The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-19
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short-Hand Chronicle OF Cur
rent Happenings.

Inc OdtuOitt bdlsii Nv . - - '
realized $1,000 net.
DR.. o. r. Early, au old physici III OF
Colum bus, is dead.
The municipal elections in the State
resulted in 100 newly elected officers.
The late Methodist conference ut
was the S7th session of
that body.
Within a year five dwellings have
been burned down at Terry, and not
a single new one erected.
The only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Matt T. Gracy, of Summit, died.
She was three years of age.
A young negro was severely whipped
at Natchez, for using insulting Ian
guage over the phone to a young lady
operator.
Miss Agnes Everett, prominent and
highly cultured young lady of Yazoo
City and sister of Mrs, N. A. Mott,
died suddenly last week.
On Monday evening, Capt. Dever-
eaux Shields was given public re
ception at Natchez, in honor of his
safe return from the Philippines.
Ten years ago Laurel was hamlet
of $50 souls, now it has population
of 1000 and $4,000 cotton mill. 1t
is the industrial star of Mississippi.
Harry Ashton Ramsey, jr., and
Amanda Vicks Woolfork, a grand
daughter of the late DR.. c. X. Marshall,
of Vicksburg, we're married on the
18th.
DR.. VIM. Bacot, of Pike county, died
near Summit He was the father OF
the Bacot Bros, of the Atkinson Ba-
cot Bros. Co., of Osyka. He was 69
years old.
Mrs. Carter, wealthy Kentucky
lady, moved to Biloxi two years ago
and built an elegant residence on the
beach. which she has sold to VIM. Ru-
dolph for $4,000.
A knitting mill, to cost $4,000, is in
prospect near Jackson. 1t will be sit,
uated near the Orphans Home, and
will be inaugurated by capitalists OF
Canton and Jackson.
Grant Creel was arrested at Hat
tiesburg, charged with double muir
der committed at Selma, Ala. He
said the men he killed were attempt
ing his life and showed the wounds hi
had received.
The supreme court has decided tha
the appointments of special judges OF
the supreme bench hold under thu
constitution until the final disposition
of the cause and are not limited b.
their commissions.
Clinton's municipal election result
ed in the selection of the following OF
ficers: Prof. J. NJ Sharp, mayor; Pres
w. T. Lowrey, ]. H. Fox, Luther Men
ger, aldermen; J. B. Hawkins, marshal
f. w. Cabaniss, treasurer.
Mrs. r. G. Wilkerson. of Vicksbure
died on the 18th. She had been mai
ried less than year and was a prom
nent member of society. She attende
a social FUNCTION, caught severe col
and died the following day.
Capt. John S, Lamkin, OF Magnolia
is dead. He was, for a number c
years, editor of the Magnolia Gazette
and. at one time, superintendent c
education of Pike county. jud9
Conn adjourned chan Gerry court i
honor of the deceased, during the fur
eral ceremonies.
An old Confederate soldier broke
down in health and minus leg los
in battle, was committed to the pen
Tertiary to serve a life sentence fo
murder He is J. w. Young, 60 year
of age; and made no defense for ha'
ing killed a man, who insulted him, E
his home in Holmes county. He
unable to work.
Brick manufacturers of Jackson al
enjoying a thriving business. II. \
Taylor 4 Son have placed an order fc
new brick making machine, to COS
$40, D06: and which will have capacit
of 10000 bricks per day. At presen
the three brick yards of the capt.;
turn out $4,000 per day, which do NJ
meet the demand, and orders are b.
ing turned away.
Robert Holmes, of Ferry, who run
mean little shop on one of tt
principal streets Of the town, found
miniature black coffin aud piece {
hemp on his doorstep, on opening II
last Saturday morning. The darke
felt creepy" but his white neighbol
treasured him. To be doubly sure,
moved his stock in trade to les
prominent location.
X. M. Epps, of Saratoga, attempte
to kill himself with pistol In front I
| the Lawrence House at Jackson, or
day last week. He fired twice, the fir
shot missed the mark, but the So
ond time the bullet went throug
the roof of his mouth and came oil
between the eyes. 1t is thought th'
he will recover Too much whisky
assigned as the cause. Epps is abo'
40 years old, and was out of emplo
ment.
Prof. |. d. Sessums, now memb'
of the A. Il M. faculty, is trave
ing over the State examining the proc
ucts of the fertilizer factories, as II
quired by law. The analyses of tn
various fertilizers for sale in tn
| State as furnished by the State chen