The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

state Happenings since The
Leaders, Last Issue.
1 Several Jail birds escaped at scran.
ION.
1.ckson's holiday jug trade was ter
si6c.
mississippi State bonds are in de-
nand
rwo negro brakemen we're killed at
Morton.
RIIoxi is divided on the quarantine
onestion.
columbus sends up COW vail, a la
Meridian.
saOOO brick were burned In Pela-
hatchie's kiln.
corinth has grown oranges, SO says
The Democrat.
In. Natchez the first cotton seed oil
Min was built.
Attala's new brick court house has
been completed.
Meridian is determined to have
cheaper telephones.
Durant will have new bank, which
will open up Feb. LIST.
Many of our State exchanges are
taking a Christmas rest.
Pelahatchie has hog ordinance, to
90 into effect January lst.
The Capital City's Christmas trade
was slow and disappointing.
In Natchez the first bank Of the
state was established in 1903.
Mrs. Katherine Trowbridge, mother
Of Vicksburg's mayor, is dead.
The McComb City Special by Messrs.
Henry & Nixon, has made its appear
snce.
Jackson's generous people, with one
accord, are helping the Baptist Or
phan's Home.
Eugene B. Minis and Miss Juliette
Wardlaw were married in Utica's
Baptist church.
Magnolia's Methodist ladies are
entertaining" today for the benefit of
their new church.
In Natchez the first newspaper Of the
State was published in ITS by Col.
Andrew Marschalk.
Natchez, new paper is called "The
Evening & Sunday Journal" Matt
Shaefer, is the manager.
A negro with a. crushed skull was
found in Meridian in the M. q ..
yards Cause, unknown.
G. W. Wilson lost his steam gin and
saw mill by fire, three miles above
Monticello. No insurance.
I'll. Darden, of Fayette, and Miss
Clara Dorrah, of Madison Station
have been united in holy bonds.
Dr. j. G. Robert, professor Of vete-
rnary science in the A. & M. College,
was severely stabbed by a negro.
Hon. Walter McLaurin, former
warden of the Penitentiary, will locate
in Jackson for the practice of law.
Little Miss Mamie Lawson, Of Jack
son, won the Clarion -Ledger's pony
and cart. offered for the most popular
little girl.
Rev. L. N. Brock, after a. service of
four years on the Coast, has accepted
a call to Baptist church at Collins
vile, Ala.
James B, Lanier, of Vicksburg, who
killed colored protege Of his, several
years ago, has been sent to the peni-
tsntiary for life.
A. Lizana, of Pass Christian, lost
both hands and both eyes by the ex-
plosion of dynamite cartridge. He
will probably die.
Mss Minnie Turner, of Ellisville,
was voted the horse and buggy offered
by the Meridian Herald to the most
popular young lady.
Ellisville had double wedding
lsom Cooley and Miss Mary Strick-
land and Mack Jones and Miss Alice
Strickland were married.
A daughter of County Treasurer
Frank Howard, Of. Madison county
came near burning to death Christmas
day by her clothing catching on fire.
Hon. A. A. Kincannon is prominent
as a successor to President Robt
Frazer, of the /. 1. & G. 1t is not
known that he would accept the posi-
ton.
Or, Harry and Sheriff Hewes, were
presented with gold-headed umbrellas
W the grateful people ef Handsbort
and Mississippi City for their fidelity
reinforcing quarantine regulations.
7. G. stallings, of Clarke county, is
y Meridian's Jail, charged by. the pos
- authorities with sendingan obscen'
snu unmailable letter to his wife
asailings had separated from his wifi
3 shd wrote the letter which was turned
0ser BY her to the postal authorities
Charles Rich, of Hattiesburg, hat
ns saw and planning mills burned
Month ago. The other day he placet
agood wad of money on race hors'
Y New Orleans and the animal fel
.nd lost the race within a few fee
nom the wire. II the horse had wol