The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-19
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHEhEl'
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.

ry.
The Masonic revival at Nicksburg
continues.
The Deaf-Mute Voice looks hand
some in its new dress.
The Hazlehurst Baptist are prepar-
ing to build new church.
Hattiesburg wants the next session
of the South Mississippi Conference.
Natchez will prohibit the boys from
discharging fire works in the city I'm
its.
Memorial services in honor of JEFF
ferson Davis were held Throughout the
State.
Isaac Suggs, colored, was run over
and killed by the cars at Water VAL
ley on the 18th.
The Methodist Conference is in SEES
sion at Crystal Springs, Bishop Gal
loway presiding.
Eugene Story, who killed j. d.
Kleinfelder in Holmes county, has
been convicted of murder.
l.. A Ragsdale's advertisement in
the Copiah Signal reminds one of the
interior of hardware store.
The citizens of Franklin county
held meeting last week In the inter
est of the Fort Scott Railroad.
Reuben Smith and Jim McClung, two
of Rube Burrows pals, were captured
at Amory on the 14th by Detective
Jackson.
J. f.. He,ndon was killed by l.. i.
Collins, near Aberdeen last week with
an empty pistol. Didn't know it
was loaded
Mr.. j. j. Green, of jackson, has
invented jute and ramie decortica-
tor, which stood a successful test a
few days ago.
Mr.. Emmett Parker, assistant cash
Ter of the Capitol State Bank, and
Miss Annie Moore were married in
jackson on the 18th.
The young man who was suffOcated
by gas in Washington was not son
of Congressman F. G. Barry as is be-
ing currently published.
The Reform ticket was elected in
Greenville, as follows: Judge j. IL.
Wynn mayor; j. p. Finlay, w. f..
Hunt, l.. ID. Shadd, cOuncilmen.
Writ Adams has been appointed
land clerk of the Auditors office,
vice Capt A. NJ. Nelson, who will be
cashier of the West jackson Bank.
j. d. Davenport and J. A. OVERLY,
engaged in a street fight at Hollan-
dale, and the little x-year-Old son of
DR.. J. d. Bomar was killed by stray
bullet.
Jake Kilrain, the pugilist, was con-
victed of assault and battery at Pur-
Wis last Saturday, fined 5000 and SEN
fenced to Jail for two months. He
appealed.
jackson Democratic ticket-FOr
Mayor, VIM. Henry; for Aldermen,
B. w. Griffith Z. r. Seutter, ii. NJ.
Taylor, l.. F. Chiles, George Lemon,
James Ewing.
An Alfalfa county farmer is accred-
tied with having raised and cut 5000
bales of hay this season, all of which
was shipped to New Orleans and
brought $l5 per ton.
Judge Rodgers decided that the
law making part of the county super
intendents elective is unconstitution-
al. The question will be finally set
| tied by the supreme court at the jan
uary term.
South Mississippi as far as heard
from will have four candidates for
Railroad COmmissioner-Maior SEES
stems of Lincoln, DR.. Lee, of Jones,
Walter Denny of jackson, and Hon.
d. NJ. Watkins of Marion.
The Commonwealth says there
should be 100000 appropriated by
the next Legislature, if that much be
needed, to erect a monument to Mr..
Davis in fashion worthy of this great
State.
Prof r. w. Jones, the former pres
ident of the Girls Industrial College
and later, of Emory and Henry Col.
lege, Va, has returned to the State
University at Oxford and entered
upon the duties of Professor of Chem
istry.
A well known liquor dealer in
Grenada has subscribed 81 900 to the
Methodist Male College and proposes
to close his establishment if the Col
lege is located at that place. That Ii
quor dealer has some idea of the eter
nal fitness of things.
Hon. w. T. Magruder, of Claiborne
county, died very suddenly on the
Sth inst. AS the author of the "Ma-
gruder Labor Bill" he won cOnsidera-
BILE distinction in the last Legislature.
He has represented Claiborne county
several terms and was the inventor of
cotton planter of great value and
usefulness.
Plof. w. X. Nettles, formerly pres
ident of the Gillsburg Collegiate In
stitute, has accepted the position in
Magnolia High School which was held
by Prof. w. B. Nixon. His reputa-
ton is widespread over this and ad-
joining counties, and it is known that
to his efforts is due the early and
phenomenal success of the Gillsburg
Collegiate Institute.
The Jackson county grand jury
tried to indict the railroad officials
for having run train through the
citV of Scranton ot n rota of snaad