The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-10-24
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Sbort-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

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Hattiesburg's sewerage system vii l
cost $4,000.
Large crowds attended the Canton
fair and races.
Jackson's sewerage sys.em VIII DE III
operation by Christmas.
The principal part of the town OF
Colon was destroyed by fire.
Winona has subscribed $4,000, Tor
the building of a wagon factory.
The outlook for Jackson's chrysan-
themums is exceedingly poor this year.
Bro. Norwood says 1.-THE thing can't
be did," viz: run a newspaper without
money.
Pike county raised Dooley yam po-
tatoes that weighed 81 and 81 pounds
piece.
The Woodmen of the World have
purchased property and will build at
McComb.
The Fayette Chronicle starts out in
its 34th year with an enlarged edition
of s pages.
The corner stone of Greenwoods
new public school building was laid
last Tuesday.
jackson dairymen are raising the
prices of their products, because OF
the advance in feed stutfs.
The l. C. pay car distributed sll,ooo
among its employees at jackson and
along the Yazoo road, last week.
On account of the continued illness
of Judge T. A. Wood, circuit court has
been pretermitted in Jackson county.
Six negroes, one of them a woman,
were successful applicants for license
to practice medicine at Jackson last
week.
| Hon. State beavers, of Paulding, has
received the appointment of Chancel-
lor of the second district, vice Judge
n. c. Hill, resigned.
Miss Bessie White and Mr.. Artie Nc
Michael, of McComb, quietly drove to
Magnolia and were married by Rev. +.
NJ. keene, last Thursday.
The little son of DR.. Alex. Davi dson,
of Hot Springs, Ark, died suddenly OF
commissions, at the home of his aunt,
Miss Bette Combs, at Oxford.
Mrs. Devereaux Shields has received
cablegram from her husband, who
was reported captured by the Phliil-
pinos, saying he is well and safe.
Miss Jennie Stone, the adopted
daughter of the late Gov. j. Nj. Stone,
was married to Capt. James Quiggins,
of the national guard, of Holly Springs
An unofficial message from Wash
ington places Vicksburg's population
at 1901. The suburbs contain 5000,
giving the city the actual population
of 10000.
A moonshine still was raided in
Rankin, near Pelahatchie, and f. and
Bruce Jones were lodged in jail at
jackson, while their vocation was
destroyed
The promise of big games during the
season has caused genuine revival of
interest in football in Mississippi. The
Millsaps team will play some star en-
gagements.
J. H. Mcbride, of New Orleans, has
been appointed route agent of the
American Express Company, vice W.
c. Essler, deceased, and will be loca-
ted at jackson.
After twenty years absence from his
home in Bovinea, Mr.. Henry Golf re-
turned to resume his residence last
week He had been in Texas the great
er part of the time.
The State Auditor has decided that
ginners who make arrangements to
buy cotton seed and merchants who
buy it, are liable to an extra privilege
tax of $40, as cotton buyers.
Miss Mary Cessna, native Cuban
woman, who has been fitting herself as
a nurse in this country, has gone tC
Havana and will be employed by DR.
Carter as yellow fever nurse.
John A. Galbreath, long a citizen OF
Jackson, has been accepted by the
civil service commission at its meeting
in New Orleans, as an expert examiner
in electricity, over many others.
Capt. Frank Burkitt has retired
from journalism He has been editor
of the Peoples Messenger, published
at Okolona, for % years. A. B. Stern
berger has purchased the paper.
The News says a young Baptist
preacher named Gilbert, preached IL
Brandon recently and made known
the fact that he is trying to raise mon
ey by subscription to educate himself
Sam Clemms, a white tramp, was Sc
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freight train moving at high rate Of
speed, did not hurt him. He was
picked up where he fell at Jackson,
bottle of red-eye being found in his
pocket.
Jacksons street railway system vii
be extended through West Jackson tc
the new cemetery. This is the mos
important bit of local news for the
city, it has heard in long time. Mes
Sis. L. F. Montgomery, Baker Siyiey
J. Ell. Odeneal and S. P. Barton have
paid the company handsome bonus
to secure the extension.
The Louisiana State board of engi
| naarS tho yariouS layaa boards anC