100 and 75 Years Ago
November 4, 1904
Notice for Publication: Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler, Arnold Taylor, has filed notice of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Circuit
Clerk of Winston County at Louisville, Miss. He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land: Joe C.
Car, Samuel H. Wallace, John B. Burroughs, William W. Giffin, all of Tampa,
Miss.
The following friends have our thanks for recent remittances: V. E.
Clearman, J. A. Hickman, J. M. Crowell, O. B. Fox, E. P. Palmer, L. Filer, J.
C. Morehead, W. J. Fulcher, H. M. Breazeale, W. M. Warner and Ben McCully.
Mrs. L. F. Holberg, one of Macon’s most estimable ladies, with her
children, and her sister, Miss Abbie Woodward, were pleasant guests at the home
of her sister, Mrs. W. J. Newsom, last week.
We are glad to note that Mr. C. P. McWhorter, who has been confined to his
bed for some time with fever, is much improved and hopes to be out again
soon.
Our good friend Mr. N. D. Triplett was up one day this week looking as
jovial as ever and said the would be in the heart of the city when Macon and
Louisville meet.
Dr. and Mrs. Gunn returned from a trip to Hattiesburg last week, where they
had been called by the illness of their daughter, Mrs. E. B. Caperton. Mrs.
Caperton, we are glad to know is better.
P. W. Whitten of Staple, Texas, who is one of our most prompt patrons, makes
us a nice remittance this week.
Mr. Thos. McGee of Plattsburg died a few days ago. Mr. McGee was more that
eighty years of age and one of Winston’s best citizens. Neshoba
Democrat.
All the lumber is on the ground for the Louisville depot and same will soon
be erected. Indications are that we will get a pretty nice building.
Mr. W. P. Gillespie of Louisville, Miss., a former resident of this place,
is visiting his children, Mrs. Dr. Tucker and Mrs. Mat Gray, this week. He will
spend several days here and shaking hands with old friends and acquaintances.
Ellisville News.
Miss Emmie Standard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Standard died on October
2, 1904. Survivors include her parents, one sister and three brothers.
W. B. Carter made us a pleasant business call yesterday. Mr. Carter recently
purchased the Forester plantation six miles west of town containing 700 acres
and which is one of the best places in the county.
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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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