Bradley moved there in 1914 when the newspaper office located to the business district. Bradley and his family for about four years. Stribling also sold furs from the building. Stribling family moved to Boler’s Inn in 1910 and established the Union Appeal newspaper, now known as the Newton County Appeal. Definitive documentation of such is outstanding yet, both would have more than likely traveled though that area. In addition to Sherman, other noteworthy Boler’s Inn guests supposedly include Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis. Treasure hunters have certainly searched for it yet if it has been found, a discovery has not been reported. The tale goes that the clerk had been wounded and died before dawn. One anecdote associated with Sherman’s stay is that his payroll clerk buried money for safekeeping the night they were in Union. “Sherman’s troops took anything and everything that they could, and if they couldn’t take it, they would destroy it.”Īnother pre-Civil War structure nearby is the Jack Vance descendants’ house at the New Ireland community three miles west of Union where some of Sherman’s men found shelter while he slept at Boler’s Inn. “If at all possible, the residents would hide their tools and the meat from their smoke houses,” Gordon said. Ironically, while Sherman slept in Boler’s Inn, members of the Boler family fought for the Confederate Army.Īlthough he left the town standing, Sherman and his troops, which numbered as many as 28,000 according to local historian Ralph Gordon, camped in the surrounding area stealing meat, livestock and tools from folks living within several miles of Union. Sherman’s personal memoirs mention his stay in Union and he marked the town’s name with quotations however, the journal does not elaborate on why he didn’t bother to burn its buildings. Local legend asserts he spared it because he likened its name to the Union Army. Sherman had been in Meridian since Valentine’s Day that year and was headed to Canton when he spent the night at Boler’s Inn. He had destroyed Meridian, uprooting its railroads and leaving most of its people homeless and horrified. William Tecumseh Sherman who seized the building on the night of February 21, 1864, after burning the city of Meridian during one of his infamous, destructive Civil War campaigns. The inn’s most famous occupant wasn’t a welcomed guest – it was Gen. The structure is referred to as Boler’s Inn because at one time it was a stagecoach inn for travelers on a wagon route known as Old Jackson Road that runs through the middle of this small central Mississippi town. If the cashier can't or won't address the issue, ask to talk to the store manager, or go the service desk and call the MS WIC office.Wesley Boler, a pioneer and wealthy landowner in the 1830’s, commissioned his son-in-law to build Boler’s Inn as a boarding house for travelers.Īcross from the Piggly Wiggly in Union, Miss., sits a very old house that holds more than a few stories worth telling. If the cashier has a negative attitude, first stay calm and ask questions to learn more about the cashier's concerns. At checkout, separate your WIC foods from the rest of your grocery items in your cart to make it easier for the cashier to identify WIC foods. If you have an alternate shopper setup, make sure your proxies sign the WIC ID before they get to the store. To reduce the hassles at the register, make sure to bring your Mississippi WIC ID to the store when you shop. Use cooler to keep meats, milk, cheese and other items cold during your trip.
Have cash and small bills available to speed up your checkout.Use coupons, discounts, sales and promotions to save money.You can do the same with combining ounces of juice.Option to combine foods from Whole Grains category (bread, rice, & tortillas).Do not sign the WIC check until the cashier has written the total on it.For paper WIC checks, make sure the clerk enters correct price on check.Tell the store clerk you are using WIC benefits.Buy foods printed on WIC check or listed on the CA WIC approved food list.Set an alarm on your cell one week before the "Last Day to Use" on your checks.Don't use before the "Not Good Before" or after the "Not Good After" date.Before headng out, make sure you plan out your trip with a few tips below:
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