1910 Calhoun Monitor

Miscellaneous Articles

Submitted by Rose Diamond
These are only some miscellaneous bits found in The Monitor that were copied along with other research. Researchers are urged to obtain the microfilm for this time period and go thru the items for deeper details. 

Loyd ( May 12, 1910)

There has been another addition to the population of this place. It is a boy at Mr. Lewis Green's, of which they are very proud.
Mrs. Evie Taylor has been very sick for several days.
Services at the baptist church were well attended Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Oma Hill spent Saturday night with Lois Murphree.
Miss Cordie Brown has been on the puny list for several days.
The little son of Louniz (?) Vanlandingham has been very sick for some time. It is not thought that he will recover.
Death visited the home of Mr. Edd Lester the 1st day of the month and claimed for his victim his wife, Mrs. Virgie Lester. She was a loving wife and mother. She leaves three small children. We sympathize with the bereaved.
Mrs. Lula Murphree and children visited her parents at Wooldridge Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Ellard McKibben attended services here Sunday.
Mrs. J. D. Murphree is visiting her daughter Mrs. Lewis [stop]

May 12, 1910

WANTED: - One hundred men to take each a ten dollar share in the Calhoun County Fair Association.  Send in your subscription right away, and help get up the thing that will do more good in Calhoun  county than anything else you may name.

An effort is being made at the different points along the road to get the post office department to put a mail clerk on both the morning and evening trains to Calhoun  City, thus greatly helping our mail facilities.

Deputy Sheriff Will Wright brought in two negroes and lodged them in jail last Friday.  They are charged with killing another negro on Mr. A. P. Magness' place, near Sabougla.  Jim Hitt brought in another one of the same crowd Sunday afternoon, who had some 38 number 4 squirrel shot in his back and shoulders.  It seems that the negroes had almost a pitched battle down there. May 12,

1910 Supervisors Meeting

...J. M. Fox's report, recommending payment for roads worked by D. A. Lunceford, Bounds Brothers, J. L. Cook, and G. N. Vance and that the balance of the roads were in bad condition and no payment recommended. All roads in M. F. Young's district received and paid for except 3 1/2 miles of J. D. Blue's road.

Petition of Wash House dismissed.
Petition J. W. Bennett et als change of road, granted.
Salary of J. L. Johnson Co. Atty, set at $1080 per year. J. M. Fox and W. T. Zinn voting "No."
The sum of 50.00 donated to The Boys Corn Club.
Petition of B. E. Naron grant. [ed]
J. M. Fox authorized to build bridge on stream near R. N. Provine's.
All persons warned not to throw brush, chunks, etc. into the public roads, thereby obstructing them.

Accounts
G. J. Houser, repairs     13.50
A. A. Callahan, work      1.20
A. L. Patterson, paupers 63.75
Lon Smith, bridge     2.00
M. D. L. Howell, bridge     15.00
A. J. Bounds, nails     .80
A. G. Bounds, bridge      24.00
?. N. Cooner, lumber     7.00
S. C. Cooner, lumber     14.40
Marshal Bruce, stationery     8.90
Monitor, Stationery,     7.30
T. R. Lamar, postage     3.10
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Pine Valley (May 12, 1910) Rev. G. W. Riley delivered an excellent sermon at Turkey Creek church Sunday.

A large crowd of relatives and friends attended the family reunion at the home of Uncle Isaac Williams last Thursday. The day passed off very pleasantly.
Rev. H. L. Johnson and Rev. G. W. Riley were visitors of M G. T. Lee of this place Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Nute Vanlandingham and daughter, Miss Florence of Loyd visited their sons John and Ed Vanlandingham of Pine Valley last week.
Mr. Vergal Black and Miss Lonada McKinna were happily married at the home of the bride at Pine Valley Sunday afternoon. May many joys and pleasures be theirs. [stop]

February 10, 1910
* Obituary for Etta Ruth McClesky [McCluskey] born January 3, 1867, married to T. J. McClesky, eight children... article submitted by Mrs. Marve Hitt.  

Dec. 12, 1912 – Calhoun Monitor – Pittsboro, MS

Proceedings Board of Supervisors December
E. L. Pate and W. T. Zinn appointed committee to inspect levee work in Topashaw bottom.
Petition of Scott Hardin et als continued till first Monday in January.
Petition of M. F. Young et als dismissed.
Account of J. T. Vanlandingham dismissed.
Petition of J. E. Young et als granted.
Petition of J. S. Moore et als to kill part of Grenada and Benela road granted.
Haman & Bates employed by the board to collect countys part of tax money.
Ordered that road be opened from Henry Moore’s house to line between Moore’s and J. S. Warner’s line.
Part of the New Liberty precinct cut off and added to Derma precinct.
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Pleasant Ridge

Married on last Sunday eve, Mr. Elbert Carpenter to Miss Beckie Bridwell of the Pleasant Ridge neighborhood. The groom is a Pontotoc boy.

