----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis Taunton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 7:45 PM Subject: Column for August 6, 2003 > August 2, 1901 > > Mr. G. R. Turner, the hustling coal and copper explorer, sends very > encouraging news from his finds at Perkinsville this week. > > Mrs. J. W. Catlege and youngest son and daughter were down from Choctaw > County on a visit to friends and relatives this week. > > Rev. A. B. Burroughs left this week on a visit to Texas. Mrs. Burroughs and > a daughter remained here. > > Miss Nannie Campbell of Cornwell returned last week from a visit to > relatives in Texas. > > Mrs. J. O. Needham was called to the bedside of her sister who is very ill > with fever at Brooksville. > > M. d. P. Suber, Mr. D. K. Mitchell and Mr. W. D. Triplett, one of > Plattsburg's best citizens, has our thanks for a remittance. > > Mr. Frank Woodruff and family of Chickasaw County are visiting relatives in > our county this week. > > Mrs. W. R. Kirk and little daughter, after a few weeks visit to relatives > here, left Wednesday for her home in Vicksburg. > > Rev. J. C. Long is at home this week attending the Baptist meeting. His > meeting at Plattsburg was postponed on account of Circuit Court at > Louisville. From the Neshoba Democrat. > > On Tuesday night, 31st, about 11 o'clock, Robert Moorehead, a young man > about 21 years of age, was shot from the road side and instantly killed by > parties unknown. He lived about 15 miles from here in the Singleton > community, and was going home from church, when in a quarter of mile of > home, three shots were heard, and Mr. Moorehead was found in the road in a > few minutes afterward with seventeen buckshot embedded in his body from his > neck down one side to his waist. He was riding a mule, and was alone. His > mule was not struck. Sheriff Bennett and Deputy Gully went to the scene on > Wednesday, but no information could be gotten as to the guilty parties. > However, the impression seems to be that it is only another chapter added to > the Johnson-Wicker feud. We were greatly in hopes that this terrible > trouble was at an end, but it seems now that it is taking new life, and no > one can even surmise as to what may come, at least the Journal will not be > so foolish as to enter a guessing contest in the matter. We can only say it > is a terrible state of affairs, greatly deplored by all, and should be > stopped if in the power of men to do so. But who will solve the problem; > that is the question. > > August 3, 1928 > > Noxapter: C. C. Callahan of Arkansas is here on a visit to his parents, Mr. > and Mrs. A. T. Callahan. > > Noxapter: Mrs. P. B. Worthy attented the funeral of her nephew, Mr. Charlie > Bennett, at Louisville Monday afternoon. > > Noxapater: Mr. and Mrs. Lee Price of Greenwood are here visiting their > parents and other relatives. > > Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dodd have returned from an extended trip through Florida, > where they visited Mr. Dodd's brother. > > Mrs. Kate Woodruff, who has been living in Mobile for several years, is here > visiting her brother, Mr. Earnest Boswell. Mrs. Woodruff will go from here > to Detroit, Mich., where she will live in the future. > > Mrs. A. J. Caldwell and daughters have as their guests Dr. L. Caldwell and > Dr. John Caldwell and son, Rawls, of Birmingham, Ala., Mr. H. M. Caldwell of > Chicago, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Tom Caldwell of Houston, Texas, and Dr. and Mrs. > W. J. Caldwell of Yazoo City. > > Hinze: Mrs. Eli Keen and children are spending this week with her parents, > Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Greene. > > Mars Hill: Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lee, a fine boy on the 18th. > > Rocky Hill: Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Tolbert and sons, Robert and Denny, and > daughter, Mrs. Coy Moore, spent last week in Texas with their daughter, Mrs. > Nellie Foster. > > Shiloh: Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Vanlandingham and baby of Birmingham, Ala. are > visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Allen. > > Betheden: The most heartfelt sympathy of relatives and friends goes to Mr. > and Mrs. Rondal Richardson in the death of their little girl, born Friday, > July 26 and died July 27, 1928. > > Betheden: Mrs. Eskridge of Estes is visiting her son, Mr. Tom Eskridge, at > this writing. > > Shiloh: Messrs. Doss, Tom and Jess Miller and son, Hildry, and their uncle, > Sim Hudspeth, are spending a few days with Mr. Jess' brother, Mr. Earl > Miller, in the Delta. > > Miss Mildred Clements of Pontotoc is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. > W. E. Dempsey and Dr. and Mrs. Clements, and other relatives. >