The leader., 1897-09-22
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
s,ote Happenings Since The
Leaders Last Issue.

Leaders, Last Issue.
Canton had no yellow fever.
uillman College opened on the l4th
urs Mcnamara died in Winona'
aged 96.
cor;ntb will build a 100000 cotton
factory.
pster A. Garner, aged 36, died at
Magnolia.
Mississippi Hebrews are not troubled
over "Zionism."
wesson's High School opened with
over 300 pupils.
Aberdeen complains of worthless
four-legged ours.
The State University has announced
its opening for Sept. aoth.
The Greenwood Enterprise publish
ss daily during quarantine.
Last Friday there we're 1l5 bales OF
.otton in the Wesson market.
The October term of the Copiah Cir
emit Court has been postponed.
Alpha Smith, little girl Of 10 years,
picked 200 pounds of cotton in one day.
Ex.mayor Bacon, of Walden, shot his
friend, o. 2. Thomas. Cause unknown
The Knights of Honor paid s17S,OOC
in the State last year on death benefits.
Scientific farmers say there will not
be an average crop Of cotton about
Ashley.
The Coast Beacon says we need not
expect frost until after the middle OF
November.
aNemor in the Magnolia Gazette
wrote up baptismal scene in a very
worldly way.
Louisiana bacteriologist has dis.
covered the yellow fever germ. Mis-
sssippi wants him to kill it.
Magnolia has "People's School
with an attendance of 33. The public
school has matriculated 135.
The Clarion-Ledger and jackson
Evening News we're forced to suspend
during the yellow fever panic.
The yellow fever of '97 seems to be
very contagious, but rarely fatal. Ed
wards is terribly afflicted with it.
Vicksburg has organized lyceum
and some Of the best talent of the
country will lecture in that city.
Crystal Springs has a Chautauqua
literary circle with Mrs.'S. H. Howell
president; Mr.. G. A. Redding, critic.
Enterprise struck an artesian vel
at depth of 156 feet, but the water
was strongly impregnated with miner
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Sallie Sumrall, OF
Hazlehurst, to DR.. v. Simmons, OF
Summit.
RP Willing, Jr., of Hazlehurst, was
elected president of the Copiah county
Sunday School convention for the
coming year.
Magnolia's Methodist church con-
tributed SSI to the Water Valley or.
phan's home, and the sisters will fur.
nish one room.
Mrs. R. V. Rachford died at Jack.
son. She was daughter Of Capt. j
g. Mann, general agent of the Mobile
&Ohio R. r. Co.
Miss Eva Jones, of Terry, and Mr.
VIC. Collins, Of New Orleans, were
married by Rev. w. B. Lewis al
Crystal Springs.
K. A. Armitage shot and killed B. II
Mtchie, Jr., near Port Gibson. The
men were near neighbors; family
trouble was the cause.
Numa V. Truly, a brother of Hon
Jeff Truly, was thrown from frac
nous horse while on guard duty neal
Natchez, and probably fatally injured
Gods bread basket" is said to be al
the door of Pass Christian-witha cas-
net and pair of oyster tongs they car
stand quarantine indefinitely.
W. T. Patterson was convicted in the
circuit Court of Simpson for the muir
der OF Lawrence Brinson last Apri
and sentenced to the penitentiary TO
life.
WIN. Ritts, of st. Louis, fell from
.ne second story window of the Colum
olan Hotel at Port Gibson and was ia
tally injured. He was engaged in Dor
ing an artesian we'll.
IN Holmes county a blacksmith tool
asio mare on account several year
ago. He has since sold her colts to tn
'aiue OF s430 and has at present tw,
mule colts worth 800.
Inc case of Guy Jack, a merchant o
ecooba, charged with the murder b,
poison Of Chas. T. Stewart, on who's
ale he carried an insurance Of s21 ,OO(
uas been continued until the Marcl
term.
mat Enochs has been made the Ma
va Academy appointee, vice Rober
aemp' the successful contestant, VIII
.aled to stand examination on &C
sO0nt Of Cigarette heart" A warn
Ing, boys.
aiss Annie Low Jonas, the accom-
pushed daughter of Maj. s. A. iona.
su.or of the Aberdeen Examiner
aae her debut as both recitationis
aud - musician at the Temple Oper
muse in that city.
.hfee of the oldest and most activ
u'lzens Of Chickasaw county are Ger
n n L. Burkitt, Col. j. L. s. Hill vn
S NJ. I. Harrington. They were al
urn In 1918 and are still active in th
pursuit Of their raerae+;va avooat;on,