The leader., 1897-10-20

noued until November, 1898.
The longest train on record passed
RronJon-it consisted of SO cars.
Cant. Henry Kernaghan has been
appointed postmaster at jackson.
Mississippi is in favor of keeping
u, ouarantine until the Frost King
comes.
II is said box of carbollc acid was
sout back to New Orleans to be disin-
fected.
4 young farmer sold 50 bushels of
sweet potatoes In Magnolia at 60 cents
per bnshel.
The District w. G. Il. U. Conven-
tou will meet at Wesson, December
7th, Sth and 9th.
Mr. Atkinson, aged S3, and for so
years resident of Brandon, died.
He was a Mason.
State Superintendent of Education
Kincannon is making his headquar
tiers at Meridian.
Hon. Q. o. Eckford has returned
after four years of arduous service as
consul at Kingston, Jamaica.
Dr. Swayze, prominent young
physician of Yazoo, was married to
Miss Margaret Haverkamp.
The Daily Bulletin, of jackson, is
little but loud. 1t is the most popu-
lar paper in the State just now.
Alex Robinson, aged s., died at
Crystal Springs. He was preceded to
the grave one week by his wife.
Wesson has a Eupithean, an "F.
P. s." and Belle Lettres Society.
Two are trying to secure libraries.
J. D. Gates, living three miles east
of fCIystal Springs, has two cows each
Of which gave birth to twin calves.
Miss Frances Sykes, of Aberdeen,
and Mr.. Benz. Humphreys Holder
were married under the most pleas
ant auspices.
Col j. B. Rose, of Chicago, rresi
dent of DR.. Prices Baking Powder
Co., contributed $500 to tho Ocean
Springs sufferers.
One paper in the State refers to wo-
man as ''citizeness"; another asks
her to be "printeress", while anoth-
er calls her ''the lesser man."
An entertainment for the organ
fund of lazoo City's Episcopal CHURCH
Was "noyel" aitair, $40 was real.
lzed on the books represented.
The Democrat Star says the follow
ing are the fever fees in Scranton |:
Bilious, 50 to $40; Dengue, So to $40;
Malaria, 50 to Sc; Yellow, $75 to 800.
Col, J. l.. Power now issues week
!! fllealqr letter gIylng the yell9w
fever situation. Through him $l75
has been forwarded to Biloxi and Ed
wards.
The five Mississippi College boys
who traversed the country to East
franklin have passed tile allotted
time, are well, and the excitement is
over regarding them.
Lee Gotten, who was severely
ealded at his gin in Amite comfy
uied from the effects. For a number
oIyears he was one of the most trusty
sAglnpers OF the &c:
4 negro shot and killed pesrl
child seven years old while drunk
a newly elected justice of the peace
ana jury of six called it accidental
ana acquitted the murderer.
hl''s Hays, of the Gulf Coast News
.. d. McKie. wife and daughter ami
Foreman Benedict of the Biloxi Re
view, and Geo. Wilkes and son of tn,
Biloxi Herald, have all been sntferins
with the prevailing fever.
non, Ed. Watkins, Democrat, tor
"ef'y a prominent citizen of Merid
'"' was elected Mayor Of Chatta
nv rO'sa' Tenn, by a majority of 9S9
i"e city is nominally Republican, bu
popularity AMI political energy over
eaae all obstacles.
Psif 2. Miller, y prominent farme
p" o"p'ah, liking near Gallman, Will
:, hls way home from meeting u
"' h"ights of Dixie, was run dow
:. train and fatally injured. Al
's"' he lay in awful agony when h
vas taken to an adjacent home, wher
be died.
H"'e iappers, OF Carroll county
-, asa' 70 the home Of a negro ut nigl,
aaa rlddled his doors and window
""' bullets. Tho negro fired re
fs"'.aly =. into the gang, and the morn
s light revealed the startling fac
!, -" ne had killed four white men q
"e helghborhood. Trouble is likel
"'0iiow between whites and negroe.