The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-01-10
State News Boiled Dow n.

Simpson county rung ont the old year
with a lynching. The negro in tho case
was guilty. of cattle stealing and had II
bad character generally.
The editor of the Port Gibson Reveille
has received several dozen bottles of
iron bitters in payment of advertising.
Those who visit him aie invited to take a
glass OF bitters.
. he hoard of aldermen Of koscinsko
has voted to build a handsome modern
public school building.
Burley Johnson killed Rev. Jarrard
Jordan at Shuqualak Saturday brcan,e
the preacher dunned him for \ fee for
performing u marriage ceremony. They
are negroes.
Since the establishment of tho Agricnl.
tural aud Mechanical College 27l9 stu
dents have received instruction there.
The Last session had 1886 students iu at
tendance. On the farm, l3j acres in corn
last year averaged over % bushels per
acre.
From January l to October ! tho Meri-
dian stores will close at 6 O'clock.
A Woodmen of the World lodge was
recently instituted at Enterprise.
There is a movement on fact to start Il
steam single factory at Hickory.
Ii is stated that II bear weighing 6l2
pounds was killed by a party Of hunters
near McNutt not long since.
Canton wants TO be the capital city of
the Stats. She offers $500 100 toward the
erection Of the capitol building.
Pearl Masonic Lodge ut jackson ccle-
DRAFTED its sixty-second anniversary last
Saturday night with II big banquet.
Judge Blailock, Il citizen of Leake
county, died not long since at the age OF
80 years. He was physically vigorous
and in full possession OF his mental lacul.
ties.
The board of Supervisors of Lincoln
county has entered into a contrpct with
Il citizen OF the county for the lease of til Z
county prisoners at S6 each lcr month.
The Methodist parsonage at Ellisville,
the home of Rev. +. NJ. Keen; was de-
stroyed by fire last week.
Diptheria is reported at Ripley.
A farmer in Prentiss county recently
sold Il forty-acre farm for $1,000 in cash.
jackson wants to enlarge, so as to lake
in Mercerville aud Millsaps College.
"Babe' Clustering. Il boy about II
years old, WAS arrested last week tor sell
ing wliskey.
A State drill is being ag,tated, to be
held in Greenville gu the 4lh of next
July.
A petition to form Il new county ont
OF parts of Monroe, Lee and lta-
wanda counties, with Amsry as the
county seat, will he presented to the
Legislature.
Hon. W. W. Stone, president Of tic
Mississippi Cotton Growers Protective
Association, has issued Il circular 'pleal,
ing to the cotton producers of his State
not to put in Il larger acreage than last
year.
NJ k,l,,. .f N.,uuJn,,. ,,,. l:tt..,
on his leg by II mad dog last Friday. The
dog bit sever hogs and dogs.
Hon. A. +. Fox is ont tor Congress in
the Fourth district. Election November,
1896.
Judge Ben 1higpen died at Lake Como,
jasper county. on December ~.
A ease of small poX is reported near
ilcrmanville.
Vicksburg suffered Il $4,000 fire Sun
day. Wright Bros store having been
burned. Insurance on stock and building
1916, 900.
Ex-Chancellor Crilz, of West Point,
will be a candidate for Congress from the
district now represented by Colonel II. d.
Money.
A new Siatc-honse is universally de,
handed and the Legislature will M doubt
promptly and literally respond t. the
requirements of the situation.
The first death of Il student ut the In
dnstrial Institute and College occurred
last Thursday, the Yong lady l'cing Miss
Blanche Pierce, of Como. Miss, who con-
tracted u cold on u visit tn the EXPOSE
ton which developed into pneumonia.
Candidates for Con yress are springing
up from nearly every hillock and vale in
the State. There will DO 80 many early
birds after the worm that the chase will
be lively from the star.
The Commercial Bank at Hattiesburg.
organized last September, has declared a
dividend of 4 per ceut.
A few nights since "A burglar entered
The house Of Win. -Stapfrs. Port Gibson,
and was shot and killed by his 12-ycar-
old son.
The editor Of the Westv:lls News has
the meusles, and be says the News has it
also.