The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-02-21
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

Small pox now prevails IN ~ coun-
ties of this State.
Terrys death rate has increased on
account of la grippe.
Meridian is entertaining Masons and
catching blind tigers.
The Women's Edition of the Tupelo
Journal was pronounced success.
DIR. II. II. Jones and wife, of Terry,
died on the same day with pneumonia.
Terry has an epidemic of grip, which
has proven fatal in a number of cases.
Vicksburg is to have a double daily
service of passenger trains over the
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\ typographical union has been or
ganized by the printers of jackson,
with W. T. Eddy as president.
The bank of Bonneville, which has a
capital of $4,000, began doing business
last week.
Vicksburg is making elaborate prep
arations for the entertainment of the
National Editorial Association.
Miss Annie Cowart, of Columbia, died
at the age of 26 last week. She was
the daughter of ex-sherif Cowart.
At Macon, last week, Chas. Walthall,
white boy aged ID years, was acct
IDENTIFY shot and killed bya negro boy.
With population of nearly 5000
people, Hattiesburg has no harness
and saddle house and but one tin-shop.
Bay st. Louis will have a rice mill
and one of the latest improved mo-
lasses mills in operation next season.
Jackson mourns the death of Isidore
Strauss, an honored citizen of that
town, who for 20 years served as city
treasurer.
The charter of the Central Com
merce Co., domiciled at Laurel, with a
capital stock of s25O,0OO, has been APP
proved by Gov. Longino.
Hon. William j. Bryan will deliver
an address in Jackson on the 9th inst.
1t is probable that the members of the
legislature will give banquet in his
honor.
Last week, Mr.. D. w. Reed, of Jack
son, purchased from MeSSrS. j. and b.
Hart, of that place, 600 bales of cotton
at 81 cents per pound, the total amount
paid being $4,000.
Mr.. John F. Champenois, president
of the First National Bank at Hatties-
burg, died very suddenly of heart dis
ease at his home in the above men
toned city on the night of the 18th
inst
The clothing of Mrs. John Winkler,
of Meridian, caught fire as she was
standing before au open CRATE, on the
morning of the 18th inst. and she was
seriously burned before the flames
could be eXtinguished.
The dance, in which the members of
the Legislature and number of Jack
sons society people participated, given
at the lunatic asylum for the pleasure
of the inmates last week, proved very
enjoyable entertainment.
At Lockhart, station II miles north
of Meridian, on the 18th inst. 10 Oliver
a negro, was killed by another negro
named Sam Clayton. The killing is
said to have been done in self defense
and was the out growth of feud.
Mr.. A. P Orrick, prominent young
hardware merchant of Canton, and
Miss Matte Stinson, second daughter
of Hon. w. B. Stinson, Superintendent
of Education for Madison county,
were married on the night of the 14th
inst.
A little nine year old negro boy at
tempted to wreck freight train at
Jackson last week, by throwing open
one of the switches in the freight yard
thereby causing switch engine to
jump the track, but, fortunately, nc
serious injury was done.
The State Board of Election Com
missioners has appointed the county
election registrars under authority OF
the recent act. The circuit clerks were
cept Chickasaw, where r. w. Hamilton
received the appointment.
The Claiborne county bridge over
Devils Bayou near Port Gibson, col
lapsed ON the night of the 18th inst.
precipitating heavily loaded Wagon
drawn by four yoke of oxen into the
water. Two yoke of oxen were killed
but the driver escaped unhurt.
The Red Lights, Club of Vicksburg
laid the cornerstone of their new club
house and gymnasium on the 18th inst
At the elaborate ceremonies Gov
Longino, Lieut.. Gov. Harrison, all the
other State officers and forty or fifty
members of the legislature were pres
ent.
At a largely attended meeting OF
colored people, held at Aberdeen, OIL
the 18th inst, speeches were made ad
vocating the establishment of cotton
factories for the employment of col
ored boys and girls, and, at the close OF
the meeting, large subscription was
enrolled.
Mrs. B. f. Jones, widow of the late
Capt. b. f. Jones, who at one time was
sergeant-at-arms of the Mississippi leg
islature and was also editor of the
jackson Clarion and other newspapers
in the State, died at New Orleans Oh
the 14th inst, and was laid to rest al
h.