Mr. Bud Rirksey is moving his store and contents.

The Anderson brothers are making some improvements in the way of dwellings and brick chimneys.

Mr. Ben Dixon continues to bring in cattle. He is a hustler. If anybody can get them he can.
We learn that Mr. Hugh Bond and family are going to move to Oldtown wit the Coleman Heading mill soon.

Mr. Logan, teacher of the Box School, and Miss Sue Camp spent Wednesday night with Mr. W. I. White’s family.

Leland White came Saturday night to visit home folks returning home Monday.
Signed: Farmers Wife

August 29, 1912 – Calhoun Monitor – Pittsboro, MS
Vardaman Is P. O. Name 

The daily papers last week contained a dispatch stating that the postoffice authorities had finally agreed to allow the name of the postoffice in this county known for the past several years as Timberville, located in the town of Vardaman, to be changed to Vardaman. The papers also stated that this change was due to the efforts of Congressman Sisson, who had worked long and faithfully toward this end.

It will be remembered that this town was named at its founding after Gov. Jas. K. Vardaman who was then governor of the state, and naturally the people desired the post office named the same name as the town, but the postoffice authorities refused to allow the postoffice to be called Vardaman and the cause is said to have been that Col. Roosevelt, who was then President, gave strict instructions against it. Roosevelt doesn't like Vardaman on account of some pretty hard things Vardaman said about him. We are glad of the change.

Letter From John Griffin

Newton, Miss, Aug 21, 1912 Dear Dennis, We have put in a spoke mill west of Bay Springs in the country seven miles and in order to get in the center of my work, I have moved my family to Bay Springs.

I am herewith enclosing you a check for $2.00 and will ask you to send The Monitor to me at the above place instead of Newton.

There is no news of interest in this part of old Mississippi. Crops look well here, the corn is very fine on the upland and the people will make more than they will need, but the cotton is badly damaged by the weevil and not more than half a crop is expected.

Well I see in The Monitor that the spirit of progress has struck old Pittsboro at last. I say hurrah for her. I have some notion of coming up in the Free State before long and expect to run up and see if you are doing the work to suit me. Give everybody my best up there and whoop her up, everybody whoop her. Regards to you and yours, as ever, Your friend, J. W. Griffin. – Mr. Griffin was for several years a resident of Calhoun and still owns some good land here.

June 27, 1912 - Misc.

Commissioner's Sale: 21st day of May, 1912 ... Styled Elmira (Griffin) Kellum vs. Sallie Griffin et als, I, N. R. Lamar, Commissioner, will within legal hours on Friday, July 25th, 1912 ..offer.. proceed to sell.. the following described lands... Forty-five acres on the south side of the SE qr section 25, T. 13 R. 1 East;
5 acres on the south side of the east half of NE qr of Sec. 26, T. 13 R. 1 East and
NE qr. of Sec 26. T. 13, R. 1 East. ...

Men's Fine Nainsook Night Shirts, Ladies Night Gowns of fine muslin trimmed with Laces and Embroidery, can be bought of Otis Mitchell, at Calhoun City.

Program W. O. W. Unveiling

The following is the Program for the W. O. W. Unveiling of Sov. M. W. Lunceford's Monument at Cross Road's cemetery Sunday, July 7th, 1912. All Camps and Sovereigns are cordially invited to be present...
Sovereigns meet at 10:30 o'clock at the residence of D. A. Waldrop just south of cemetery and form procession to march to cemetery...
Address by Hon. T. A. Lamb.
Return march.

April 25, 1912 – Calhoun Monitor – Pittsboro, MS
Pioneer Citizen Passes Away

On last Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock the soul of Uncle James Rich passed back into the hands of its maker. he had been sick sometime and his death was not unexpected.

Mr. Rich was one of the oldest citizens of Calhoun county having moved here in 1854. He was born in Jefferson county, Alabama in 1827, on March 28th and was 85 years old at the time of his death. He was married in 1852 to Miss Mary Goodwin, and to them was born 9 children, one of whom is our townsman Co. Supt. J. O. Rich, 8 of whom are now living. Mrs. Rich still survives. Mr. Rich was one of the first school teachers in Calhoun county, having taught a number of years here. He was a teamster in Forrest's cavalry during the war. He was one of the Charter members of the Mt. Comfort Baptist church more than 40 years ago and has nearly all his life been a consistent christian.

Mr. Rich was one of the strongest characters we have ever known. He was possessed of a wonderful memory and it was always a pleasure to hear him tell of his many experiences and of the doings and manners of our forefathers who settled here many years ago. His entire life was spent in doing good for his fellowman. He was a friend to mankind and had not a single enemy. He has gone, but he has left a shining example for the younger generations and his life has not been lived in vain.

April 25, 1912 Front page
* Call for Executive Com (Democratic) A. T. Patterson