The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-24
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
4 SHORTHAND Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

On July 18th The GOVerhor VIII i0
view the First Regiment at Castalian
Springs.
1t is urged that the States resources
be exhibited at the ST. Louis EXPOSE
ton in 1903.
p. \. Malone and Miss Bayiiss
Prince, of Greenwood, were married
on the 18th.
Pass Christians Knights of Honor
held their eighth annual celebration
on the 18th.
Rev. J. f. Evans. minister of the
North Mississippi Conference, died at
Walden last week.
Fifty delegates attended the State
convention of the Christian church at
jackson last week.
The Farmers Institute for Frank
lin county will be held at Little
Springs, August 20.
Bryan failed to appear at the Crys-
tai Springs Chautauqua after the
manner of great men.
The Lefore County Fair Assocla-
ton have decided to hold their first
fair Oct. 10Th and 10th.
\ dispatch from Water Valley says
thousands of bushels of corn were
saved by the recent rain.
The Revenue Agent has decided that
administrators and guardians are not
personally liable for back taxes.
The order of the Elks of Nicks.
burg have purchased the old Veran'
dab Hotel for a club house, paying
for same $4,000.
James Martin, a young man OF PORT
Gibson. while operating on mule for
Charlton cut his hand and the deadly
disease set in to do its work, with fatal
result.
Peas are reported scarce and In
mauy localities it is said seed cannot
be had for planting. All dairymen
should raise crop of pea vine hay for
their COWS.
Mrs. Beardsley, of Kinds county
was given judgment for damages
in the sum of $4,000 for the killing
of her husband on the A. Il V. last
November
DR.. W. b. Murrah, of Millsaps Col
lege. with his wife and son will sail
for Europe, the able president being
delegate to the Methodist Ecumen-
ical Council.
Last Friday evening a game of base
ball was played at McComb for the
benefit of little Hardy Dykes, who was
so badly injured in the recent storm
at that place.
A business league was organized at
Greenville on the 18th, with 300 mem
bers. Geo. G.. Johnson was elected
president and l.. Pink Smith, first
vice president.
There we're 40 accessions to the
Winona Baptist church, as the result
of three weeks meeting conducted
by Rev. John Z. Barnard, of Annis
! ton, Ala, and Geo. II. Cairnes.
Hon. G. D. Stands, of Oxford, anc
Edward Mayes, of Jackson, are dele
gates to the Ecumenical Council at
London. 1t meets Sept. 4th. 1t is
understood they will both att end.
| Mr.. Frank Robertson, of Pontotoc
late of the State University, left yes
| terday for Manila, p. l., where he goes
to take position as teacher i'll the
schools there at salary of 81 200 pei
year.
! 4. Fl. Cooke, we'll known planter
| of Bovinia. has announced himself {
candidate for the lower house of the
| legislature from Warren county, tC
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna
ton of Hon. George Anderson.
The Holmes County Progress was
consumed in the awful conflagratior
at Lexington on July 18th. 1t was the
most destructive fire in the city's his
tory. Handsome new brick buildings
will replace the frame ones destroyed
Chas Scott, of Rosedale, lost 20t
mules from Charlton. DR.. |. G. Rob
! nrtS ~ A.
Nj. College, who has been giving the
matter attention, says he does not be
lieve $4,000 will reimburse the loser:
in the Delta.
The home of T. j. Harvey was de
stroyed by fire near Forest. His little
son struck IA match to assist him il
his quest for something and carelessly
threw it among some clothes. \ hal
hour later the fire had advanced be
yond all attempts to Illustrate its dev
astation.
DR.. Quincy Ewing, rector of Tue
Episcopal church at GreenvIlle, Miss
preached "A sermon on the last day o
June of which the Commonwealth
reverently says "he disposed of the
devil and knocked hell out of the Bi
ble." OF course, he meant to the Rev
Ewing's satisfaction.
After Vito Tonnezara, an Italian
shoemaker, had secured a license t
marry OF Nicksburg, he lost his poke
book containing $50. He then request
ed the money back he had paid on hi
license; but as he had turned the lat
ter over to the girl, and she refused to
give it up nothing could b,
done for him from financial point O
view.
The editor of the Clarion Ledger
recently received a request from al