The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-05-23
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Shorthand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

Vicksburgs national park VIII em-
brace 1854 acres.
Work is being pushed on the addition
to the Federal building ut Jackson.
Will A. Fleckenstein, aged "A, died at
Bovina from an overdose of morphine.
Mrs. Aletha A. Gotten, lifelong
resident of Summit, died at the age of
81.
Jackson's fire department will cele-
brate with grand banquet on May
25th.
Natchez is advertising for plans and
specifications for a $4,000 school
house.
Ground has been broken for the new
buildings of Chamberlain Hunt Acad-
envy at Port Gibson.
Jackson's cemetery is at last in neat
repair, credit being due the ladies of
the city for the same.
The potato bug is Unsuitable and
prolific this year and as hard to kill as
the machine politician.
The corner store of the new infirmary
building of the |. /. & c., was laid
with Masonic ceremonies last week.
Vicksburg youth, VIM. McCray,
died in military hospital of the Phil
ippines. His remains will be brought
home.
The Greenville Times announces
that a cotton mill is assured there, and
that 600 have already been sub
scribed.
A new saw and planning mill will be
erected at Ellisville, making six in that
city which, combined, will make a daily
output of $4,000 feet.
A Confederate soldier, Thomas Rud-
dick, aged rs, killed himself with an
old army pistol at Greenville. He
leaves young wife and two children.
w. J. MCGEE, of Jackson, has been
awarded the contract for the erection
of the building for the new $4,000
cotton factory at McComb. Mr.. Nc
Gees bid was S3l, 88050
The Butterfield Lumber Company's
charter has been approved by the gov
ernor; capital stock not less than s225,-
600, or more than 100000. The com
pany is domiciled at Norfield.
Migrants in the State must work or
walk and preferring to walk, the Hat
tiesburg yarn machine says, she will
take pack and package and become
carbuncle on some other community"
Hon. F. w. Collins, of Pike, and j.
P. Walworth, of Adams, were chosen
as delegates to the national convention
at Philadelphia, with l.. j. Piernas, of
Hancock, and Thos. l.. Keys, of Jack
son, as alternates.
The death of John G. eastman, jr.,
eldest son of the editor of the Vicks-
burg Post is lamented He was a
member of the State Press Association,
being reporter and book keeper for the
Post.
On next Sunday, Rev. 7. S. Potts, of
Memphis, will preach the baccalaureate
sermon for Mississippi College and
DR.. A. j. Fawcett, of HaZlehurst, will
do the same service for Hillman College
in the evening.
The promiscuous riding of negroes
and whites on Jackson's street cars
has become nuisance, threatening
serious consequences. For Sunday
evenings separate cars are suggested
for whites and blacks.
DR.. Geo. B. Eager, a native Missis-
sippian and an alumnus of Mississippi
College, was elected to the chair of
Systematic Theology and Pastoral Du-
ties in the Southern Theological Sem
mary, at the recent Southern Baptist
Convention.
Capt. W. H. Hardy, the prominent
lawyer and railroad promoter, was
married to Miss Ida V. May, of the
Southern Home Journal, at Memphis.
Capt. and Mrs Hardy are now enjoy
Ling a tour in the East, after which they
will reside at Hattiesburg.
Scranton has become so enraged at
the misconduct of negro excursionists
who come to that city, that the local
Commercial Club has asked the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen to pass al
ordinance prohibiting the stopping Of
excursions in that town, without per
mission.
Mr.. Marion King, ST., who before the
civil war resided near williamsburg
and who enlisted in Company E, First
Mississippi Confederate Volunteers
and fought with Johnston and Lee
has just announced that he will ''com'
marching back again" on the 18th
His wife still resides where he left her
near 40 years ago.
There is prospect of the Baptis
Orphanage at Jackson having an ad
dition made of $4,000 brick building
Mr.. A. E. Jennings, of Water Valley
has given $500 to the enterprise and
other smaller donations have beer
made. The building is expected tc
accommodate 100 children.
Simpson County's board of super
visors have ordered an election to TAXI
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