The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-28
: HOBBS, Editor and Proprietor.
D. scARBoRoUdH, Field Editor.
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
/, s,ort.Hand Chronicle of Cur
y -ent Happenings.

rent t1appchihSS'
.,.t fever prevails in Yazoo City.
Water Valley Baptist church Is
xithout pastor.
,ood many of our State exchanges
,re taking Christmas
- ,,rsons public schools took only
one day off for Christmas
w. ,,hnuv Marion, wesson's only Jew,
,"d on Christmas morning,
C;d Harding was killed at Handsboro
- Jonah Brown; both colored.
F. Briley, an old citizen, died at
-home near Magnolia Saturday.
1osss W. McLain, former proprietor
=, tbe Edwards House, died on the
end.
.citizens party" has been organ
,,ad at Laurel to promote the interests
Of the town.
Attorney General Nash has given
notice that he will not be candidate
for reelection.
The governor has appointed Wiley
r Roll assessor of Simpson county,
vice Geo. P. Harper, deceased.
Tho drv kiln and lumber shed of the
Hazleburst Lumber Company was de-
stroved by fire Thursday night.
The Rankin court house was bur-
0larzed Oh the 21st, and number OF
teachers orders for money stolen.
|, The residence of w. L. Martin, near
Magnolia. was destroyed by fire Satur-
day night. Loss $1,000 and no insur-
ance.
Hon. Jesse Norrell, venerable and
bopored citizen of Rankin, has been
sent to the Natchez Hospital for treat |
ment.
Col Power announces that all the
Masonic grand bodies will meet at
Vicksburg during the second week in
February.
The Yazoo Herald is kicking about
dark streets in that city. The electric
light company's service is not giving |
satisfaction.
Hon James r. Harrison, of Lowndes,
President pro tenn of the Senate, has
announced as a candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor.
Murray F. Smith, the big Vicksburg |
lawyer, will talk to the Meridianites
tomorrow night on State politics. He
is not candidate.
The governor appointed a large dele |
CATION to the National Pure Food and
Drug Congress, which meets in Wash |
ington next March.
Last weeks issue of the HaZlehurst
Courier had good temperance edito-
rial. 1t also had very "blue" one.
Cheer up, brother Harper.
The governor has pardoned w. D.
Devine, a white prisoner sent up from
De Soto county for assault and battery
with intent to kill and murder.
Gov. McLaurin has pardoned John
A. Denny, white man, sent up several
years ago from Lauderdale county.
he was serving term for burglary.
1t understood that j. J. Conan, the
private secretary of two successive gov
ernOrs, will be candidate for railroad
commissioner at the coming election.
During fight at Lumberton, between
Constable j. G. Pearson and Sam Rob
erts, stray bullet struck young man
aamed Thompson in the abdomen, in
hlcting fatal wound.
Hon. Fred II. lotteries and Miss
Helen Sample, two popular young peo-
pie OF Summit, were united in marriage
on the 10th at the home of the brides
parents, by the Rev. |. II. Anding.
DIR. A. Il. Jones, of Crystal Springs,
was presented with gold watch and
chain a few days ago by admiring
friends, in appreciation of his services
III the yellow fever cases last fall.
eB.C.Wiiiiams.a prominent contractor
and builder, whose home is at Halle
hurst, Ga, was shot and instantly
Killed at Water Valley on the 10th, by
LdSene McLarty. McLarty is said to
nave acted III self-defense.
MAJOR James X. Vardaman, who has
oeeh IN Santiago for the past four
months with his command, has re-
TURNED home ona thirty days furlough.
he announces that he will make the
idce Tor governor, and in due time will
make public his platform.
Inc charter of the Welch Lumber
company has been filed with the Sec.
retary OF State. The new concern is
aomlciled at Harrison, Harrison coun-
W. and is capitalized at $4,000. The
,noorporators are; j. +. Welch, Ernest
WEIGH, Horace Welch, Walter F. Welch
ald Garland H. Duncan.
IN the Copiah Circuit Court Jim
"ohord, colored, was acquitted of the
vnafge OF murder, and Wiley Hudnall,
'ne white painter from Wesson, was
oohvicted OF rape and sentenced to the
pehi.entiary for life The crime was
,oihhltted :. upon a little white girl.
sm 81 Williams pleaded guilty to the