The leader., 1897-11-03
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
state Happenings Since The
Leaders, Last Issue.

pelahatchie received 167 bales in
one day.
Oak trees are dying in many parts
of the state.
c,,,nville wants the State National
Guard next year.
sOo.OOO feet of lumber left Moss
Point for Havana.
CRYSTAL Springs received 1913 bales
of cotton in one day.
Negroes are leaving Summit for the
sugar plantations of Louisiana.
Mrs l.. $. Jones edits W. G. L. L.
.olumn in the Yazoo City Herald.
Jackson raised the quarantine MOI
day against her refugeeing citizens.
!. NJ. Muirhead is in iazoo City's
iaiI. charged with having three living
wives.
Several negroes were tried III Crys-
tai Springs for acting bad at IL
church concert.
|. NJ. ElIzey, dealer in general mer-
chandise, has made II partial assign
mcnt ut summit.
Yazoo City's cotton receipts for one
week were 500 bales, making total
to date of 1877.
Mrs jefferson Davis and daughter
will attend the Convention of Con-
federatc Veterans at Atlanta.
Clinton has had three deaths from
yellow fever, Miss Eugenia Miller,
Mrs. Chapman and Willie Rice.
The Watchu,an- Journal, of Will
liamsbnrg, is giving large space to
discussions on SantiticatiOn.'
3S2 acres in vegetables have been
pledged by growers adjacent to lla-
zehurst for next years trucking.
The editor of the Peoples Messen-
ger is billed to speak in Kentucky at
Bardwell, Mayfield, and Clinton.
Ex-Attorney General Thos. 5.
. Ford is reported among the late yell
z low fever victims to die at Scranton.
The Mississippi Chautauqua AS
sembIy will convene ut Crystal
Springs, July 14th and close July 81,
1898
L. l.. Wadlngton and Miss Annie
Cassn and Saul Isenberg aud Miss
Carrie Weinberg were married ut
Greenville.
A greenhouse has been built in
Yazoo City by Mrs. j. c. Henderson,
who will conduct IL regular business
in the flower line.
Mis- Sophie s. Smedes died at Mis-
sippi City, aged 80. Her husband,
Gen. Clias. L. Smedes, aged 10, is
critically i'll with rheumatic gOut.
Seth w. Collins, who served as
postmaster ut McComb during the
Harrison administration, has been
again appointed to the same position.
The machinery for small oil mill
has gone into Simpson county, having
travelled SO miles overland from
Hazehurst, to Which place it had
been shipped.
Miss Nj. l.. Rogers and Mr.. b. IL.
Higdon were married ut WessOn,
Rev. r. IL. Purser performing the Ger
emony, assisted by Revs. II. Gowan
aud j. X. Pace.
Hon. j b. Webb, one of Pixies rep
resentatives in the Legislature, was
married at McComb. to Miss Sarah
Teunsson, daughter of c. Z. Teunis-
son. of Summit.
The NJ. g. o. Railroad, which is a
big shipper by the Horseley Steam
ship line, has named new steamer
Meridian in honor of the Queen
City of the East.
Mrs. Mary Allen, of Columbia,
whose sudden mental arrangement
caused much alarm few days since,
died at her home in Columbia, lament
ed by many friends.
Miss Mary ID. Pierce, of the Wesson
public school, made 100 on each of
The seven subjects in the recent exam
nation, and very nearly perfect in
each of the five other branches.
The Brandon News has been sent
ny private conveyance to its sub
@''oers during quarantine. Editor
Tabor says appreciation" is all the
reward he desires for his efforts.
lhe Sentinel, of Summit, says DR.
A. NJ Newman, Populite, will contest
'ls election Of Mr.. Jones, Democrat
" franklin county, for the Office OF
'her'if' Mr. Jones had majority oI
~ twelve votes.
FOR the first time in his life Editor
nohney has been on jury. Deputy
o"eflh Holmes, of Pike, has been in
"e'a''sable in arresting gam
p'e's, but has been unable to convict
." account Of lack of evidence.
ihe death of Miss Mabel Lowry
"a',e' OF yellow iever in New Orleans
= deeply regretted by many Missis
s,pp' friends who admired and lovet
'"e beautiful young lady. Sh'
was a granddaughter of Ex-Gov
Lowry.
d l,am: v. y. Hardy, Of Meridian