The leader., 1897-12-08
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
s,ate Happenings Since The
Leaders Last Issue.

RurplarieS are coming w 'ne
,.orson is TO have a new opera
house.
o..ncsllor Conn is holding court at
Raymond.
uinds county's stock law abrogates
all fences.
theatres and shows are attracting
attention. j..
Wild ducks sell at 30 cents a pair at
Scranton.
c,;ctens on the coast are selling at
A.OOa dozen.
r,srs are about 1900 native Indians
in Mississippi.
The electric railroad is almost visi-
BILE in Jackson.
Mrs Emmett McGehee, Of Franklin
county, is dead.
Jackson's Bargain Day" begged on
.ocount of the weather.
Tbree miles north Of Raymond two
nooro children were cremated.
r r. Harris was run over by the
cars at Meridian and lost leg.
Copiah will have no circuit court
until the third Monday in April.
The Supreme Court met in special
session with full bench Monday.
The Meridian Commercial will issue
Christmas edition of 5000 copies.
cbas. E. Wright and VIM. Groome
will soon start daily In Vicksburg.
The Masonic lodges of the State have
been officially visited by Grand Mas
ter Cobb.
Hon. ]. r. Turner, of Quitman coan-
~. makes another vacancy in the legis-
lative assembly.
A negro readily sold five wild tur-
KEYS and So squirrels in Jackson.
South Rankin produced them.
The ladies' of the Methodist church
at Magnolia sent box valued at $50
to the Water Valley Orphans Home.
Andrew Toney, of Raleigh, recently
secured a license to marry his fourth
helpmate. He is but 3S years OF age.
Hon. T. N. Sisson was triumphantly
elected to the State Senate from the
counties of Carroll and Montgomery.
The Commonwealth advocates the
placing of statue of Senator George
in the Statuary Hall at Washington.
Editor vardaman says "There would
be more official purity in this country
if the newspapers would do their duty"
AChoctaw Indian squaw was recent
ly granted divorce in Neshoba county.
Even the red man is becoming civil
lied.
Prot. J. M. Sharp, of Mississippi Col
lsge, had nine cases of yellow fever in
his family at Clinton, all of whom re-
covered.
Capt. W. A. Montgomery, father in
law of Hon. s. s. Champion, deceased,
succeeds him as a member of the leg
islature.
N. E. Ball, Sheriff and Tax Col
lector of Pike county, and Miss Etfie
Mcdonald were married by Rev. w.
W. Morse.
The Jackson News printed special
bargain day edition on Tuesday last
and was literally patronized by the
business men.
At Columbus and Wesson combined,
$4,000 worth of cotton and gin proper
ty was burned up, with no insurance
in either case.
L. NJ. Boyd, Of Sartinville, lost roll
of bills amounting to $50 in Summit.
He is hard working man and the loss
is keen one to him.
Editor P. X. Mayors, of the Pasca-
goula Democrat Star, at Scranton, ad-
vertises for a printer-one "young,
single and dumb preferred
-Nitci OdChSOu ClOuO outoe VI
Friday, which flooded streets and gut
ters and some houses, and the subse-
quent hard freeze, jackson IS a clean
city.
Lightcap & Co., Of Yazoo City, boast
that they received an order for pair
of shoes from a lady in New York.
Now they think of calling it "Greater
Yazoo".
Jo. Sumrall, a young truck grower
living north of Hazlehurst, ceased
struggling with cotton and tried cab
bage. The Courier says he netted
$500 on his first experiment.
Jake Plunkett, after disposing of his
cotton in Yazoo City. pursued his way
homeward at night; was attacked by
footpads and relieved of $3.50. He be-
iieves his assailants were white men
with blackened faces.
John Mccormick, ESQ.,, of the Me-
ridian Herald, has been searching In
St. Louis for his missing son, John
aged q. When last heard from be was
engaged in selling law books in Wheel.
Ing, West Va. Later: he awaits his
father in that city.
Sheriff Bishop, Of Simpson county
gives notice that he will collect all
taxes remaining unpaid December 10
as required by Law, and will add al
legal damages allowed on all property
and poll taxes remaining unpaid after
that date. Sheriff McNair, Of Lincoln
will do the same.
Blanche X. RrncA. n MississppiaI