The Farmerville Enquirer And Other Union Parish Newspapers Known Prior to the Civil War The second known newspaper in Union Parish was the Farmerville Enquirer. Presently no known copies of the paper are in existence although in 1942 there was. The Farmerville Gazette of September 10, 1942 records an event in Farmerville at which a … Continue reading The Farmerville Enquirer
The GazetteNovember 23, 1904 SETTLEMENT DAY IS HERE All parties indebted to me either by note or account are requested to come forward and make settlement. By no being the date opposite your name on the Gazette you can see how much you owe for the paper. Unless your indebtedness is paid soon or otherwise … Continue reading Farmerville Local News
Etta Pearl Crews When I was a kid my Mom would take us to visit her parents on their farm. She would dress us in our Sunday clothes and she’d get all dressed up. I never understood why because we would look like a couple of piglets within an hour after we got there. Its … Continue reading Visiting the Farm – 1954
T. A. BricelandFarmerville GazetteJanuary 1, 1930 Many, in search of romance, go back to the days when “Knighthood Was in Flower” or to the days of the Pilgrim Fathers, or to the lands toward the sunset, where buffalo and antelope once roamed over unmeasured plains. These have not learned that Louisiana is rich in the … Continue reading The First Settlement of Union Parish
Union Expositor Earliest Newspaper in Union Parish Union Parish had its own newspaper as early as 1848 with the publication of the Union Expositor. Clips from the 1848 Expositor appeared in newspapers across the state. January 27, 1848 –New Orleans Times Picayune TO MERCHANTS AND OTHERS: Merchants wishing to avail themselves of an opportunity to … Continue reading Union Expositor
Weekly Times Democrat (New Orleans) Saturday, June 9, 1883 BUSINESS POINTS ON THE BAYOU AND ITS TRIBUTARIES Stein’s Bluff, Shiloh and Other Landings-Their Trade, Social Features and Other Matters of Interest On Board the Times Democrat Steamboat Susie B Farmerville, May 28, 1883 On Friday morning last the Susie B. left Ouachita City and proceeded … Continue reading ON THE D’ARBONNE
The GazetteNovember 21, 1974 To the Editor: In 1850, my Grandfather Elijah Tabor moved his family to Shiloh from Winston County, Mississippi. His home, which is pictured above, took two years to build because, he explained, everything had to be done by hand. The two-story log cabin was put together with pegs and is still … Continue reading Letters to the Editor – Grandfather Elijah Tabor
The GazetteNovember 16, 1904 SETTLEMENT DAY IS HERE All parties indebted to me either by note or account are requested to come forward and make settlement. By no being the date opposite your name on the Gazette you can see how much you owe for the paper. Unless your indebtedness is paid soon or otherwise … Continue reading Farmerville Local News
The GazetteNovember 9, 1904 C. C. Barham to Jessie A. Lowery, 140 acres land, $550.Isaac Rabun to Henry Kennedy, 60 acres land, $250.G. W. Goss to T. J. Goss, 140 acres land, $100.J. H. Gilbert et al to C. P. Bilberry, 160 acres land, $100.J. O. Parish to J. A. Kelly, 92 acres land, $920.J. … Continue reading Real Estate Transfers
The GazetteNovember 9, 1904 All parties indebted to me either by note or account are requested to come forward and make settlement. By no being the date opposite your name on the Gazette you can see how much you owe for the paper. Unless your indebtedness is paid soon or otherwise arranged satisfactorily you will … Continue reading Farmerville Local News
The GazetteNovember 2, 1904 Just watch Farmerville spread herself. Miss Bessie Murphy is quite sick with slow fever. The district court did not hold Tuesday at being a legal holiday. I will be at Marion 14th and at Oakland 21st Nov. J. M. THURMAN. Dentist. Mrs. R. P. Webb of Monroe was a visitor to … Continue reading Farmerville Local News
Written by Lyle SmithContributed by Ike Futch July 5, 1887 -- Tuesday, October 31, 1933 Age Forty Six Years, Three Months and 25 Days Armon Smith was born July 5, 1887, at Lapile, Union County, Arkansas, a twin brother of Harmon Smith. They were the sons of Woody K. Smith and Mahalia Elizabeth Head. Woody … Continue reading The Death of Armon Smith
The GazetteOctober 26, 1904 Mr. Clifton Mathews made a flying trip to Monroe last Saturday on business. Mr. J. M. Thurman of Ruston arrived in Farmerville Saturday for several days. Mr. Bert Bridges was in Farmerville on Monday selling our merchants their winter stock of dry goods. Mr. A. C. Hammons returned here Monday after … Continue reading Farmerville Local News
The GazetteOctober 26, 1904 S. S. Grave to W. S. Spears, 230 acres of land, $149.75.T. J. Cole to H. L. Earley, 234 acres of land, $450.W. F. Usrey to Emma Perkins, 40 acres of land, $80.L. M. Dendy to S. T. Gray, 80 acres of land, $50.State of Louisiana to S. T. Gray, 40 … Continue reading Real Estate Transfers
The GazetteOctober 26, 1904 The past session of the district court of Union Parish was rather a heavy one as here were several cases of a serious nation to be tried. The petit jury was discharged last Saturday and the most of the present week was taken up with civil matters. The following cases were … Continue reading Court Items
