The leader., 1900-05-30
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
a Short-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

trict.
The Meridian Herald has turned up
its toes.
Summit Methodists will build new
parsonage.
LaureIs bank now has for president.
W. b. Rogers.
Cooper's Wells opened up for the
season on the Bird
The Hustler is new paper at Lena,
with Rev. T. J. Moore, editor.
The Tupelo Tribune is the latest ac-
QUESTION in the line journalistic.
Vicksburg is elated over its probable
railroad connection with Yazoo City.
Holmes and Lawrence counties re-
jected the primary plan last Thursday.
Col w. \. Montgomery, of Kinds,
has invested in mining lands in Arkan-
sas.
Gov. Longino has. himself, counted
the cash in the vaults of the State
treasury.
Two cars on the |. G.. railroad at
Jackson were broken open by thieves
last week.
Chinese refugees from San Francisco
reached Vicksburg and were notified
to move on.
DIR. Hyman Folkes, of jackson, and
Miss Teresa Lopez, of Biloxi, will be
married on June 18th.
Census supervisors of the State are
allowed 81 go, by the passage of a new
bill through Congress.
Vim. r. Craig, of Vicksburg, has been
appointed commissioner to the Paris
Exposition, from this State.
Two of Lawrence county's old land
marks have died;-Wm. Blount, aged
- years and G.. w. Hartzog, aged 50.
y prominent colored planter, Will
| liam Burris. was assassinated on the
Person plantation near Port Gibson.
Pr. Bucclough, aged 60, was knock
ed off the Gulf & Ship Island railroad
near Hattiesburg and was fatally in
jured.
A negro at Scranton was arrested
for giving a mortgage for $500 to a
widow, on piece of property he did
not own.
A Mississippi dairymen's association
is in the prospective and a meeting of
dairymen is desired at the A. Il NJ. Col,
lege commencement
The babonic plague now seems to
threaten us. 1t is peculiarly a filth
disease and cleanliness, both of person
and premises, is its greatest enemy.
Tax-assessor Chiles located SOS, 222
worth of solvent credits owned by
Kinds county citizens in Madison
county. They have been escaping as
sessment heretofore.
The grasshopper is becoming bur
den in the cotton fields of Bolivar coun-
ty. One of the leading entomologists
from the Department of Agriculture is
investigating the subject
DIR. Godbolt." very black doctor
who had never killed anybody but had
been practicing the profession at Nc
Laurin, without license, was arrested
and fined $50 and trimmings.
The Winona District has subscribed
S2712.77 to the twentieth century fund
In response to an address of Bishop
Galloway at CarrolltOn, q voluntary
contribution of 515210 was made.
The Baptist Church in Brandon will
witness double wedding, June 18th
the contracting parties being Mitchell
E. Ward and Miss Eula B. Gayden, and
| William H. Barnes and Miss Inez V.
Cole.
The State Sunday School convention
meets in Jackson, June Goth. W. l..
Hemingway is local secretary and re-
quests advisement as to the coming OF
delegates, SO that entertainment may
be provided
Hillman College honored itself and
the State by engaging home men for
commencement orators. They were
Prof. 7. l.. Trawick, of Crystal Springs
and DR.. Hillman Brough, of Missis
sippi College.
Circumstantial evidence environs
VIM. Mccullough, colored, of Wood
Vile, who is accused of assassinating s.
Cumbo, last week He was remanded
without bail to await the action of the
grand jury in July.
After a tussel of ten months witt
small pox, Natchez' last patient has
been discharged. The aggregate mum
Der under treatment was l7S: colored
lo3; white, %. There were nine deaths
and the disease cost the city $1,000.
The State Auditor has received /
check for $1,000 from Mr.. Edward E
Mccall, of New York, general attorne!
of the Munich Reinsurance Company
of Munich, Germany, for license to dc
business in the State of Mississippi
Judge J. A. F. Campbell and wifi
celebrated their golden wedding a
Jackson last week. May the COLDER