The leader., 1898-11-30
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Shorthand Chronicle of Cur.
rent Happenings.

The Clarion-Ledger type-setting ma.
chine is operated by woman.
Ursula Cassiday, a young girl of II,
was burned to death at Gulf Port.
Hon. jeff. Truly has been appointed
the successor of Judge VIM. Cassidy.
Three negroes are reported lynched
in Newton county for assaulting
white man.
The Southern Home journal, Miss
Ida V. Mays paper, will hereafter be
published monthly.
Supervisor A. C. Hales, Of Beat 3,
Smith county, has married A couples
during the past three years.
There is talk of extending the Gulf
and Chicago road from Pontotoc to
Houston, distance of 25 miles.
R. L. Saunders, of jackson, has sue
ceeded the late Jas. S. Richardson as
President of the Mississippi Mills Co.
E. V. Bridges, of Crystal Springs,
has filed voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy. Liabilities, 5000; assets, 81, 100.
The deep water convention at Hat
tiesburg Friday was very enthusiastic.
Gov. McLaurin was the principal
speaker.
Monroe Howard, son of J. A. How
ard, was accidentally wounded by
companion while out hunting near
Poplarville.
Rev. Father Louis Vally, one of the
best known and loved Catholic priests
in Mississippi, died at Meridian Sun.
day, with heart trouble.
A student of the A. & M. College at
tempted to burn the dormitories. He
confessed and was sent home and on
the way, SO the story. goes, was killed
by the cars.
The case of the State VS.. DIR. w. H.
Lipscomb, convicted in Kemper coun-
ty last March for the murder of Chas.
F. Stewart, will come up in the supreme
court on appeal next month.
Hon. Frank A. McLain was elected
to Congress at the special election in
the 9th district yesterday to fill out
the unexpired term of Congressman
Love, deceased. He had no opposition.
The Terry Headlight says that "a
lively competition has arisen over the
purchase of cotton seed at this place,
as result of which this very staple
commodity advanced from Sc to $50
per ton."
Senator r. w. Magruder, of Clai-
borne, and Mrs. G. A. Humphries, OF
Crystal Springs, were married at the
residence of Mr.. L. g. Ware in Jack
son last week, Rev. Caldwell, of Ha-
zlehurst, officiating.
Eastman, Gardner & Co., lumbermen
of Laurel, gave their employees a big
thanksgiving supper. This company
has an order from the Government for
20,0O0,OO0 feet of lumber to be shipped
to Havana for military barracks.
The Baptist General Association of
Mississippi, convened with Spring Hill
church, near Laurel, on the 26th inst.
Among the preachers in attendance
was full blood Choctaw Indian. The
venerable Elder N. L. Clarke was re-
elected Moderator.
The Gazette says that if ''the citizens
of Magnolia will agree to take half in
terest in cotton seed oil mill the Ga
zette will find man, who understands
all about the business, to take the
other half of the capital stock, and
build and operate $4,000 mill.
The municipal election at Hazlehurst
on the 23rd resulted in the election of
J. B. Errington mayor, c. l. Allen, j. b.
Mayes, A. Mangold and B. F. johnson
aldermen, and T. Kearney treasurer.
The contest for mayor was very close,
Errington defeating Major j. M. Nor
man, the present incumbent, by only
six votes.
I Mr.. Walter H. Weathersby and Miss
Annie w. Busick were married at the
Baptist church in Brandon on the 23rd
inst. The wedding was one of the
most brilliant social events seen in
that old town in long while. The
bride received over 80 han dsome pres
ents, including house and lot and
Jersey COW and calf.
Rev. N. L. Clarke, of Newton county,
preached the thanksgiving sermon at
the Baptist church in Meridian on the
oath inst. He is over 80 years old and
has been preaching GO years. Bro.
Clarke was pastor of the Baptist church
in Newton when the editor of The
LEADER commenced learning the print
ing business in the Ledger office in
that town in 1872.
}, During the yellow fever epidemic,
! Rev. DIR. Sproles, as trustee OF the
Baptist Orphanage at jackson, re-
ceived for that institution, from va
rious persons and churches, in provis-
ions. fuel and cash, Sl196.S4. He dis
bursed for nurses and provisions, etc.,
s212 70. and turned over sin cash to
Supt. Foster $9SS9O. Mr.. Foster, up
ON his recovery, read all the letters &C
companying the contributions, and au-
dited the receipts and disbursements
and certifies that he found them
.strictly correct in every particular"
A Marriage tinged with little ro-
nance. occurred near Meridian Sun
day. j. H. Sanders and T.. L. Neweh
were suitors for the hand OF Miss
Mollie Hobgood, very attractive ana