Bernice Historical Society People and Places Education In Bernice Farmerville Gazette - March 3, 1960 The elementary school building and the Bernice High School gym burned to the ground late Sunday evening, causing an estimated $250,000 in damages. No one was injured in the blaze but all school supplies, equipment, books, school records, athletic and … Continue reading Bernice School Building Lost in Sunday Fire
Submitted by Molly Liggin Rankin To the Editor: In 1850, my Grandfather Elijah Tabor moved his family to Shiloh from Winston County, Mississippi. His home, which is pictured below, took two years to build because, he explained, everything had to be done by hand. The two-story log cabin was put together with pegs and is … Continue reading Letter to the Editor
The GazetteOctober 19, 1904 Deputy Sheriff J. M. Underwood Jr. paid a hurried visit to Monroe last week. Hon. C. B. Roberts of Ruston is attending court in Farmerville this week. Dr. J. H. Evans who has been quite sick for the past week is now improving. Judge Allen Barksdale of Ruston is in Farmerville … Continue reading Farmerville Local News
"Mr. Syrup Man" Mr. Willie Reeves has been easing the sweet tooth, and adding the crowning touch to buttered biscuits around Evergreen, Shiloh, Union Gin, and Mt. Tabor, as well as Bernice and other outlying points for a long time now. He does this with a sweet, thick concoction called ribbon cane syrup. Beginning at … Continue reading Life of Willie Reeves
The GazetteOctober 19, 1904 GRAND BARBECUE! FARMERVILLE, LA. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OCT. 27th & 28th 1000 BEAUTIFUL LOTS AT AUCTION T. A. FRIERSON, ATLANTA, GA. AUCTIONEER Grand Celebration of First Arrival of Passenger Trains! Largest Free Barbecue Ever Given in Union Parish! Fine Music! Speeches! Sale in Large Tent! Come and Be With Us! All … Continue reading GRAND BARBECUE!
This is the image you see when you Google the Farmerville City Cemetery. However, if you visit the cemetery you will see it in another light. The cemetery is much larger than you see in the photo. It is maintained by the Farmerville City Cemetery Association. These people do the best they can with limited … Continue reading Farmerville City Cemetery
Bernice Historical Society People and Places Friendship Church Five miles east of Bernice on Louisiana Highway 2 in the little community of Shiloh you will find a cemetery on the north side of the highway and a wooden one room frame building to the south. These two places are all that remain of a community … Continue reading Friendship Church and School
Bernice Historical Society People and Places First Baptist Church of Bernice In 1909 J.M. Melton wrote a history of the First Baptist Church of Bernice for the history of the Concord Association. In the 1970’s Inez Colvin wrote an extensive history of the First Baptist Church of Bernice. Numerous accounts from the early Bernice newspapers … Continue reading First Baptist Church of Bernice
The GazetteOctober 12, 1904 District court will convene in Farmerville next Monday. Prof. J. O. Hodnett of Marion was in Farmerville Tuesday. Mr. Edw. Everett has been quite sick for the past few days. Mr. H. H. Ward has received his appointment as Surveyor of Union Parish. We learn that a nice rain fell Monday … Continue reading Farmerville Local News
The GazetteOctober 5, 1904 With the new railroad nearly completed and the various enterprises on foot which will go to make Farmerville a larger and and better town the question naturally arises -- to what proportions will Farmerville grow? There are those of a very a optimistic turn of mind who, in their imagination, see … Continue reading The Future of Farmerville
Bernice Historical Society People and Places Early Newspapers in Bernice It might come as a surprise to some that Bernice had a newspaper printed in town as early as May of 1900. The Farmerville Gazette ran a notice that “Mr. J. C. Shumaker has rented the defunct Herald (Farmerville) printing outfit and moved it to … Continue reading Early Newspapers in Bernice
The GazetteOctober 5, 1904 We regret to learn Mrs. Ellen Levi has been quite sick for several days. Mr. I. T. Fowler has moved back to Farmerville after an absence of several months. Dr. R. L. Love has moved his office to the old clerk's office on the corner of public square. Mr. Edgbert Tugwell … Continue reading Farmerville Local News
The GazetteOctober 5, 1904 Judson Edmonds to G. C. Gibbs, 70 acres land, $167.50.W. P. Mason to G. W. Mason, 65 acres land, $300.Wesley J. Hodge to Columbus H. Wallace, 130 acres land, $138.30.Lil Pardue to Ed J. Terral, 20 acres land, $50.B. A. McCuller to J. W. Ellott, 90 acres land, $330.Y. S. Fuller … Continue reading Real Estate Transfers
The GazetteOctober 5, 1904 The Grand Jury adjourned last Tuesday. Fifty-one true bills were returned at this session of that body. Most of these cases are for misdemeanors but there were some bills for serious offenses. The Court disposed of the following cases since our last issue: State vs. Bob McDonald, charged with assault and … Continue reading Court Items
