The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-05-17
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.
Scranton is enjoying picnics.

The \. VI. {. \. Cf Cireenvllle Is
prospecting.
Crystal Springs has inadequate de
pot facilities.
The jackson County Gardeners
Association is Il success.
The Press Convention at Grenada
was Il very pleasant affair.
The Baptist Church at Port Gibson
was recently sold for $3.50.
ON MAY Sth the first shipment of
tomatoes was made from Osyka.
\ negro fiend assaulted a white lady
at IIatticshurg last week and fled.
The first Baptist Church, of Mcridi-
an, is said to bo thing of beauty.
Fitty-fve North western farmers
are touring near by on the |. c. Il. Il.
The Liberty Herald says horses are
dying in Amite County of IL strange
disease
Robt. King killed another negro in
Justice Adams office at Nitksburg, on
the llth.
State Senator, +. b. Ford, has been
mentioned as possible candidate for
Congress.
The trial of the Hamilton case at
Brandon has cost the county of Kinds,
$3,94S.0j.
The new law imposes fine of S2j
or 80 days in Jail for carrying conceal
ed weapons.
The Greenville Methodist Church
has raised $1,000 for all purposes
since December.
A Waterman at the l.. n. Il T. tun-
mel was found dead in his bed at
NicksDurg last week.
The entire amount ~ money need
ed to secure Summit II splendid steam
fire engine has been raised.
a strawberry festival at Greenville
recently brought $500 for the benefit
of the Catholic school of that place.
The Greenville Times had head
last week that measured four feet i'll
circumference; it was a head oflettuce.
The Nicksburg canning and pre-
serving company has begun to build
and hope to be in operation in 20
days.
The Wesson Argosy issued mann
moth trade edition on the 9th, which
was very creditablc to the cntcrpris-
ing editor.
Rev. Thos. r. Markham, of New
Orleans, will deliver an address at the
closing exercises of the Fayette Acad-
envy, June 18th.
The Light, Heat and Water Compa
ny of jackson was awarded the con
tract for the construction of water
works in that city.
The canning factory at Crystal
Springs will require as near as can be
approXimated the services of 80 girls,
20 boys and 10 men.
Crystal Springs people are very
much discouraged over the present
incom" from truck farming. SO is
every body else who tried it.
At Jacksonville a white man shot
and killed Il negro because on asking
him why he had quit work without
permission the negro carsed him.
Tupelo will have furniture factory
The machinery and lumber for it
fave been purchased, and work on
the building VIII soon commence.
! LumbertOn, new town on the
| Northeastern Railroad, was voted the
| Court house for the second district Of
Marion county, by 30 majority over
| PurViS.
West Point boasts of a citizen 81
years old, who is still living with his
first wife, and who has children, 81
grand children and 9 great grand
children living.
Pursuant to call, large number Of
! citizens met in the Court House. in
the town of Magnolia, on Monday,
May 18th, 1888, for the purpose Of de
nonncing bulldozing.
At mass meeting of the Democra~
cy of Pontotcc county, held ON April
Both III PontotOc, Hon. G. b. Mitchell
was unanimously endorsed as can
didate for Congress.
a Warren county Justice Of the
Peace was indicted by the Grand Jury
for shooting craps. On trial Judge
North fined him $40 and costs and
bounced him Out of Office
The Supreme Court affirmed the
decision iii the case of w. NJ. Burnett,
convicted of killing young Cook at
! Utica in November last and sentenced
to the Penitentiary for seven years.
Dir. p. Il. Bailey died in jackson on
Saturday last. Thus, within six
weeks, three of the Capital City's most
eminent physicians have passed from
earth Graft, kells and Bailey.
Rev. II. F. Sprolcs, of Jackson, will
preach the Commencement sermon at
the Gillsburg Collegiate Institute this
year. The annual address will be de
livered by Hon. Hiram Cassidy, of
BrOokhaNen.
The law breaking element in Vicks-
burg seems TO be growing holder.
Last Monday Il negro seized lady.
in broad daylight on public street,
and wrenched from her hand her mon
ey-purse and made off with it.
The citizens of Natchez on the 10th
raised a bonus of $4,000 that they
offer to give outright to any company
that will erect "a $4,000 hotel there.
The proposition is such a novel one
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