The leader., 1900-02-14
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

its name to the Kosciusko Herald.
McComb claims more than 1000 pop
ulation and nearly 1000 school chill
dren.
A new bank with capital stock of
$4,000 has been established at Sen
atobia.
A cotton factory with a capital OF
over 100000 is in prospect for Holly
Springs.
A large cotton seed oil mill will be
established at Rolling Fork in the
near future.
Durant's Steam Laundry is widely
patronized. 1t does work for Pom
chatoula, La,
Gov. Longino will make weekly in
spection of the penitentiary. The task
is elf-imposed.
Arrangements are being made at
Biloxi for the entertainment of the
National Press Association.
The Love Wagon Co., at Durant Is
gaining national reputation, its wares
being sought from distant states.
Noxubee county is to have a new
courthouse costing $4,000 and Macon
new $4,000 public school building.
Col. E. F. Moody, formerly of Jack
son, and a literary character, died at
his home in Meridian ON the Sth inst.
At Canton, on the 9th inst, Miss
Sadie Mason was thrown from buggy
by runaway horse and seriously in
jured.
T. p. Cummings will succeed the late
A. l.. Julienne as manager of the
Western Union Telegraph Office in
Jackson.
The Woman's Saturday Evening
Club, of Durant, says "In this age of
progress, we must read to prevent mar
rowness.'
A new bank has recently been Or
ganized at Enterprise and cotton
factory will be established there at an
early date.
Grace, the seven ear-old daughter
of DR.. j. H. Cook, of Laurel, died on
the 9Th. inst. from burns received two
weeks before.
By the death of his father, which oc-
Cured in England, last week, Mr.. a.
H. Ball, of Meridian, falls heir to 5000
pounds sterling.
At Meridian, on the morning of the
9th inst, negro gave Gus Thornhill,
white man, a dangerous cut in the
neck with knife.
At Poplarville, on the 8th inst,
Ouida, the little daughter of J. l..
Strahan, died from the effect of burns
received recently.
A rise of s feet in the Pascagoula
river last week at Plum Bluff released
2OO,OOO.saw logs that are now coming
down to the mills.
There was heavy wind at Laurel
last week but no further damage was
done than the blowing down of a guam
tity of box timber.
1t is probable that, at an early date
a new saw and planning mill, repre-
senting capital of $25O,OOO will be es-
tahliShed at ElIiSyilIa
A large cotton sale was made in Me-
ridian last week Threefoot Bros. &
Co., sold to S. A. Johnson 5000 bales
in one lot for 100000.
At Laurel, last week, 1856 bales of
cotton were sold at 8 cents per pound.
A large steam brick plant will soon be
established in that city.
The office of the chancery clerk at
Ellisville will be enlarged. F. B. and
w. S. Hull, of Meridian, have the con
tract for putting in the steel vaults.
Supt. John Hopkinson, who for many
years had the management of the
Auiooloolppl MILLS, 10 Ilo"
tendent of the cotton mill at Laurel.
Owing to the scarcity of residences
at Winona and the great demand fol-
them, building and loan association
with a capital of $4,000 has been or
ganized.
Mr.. Farrar benson, of Silver Creek
was married to Miss Rosa Teunnison
of Monticello, last week, at the resi-
dence of the brides father, DIR. George
A. Teunnison.
The mayor and board of aldermen
of Bay st. Louis have protested in a
memorial to the legislature against
oyster dredging and the stopping OF
freight trains on Sunday.
Last week, at Bay st. Louis, the body
of a negro was found in the water
where he had fallen through a railroad
bridge in the night and been
drowned about two weeks before.
Mr.. Lemuel Augustus Smith, OF
Holly Springs, and formerly assistant
instructor in Greek at the University
of Mississippi, and Miss Emma l.
Robertson, of fernando, were married
at Oxford on the night of the It'll. inst
The mayor and board of aldermen
of Ocean Springs, have protested
against the proposed law to prohibit
the running of freight and excursion
trains on Sunday, on the ground that
such law would seriously damage
coast interests.
The remains of Miss Mildred Strick
land, one of the leading southern edu
Gators and who, at the time she was
stricken with paralysis about two weeks
ago, was holding position in the pub
lie school in Memphis, were inferred
i at Holly SPRINGS on tho 9th inst