The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-25
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
State Happenings Since The
Leaders Last Issue.

Congressman John s. Williams is
announced for reelection.
Green, jackson and Kemper coun-
ties have cases of small pox.
Vicksburg held a formal opening of
her telephone line to Jackson.
jackson and Vicksburg now talk to
each other through the telephone.
Hiram Davis, of Franklin county,
lost his house and its entire contents
by fire.
Meridian has completed the paving
OF all her business streets with vitri.
fed brick.
Mrs. VIM. Henry and Mrs. D. P.
Porter, Jr, will accompany their hus-
bands to Cuba.
Four small cottages at Moss Point,
belonging to Chas. Callard, were de-
stroyed by fire.
The survey of. the proposed railroad
from Hattiesburg to Columbus has
been completed.
James Liddell, editor of the Grena-
dian, has formed a company and en-
listed in the war.
Gov. McLaurin delivered the annual
address at the Braxton High School
in Simpson county.
Hon. James Hill proposes to raise
company of colored Mississippi troops
for service in the regular army.
A grand reception and ball will be
given the soldiers at Jackson tonight
"a farewell to the First Regiment.
The Peoples Messenger is now in its
new building and claims to have the
best office in Northeast Mississippi.
The State militia or National Guard
is practically non est Yet only about
one-fourth have enlisted for the war
with Spain.
Gov. McLaurin has appointed Col. J.
S. Hamilton Adiutant General of the
State National Guard, vice Gen. VIM.
Henry, resigned.
The soldier boys are frequently re-
membered at Jackson by large hamp-
ers of nice things to eat from the old
and young folks at home.
Messrs. j. G. Lyle, of Oxford, and
S. L. Rowan, of Wesson, won the first
and second medals in the oratorical
contest of the Hermean Literary So
ciety at tho University.
A colored volunteer comp any of 40
or SO members has been raised at
Ellisville, officers elected and their
service rendered the Governor in case
of another call for troops.
Rev. F. NJ. Keene, of the Methodist
denomination, is chaplain of the First
Regiment and Rev. E. D. Solomon, a
youthful Baptist minister, occupies a
like Office in the Second Regiment.
The Hazlehurst Courier tells of
postal card received at that Office last
week written and mailed at Wesson by
Mr.. S. G. Salter in February, 1891. 1t
was more than seven years travelling
ten miles.
The summer normals have been To-
Gated at the State University, Crystal
Springs, Hattiesburg, Iuka and Lau-
derdale, for whites Holly Springs,
Jackson and Meridian for negro
teachers.
Adjutant General Henry has been
appointed quartermaster of the First
Regiment and II. Cassidy, Jr., of
Brookhaven, quartermaster and j. NJ.
Jayne, Jr., adjutant of the Second
Regiment.
The Supreme Court has affirmed
the verdict in the case of H. G. Gibson,
who was convicted in Harrison county
for the murder of the Parkhurst fami-
ly, and fixed Monday, June Goth, as
the time for execution.
The marriage of Mr.. Forrest M.
Runnells to Miss Maud Dement,,
daughter Of Mr.. Chas. p. Dement,, of
Meridian, is announced. Mr.. Runnells
was once editor of the Copiah Signal,
and is young man of talent and en-
ergy.
The merchants of Greenwood are
big hearted and patriotic in tangible
way. They have agreed to continne
the salaries of all of their employees
who enlist during the term of their
service andretain their places for them
when they return from the war.
A cavalry company has been organ
lied in Greenville, with the fearless
Jack Comfy as Captain. The company
will, when completed, join the COM
mand of Col. Roosevelt. Men are
wanted. Applications must be sent to
Mr.. Comfy, at Greenville, Miss.
The State Board of Health has re-
ceived information of 3 cases of small
pox near Tamola, in Kemper county.
There are also thirteen cases of small
pox in the Denny camp, Green county,
as we'll as ten suspects. Seven cases
and five suspects are reported near
Basin, in Jackson county.
Lyons, village in Coahoma county,
is reported in an awful sanitary con-
dition. A filthy lagoon running the
full length of the town, punctuated
with dead hogs, and dead hogs lying
around under rotten cotton seed pens
are some of the most conspicuous
evidences of needed cleaning up.
A Mississippi exchange is not pleased
with the response of National Guards
when there is demand for real SER
/ rica and nnts il this WAY: "MissiSsippi