Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-05-19

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-, ho has taken it out of the post
d., for awhile. demand payment.
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Nv, PRESBYTERIAN ladies took in
,ss y on their spelling match.
s.od two dollars aud get the LEADER
10 vear with Neely's Great Histori-
cal Chart.
rrL,ro i no reason why the liquor
q .bould be allowed to flourish in
mn Capital City. but many reasons
why it should not.
Every town in the State could give
aolling bee for the benefit of the
Columbian Exposition and have lots OF
finn Let it he tried.
II all the professed Christians OF
Jackson would honor their profession,
tho dav, Of the m-shoP would be
numbered in this city.
An interesting protracted meeting is
n rrorress at the Baptist. church.
pastor Sproles is assisted by Rev. Il.
p Miller. of Grenada.
nointer to advertisers: The
LEADER will have large circulation
ammo 4 constituency not reached by
any other jackson paper.
Nossr,. 5. II. Dale, of the Pearl River
News and p. f. Williams, of the Lum-
horton Headblock, are in town, having
been brought here on business in the
US Court.
Mr. Chas. Fitzgerald is now making
Jackson. Tenn. his home. He is one
of the best mail agents and most ac-
commodating gentlemen in the govern
ment service.
High-liceuse dramshops kill 'em as
we'll as the low priced doggeries, but
then the revenue soothes the conscience
so, of the tony citizen who votes for
high license.
The essay by Mrs. S. II. Parker, of
jackson. read at the Press Convention,
was one Of the best to which the Con
vention ever listened. The LEADER
will publish it next week.
There will be regular business
meeting Of the Columbian Club at the
Governors Mansion Saturday evening
at ) o'clock. and each and every mem
Der is earnestly requested to be pres
ent.
The Jackson Compress has received
pressed and shipped about 1876 bales
of cotton so far this season. OF thi S
amount the Alabama and Vicksburg
Railroad Co. brought in 1888 bales
l2G12 being received by wagons from
the surrounding country.
Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Shropshire, of
this city, who represented the CoNmbi
an Club at the Press Association at Pass
Christian, were most cordially received
and performed their mission in a most
graceful manner The Association is
unanimous in its endorsement and
support of the object of the Columbi-
ans.
Miss Belle Kearney, who is doing
such effective and heroic work for
Temperance and Prohibition, was in
town Tuesday en- route to Louisiana,
where she has an engagement for sew
eral weeks. The State w. G. 7. U. ex-
erclsed unmistakable wisdom in re-
electlng her as one of it's organizers at
Cornth. The LEADER most highly APP
preclates the honor of a call from Miss
Bell
Inc preliminary trial of Cicero
Heard for the killing of w
H. Colbert at Utica, closed at
raymond last Saturday. The pros
ecutlon was conducted by Hons. A.
.. McLaurin and r. n. Miller and
MeSsrs. c. NJ. Williamson, B. HI. Wells
ana D. ). Fearing represented the de-
tense. The testimony was very much
against Heard and he was remanded to
Jall TO await the action of the Circuit
Court.
Inc LEADER acknowledges highly
appreciated call this week from Mr..
henry Ware, chairman of the State
executive Committee of the Prohibi-
'ion party If Mississippi had a few
. more as Jealous, intelligent and active
ronioitlonists as Mr.. Ware, State Pro-
Htol'ion would soon be an accomplish
W TACT, and the Democratic party com
PEELED to become sponsor for the law
VI step down and out. But the new
party is steadily growing.
Inc spelling match at the new Pres
Ssverlan church Monday evening fur
W. 'Ieu much amusement. Messrs. b.
w. urifiith and c. H. Alexander acted
enunclators. Col. j. L. Power and
- 1r' oliver Clifton were the captains.
GOV GOV Stone, Judge Calhoon, Bishop
io"ay, DIR. Hunter, Auditor Stone
anu other prominent citizens were
~ among the spoilers. After
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