The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-26

Mrs. Henry c. Daniel, for many
years Jackson resident, died and was
buried in that city.
Mississippi College had the largest
opening in its history, 2l0 students en-
rolling the first day.
Luther Youngblood, his wife and
child, formerly of Wesson, lost their
lives In the Galveston storm.
Cocoa grass is growing apace through
out the State. Is there no remedy for
this enemy to field and farm?
SUBMITS new bank building is fitted
up with water, electric lights, lavato-
ries, ETC.. la Brookhaven style.
The time will come at no great dis
tant day, when Mississippi will manu-
facture as many bales of cotton as she
raises.
The sacred cantata, Esther, was
given in McComb's opera house yes
day, for the benefit of the Episcopal
oh urch.
East Mississippi Female College
opened with 80 boarders, with local
patronage that exceeded all former
years.
The Carrollton Situation is the orig
inal name of a new paper at Carroll
ton, published by Messrs. J. T. Coch-
ran and S. L. Cox.
Frank Council, of Jackson, was elect
ed president of the Mississippi
Retail Lumbermen's Association at its
recent meeting in Vicksburg.
Farmers of Amite have organized
themselves into an Amite County
Farmers Club, for the betterment of
the condition of the men with hoes.
Mississippi has ordered the purchase
of 1900 acres of land in the delta for
State convict farm, which, with judi
cious management, may become the
model cotton farm of the world.
Edgar S. Wilson says in the Plea
yune: Artesian wells are to be seen
all over South Mississippi, and the
people have very few doctors bills to
pay. They are great health givers.
The corner stone to the Confederate
annex to the State Hospital was laid
ON the 10Th at Vicksburg in the pres
ence of 1900 people. The orator of the
day was Judge A. H. Whitfield, chief
justice of the State.
John Hopkinson, superintendent OF
the Laurel cotton mills, died of apo
oplexy on the 10Th. He was sixty
years of age. Mr.. Hopkinson was the
superintendent of the Wesson Mills
for number of years.
John Blount, aged 80, was killed OF
the track at Magnolia. 1t is presumed
he chose the rails for pillow, whil'
betook nap. Maps under such cir
cumstances are generally protractet
into the last long sleep.
A new departure for Millsaps Col
lege is the opening of its doors to stu
dents of both sexes. A number o
young women have made application
for admission to the regulation A. L
course and have been accepted.
The Columbus Machinery Compan
is thoroughly equipped for all kind
of machinery and iron work and vii
manufacture and mould all kinds o
machinery as we'll asoverhaul andrepai
the same. A large number of hig
class machinists are employed.
Edgar S. Wilson says it is only
question of time when every count.
in the State will have it's own convic
farm. The State has solved the con
vict problem by the purchase of Stat
farms and the counties can do tn
same thing by buying county farms.
A crayon picture artist, at jackson
canvassed the negro quarter for work
When he had done the shadowy por
trait of one John Wonders, the sub
ject was so enraged at his own Likeness
that in the scuffie that ensued the ar
fist broke it over the negro's hea'
and left the frame hanging on his neck
Engineer David Coker ran owe
Martha Logan, and aged and decrepi
woman of jackson. She was walking
along the Alabama & Vicksburg road
with basket on her arm and did no
hear the train. The engineer did no
see her until too late. He promptl
gave 81 900 bond for his preliminar
hearing, Sept. 18th.
The Board of Education have issue,
circulars to the county superintend
ents of education stating that B. F
johnson & Co., CHM & Co., and thu
American Book Company had com
piled with the resolutions of the boar,
and we're entitled to compete for bus
mess in Mississippi at tn
ensuing election. The superin
tendents will be notified of other com
panies as soon as they comply.
The attorney general, in an elabo
rate opinion, advises the railroad com
mission that it had the power to com
pei railroads to build side tracks, par
ties requesting same to pay expens
! incident thereto. The railroad CON
mission declared the joint mileage rat
on cotton seed in effect, and freigh
: agents threaten an injunction. Pet
ton of citizens of Jackson. allegin
exorbitant telephone rates by tn
Cumberland Telephone Company, an
asking that said company be take