100 and 75 Years Ago
November 11, 1904
The State Auditor had released a county-by-county total of Confederate
Pensioners. The total number of pensioners was 7,266. Counties surrounding
Winston and Winston showing a decrease were: Choctaw –17, Neshoba - 5,
Noxubee – 1, Oktibbeha – 10, Winston – 2. Those showing an
increase were Attala – 8 and Leake 5.
Mr. J. H. Cornwell informed us Monday that Mr. Isam Haynes, one of our
county’s oldest and most worthy citizens, died at his home near Cornwell
on Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Parkes were called to Greenville this week by the
dangerous illness of Mrs. F. J. Haynes, Mrs. Parkes’ mother, who is there
on a visit to her son. She suffered a stroke of paralysis, but is improving at
this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Davis of Coffeeville arrived here Tuesday on a visit to
the former’s old home, and relatives. They are just back from a bridal
tour to St. Louis and other points.
Mr. P. E. Shumaker was up from the western portion of the county Monday and
remembered us substantially.
P.B. Whites was elected Justice of the Peace in District 3 in the
election.
J. W. Hopkins was elected Justice of the Peace in District 5 in the
election.
Dr. Shinn, a Universalist Missionary, will preach at the following places
– Louisville, Nov. 18th at 7:30 PM; Lebanon – Nov. 19th at 7:30 PM;
Center School House at 11:00 AM on November 20th and 21st. – M. A.
Coleman
The following good patrons we thank for remittance: Mrs. S. E. Jernigan, J.
W. Shumaker, G. L. Birchfield, W. W. McGee, C. D. Eastland, J. A. McGee, F. M.
Oliver, S. H. Caperton, J. W. Bagwell, J. S. McCully, Hon. T. P. M. King and P.
E. Shumaker.
Mr. Hugh Tabor, one of our community’s most worth young men, has been
hired at a salary of $45.00 per month to act as Night Watchman in our town.
For Sale: One good five yoke ox team all in a body or per single yoke. They
are well trained for logging or roadwork. M. H. and S. F. Boydson, Plattsburg,
Miss.
We are glad to note that Mrs. Everette Lovorn, who has been quite ill with
fever for some time, is slightly improved and hope she may soon be completely
recovered.
H. Morris, our progressive jeweler, is pushing his jewelry business now and
has a beautiful line on display.
W. H. Tucker gave our office a business call this week and informed us that
he would move to Neshoba County in the near future.
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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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