The leader., 1900-03-21
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent happenings.

rent Happenings.
A mad dog was killed on the streets
of Kosciusko last week.
A store belonging to U. S. Williams
was burned at Eupora on Friday night.
Hon. w. II. Jones, prominent law
yer of Raleigh, died recently of heart
disease.
A deer ranch has been established
in Jasper county, near Sandersville, by
IS. Mcfarland.
A planning mill with daily capacity
of 10000 feet, is soon to be estab-
lished at Port Gibson.
In train collision at Tupelo last
week fireman was killed and an en-
gineer severely injured.
This years lists of lands delinquent
to the State, show a considerable de-
crease over former years.
Walter NJ Miley, young man living
in South Vicksburg, died suddenly on
bIlC IlShb vi Ollt l'bh
Capt. F. Y. Dabney, constructing
railroad engineer, died at Crystal
Springs last Friday evening.
"Buttercup" is the newest postofiice
it is ~ miles north of Meridian and
John NJ. Cook is postmaster.
Thomas Magee fell from second
story roof at the Wesson Mills recent
ly and was painfully injured.
Frank DIN, bricklayer at Jackson
fell from a two story building last
week and died from his injuries.
| The NatcheZ Mardi Gras Association
has been made permanent and the
Carnival will be celebrated annually.
Scranton reports heavy white frost
on the night of the 10Th inst, with no
damage, however, to either fruit or gar
dens.
Rev. j. A. Poe, of Holly Springs, and
Miss Annie McElroy, of Columbus,
we're married recently at the latter
place.
Col. w. A. Montgomery of Kinds
county has announced himself candi-
date for Congress to succeed Hon. Pat
Henry.
Father Mcnamara, of the diocese of
NatcheZ, is delivering series of lee
lures in McComb on the Doctrine of
Catholicism"
Horse thieves are making things
lively in middle Mississippi. At Mad
ison, Ellisville and jackson horses
have been stolen. No clue as to the
thieves.
Mrs. Ethel Phillips, wife of Mr.. M.
G. Phillips, we'll known young bust
ness man of jackson, died of pneu-
monia at her residence in that city, on
the 18th inst.
Geo. Hampton, ex-sheriff of kemper
county, was arrested last week on the
charge of burglarizing the county safe
in the sheriff's office on the night of
December I, 1899.
Burglars visited Carthage last week,
cracked the safes of Cadenhead u Co.,
and Jordan a Co., and secured about
$500. Before leaving the town they
tore down the telephone wires.
The plant of the Meridian Planning
mills was totally destroyed by fire last
week. Loss is estimated at $1,000. A
number of freight cars side-tracked
near the plant were also burned.
In compliance with the law recently
enacted, the trustees of the lunatlc
asylum have ordered fire escapes for
that institution, the contract being
awarded A. F. Harrell, of Kentucky.
In the competitive examination for
ambulance students, at Tulane, first
honors, in a class of four hundred and
thirty students, were won by Troy
Sexton, son of DR.. F. M. Sexton, of
| Wesson.
Ten inches of snow fell at Grenada
on the 18th inst. and there was heavy
fall and severe cold at West Point and
other places. Fruit growers and truck
farmers fear much damage to fruit and
early vegetables.
Ernest Kelly, respectable negro,
was shot and killed, without provoca-
ton, by drunken white boy near Ok
ford on the 18th inst. The murderer,
whose name is not known has not yet
been captured.
Geo. johnson, a negro, arrested AT
Jackson last week by Messrs. Varnell
and Wilson, of Flora, on the charge OF
having obtained money under false
pretences, escaped from their custody
while on the road to Flora.
Mr.. Chas. H. Preston, superintend-
ent of the match factory near Warren
ton, while crazed by neuralgia pain, on
the night of the 18th inst, attempted
suicide by shooting himself in the
head. The wound may not prove fatal.
Representative J. J. Stubs, of Smith
county, has been presented by the pages
of the House, with an elegant cane, "as
token of high esteem for him" Rep
resentative Stubbs, in return, present
ed each page with a pair of cuff but
tons.
| Quitman is to have a million dollar
lumber mill with capacity of 10000
feet per day The mill to b ", operated by
Northern capitaiiStS will he incprpOr-