The leader., 1898-11-16
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
, sbort-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

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rent Happenings.
Pensions have decreased 20 per cent.
1ackson's electric railway is an as
sured fact.
Edgar Garrett and Miss Carrie fox'
of Monticello, have married.
Jackson's little mule cars haven't
rallied since the quarantine.
The Blind Institute opened at jack
son with small attendance.
Vim. Barksdale, of Yazoo county, had
his hand badly lacerated in gin.
Ringing Bros magnificent show
will appear at Vicksburg on the 23rd.
s. Gotten is a candidate for mar
shal of Wesson. He would make
fine one.
G.. F. Sherrod's residence, worth
5000. was destroyed by fire at Co.
lumbus.
Speight's majority for Congress in
the Second district over all opponents
was 2723.
Auditor Holder has sufficiently re-
covered from his recent illness to be
at his post again.
The Lamar Literary Society of Mill
saps College elected Herbert Watson,
anniversarian Marvin Brown, first
orator.
DR.. ]. II. Parnell, the yellow fever
expert, was presented with a gold
watch by citizens of Jockson as token
of esteem.
Madison's board of supervisors have
placed their county poor on the con-
vict farm, and thus the law wbreakers
will be compelled to support the poor.
1t is stated that Senator H. D. Money
will lose his eyesight entirely. He has
been at Berlin for some time under
treatment OF an eminent German &C.
culist
A colt show was held at Enterprise,
Mr. Alex. Gordon, of Pocahontas, car
rying off first prize for finest horse
colt and VIM. Trigg, of Quitman, for
mule colt
L. D. Edwards, private in the
First Mississippi Regiment and son
of DR.. A. C. Edwards, attempted sui
eide in Meridian Saturday by taking
laudanum.
Jackson will hold primary election
Dec. md to thin her candidates for
municipal offices out to stand. None
but white voters will be allowed to
participate.
Deputy Sheriff Chiles announces that
he holds 20 warrants for the arrest Of
parties who are charged with violating
the Rankin quarantine laws. The fine
is usually $50 and costs.
Hon. VIM. McC. Martins appoint
ment as chancellor of the Fourth Dis
trlct meets with cordial approval from
press and bar. He is 3S years of age
and the youngest chancellor in the
State.
Gov. McLaurin will address a meet
ing at lIattiesburg on Nov. 2sth, in the
interest of deep water harbor at
Guif Port. Hon. John Sharp Williams
aud Private John Allen will also de-
liver addresses.
The Copiah Baptist Association was
attended by DR.. J. B. Searcy, editor of
The Baptist, which will appear this
week, and by DR.. Hackett, former ed
ltor of The Record. Rev. r. H. Purser
was elected moderator.
The Girls Industrial College had
o'o students registered up to last Fri
day and President Kincannon says that
the attendance will run to over 400.
ms Is the best opening in the IA years
OF the colleges existence.
At st. Thomas Hall, Holly Springs,
william Brewer, son of M. l.. Brewer,
Vi Lamar, Miss, stabbed and instantly
Killed Mason Foster, son of b. P. Fos-
'er' OF Huntington, Miss. They were
ooth students and the trouble arose
over some trivial matter.
Ihe Hazlehurst Courier says more
.nan 700 head of cattle are being fat
tened for market in the immediate
vicinity of Hazlehurst. OF this num-
per w. NJ. Alnsworth has 600, G. w.
harris 700, H. B. Harris 600 and L. N.
oato 5oo. The oil mill is taxed to its
utmost capacity to keep up with local
demand and also snnnlv this stock