The leader., 1898-06-01
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
State Happenings Since The
Leaders, Last Issue.

Scranton rejoices over her electric
lights and waterworks.
A moonlight picnic was the attrac-
tion at Whitestown recently.
Natchez has small new daily
paper called the Evening Bulletin.
W. A. Diers is editor.
Mrs. II. ID. Afford, of Adams Camp
Ground, has named her twin boys
Dewey and Sampson.
Capt. T. E. Groome, of Hazlehurst,
is making an effort to raise volunteer
company for the Second Regiment.
Mr.. Ben Mccullough was stricken
with paralysis and died in Pike county.
He was an old and honored citizen.
DR.. u. b. Graves, who has success
cessfully conducted the Mississippi
University, Institute at Wesson, is re-
cuperatipg in Texas.
Col. j. X. bennett was robbed at
his hotel in Ocean Springs. He lost
his pocket book containing s72.00 and
two gold rings.
A salute of twenty-one guns was
fired at the wedding of Capt. Charles
Thomas Irving and Mrs. Marlet E.
Arden, at Scranton.
Mr.. VIM. Dier has severed his con-
nection with the Natchez Democrat,
and is succeeded by Mr.. c. w. Miller,
formerly of the Meridian News.
A meeting of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of the Sixth Congress
sional district has been called at the
Denechaud Hotel in New Orleans,
June 10th.
The Crystal Springs Meteor asserts
that it's Board of Mayor and Aldermen
are not friendly to progress" and says
"a town partakes of the character OF
its government"
Mrs. James Cannon, of Wesson, gave
birth to twins and Mrs. S. z. Bloom to
triplets-all being boys. One of the
twins died soon after birth and also
two of the triplets.
A controversy" guarded by Revs.
S. w. Sibley and Fl. j. Cumpston, is
being carefully conducted by the edi-
tors of the McComb Special and En-
terprise. Nobody will be hurt.
Drew Bridges, a negro farmer at
Holmesville, was called to his gallery
and assassinated. A negro man whose
wife Bridges is said to have run away
with is suspected of having committed
the crime.
At the close of the 33d annual ses-
sion of the Mississippi Press Associa-
ton at Bay st. Louis, May 10, 1898, the
treasurer reported $320.15 on hand.
Bro. p. X, the Treasurer, gives no
bond, but he will not run away nor
squander the surplus.
The business portion of Rolling
Fork has been destroyed by fire.
Nine buildings were destroyed, the
loss aggregating $4,000, with insur-
ance of $500. The building and out
fit of the Deer Creek Pilot, weekly
newspaper, is total loss.
Editors Chas. E. Wright, of the
Vicksburg Dispatch, and j. X. Narda-
man. of the Greenwood Commonwealth,
are hurling insulting personalities at
each other through their respective
papers-all growing out of the contest
for Congressman in the Third Dis
trict.
A Simpson county man, who is dis
grace to the name of Crane, went to
the field where his sister, woman of
40, was blowing and beat her cruelty
with a singletree. She will probably
die. Crane is in Jail. Cause the
woman had interfered in arrangements
being made for the marriage of Cranes
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tan Gatlin found
fine baby boy i'm a cracker box at
their door, at Johnston Station. A
note accompanying the remarkable do
nation ran: IL leave this sweet boy
here in your care, as his mother is
dead and it has no one in this world to
care for it. If you do not want him,
please send him to the Orphans Home
in jackson. Good bye sweet Alfred,
and may God bless you and take care
of you"
The Blind Asylum at Jackson,
closed since the pupils struck short
time ago, will be temporarily used for
soldiers hospital. Mrs. ]. w. Rob-
inson, president, will have active
charge of the work, and an executive
committee of gentlemen, Col. j. L.
Power, chairman. will cooperate
Governor McLaurin has placed at the
disposal of the Association s4OO OF
the $500 donated for the benefit OF the
State troops by the First National
Bank of Greenville.
At the Mississippi INTERCOLLEGIATE
Oratorical Contest in Jackson, the first
prize was won by Chas. r. White, OF
the State University, and the second
by w. Nj. Wilmington, of Mississippi
College. The University of Mississippi,
Mississippi College, Millsaps and the
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