The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-12
STATE CAPITAL NOTES.
THE NEWS or THE STATE TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.
Pathetic Story of a Boy Tramp
Other Items.
jackson, July 10, 1899.

Onafp w lllldtOS mas SlMpilileO Jne
senatorial situation. There will
be no dead lock in the legislature.
The cash balance in Mississippi
treasury on July 1st, was 1912,
100. 10.
The Rankin Rock Company will
furnish all the stone to be used in
the National Military Park,
Vicksburg.
Rev. f. l.. McCue, a young
minister from Virginia, has been
installed pastor of the West Side
Presbyterian church, jackson.
Secretary Evans, of Peniten-
tiary Board of Control, turned
over to state treasurer on Sd inst,
the sum of 100000, realized from
the last lot Of last years crop Of
cotton.
The state Populite convention
will be held at jackson, August
10th, just one week preceding
Democratic convention.
Another Richmond is in the field
for lieutenant-governor-Capt. II.
". Noland, of Mississippi City.
He has the experience OF several
terms as legislator and was a
member of the constitutional con-
vention of 1890.
The Gun berland Telephone
Company has absorbed the Peo-
pies at jackson, and the Citi-
zen's, Vicksburg. Another case
where the longest pole takes the
persimmon.
On 9th inst. the Masonic fra
ternity of Meridian will unyeil a
monument erected in Rose Hill
cemetery to the memory Of Past
Grand Master William S. Patton,
who died in 1859.
When at the A. 6 NJ. College
recently, Prof. A. B. Mckay
showed us a four acre patch Of
black berries he is cultivating.
He expects to gather big crop
next year.
1t is to be much regretted that
condemnation proceedings will
have to be resorted to in order to
get possession Of some of the
lands needed for the National
Military Park, Vicksburg.
DR.. N. l.. Guice died Of heart
disease at Meridian, on 7th inst.
He was one of fthe most prominent
physicians of the state. He was
a native of Franklin county, and
in his sixty second year. He had
removed from Fayette to Natchez,
and thence to Meridian. Inter-
ment at Fayette, on Sunday
morning 9th.
Amite county holds its second
primary 18th inst. On the Mon
day following, 18th, mass con-
vention will be held to nominate
state officers and elect delegates
to state convention.
Tallahatchie county primaries
will take place July 20, August
1st, for county officers. AT the
second primary state officers and
u. S. senators will be voted for.
On the day following second pri-
mary, executive committee will
select delegates to state conyen-
iion, or will then decide how
otherwise they may be chosen.
The vote for each state candidate
will indicate the first, second and
third choice to govern delegates
in state convention.
Millsaps College law depart
ment has turned out its third
class. Their examination by
Chancellor Conn, and approval
by supreme court judges, quali-
fies them for business. The class
was composed OF Garner w.
Green, Percy l.. Clifton, VIM. H.
Fitzhugh, George B. Power, Rob-
ert s. Hall, W. U. Corley, Her.
schel v. Leverett, VIM. H. Liv-
ingstone.
A correspondent is informed
that Justice L. @. G. Lamar died
at Macon, Ga, January %, 1893;
Senator James 2. George died in
Mississippi City, August IA, 1897;
Senator Edward G. Walthall died
in Washington City, April 81,
1898.
A package of Hair Yetch grass
seed will be sent to any farmer
by the secretary Of agriculture at
Washington, application to be
made through Prof. W. G. Well
born, Agricultural College, Miss.
The Professor has found this
one of the best winter and ear