The leader., 1897-01-27
Judge Lock T.. Houston.

this county and is regarded as a, des-
perate criminal.
Judge Lock f. Houston.
Aberdeen, Jan. 19.-Late yesterday
afternoon the sad intelligence was re-
ceived, Judge Houston is dead" which
has cast gloom over the town. He was
an old landmark Of this place, known
and liked by all, and was one of Aber-
deems most prominent and highly re-
spected citizens. Judge Houston had
filled many important public positions
before and since the war, was a member
of the legislature, chairman of the State
and county Democratic executive COM
mittees for a number Of years, and later
circuit Judge OF this judicial district,
which important place he filled as .
firm, able and impartial jurist. On ac-
count of i'll health he was forced to re-
sign his position on the bench and re-
tired to private life and lived quietly at
his private home. where every attention
was given him by his devoted children.
Suing for $4,000 Damages.
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suing the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Com
pany for $4,000 for the killing OF his
father, claiming that the old man had
that sum hid and but for his untimely
death caused by the defendants en-
ployes, he would have made known the
whereabouts of his hidden treasure.
The N, & q. Extension.
It is said that work on the extension
OF the Mobile G. Ohio Railroad from
Columbus. Miss, to Montgomery. Ala,
Is to begin at once. 1t seems that the
Mobile & Ohio people have had some
trouble in securing terminal facilities
in Montgomery, but the obstacles which
were thrown in their way by other rail-
roads have been overcome and there is
nothing to retard them from commence
ing work at once.
Farmers i'm Good Condition.
The Carroll County Democrat says
that notwithstanding the hard times,
the farmers Of Mississippi are in a bet
ter fix, financially, than for years.
They have at last learned the import
ant lesson Of economy, and are raising
more meat, corn, horses, mules and cat"
tie than they have raised since the war.
Death OF An EnterprisIng Citizen.
| d. ID. Antes died at his homo in Mon
roe county last week. Mr.. Antes and
his brother. W. l.. Antes. came from the
North and cast his lot as citizen of
Monroe county about twenty-five years
ago. In addition to the usual crops, he
had large pepperment mill, and did
| quite successful business in the man
ufacture and sale Of the oil of pepper
mint. He was quiet, industrious man,
| genial and kind to all, and was much
| liked. Monroe county loses good cit.
izen in his death.
| Ought to BE . Manufacturing state.
mississippi produces more cotton
than any State in the Union except
Texas, which has five times its area,
and it ought to be the largest cotton
manufacturing State. Though this in
dustry is comparatively in its infancy,
we have very good start in the right
direction, and when the capitalists and
manufacturers awake TO its many at
fractions and the advantages to DO de-
rived from having their factories where
the material is prod uced, where labor,
land and fuel are cheap, then we may
| expect to see our State foremost in all
lists Of manufacturing States.
More Large Hogs.
Silas Bobo has killed four pigs which
weighed go pounds net. w. NJ. Davis
killed one which weighed $50. H.
Burch, one that weighed 426. How will
| the above do for Lsake? And they all
| claim that their hogs were not fat when
killed. Carthage Carthagenian.
Special Election Ordered.
1 Governor McLaurin has issued Z
| proclamation calling an election in
| Scott county on February to elect q
successor to the, chancery clerk, N. T.
Lille. who recently died.
/ New Board OF Appraisers Appointed.
| The penitentiary board OF control has
! appointed another committee to take
| the appraisement and an inventory OF
the penitentiary property w. L. Din.
kins of Canton. ]. J. Henry OF Stark
vile and Walter McLsurin, the warden,
compose the new committee. The COM
mittee which took the first appraise-
nent appeared before the board and was
exonerated from all blame. That COM
mittee only appraised the property,
while the hoard also desires an inyen.
tory taken. II 10 believed the frst
valaasions were 100 high on some Of ths
psepsssys