The leader., 1900-03-28
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

rent Happenings.
The box factory at Terry has resum-
ed work.
Mr.. Robt. Brown died at his home in
McComb City last "wednesday.
The Mississippi Press Association
will meet in Jackson May 18th.
CD. Moore, ex-sheriff of jackson
county, died at Scranton on the list
inst.
Miss Bette Morgan, a well known
lady of Jackson, died of pneumonia
last week.
A performance at the opera house
in Hazlehurst was broken up recently
by the town toughs.
A new lumber plant with capacity
of 5000 feet per day is being establish
ed at Williamsburg.
The Republican and Populist State
conventions will be held in Jackson
on the Doth of April.
Three thousand bales of cotton were
burned at Port Gibson last week. Loss
covered by insurance.
The town of Glendora, in Talla-
hatchie county, was Incorporated by
Gov. Longino last week.
The board of control has sold 90
bales of State cotton through Slinker,
of Vicksburg, at 9 cents.
The oil mill at Summit is in oper-
alton. Their first carload of meal was
shipped on the 18th inst.
The Industrial Institute and College
is to have new infirmary and add
tional dormitory buildings.
Aberdeen's cotton receipts for this
year up to the present time are $4,000
bales against 30,260 last year.
The contract for the erection of the
bank of Summit has been awarded l..
! w. Mcdaniel of McComb City.
The third annual Sunday School
Convention of the Mississippi confer
ence will be held at Madison Station
on the 2Sth and 10Th.
The Natchez Cotton Mill No. 3
formerly the Rosalie Mills, after being
closed down for several years, will re
sumo operations on the 1st proX.
Monticello is making good business
progress. About 100000 worth OF
goods will be sold this year, while the
yearly shipment of cotton is $500 bales
At Ellisville last week, the store OF
the B. l.. Lowery Lumber Co., was bur
CARRIED 500 worth of goods being
secured by the burglars, who left nc
trace behind them
Last week, at Dulaney's levee camp
thirty miles south of Greenville, b
johnson, son of Capt. Henry johnson
of Greenville, was shot and seriously
wounded by negro levee hand.
Supt. Whitfield has in course OF
preparation pamphlet containing al
the school laws of the State, which he
proposes to furnish to the county SUI
perintendents for their guidance.
The Statehouse commission is making
all haste compatible with public safety
for the speedy erection of the new State
house. No effort will be spared to have
it ready for the legislature of 1902.
DR.. J. w. Mcclure, of Holly Springs
has received one years sentence for {
murder committed about thirty years
ago when he was mere boy, and has
been made a trusty on the Rankin
farm.
The clothing of Mrs BERTHE Wilburn
wife of prominent farmer near Ok
ford, caught fire as she was standing
before an open fire place on the 2ls
inst. and she was so severely burned
that she died from the shock.
John H. eagle, former city marsha
of Wesson, died of pneumonia at hi:
home at that place, last Tuesday even
ing and was buried with Masonic hon
ors. He once lived in Lincoln county
and was a son-in-law of the late Allel
Smith of this county
On the morning of the 2lst inst.
Gov. Longino telegraphed a respite o
two weeks to Gabe johnson who was t.
have been hanged at Canton that morn
ing for the killing of a companion in
crap game at Flora several month
ago. The claim of an unfair trial in
fiuenced the governor.
Miss Eva Kerr, teacher in the Jack
son schools, is in danger of losing he
arm from excessive vaccination. \
the vaccine did not seem inclined t.
take, vaccination was repeated agail
and again until the fifth trial when tn
vaccine began taking with vengeanc
and fearfully swollen and extremel
painful arm is the result.
l.. T. Basket, of Greenwood, ha
filed a petition in bankruptcy. Lila
bilities are about $1,000. Six thOus
and dollars of this amount is judg
ment against Basket obtained by tn
State revenue agent. Basket was OF
the bond of former Sheriff Sullivan
who was found short in his accounts
He has no assets except $1,000, which
exempt.
Capt. O'Shea, superintendent of tn
Vicksburg National Cemetery, and tn
axaoutiya oommittaa of tho Stata boar