The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-10-16
Monroe County Mississippi.
From the Burlington Hawkeye. Com
cluded.

elry, silyerware, books, stationary
toys, ETC., the largest and most varied
stock in the city. Mr.. Bruckner is
a jeweler by trade, and is one of the
most ingenious and successful work
men in this section, and the inventor
of several devices and improvements
in watch making and in other direc-
tons. He put up the electric light
plant in the city, and is making a
thorough investigation of the appli-
cation of electricity to various practi-
cal uses. We found him a pleasant
and intelligent gentleman, and o.
whose future gives promise Of success
in the field of invention. The Oko-
Iona store is the headquarters of the
manufacture Of medicines of great
popularity and sale in the south, more
particularly quinine powders for hor-
ses, cattle and poultry, lightning re-
lief for rheumatism, catarrh, etc. So
sure are they of the good results of
their medicines that they sell on a
guarantee and refund purchase money
to those who become dissatisfied after
thorough trial. Sample packages
by mail for twenty-five cents. From
long list of testimonials we can as
sure the thousands of HAwKEYE
readers that Buchanan's preparations
possess great medical properties.
Captain <. L. Sykes, the popular
and efficient sheriff of the county, of
which he is native; served during
the war In the cavalry service; cap
tain of the city,s crack military com
pany, the Aberdeen guards, was
county supervisor for four years, and
is now serving his third term as
sheriff; is engaged in planting; has a
farm of six hundred and fifty acres,
three hundred acres in cotton; is a
genial and accomplished gentleman,
H. Harrison, of the firm of Tillson
4 Co., natives of Canada ,and new ar
rivals; engaged in the erection of a
stave factory, equipped with the best
machinery i'll the market; of capacity
to turn out 10000 slaves and heads,
two car loads daily; both members of
the firm have had long experience in
the business, and pronounce the tim
Der of this section to be of superior
quality, and selected Aberdeen as a
suitable place for their industry after
an extensive tour through the south.
They say there is.a spledid opening
here for a shingle mill, and wagon
factory, and a sash, door and blind
factory, as material is abundant and
cheap. Tillson & Harrison are intel
ligent, clear headed and energetic
men, and will succeed.
! Captain j. w. Howard, native of
Tennessee, but since 1855 a resi-.
dent of this county, owns fine stock
farm, and doubtless has more land in
grass than any other man in the state
having $50 acres in red clover, SOC
in Lespedeza, 100 in Bermuda, and
% in timothy; has herd Of Il
thoroughbred Jerseys and 60 grades;
is engaged largely in raising mules
and considers it profitable. Millions
of dollars 60 out of the state every
year for horses and mules; his livery
stable, l50x150 feet, is one OF the
largest and most complete in ap.
pointments we visited in the south
Captain Howard's work in develop
ing the stock and grass interests o.
this section can hardly be over-esti.
, mated. He is a splendid man anc
worthy of the esteem in which he is
held in the community.
f. P. and B. G. Jenkins, bankers
and brokers. Their present business
dates from October last, the bank
representing capital stock of $780,
900. Although young men, they die
not undertake the important and ar.
duous duties of managinga a financial
concern without having secured the
needed training and business exper-
ience. Their career has been watch,
ed with interest by scores of friends,
who have witnessed their develop
ment inty sterling manhood, and the
general prediction is that their insti-
tuition will become monetary power
in this growing section. Their busi-
ness tact, ability and discretion keeps
them within the domain Of Legitimate
banking, and the conduct Of their
business has been such as to merit
the confidence and approval of de-
positors and citizens. No wildcat
speculative schemes will ever cause
them to turn from the high plane of
business honor and rectitude. They
receive deposits, make loans, buy and
sell exchange, and do "a large and
constantly increasing collection bus
mess, the people of this city assisting
in every possible way to extend and
enlarge the business of the worthy
young brothers.
G. w. Elkin, native of the coun-
ty and since 1867 in the drug busi-
ness, his store being model estab-
lishment and enjoying large pa
tronage. Mr.. Elkin, very agreeable
and entertaining gentleman, was a
member of the eleventh Mississippi
regiment, the first body of troops
from the south to reach Harper's
Ferry, at the beginning of the war,
May, 1861. He is lessee and mana.
ger Of the new Temple opera house,
and we doubt not will conduct it to
the perfect satisfaction of the public
The house is one of the finest in the
state and has IA seating capacity oI
nine hundred. The people Of Aber'
deem are noted for their culture, re-
hnement, and love of music and the
drama, and now with first class
opera house under first class manage
ment they will have plenty of frs
class amusements.
Ed. ID. Pierce, who fills two con
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