery repair shop south of Shaw’s Blacksmith Shop and
invites those who need any kind of repair work done to call on him.
The Telephone Company has gotten out a new directory, which is a credit to
the company as well as the town. The work was done by the artistic printers
of the Journal office and is receiving many compliments, which we appreciate.
We regret to note the illness of Mrs. McCollough this week, and trust that
she may recover.
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Louis Taunton
For more newspaper excerpts, please see the book by Louis Taunton of Taunton Publishers,
Winston County, Mississippi Newspaper Excerpts from 1880 through
1893.
This book has material from the Winston Index, 1880 (list of over 500 Civil
War Soldiers of Winston County who died from wounds, on the battlefield, or
disease, or as POWs in Northern Prisons), and excerpts from The Winston Signal
(newspaper before the present day Winston County Journal) for the years of
1883, 1890, 1891, 1892 and 1893. It is indexed by surname.
This publication follows his first volume that included excerpts from The
Winston Signal for the years 1882,1885, 1886, 1889 and some issues of 1890 and
which is still available from the author.
Louis Taunton has published
several other books. He has also
published similar columns about Choctaw and
Webster
Counties.
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