The Brookhaven leader., 1889-10-24
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.

Jackson is to have another bank.
The Supreme Court met Monday.
Columbus will have an ice factory.
The Summit Fair opens next Mon
day.
Senator George spoke at jackson
Monday night.
The Warren county Oil Mills made
an assignment, on the 14th inst.
Mrs. Annie Jones, wife of Mr.. Pen
ton Il. Jones, died in Tchula, last
week.
Mr.. Walter X. Ravens and Miss
Jane Davis we're married in Scranton
last week.
Mr.. A. II. Rodgers and Miss Lizzie
Lamkin were married at Holly Springs
on the 10Th.
Mrs. Ida Fields, aged about 22
years, died very suddenly at Natchez
on the 18th.
Walter, the year-old son of MIR.
Walter Davis, ofChivOt, was drowned
on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Jennie Haley, wife of w. r.
Haley of Crystal Springs, died at her
home on the 18th.
The Fourth Annual Fair of Madi-
son county opened last Monday and
will continue 6 days.
The Fourth Annual Fair of
Aberdeen opened Tuesday, the
18th, under very favorable auspices.
A Military Company was organized
at Emory, on the 9Th inst, with %
members, j. +. Alexander Captain.
Mr.. T. J. Wharton, jr., of Jackson,
and Miss Rosa Lancaster, of Pass
Christian, were married on the 18th.
The gin house of C. B. Scott, of JEFF
ferson county, and eleven bales of cot
ton were destroyed by fire on the
10th.
Colonel }. ID. Shannon, one of the
oldest newspaper men in the State,
has purchased the New South at Ellis
vile.
The store of A. Roberts, of Chatawa,
was totally destroyed by fire on the
10th. Loss about 81, 200. No insur-
ance.
Purvis had an elopement last week,
the contracting parties being Mr.. o.
P. Jordan and Miss Erato Tucker, of
Ellisville.
An elevator and warehouse COM
pany was organized in Greenville last
week by eleeting w. A. Pollock
President.
Jake Jordan, colorcd man was
badly mangled in Jackson last week
while attempting to pass between the
ears of a freight train.
A grand reunion of Ex-Confeder-
ates was held in Columbus last We'd
nesday week. Hon. E. c. Walthall
and Private John Allen were the
speakers of the day.
Preparations for the Sam Jones
meeting at Meridian are being pushed
and will be in readiness for the Evan
gelist on his arrival in that city about
the middle Of November.
A fatal boiler explosion occurred on
the Jimmy Towns plantation near
Greenwood, killing instantly, a white
man, named F. Il. Mcmillan and two
negroes, on the 18th.
A mob of negroes hanged cOlored
rapist at Lake COrmOrant, Miss. He
confessed to ravishing young color
ed girl to his Captors who strung him
up to pile driver.
William Lott, the mail rider who
claimed to have been robbed, near
State Line, Miss. has since confessed
to have robbed the mail himself, and
was placed in Jail in Meridian.
Morton, the second largest voting
precinct in Scott county, hasn't had a
Republican vote cast in it in ten years.
All voters, white and colOred, vote
the straight Democratic ticket.
Rev. Joe Jones, who was to commence
a series of meetings at jackson,
on the 18th inst, had TO postpone his
engagement, on account of sickness in
his family, until some future day.
The residence and livery stable and
seven horses of j. ID. Guydon, of
Columbus, were totally destroyed by
fire last week. Loss, 5000; insurance
1900. A store was damaged about
$500.
The Circuit Court of Pike county
met last Monday in Magnolia with a
very light docket. The escape of
the VarnadO murderers has consider
ably lightened the business and has
greatly reduced the interest therein.
The gin house ON the Cook p1anta-
ton on Deer Greek was destroyed by
fire last week. A negro who was in
the lint room was devoured by the
fame. About 80 bales of cotton and
a good lot of cotton seed were also de-
strOyed.
Raines, who was charged with being a
party to the assault on his wife by the
negro Biggs,w was acquitted last week.
The negro was bound over to the Cir
cult Court but mob went to the Jail
that night and he"mysteriously disap-
peared."
Mr.. William Crouch, of Meridian,
who was stabbed by negro named
Martin, at that place oh August 3rd,
died OH the 18th inst, of his wound.
The negro is now in custody and will
be tried for murder when the court
meets in that county.