The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-05
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.


The Cotton crop in north Mississip-
pi is failure.
Mrs. Fairly now runs the postofiice
at Monticello.
There will be six eolOred Republic
cans in the next Legislature.
The Whisky men of Marion county
want ~ local option election.
A large number of Western excur-
sionists are visiting Columbus.
Grenada offers $25 900 for the To-
cation of the Methodist College.
Mr.. Frank KincannOn is the new
editor of the Meridian Democrat.
jackson has raised $4,000 for the
Methodist College endowment fund.
Mr.. w. l.. Huntlcy and Mrs. VAN
BILE were married at McComb City on
the 9th.
The Mississippi and Louisiana Con-
ference meets at Crystal Springs ON
the 18th.
The iron bridge across the Pearl
at Monticello will he completed in
January.
The Commonwealth says Jackson
is deradicalized. deniggeriZed and de-
McGillized.
The State Teachers Association
will meet in Jackson December 70 to
% inclusive.
G. II. IIartscll, young man of the
Columbus Artillery was fatally injur-
ed last week.
Mr.. s. d. Icwes, of Edwards, and
Mrs. Lillian Ross were married in
jackson on November 2Sth.
Miss Rose Tucker, daughter of
the lamented Gen. w. F. Tucker, is a
candidate for State Librarian.
The grand jury refused to indict
the man that killed DR.. Tets at Mich
olson ,adjudging him justitiable.
Wesson has made the biggest offer
for the Methodist College of any
town in the State. IIurrah for Wes-
son.
The East Mississippi farmer who
does not fertilize his land cannot get
credit with the merchants of that see
ton.
The Summit Dramatic Company
will play the "FOofS Revenge" in
Lyceum Hall at Summit during the
holidays.
Mr.. S. l.. Boyd and Miss Amanda
Guess, a young lady of Water Valley,
eloped and were married at WinOna
last Sunday.
Rev. j. +. n. Huddleston. father of
Hon. G.. b. Huddleston, died ii few
days ago very suddenly at his home
in llarpersville.
Mr.. Magruder, a graduate of the
A. & NJ. College, supplies President
Harrson's table with butter from the
West Virginia creamery under his
management.
A Mr.. Cook, of Kinds county, has
improved the staple of his cotton
until he can get % cents per pound
for all he can raise, while his neigh
borS sell theirs for 9 and 81 cents.
The saw and planning mill of
Messrs c. G.. Gibson and son, near
Magnolia, was burned on the 2Sth, the
fire originating in the dry house.
Very little of the machinery was
saved.
a lot of freight cars awaiting trans
fer across the Mississippi, were burn
ed in the Nicksburg car sheds Mon
day, causing loss of $50, 900 in freight
and railway stock. A large quantity
of powder in one of the cars exploded
with terrific force.
Mr.. Ferdinand Fisher, prominent
farmer residing about five miles from
McComb City, while on his way home
one night was attacked and badly
beaten with stick by three unknown
parties, one supposed to be white and
the other two negroes.
The aggregate amount of money
raised at Meridian during the Sam
Jones meeting there last week was
$19, 2OS, divided as follows: Mr..
Jones $500; for w. c. T. T., $500:
for training Sunday School, $2700;
for East Mississippi Female College,
$500.
Frank T. Barry, the Is year old
son of Ex- Congressman Barry of this
State, was found dead in his bed at
Washington, d. c., on the night of
the 22nd. He was in the habit of
studying in bed and had contriv-
ance by which to turn out the gas by
string. For some reason it did
not work and the gas escaped dming
the night suffocating him.
The committee having in charge
the interest of the Methodist College
met at Grenada on the Goth and de-
cided to recommend to the two Mis-
sissippi Conferences the appointment
of Board of Trustees to locate the
College and set the enterprise on foot
on the following basis: Each con-
ference to appoint trustees, compos-
ed of ministers and laymen and
to this body of Is that Bishop Gallo
way be added as President of the
Board. 1t is expected that the Col
lege will be located by this Board
some time in January.
The decision of the United States
supreme court, in which the State
court was affirmed, in the case of the
State VS.. the YazoO City and Missis-
sippi Valley Railroad, will put up
ward of $79, 900 in the States treasury