The leader., 1897-11-10
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
s,ate Happenings Since The
Leaders, Last Issue.

u 4 Vaughn died at Column
' A.. lola Woods, of Meridian, died
last week
v.sson received 400 bales of cotton
iu one day 40
a., J. Beacham, aged GO, died
at HOmOchltto'
claiborne county public schools
open this week. :,
Water valleys public school opened
With 400 pupils
r,oveu convicts have escaped from
p.rmond's county farm.
r Carley has been appointed
;,s,ice of the peace, district5, Marion
county.
Mrs l.. B. Brown, of Enterprise,
Mrs r. w. Partridge, of Natehez,
are dead.
Hon. r. 4. Carter, of Aberdeen is
Ia He was a member of the Leg
stature of '76.
Mr.. Lee L. Spengler and MISS Mary
pbelan. of Vicksburg, were married
in St. Paul's church.
marty of Wesson NimrOds hunted
on Pearl River and killed SIX turkeys
and many squirrels.
Mssissippi's State Library Is the
,ost in the South and the second best
in the United States.
BM Root. son-in-law of A. T.
Woodin. of Wesson, died of yellow
fever in New Orleans.
IL wagons we're lined up on Jack
sons Pearl Street. one day since the
ouarantine was raised.
Damascus Baptist church, Copiah
county. held memorial services in
honor of Dr.. ID. |. Purser.
G. w. Pail lost his residence and
furniture by fire. He lived eight
miles northeast of Wesson.
August Olsen's new cylindrical gin
was burned at Elliott, near Grenada.
Loss 5000 insurance, 50 900.
The w-mill of Tillman aud Bar
bonr near Hazlehurst, was burned,
entailing severe loss on the owners.
Joseph Henzelina, of Biloxi, died
from lockjaw He was accidentally
shot on the Dist ult., by l.. Lopez, ir.
". J. Brown, of jackson, raised
l25 specimens of Chrysanthemums,
some blossoms of which measured nine
inches in diameter.
Gov. McIaurin has pardoned j. j.
McGuirc who was sentenced in '94 for
life for the murder of James Her.
mann, of Nicksburg.
Little Henry Fitzgerald, of Jackson,
was accidentally shot by companion,
and was forced to have his foot am
putated.
An election in Kinds on the 9th,
will decide who will succeed Hon.
SIS. Champion, deceased, in the Leg
isatule.
jeff Floyd fell between cars at
Lamberton and was killed. He was
accused of murder aud had been in
several shooting affrays.
Rev. J. =. Drake and family have
been sufferers from the yellow fever
epidemic on the Coast. He is the
Methodist pastor at Bay st. Louis.
W. E. Walker, of Landerdale, has
made a success raising bananas. He
brought to Meridian bunch of eigh-
teen and has been testing the matter
several years.
AS soon as assurances are given that
sufficient amount of truck will be
Raised, WesSon will have Il packing
shed erected by the |. c. Railroad,
and Brookhaven ditto.
The United States Circuit and Dis
"ict Courts for the November terms
!" Jackson, have been pretermitted
anu special terms will be held COM
: neac'hs Monday. January 18th, 1898.
heoer Pearson, aged 10, son of Mrs.
o. H. PEARSON, of jackson, had his
'Oo' so badly crushed ut McComb
wy, as to neeessitate amputation.
nc was in the employ of the /. C..
Railroad
ihe foundation and basement of ST.
a"tn"hy'S new Catholic church ut
oacASon is finished. The walls are
ufee ieet thick and " no such founda
wv" was ever before laid in Jackson"
says Tie News.
non. Thos. II. Sommerville has been
.''''eo assistant professor of law at
VIC state University. On the 27th
'iVcial election will be held to sup
~ 'he vacancy thus made in the 26th
senatorial District.
= H. Darlington, chief book keeper
a. "' assistant manager of the Gozer
soA'pany, Greenville, was caught be-
y. reeh The platform and a Yazoo &
''s'ss'ppl Valley railroad train and
D. e'ed injuries from which he died
80 vile Was absent at the North.
.'''' W. j. MeGowan, of Troy,
-, came to Meridian to stand a
efs examination. He mystic
saS'y disappeared aud no trace ol