The leader., 1900-12-26
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short-Hand Chronicle OF Cur
rent Happenings.

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The salary of Jackson's city attor-
neys has been raised from 1900 to $500.
Senator Sullivan aud Mrs. Marie n.
Atkins we're married in Washington on
the 18th.
The ginnery of the Mississippi Cot
ton Oil Company was destroyed by
fire. Loss, $4,000.
Ellisville's livery stable was burned
down on the 18th. Loss, $50 to the
owners, Ellis & Quick.
At Pass Christian, Miss Kate Mon
roe, aged SO, died. She had been
resident of that city - years.
At Poplarville, three-year-old
child was run over and killed by
heavily loaded four-mule team.
The Capitol Commission has let a
contract of 81 400 for the removal OF
the debris from the old penitentiary.
The Methodists of Jackson will OBJ
serve watch night" on Dec. 3lst.
Bishop Galloway will preside at the
first church.
The new evening paper at Wesson is
called The Wesson Daily Dabster.
Ollie c. Mole is editor. 1t says it is
SMALL but it can grow.
The Vicksburg Herald is being sued
for damages for alleged libel by Major
Brennan to the tune of slO,OOO. The
suit is the outgrowth of the recent
municipal election.
Travelling Sergeant Henry, of the
penitentiary took seven negroes from
Canton to Jackson. They had all been
convicted of Systematically robbing
the compress of cotton.
Mai VIM. Startling, for many years
chief engineer of the Mississippi Levee
Board, was found dead in his bed at
Greenville. Heart disease is supposed
to have caused his death.
A new convict farm has been pur-
chased in Sunfower county for the
sum of $4,000. 1000 acres were
purchased at 1914 per- acre and 200
acres at Sc per acre, all virgin soil.
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson has
had his throat operated upon in st.
Luke's Hospital, New York. He ex-
poets to entirely recover, and has re-
turned to his Mississippi home.
The Kings Daughters, of Jackson,
gave a musicale and social entertain
ment last Friday evening, to raise
funds with which to make glad the
hearts of the poor on Christmas day.
Among the incorporators of Jack
sons cotton factory, which is capital
lied at $4,000, are Solomon Dreyfus,
| S. S. Carter, w. c. Jones, Richard
Griffith, S. E Virden, J. B. Harris and
Geo. w. Carlisle.
John F. Harris, of Greenville, at
one time a member of the State Legis
lature, has undertaken the work of
building home for aged and INDECENT
negroes. He will go over the State
featuring in behalf of his project.
Grover Travis, the sixteen-yea
son of Nick A. Travis, who resides
near Gillsburg accidentally Shot and
killed himself with a shot gun. He
dropped his gun through trestle. it
firing as the hammer struck the bridge
timber.
The 800 inmates of the State Insane
Hospital were treated to Christmas
dinner, for which $1,000 was expended.
The tables were spread in the Railways
and the unfortunate victims invited to
enjoy themselves to the extent of their
capacity.
Rust University, located at Holly
Springs, has offered to take charge of
Hettie Record, who is an inmate of
of the penitentiary for killing her
baby brother when she was nine years
of age. The institution offers to train
her up and give her good education.
The members of the faculty of the
l. l. & G. at Columbus, presented to
Rev. J. A. Bowen very fine office
chair as token of their esteem and
appreciation of his services during
his pastorate in that city. Mr.. Bowen
was removed to Tupelo, by the late
conference.
At its session. recently, the board of
trustees of the Alcorn Agricultural
and Mechanical College sold to J, II.
Moore, of Ellisville, l2,17l acres of
land belonging to the college, at $3.50
per acre. The sum realized from the
sale was $75,O6l.50 and has been paid
into the treasury.
Sheriff McKie, under order from
Judge Robert Powell, has notified all
saloons, butcher shops, barber shops,
drug stores, confectioneries and other
business houses that the law in refer
ence to the sale of goods on Sunday
would be rigidly enforced, at Canton
Drug stores are not allowed to sell
anything but medicine and all other
business houses must be closed alto
gether.
The horse aud buggy offered as "a
prize to the lady getting the most
votes by the Meridian Star was award
ed to Miss Meta Russell, daughter
of Hon. A. j. Russell, of Meridian.
Over $4,000 votes were east, larger
than the registered vote of the State,
and larger vote was received by Miss