The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-02
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.


sbort.Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.
The Meridian Fair opens Nov. 14th.
The vicksburg Fair opens Nov. 18th.
Mississippi College will open Nov. o.
Summit has let its water works con-
tract
The Aberdeen Ledger has turned up
its toes.
The Jackson Orphanage had Is cases
Of fever.
Mrs. Ed. Mullin, aged IS years, died
at Grenada.
Grepada's stock show will take
place Nov. 18th and 18th.
Hogg, we'll known in Copiah,
died of fever in New Orleans.
Winnie Davis will bestows all her
earthly possessions upon her mother.
The body of H. A. Allen was found
dead in the Eastabuchie Lumber Co.
mills.
The State Federation of Woman's
Clubs will meet in Vicksburg early in
December.
Rufus Sanders, white, shot and kill
ed a negro woman at festival near
Pocahontas.
The annual Methodist Conference
will convene at Hattiesburg, Dec. 10Th,
instead of the 18th.
Mrs. Katie Edwards, wife of promi-
inent Republican, has been made post
mistress at Laurel.
The State University will open Nov.
18th. There has been no fever within
half mile of its campus.
Three men we're wounded in shoot
ing affray at Richburg. C. W. Rich, a
bystander, was slightly wounded.
Hillman College at Clinton will open
Nov. Sth Trains on the A. & V. for
Clinton leave Jackson at 10 a. m. and
8p. m.
Maj. W. G. Paxton, an old and hon
ored Christian citizen and Mason, of
Vicksburg, died last week after long
illness.
sunless thieves break in and STEAL"
says Bro. Bonney, of the Summit SEN
tinel, he is "heeled" for fine Thanks
giving turkey.
Canton now has telephone connec-
ton with Memphis, Nashville, st. Lou
is, Chicago and Kansas City. The line
will be extended to New Orleans.
The Daily Clarion Ledger yesterday
resumed publication, after a months
suspension, and is once more well
come visitor to our exchange table.
S. H. Kirkland, the pillow manufac-
turer, an old resident of jackson, died
OF the fever after returning from Ran
kin county, where he had refugeed.
A l4-year- old son of Mr.. Tom Moore,
near Summit, was accidentally shot by
negro with the result that his leg
had to be amputated below the knee.
c. W. Creel, of Pike, has been admit
ted to bail in the sum of 5000. A jury
OF 8 physicians reported that he was
physically unable to stand further con-
finement.
Miss Ray Harvey, beautiful and
gifted young lady of Terry, has resign
Cd her position in the public school in
that town and will 20 to New Mexico
for her health.
j. II. Coker was shot and killed with
out warning, while sitting on counter
IN his employers store. He had a
small difficulty with the negro who
murdered him.
Fort Gibson has had its first fire
since the town put IN water works and
warmly commends the enterprise, as it
saved at least 5000 worth of property
on the occasion mentioned.
Mrs. Mary Davis, a widow who was
known to have some money, was at
lacked in her lonely cabin at Scranton
and $40 secured by her assailant. sl75
was hidden in pillow case.
Pike has county Medical Associa-
uon, with DR.. Wroten as president; DR..
" summons, vice-president; DR.. w. P.
"atiin' secretary. The association
VIII meet in McComb Nov. 10th.
Ihe Mississippi soldiers of the First
ana Second Regiments who are at
nome on furlough, will be furnished
transportation to Columbia, Tenn,
wnere they will be mustered out Nov.
18th.
Ed. Martin was accidentally killed
"' 'icksburg by Randall eastman,
son OF Editor eastman. The young
meh were squirrel hunting and the un-
,ort9nate discharge Of young Cash
thas ans gun tore a horrible hole in the
Stn,gn Sngg OF his friend, who died a few