The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-04-27
r. HOBBS, Editor and Proprietor.
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

Leaders Last Issue.
The Meridian Evening Post is no
more.
cbancery Court in Grenada lasted
two days.
Miss Belle Kearney is lecturing in
the Delta
vicksburg observed Confederate
Decoration Day.
The State Medical Association was
largely attended.
Jackson butchers charge 1919 cents.
per pound for beef.
The Port Gibson Reveille is once
more all-home print.
Last Sunday was observed as Decor
alton Day at Magnolia.
Rev. W. NJ. Mcintosh is carrying on
a revival meeting in Grenada.
Ex.Congressman James M. Harris,
of Oakridge, Warren county, is dead.
"War is on" is caption much used
bv our State exchanges during the
week.
Sam Ware, convicted of murder in
Bolivar county in 1888, has been par
doned.
The Silver Democrats of the 3rd dis
trict are after Congressman Catchings'
scalp.
A number of cows we're poisoned in
Hattiesburg by eating ivy carelessly
thrown into the street.
The Advocate says red heads, or
decided blondes, predominant with
Franklin county school teachers.
General Lee has recommended the
senior. class at the A. & M. College
for active service in the army.
Judge A. G. Mayors, after 20 years
service, is holding his last court this
week at Augusta, Perry county.
Rev. Mr.. Ford has been installed as
the pastor of the Fayette, Pine
Ridge and Hermanville Presbyterian
churches.
The railroad commission ordered the
telegraph Office at Hattiesburg moved
from the railroad to the business por-
ton of the town.
Hon. L. P. Smith, editor of the
Greenville Democrat, and Miss Annie
Dudley, of Gonzales, Texas, were uni
ted at Hymen's altar.
The first number of the Pythian
Journal, monthly periodical pub
lighed at Centreville by H. M. Quin,
has made its appearance.
The Penitentiary Board of Control
refused to sell the States 5000 bales of
cotton stored at Greenwood, Green
vile and Vicksburg for $40 cents. per
pound.
J. c. Hill, colored lawyer of Me-
ridian, has organized company of 100
volunteers among the men of his race
and placed the same at the disposal of
Adjutant General Henry.
EX-Congressman Spencer has for
mally announced himself candidate
to succeed Hon. Pat. Henry in Con-
gress from this district. The race
promises to be lively one.
Chancellor Hill, who threw out ''a
feeler' in the 9th district few months
ago, has decided that it will not be
healthy for him to run for Congress
this year; so Congressman Love will
will have walk over.
The Knights of Pythias and Knights
of Honor have each more than 100
lodges in Mississippi, and each 5000
members. The Odd Fellows muster
about 40 lodges, and about 1000 mem
oers, A good per cent. of the members
OF each order elong to all the others.
Col. G. E. Hooker has accepted an
invitation to deliver the address be-
fore the Mississippi Division of the
Confederate Veterans which meets in
Atlanta, Ga, in July at the time the
United Confederate Veterans from all
the Southern States meet.
Captain James H. Scott, ir., of the
Adams county Light Infantry, has re-
quested Governor McLaurin to allow
MS company to be enrolled as part of
the naval reserve. The request has
oeen granted. The is the first COM
pany of naval reserves which has been
organized in Mississippi.
Rev Mother De Sales, of the Convent
OF Mercy at Vicksburg, celebrated her
uoiden Jubilee. The demonstration
W the populace of the Hill City, is
said TO be unprecedented in all its his
'ory' When the war broke out be-
'"eeh the States Mother De Sales led
a devoted band of Sisters of Mercy to
the field of battle and their tender
ministrations soothed the last hours
VI many hero in the fight. During
.ne recent Yellow fever scourge at
EDWARDS their love for their fellow
uah was generously demonstrated, for
which they would receive no compen-
,a'ion' In token of appreciation Hon.
MURRAY f. Smith, on behalf of the
VlulZenS of Vickshuro ,,racantod RI tho