The leader., 1901-05-22

Dr. Hillman brougn, OF miSSis-
sippi College, addressed the B. Y. P.
u, of Jackson, last Sunday night.
A citizen of Hermanville was boring
we'll. Some one poured coal oil into
it, and the result may be imagined.
Henderson PARROT, deputy sheriff
of Madison county, was killed while
dynamiting fish in Big Black river.
The contract for the textile machin-
cry for the Yazoo Cotton Mills was let
to Howard & Bullough, of Pawntucket,
r. l.
An election for mayor has been or
dered al Bay St. Louis, a vacancy hav-
ing been caused by the death of John
V. Toulme.
WI. Bouldin, of Clarksdale, was
elected grand chancellor at the recent
meeting of the Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias.
The general assembly of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church took
place at West Point last week. 200
delegates were present.
Not case remains to be tried on
the Supreme Court docket at this
term. The Court adjourned Monday
to meet again in October.
Bishop Galloway will be the orator
for the commencement of the Port
Gibson Female College. DR.. W. c.
Black will preach the sermon.
A new military company, the "Gov
ernor's Guards" has been organized
at Jackson. The old company, the
Capital Light Guards" is no more.
Hon. R. H. Henry, who spent several
weeks in Beaumont, Texas, says "the
situation there is simply too big to be
described be appreciated it must
be SEEN"
Audley w. Stands, son of Ex-
Lieut.. Gov. G. D. Stands, married
on the 18th, Miss West, niece of L..
Q. c. Lamar. The wedding occurred
at Oxford.
The Adams county Board of Super
visors will issue $4,000 of 10 per cent.
23-year bonds for the purpose of re-
funding Natchez, Jackson & Columbus
railroad bonds.
Walter Brown Garvin, Esq, an at
torney of Chattanooga, was married at
Crystal Springs to Mrs. Minnie New
man Mcmillan, a lady we'll known in
Copiah and Kinds counties.
Gov. Longino has approved the
charter of the May -Easterling Lumber
Co., domiciled in Covington county,
the exact Location to be hereafter Sc
lected, and capitalized at $4,000.
The Board of Supervisors of
Lowndes county has appropriated
$4,000 for the purpose of remodeling
and improving the court house at
Columbus. Plans for the work have
been drawn by an architect.
A train in charge of Conductor
Lewis McLaurin, jumped the track
few miles north of Hazlehurst last
Wednesday. The mail clerk and fire.
man were killed and the engineer had
his leg broken in two places.
D. L. Mckay, grand master of the
Masonic fraternity in Mississippi, has
issued special dispensation directing
all lodges to celebrate st. Johns day
on Saturday, June % or on Tuesday,
June 25th, instead of on Monday, June
oath.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Mary McLain, the
charming daughter of Congressman
McLain, to Mr.. John Henderson Hines
on Wednesday evening, May %, at I
o'clock, in the Methodist church at
Gloster, Miss.
The Board of Supervisors of Grena-
da county will issue $4,000 in bridge
bonds, most of the amount to go to
the construction of new iron bridge
across Yalobusha river, near the city
of Grenada. The bonds will be issued
in denominations of $500, and will
draw 6 per cent. interest.
Peabody summer normals for white
teachers will be held on July 8 at Alb
erdeen, Port Gibson, Senatobia, Boone
vile, Braxton aud Dixon. On July 5,
normals begin at Eupora and Enter
prise and on July 25 at jackson. At
the University of Mississippi the nor
NAL will b. held June 11-24.
The first meeting of the Central
Mississippi Medical Association, COM
posed of colored physicians, surgeons,
dentists and pharmacists, was held in
Jackson, May 16 and II. Quite a
lengthy and interesting program was
presented. DR.. H. E. Connor, of Brook
haven, presented a paper on "Some of
the Newer Remedies"
The State Board of education as
signed the following named Copiah
county teachers to institute and nor
NAL work during the summer: J.R.
Linn, Wesson, director and teacher of
pedagogy and physics of normal at
Senatobia; Miss Jeanie Rowan, Wes-
son. teacher of literature and civil
government of normal at jackson; j.
T. Gnynes, Haziehurst, j. +. Hood,
Galiman, and I. l.. Travick, Crystal
Springs, directors of institutes; Miss
Ollye Jones, Hazlehurst, teacher of
mathematics in normal at Eupora.
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