The Brookhaven leader., 1888-04-26
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.
New Albany wants a bank.

New Albany wants bank.
Roscdale wants good barber.
"Thc Old Ship of Zion brought $50
in Hazlchurst.
Willie Roth was drowned in Match
ez OH the 22nd.
The depot building at Fayette has
been improved.
Enterprising Enterprise has an i'm
migration society.
The Mississippi Presbytery met at
Port Gibson last week.
Mrs. W. w. Cook, of Hazlchurst,
died last week much lamented.
Mr.. Hardy, NELSON'S photographer,
had his house burned last week.
Two skeletons were dug up by road
hands near Greenwood last week.
The Summit Sentinel had the mis-
fortune last week to ''pi a form.
The Winona Times has our sympa-
thics in its recent $500 loss by fire
There will he a Democratic mass
meeting ut Cotfcevillc on May 10Th.
The Crystal Springs canning facto-
ry will commence operations May 10.
Burglars raided the postofficc at
Holly Springs and robbed it of $500
The Natchcz Orphan Asylum cclc-
brated its 12nd anniversary on Thurs
day.
Mr.. l.. J. Rhymes of Crystal Springs
has started a creamery with Jersey
cows.
Fayctte girls enjoyed the liberties
of Leap Year German on Thursday
evening.
There is now less unfcnced land in
Claiborne county than at any time
since tie war.
The Two States. Osyka's new pa
per, is striking some hard blows for
Prohibition in Pike.
Madison Station shipped $50 cases
of Strawberries last Monday. Pickers
are i'll demand there.
The Advisory Board of the Agri-
cultural Experiment Station are i'll
counsel at Starkville.
The Winona District Conference
met at Greenwood on the 18th. Bish-
op Galloway presiding.
The Alliance continues to spread
and work its bcneticcnt results among
the farmers of the State.
The body Of an unknown young
white woman was found floating in
the river past Nicksburg II few days
ago.
The Grccnville bank, by its recent
statement, indicates larger volume
of business than amy bank i'll the
State.
John lIansberry, well known Iiv-
cry stable man of jackson, was found
dead in his bed one morning last
week.
The Baptist congregation of West
Point have just contracted for $4,000
church. About ~, ZOO additional will
be required to furnish it.
Winona was laid waste by the fire
tend on April 81, and 100000 is the
estimated loss. Only II business
houses were left in the place.
Ike Thomas, colorcd, the famous
witness in the Hamilton case who ran
away so long last summer with "the
truth, but was not used i'll the last
trial, died in jackson last week.
The Confederate Monumental As
sOciatiOn have changed the site of the
monument from Smiths Park to the
south end of the capital yard, and the
dirt has been broken for the founda-
ton.
Hon. ID. NJ. Watkins, the eloquent
Representative of Marion. has been in
Vited to address the graduating class
at Brandon Female College. Better
take them one at Il time, friend Wat
kinS.
The municipal election in Columbia
resulted as follows: For Mayor, w.
{. MObley Selectmen, j. b. Rawls,
\. l.. Summer, +. b. Ford, W. F. Fer
rill, and |. w. hampton; Marshal, H.
f. Banks.
Twelve of the bulldozcrS of Pike
county engaged in the killing of a ne
gro named Prescott and the whipping
of several others, have been placed
under $500 bond each to await the
action of the grand jury.
Capt. Hardy, President of the Gulf
4 Ship Island Railroad, says that he
expects to have the line graded as far
as Hatticsburg by June LIST. Track
laying is now delayed by bridge build
ing, but the grading and other work
is progressing finely.
The law-abiding people of Pike
county will convene in Magnolia on
May 9TH for the purpose of expressing
their views on the recent acts Of law |
lessnesS which have occurred in the |
southern portion of that county, and |
to adopt measures to prevent repe-
titiOn of the same.
1t is said 100 operators are working
in the Crystal Springs box factory,
turning out 1000 packages daily, that |.
the canning factory will give employ