The leader., 1899-03-01
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A ShOrt-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.


James Torrey, of Union Church, is
dead.
The Pike Circuit Court convened
Monday.
r. r. Carlos, a young business man
of Yazoo City, suicided Monday.
The Bank of Gulfport has been in
corporated with capital stock of $50
600.
DIR. j. B. Bedgood, of Poplarville,
while drunk, was shot by Walter More
land.
Green Case and other prisoners re-
Gently broke out of the Jefferson
county Jail.
Capt. D. s. Burch is candidate for
Superintendent of Education of Jeffer-
son county.
Judge Truly allows no smoking or
obstruction of the aisles or loud talk
ing in his courts.
B. F. Walker, general merchant
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at johnson Station, has sold out and
moved to Magnolia.
A cyclone visited the northern por-
tion of Yazoo county Saturday night.
One person was killed.
Grenada is another county in which
the tax collector has not foot of delin-
quent tax land advertised.
After April 1st, the name of Lee
postoffice in Jefferson county will be
changed to Larman.
The Scott county court house, a
frame structure, was burned on the
21st. The records were saved.
2. II. Hoskins and J. L. Bullock or
ganized council of the Order of
Columbus at Magnolia last week.
Captain T. F. Pettus, of Newton, it
it stated, will move to Texas, having
purchased stock of goods at Albany.
Private John Allen and Gov. Nc
Laurin will speak at Winona March
10Th. 1t will be a notable political
gathering.
Congressman John Sharp Williams
will deliver the annual address to the
Lamar Literary Society of Millsaps
College April14.
A fourishing literary and social club
has been organized at Fayette. Drink
ing and gambling of all kinds will be
strictly tabooed.
J. 7. Strawn has been appointed
postmaster of the post office of the
University of Mississippi, in place of
Daniel Allen, who has recently re-
moved from office.
Editor Walter N. Hurt, of the Vino
ma Times, is candidate for Floater
Representative from Montgomery and
Grenada counties. THE LEADER
wishes him success.
The Vicksburg Herald states that
sowing to professional duties Senator
Murray F. Smith has been compelled
to postpone the speech he engaged to
deliver at Columbus.
The knitting factory at Enterprise
has paid an 18 per cent. dividend to the
holders of its stock, and is rushing
work in an endeavor to fill the orders
that are pouring in to it.
Hon. A. H. Longino has consented
to deliver the annaul address before
the graduating class of Columbia
High School at the closing of that in
stitution the last week in May
There is talk of bull ding an electric
railway from Jackson to Clinton.
Something like this has long been the
hope of Clintonians, and would be a
big thing for both of these college
towns.
Mr.. T. M. Henry, deputy auditor, who
has been quite i'll. for three months,
has been improving for some days
Should he recover sufficiently to make
the race he will be a candidate for
auditor
"Dr." j. NJ. Chambers, the magnetic
healer, and Mrs. Rebecca Nall, travel
ing with him, were arrested at Canton,
because they are wanted in Texarkana,
Ark. They left Hazlehurst with a
board bill unpaid.
1t is now definitely know that the
commissionership of the Vicksburg
national park will be offered General
S. D. Lee, and that he will accept the
same He has been asked to go to
Washington to confer with the secretary
of war.
w. G. Cooper sold eleven bales of
cotton last week for 6.S71a. The bales
aggregated $500 pounds, bringing him
the snug sum of S414. His was the
long staple cotton and was handled
nicely, Notwithstanding the wet season.
Mr.. Cooper is one of our most progress
sive farmers, who "lives at home and
boards at the same place. ."-Steen' s
Greek Times.
The Mississippi intercollegiate Asso-
citation will meet this year at Natchez,
April %. The association is composed
of representatives from the University
of Mississippi, the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, Mississippi College
and Millsaps College. The contestants
from Mississippi College will be j. B.
Doris and j. B. Lawrence. Those from
Millsaps ]. T. Lewis and ]. 7. Lemly.
The university will be represented by
E. r. Holmes and l.. p Leavell. The
Starkville delegates have not yet been
seleced.
Railroad Commissioner Evans last
week completed the inspection of the
| Illinois Central Railroad from OSyka