The leader., 1897-11-17
VOL IS.
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
state Happenings Since The
Leaders, Last Issue.

state Happenings Since The
Leaders Last Issue.
The I. |. * c. opens today.
Clarksdale has had diptheria.
Elisyille has a mattress factory.
Summit has enjoyed "a social hop
Frosts are not as heavy as desired.
Can't. w. A. Moore, of Scooba, is dead.
Relhaven College opened yesterday.
The cotton rush is strong at Jackson
The quarantine bars are nearly all
down.
clinton schools will not open before
Dec. lst.
Jackson has Woman's Cottage Prayer
meetings.
Coahoma has had four murders with
in month.
1T. Bridewell was reelected mayor
of Beauregard.
Jackson is trying to organize local
Board of Trade.
The Terry Headlight has young
lady compositor.
Mr.. Russell Thompson. aged 80 years,
died near Wesson.
Crystal Springs Chrysanthemum
Show was success.
J.B. Ford, aged 10, died of typhoid
fever at Crystal Springs.
Stone College and East Mississippi
Female College have opened.
s S. Calhoun, Jr., nephew of Judge
Calhoun. of Jackson, is dead.
The annual appropriation for the
State Board of Health is S20,O
W. l.. Manning, of Rankin, gathered
450 bushels of corn from l3 acres.
Meridian estimates her quarantine
at $1,000, while Vicksburg's is $1,000.
Col Devereux Shields and Miss julie
Dunbar Jenkins, of Natchez, were mar
ried.
Deer have come into the woods
around Cato and two fine ones have
been killed.
Editor w. Ii. Harrison, of the Ash
land Register, was stabbed to death by
j. L. Mcdonald.
The State University, A. Il M. College
and Millsaps College all opened their
doors on last Monday.
Ellisville, HERNANDEZ, Centreville,
Gloster, Oxford, Batesville, Yazoo City
and Clarksdale have the round bale.
Yazoo county pays 65 cents per hun
dred to cotton pickers. There are no
idle negroes, and cooks are scarce.
Frank Lewis cotton gin, near Me-
chanicsburg, burned down with $500
worth of the fieecy staple. No insur-
ance.
Al. Friou, with health certificate
yard long,, was the first drummer to
arrive in Magnolia after quarantine
was raised.
DR.. VIM. G. Townes, one of the most
distinguished young physicians in the
South, died at Chattanooga and was
buried at Oxford.
Editor P. X. Whitney, of the Fay
cite Chronicle, and Miss Fannie Ray
nor, daughter of Rev. b. S. Raynor,
we're married at Fayette.
Application has been made to the
department at Washington for the es-
tablishment of a new postoffice In fa-
ZOO county, to be known as Elan.
The city council of Yazoo has ordered
the disinterment of 33 negro bodies
which have been buried in the white
cemetery in lots owned by the colored
race
Jackson letter carriers now wear the
sleeve stripes on their uniforms, ac-
cording to an order by the Postmaster
General. One stripe denotes five years
of service.
The State convict farms have this
year produced 5000 bales of cotton,
25,OOO bushels of corn, 5000 bushels OF
peas the value of the whole being es-
tmated at $4,000.
Capt. A. A. Folkes, of Jackson, has
been elected President of the Retail
Lumber Dealers Association of Missis-
slppi. His yearly sales amount to
nearly 100000 feet.
Col. w. H. Tribette, the retired mer-
chant prince, Confederate soldier and
philanthropist, of Terry, died at Cliff
ton Springs, N. Y. He will be buried
with Masonic honors.
Editor Harper, of the Raymond Ga
zette, is a candidate to succeed Hon.
8. 5. Champion as representative. w.
u. Carmichael and Capt. w. A. Mont
gomery are also candidates.
Two of the most prominent families
Vi MADISON county were united wnen
Miss Mary Powell, daughter of Judge
Robert Powell, and DR.. James Jiggitts
were married. The young couple are
visiting in Chicago.
The Jefferson county board of super
Vlsors has declined to make an allow
ance of S35 a month to maintain the
pack OF hounds owned by the county
instead of dogs they seem to have al
elephant on their hands.
IL is now in evidence that the yellow
iever was scattered from Ship Island
New Orleans physician has testified
that he came in contact with a yellow
'eVer nurse on the Island in June, ant
soon after was quite sick. He is nov
sure he had vallow favor