The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-28
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
"A Shorthand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

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rent Happenings.
Summit has round bale cotton
press.
The Copiah Signal got out two sup
plements last week.
Rev. Il. w. Adams of Wesson, is re-
covering from severe illness.
DIR. j. III. Cook was thrown from his
horse at Laurel and seriously injured.
Meridian has candidate for m ayor
who has come out boldly for the open
saloon.
Private John Allen is making a good
run among the State papers for United
States Senator.
President kincannon announces that
the Girls College at Columbus will
open October 5th.
Nick Williams, an honored Confed-
crate veteran and Mason, died at Ray
mond on the 23rd.
Mr.. Joseph Holmes and Mrs. r. ID.
Mcdaniel, died of typhoid malarial fe-
yer near Magnolia.
The large canning factory of George
Dunbar's Sons at Bay st. Louis, has
resumed operations.
Since his Inauguration as Governor,
Governor McLaurin has appointed
over 1900 persons to office.
The heavy rains of last week washed
away the bridge of the Mississippi Val
ley Railroad over Coles creek.
B. H. Wilson, of Monticello, and
Miss Mary Bridges, of Wesson, we're
married by Rev. r. H. Purser.
The plant of the Leaf Lumber Co.,
c. w. Rich, manager, was totally con-
sumed by fire near Hattiesburg.
A cabin used as a detention camp
poets, was burnt by an incendiary.
A gentleman advertises in the Halle
hurst Courier for white cook. He is
thoroughly tired of the sable kind.
James D. Buchanan, Chancery clerk
of Covington county, and Miss Stella
McLaurin were married on the 21st.
The meeting of the Copiah Associa-
tion at Hazlehurst Sept. 30, has been
indefinitely postponed on account of
quarantine regulations.
DR.. A. W. Hyatt, for years station
ed in Vicksburg as the chief of the
weather bureau of that district, has
been removed to st. Louis.
Capt. Vardaman writes from Santa
go that the average Mississippi Niger
is gentleman and scholar compared
with the natives of that city.
The Lexington Improvement Co.
has been chartered by w. l.. Jordan,
j. S. Watson, w. o. Barrett and w. l.
Pickens, with capital stock of $4,000.
Mrs. S. H. Howell had her fine chry-
santhemums destroyed by the free
town COW at Crystal Springs, whose
stock law goes not into effect until
February.
Chas. Mcneil, a fireman on the Gulf
& Ship Island Railroad, was arrested
on the 22nd, charged with robbing
Hattiesburg man of $4,000 and gold
watch and chain.
MI. Hutchinson, of Crystal Springs,
has achieved success as breeder of
fine poultry. His orders are due great
ly to wise advertising This year he
has contracted for $3.50 worth of adver
tising space.
Green Case was captured at the
Montgomery place, near Red Star, one
day last week by Bill Ferguson and
carried to Fayette to answer for the
murder of old man Alex Davis, at
Union Church.
A baby show is the latest from Aber-
deem. Beside prizes for the finest in
fant and the "cutest" baby, Mrs. Geo.
Elkin was awarded handsome vase
for being the mother of the largest
number of children.
Col j. r. Mcintosh, who has been
appointed general counsel of the Post
al Telegraph Co., with headquarters at
Richmond, Va, was given grand fare
we'll banquet by the members of the
Meridian bar before his departure.
Judge N c. Hill has just completed
an elegant three story residence at
Hattiesburg, which is model, up-to-
date house in every particular and
monument of beauty and pride to
this growing city," says the Progress.
The board of mayor and aldermen of
Hazlehurst has rescinded its action in
regard to the electric lights. This was
done in Difference to petition of vot-
ers, who asked that the matter be re-
ferred to vote of the electors of the
town.
The death of Mrs. Alma Ainsworth,
wife of Mike Ainsworth, and daughter
of w. II. Matheny, is sad indeed. She
was married less than two weeks ago,
being sick at the time, but her condi-
ton was not considered serious.-Ha-
zlehurst Courier.
Gov. McLaurin will sooh have to ap.
point a successor to Chancellor Pint
ard, of the 4th chancery district, and
successor to Judge VIM. p. Cassidy of
the 9th circuit court district. Both
have made excellent officers and have
a strong backing for reappoiatment.
The Hazlehurst Courier says Nick
Higdon, of the western part of Copiah,
who went to Chickamauga as member
of the Fayette company. but returned
on sick furlough three or four weeks
ago, died Tuesday morning from the
after affects of measles contracted in
camp.
DR.. w. T. Lowrey, president of Mis-
sissippi college at Clinton, desires to
say that he expected to open the col
lege on the 10Th inst, but owing to the
Quarantine restrictions will not likely
Iopen till frost. Due notice will be
given in the papers in time for all to
attend.
At the Methodist church in Carbon
dale, ILL.,, on September 81, 1898, Miss
Mary Lamar Mayes, of jackson, Miss,
was united in marriage to Mr.. A. b.