The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-08-25

Linus Bridges. hn Oiu 'i'o 'o"''oh
OfPike. died in Allen, Tex.
Judge Powell and the grand jury are
after the blind tigers in Yazoo.
There is a demand at Hazlehurst fol
cotton seed for the new oil mill.
Nississippi's pension fund amounts
IN sls 20 per capita of those enrolled.
Rev. NJ. T. Martin, the well-knowr
Rantist preacher, has located at Mon
teelo.
,berdeen's first bale was raised by
anthony Burnett, colored, and brough,
lOl, cents.
The Hart Well Co., of Plaquemine
la. will dig Scranton's artesian vel
for sl,3o0.
Capt, Fred Collins, of Summit, has
been made U. S. Marshal for the South
ern district.
Ocean Springs Fire Co. No. l cele
brated its 18th anniversary with ban
quet and ball.
EN- Cook, Of Hazlehurst, has charge
Of the poultry department of the Vicks'
burg Exposition.
David B. Naught, son of Chancery
Clerk W. C. Vaught, died at Magnolia
Aug. 18th. aged IL years.
Miss Kate V. King, of Covington, Ky.
has been elected music teacher in the
Hazlehurst High School.
J.N. Cooke, Magnolia's big saw mill
man, is getting out "a car loads of lum'
Der for shipment to Gulfport.
J.R. Buchanan, one of Sardis' most
prominent retail merchants has failed
Liabilities, SS,271, assets, $5,102.
Mr.. Jas. p. Smith and Miss Katie
0Neal, both of Flora, were married at
the Lawrence House in jackson.
While chasing cattle on his place at
Carrollton, r. p. Price fell into gully
and was probably fatally injured.
Justice Woods court at Meridian
sentenced two blind tiger men to three
months in Jail and to pay fine of $3.50
each.
Prof. T. E. Lamb, editor of the Co
piah Signal, mourns the death of his
wife, who died at Ocean Springs of con
gestion.
Two young men have discovered an
ancient cave near Meridian containing
an'edeluvian pots, skillets, weapons
arrow heads, etc.
Hon. Pat Henry, former State Sena
tor, is the choice of Vicksburg's busi
ness men for the vacancy caused by
Senator Georges death.
Z. r. Glass and Miss Florence Mul
NOLAN were married at Brandon. The
groom disappeared in few hours anG
has not since been heard from.
The largest cargo ever brought dowr
the Pascagoula river by steam landed
@Scranton and consisted of 415 bar
fels OF rosin of 800 pounds each.
MISS W. l.. Park, of the Port Gibson
female College, was elected one of the
Vlcepresidents of the "Southern Flo
cu'lon Teachers Association" at Mont
Eagle,
The Natchez Rifles, upon their de
paf'ure for the Camp Ben Humphreys
we're presented with a handsome sill
nag from the citizens and a beautiful
'Hk banner from the ladies of the city
Inc two-year-old daughter of Prof
anu MIS- Owens, of Amite, accidental
+" caught fire while her mother wa
Su' On an errand to neighbors, ant
WAS so badly burned death ensued.
non. Emmett A. Bates had his skull
crushed by negro near Gloster. MI
Da'es was candidate for the Legisla
'ure at the last election and was mod
,'a'or OF the last Mississippi Baptis
Association.
iom Tolbert, the notorious escape,
.On'ict' has been seen near his oil,
"a'e In kemper county; and, mas
p'n as he had previously threatene,
as n'es of certain prominent citizens
ii'tie excitement prevails.
~, sam foyens' body was found in tn
h.s VI his store at Greenville. HI
su. au received warning to leave town
j. mug to do this, it is supposed tina
i. was murdered, robbed of money b
Gs Mays kept and the building fred t.
alde the crime.
quo and Geo. Gallie, of Jackson
r., Rs eh'iced from home by one w. A
ahd' and the first news from then
eaa.. = 20 the effect that they had beel
Van v''ed OF petit larceny at Waite
tAa;s rheir ages are l6 and IA an,
aelr parents living.
ss,as -. esate Board of Education rein
eons's lrof. E. L. Bailey as institut
in ;as 0'of ne admitted he had erret
lo tsment in offering to sell his ke
toas aoners before the fall examine
had = ala convinced the board that b
n'sloyal intention whatever,
cli...w' c W. Wacaster, overseer of tn
jaelsaa public road running cut fror
sb0ss, instead Of wasting time wit
Who ~; and hoes, let off all his me-
da . sued to pay it with 81 cash, rent
sud ~ a machine and good team
tls a.. 'ne road in fine shape at a lii
cost and in ,;4.,