----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis Taunton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 6:44 PM Subject: Column > July 12, 1901 > > The following article was written by Mr. Wiess, correspondent for The > Times-Picayune of New Orleans, about > > Louisville: Louisville is the county seat of Winston County, and like the > county took its name from Louis > > Winston, at one time a prominent citizen of the State of Mississippi. > > Louisville is one of the best and livest interior towns of Mississippi > having a population of 500 inhabitants, and > > has suffered less from the building up of railroad towns near it than any > other town known which is due largely > > to the fact that its citizenship is energetic, intellectual and progressive, > besides the fact that it has a good and > > large territory from which to draw its trade. > > Before the time of the railroads in this state, Louisville was an important > town, being on the stage line and > > telegraphic line between Columbus and Jackson, and at that time Louisville > was one of the first seven places > > selected as possible sites for the university of the state. > > Its present citizenship is wideawake and progressive, and there is no one > there who is not ready and anxious > > to get on the wheel of progress and roll on to prosperity. They are anxious > for a railroad, which would place > > them in forefront of the progressive movement now in the South. The fact > that it has already held up so well > > without railroad facilities proves its natural strength and advantages. > The buildings show neatness, pain and > > pride of character. (To be continued next week) > > > July 13, 1928 > > The Silver Grill Cafe, owned by C. C. Woodward and the Help Yourself Grocery > Store,owned by Prof. Sheffield > > were gutted by fire early Sunday morning. The two buildings burned are > situated between the Louisville > > Theatre and J. L. Davis' dry goods store, but fire proof walls on each side > prevented the fire getting into them > > and they were not damaged. The burned stores were owned by J. L. Davis, who > intends to rebuild them > > immediately. > > Union Ridge: Mr. Dock Lipscomb celebrated his 81st birthday July 7th with > one hundred and sixty present. > > Oak Grove: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Thad Barnett an 8 pound boy on the Fourth > of July. > > Mr. Floyd Haynes of Greenville, a Winston County boy who has been gone for > many years, was a visitor here > > this week, the guest of his sister, Mrs. W. W. Parkes. > > Messrs. Earnest and Leo Triplett of Memphis and Henry Triplett of Laurel, > were here Wednesday for the > > funeral of their brother, Virgil Triplett. > > Noxapater: Mr. Bud Boswell and Miss Bertha Hisaw were married on July 8th > with Rev. F. Taylor officiating. > > Noxapater: Prof. and Mrs. Pollard of Carthage visited their daughter, Mrs. > Roger Kilpatrick, here this week. > > Noxapater: Mr. and Mrs. Cord Webb left Saturday for North Carolina, where > they go to make their home. > > Lobutcha: Messrs. J. G. Lampley of Noxapater and Mr. W. H. Permenter, two > of Winston's oldest citizens > > went out to McGee Lake fishing on the Fourth. > > Miss Lillie Rainey, who has been on an extended visit to Florida, returned > home a few days ago. >