The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-04
. : HOBBS, Editor and Proprietor.
SCARBOROUGH, Field Editor.
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
. short.Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

An orderly Christmas was the ruie
in Mississippi.
A. Luiks, dry goods merchant at
Kosciusko, has failed.
Snow covered the ground in North
Mississippi last Saturday.
The house of Capt. E. s. Taylor, of
Derby, was destroyed by fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt c. Lea will
move from Summit to Florence, La.
John H. Moore, of Amite county, a
brother of DR.. Moore of Summit, died
last week.
aCedar Grove" the home of Wallace
ouinp. near Summit, was consumed by
fire on the 26th inst.
Terry & Jennings, merchants OF
Pamela county, have assigned assets
$1,000, liabilities, $500.
About 100 Mississippi teachers at
tended the Southern Teachers Asso-
ciation at New Orleans.
White cappers have been intimidat-
ipg the negroes in Adams county on
plantations owned by Jews.
A large and costly monument is be-
ing erected over the grave of the late
Gen. j. q. George at Carrollton.
At Holly Springs Thursday night st.
Thomas Hall was totally destroyed by
fire, all of the students escaping.
Col. w. D. Holder, who has been
quite ill for several mon tbs, is at his
desk in the Auditors Office again.
N. S. Wilkinson, of Liberty, who was
under bond for the killing of James
Parker, suicided Tuesday by drinking
wood alcohol.
The pension warrants are being sent
out as fast as each separate county roll
showing the names of the pension ers
can be prepared.
Judge VIM. P. Cassidy and family
have moved to his country residence
lately occupied by D. c. Lea, one mile
east of Summit.
Five farmers at Meri dian paid a
negro S1.35 for jug of dirty water,
thinking it was blind tiger whisky.
Served 'em right.
Bro. N. P. Bonney, of the Summit
Sentinel, was presented with two
Christmas gobblers by appreciative
patrons of his paper.
President Murrah reported at Con-
ference that there were 143 students at
Millsaps College up to the opening of
the Christmas holidays.
On account of the illness of Bishop
Fitzgerald Bishop Galloway presided
over the deliberations of the Method
ist conference at Hattiesburg.
Henry Strauss, of Jackson, accident
ally fell through the elevator shaft in
his store, fracturing several ribs and
receiving other painful injuries.
Mr.. L. G. Bush and Miss Mary Yawn,
two prominent young people of Ellis
vile, were married at the home of
County Superintendent e. J.. Taylor
on the 30th ult
Mr.. Elliott Bates and Miss Vivian
Moore, of Liberty, were married in
Clinton, La, on the 26th by Mr.. w. A.
Cain, justice of the peace. 1t was a
Gretna Green affair.
The Phagocyte, published by DR..
K. X. Prewett, chairman of the State
Executive Committee of the Peoples
party, suspended publication with its
issue of Dec 29th.
The Brandon News says that the rea-
son Congressman McLain ran so well
In some of the counties was because
the people thought he was the man
who made McLain's Cordial.
The Crystal Springs Meteor learns
that the Central is soon to reduce the
heavy grade between that place and
Ferry in order to handle heavier
freight trains and make faster passen-
ger time
personal controversy between
Hon Chas. Scott, editor of the Bolivar
County Democrat, and Hon. l.. Pink
smith, editor of the Greenville Demo
crat, has been honorably adjusted by
mutual friends.
), w. Grimes, of Cleveland, O., the
biggest bicycle rider in the world, Wis
tied jackson last week. He is 27 years
old and weighs 573 pounds 10 pounds
more than "Baby Bliss" the noted fat
bicycle rider of Chicago.
The State Historical Association of
mississippi will meet in Jackson on
Aprii lst. As the State Teachers AS
sociatlon is called to meet ON the same
date' the capital city will be filed with
visitors, and special arrangements will
oe made for their entertainment.
st. Thomas Hall, Prof. Sears Mill
'ary school at Holly Springs, which
was destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt
~ moresubstantial way. Meanwhile,
'ne students will be sent home and the
'ohooi will not reopen until next fall,
as no suitable buildings can be secured
ior carrying it ON for the present
Inc Bank of Biloxi has declared a
nn-annual dividend of 10 per cent,
'nu 20 per cent. passed to the surplus
Out OF the past six months earnings. At
.ae close of the first half of this year
'ais bank declared a 10 per cent. divi-
dend and passed to the surplus 10 per
oeht,' making for the entire year net
P;, PP;1nt OF 90 per cent. Banking at
ni'oxi evidently pays.