1912 Calhoun Monitor

Submitted by Rose Diamond

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.
[unfinished]

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

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.
[unfinished]

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