The Brookhaven leader., 1889-08-08
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.
Summit has dug a public well.

Meridian has a town clock with a
1000 pound bell.
Capt. VIM. Lanham, assessor of Clay
county, is dead.
Cotton worms are making their
appearance in the Delta.
Osyka has a prayer meeting every
night in the week but one.
S. w. Collins has been appointed
post master at McComb City.
Wesley Smith was nabbed at Mer-
idian last week for horse stealing.
The w. C. T. U. of Fayette gave
an entertainment last Friday night.
The factions in Coahoma county
are still warning over the court house
question.
Judge North, of the Vicksburg dis
trict, has reconsidered his intention
to resign.
Camp meeting at the Sam Jones
Camp Ground begins August 9th and
continues ten days.
The "Bloody Twelfth Mississippi
Regiment will hold reunion in
Jackson on August 10Th.
Elijah COwart, highly respected
farmer of Franklin county, died sud
denly at his home recently.
Mr.. J. G.. Adams, the stenographer,
and Miss Lucy Sivley, of Raymond,
were varied on the 3lst ult.
Willis Clarke, one of the oldest cit
liens of Pike county, died recently
near Summit in his S7th year.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights
and Ladies of Honor will meet in
Wesson on Tuesday, the 10th.
Alfonzo Webb, who killed Police
man Mccoy at Aberdeen, has been
sent to Jail without the benefit of
bail.
Arrangements are being perfected
for the grand national reunion of
the Blue and the Gray at Vicksburg
next May.
Sheriff Cowart, of Marion county,
denOunces as false the charge that he
received Doodle to allow the Sullivan
fight to go on.
A. J. S. Rowland, of Claiborne
county, had his father-in-la Joseph
Walters, arrested in Vicksburg for
stealing quilt.
Miss Cora c. Matthews, a sister of
j. p. Matthews, has been appointed
postmistress at Hazlehurst, vice DIR.
Sexton, removed.
Rev. r. H. Purser is conducting a
revival meeting in his church at Wes-
son, assisted by his brother, DR.. d. I.
Purser, of Birmingham.
A new firm under the name of At
kinson & Hampton has been formed in
Magnolia by VIM. Atkinson, w. NJ.
hampton and l.. i. hampton.
The "Bonnie Blue Flag" the ma
tional song of the Confederacy, was
composed by Henry Mccarthy in the
old Oak Tree Hotel at Raymond.
Green Moore, who robbed the depot
in Magnolia some time ago was ar
rested in New Orleans, and is now
safely lodged in the Pike county Jail.
The White Caps severely whipped
white man named Jones in Newton
county last week for leaving his
wife and taking up at the house of q
widow.
Capt. j. j. Whitney, our Floater
Representative, has yielded to the
solicitations of friends and become a
candidate for Treasurer of jefferson
county.
Prof. s. r. Young, a subscriber to
the LEADER, took the premium offer
ed by the Mississippi Enterprise for
the largest watermelon. 1t weighed
As pounds.
Peter James, Esq, of Yazoo county,
proposes to give $25,OOO for the en-
dowment fund of Centenary College,
provided the friends of the College
will contribute like amount.
Col. T. w. White of fernando,
Miss, law partner of Hon. James B.
Morgan, and one of the ablest law
yers and best men of the State, died
few days ago after a short ILL
ness.
The Baptist Church at Waco, Tex
as, has revoked the license of Rev.
M. II. Martin, formerly of this State,
on the grounds of heresy. Mr.. Mar
tin has many warm friends in Missis-
sippi.
The four negroes indicted for COM
| plicity in the Marion riot In 1881, have
obtained a change of venue from
Lauderdale to Clarke county, where
the trial will come off the last of
September.
The Reveille says that it firmly be-
lieves that as many as five or six peO-
pie, of all ages and sexes, could found
eating and sleeping in single room in
Port Gibson, and this is not in one
instance only, but in a dozens of in
stances.
The Methodists have already raised
$25, 900 for their State College. When
a like sum is raised the offer of Major
r. W. Millsaps of $4,000 will be
available and the college will start
with an endowment of 100000.
About dozen towns are bidding for
the location.
Miss Belle Kearney, after a pleas
ant visit of several days to her friend,
Miss Minnie Lou Bowers, left Monday
evening for Amite City. This young
lady..is engaged in a great work and