The leader., 1901-02-20
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Shorthand Chronicle of Cur

S. J. Byrd has been made postmaster
at Bonus, Franklin county.
Citizens of Yazoo have subscribed
$4,000 for the Belzona extension.
The Love Wagon Factory at Durant
has capacity of 5000 wagons year.
The draw-bridge was swung over
the river near Monticello last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. B. n. Simrall and Miss Louise
Klein, of Vicksburg, we're married on
the 14th.
c. w. Cammack, of Terry, and Miss
Fannie Hughes, of Crystal Springs,
married last Thursday.
At Silver Creek, Lawrence county,
J. H. Williams died after two weeks
suffering with la grippe.
R. B. Hayes, of Magnolia, made a
valuable donation of books to the
Magnolia public school.
Prominent Baptist ministers of the
State are interested in building
Chautauqua auditorium at Gulfport.
Capt. and Mrs. Jas. Watts, of Merid-
ian will celebrate the golden anniver-
sary of their united lives on the 26th.
Andrews, who shot and killed
Marshal Coney at Summit has sur
rendered to Sheriff Leggett. He is ia
Jail.
Albert Peel, of Holly Springs, was
murdered by negro in his store at
Barfield, Ark. Peel was % years of
age.
Mayor Hemingway says jackson
must be either legally wet or legally
dry and the officers must do their
duty"
Mrs Lyal and Mrs. Wolbrecht, two
ladies of McComb, are organizing a
ladies' branch of the Woodmen of the
| World.
Oxford's mayor has ordered that ev-
cry dog on the streets, unmuzzled, be
shot. A mad dog bit it's owner and
several dogs.
Dr. j. T. B. Berry, of Rankin, has
returned from Havana, Cuba, where
he went to attend the Pan-American
M edical Congress.
Hattiesburg will have a coffin facto-
ry. A stock company with a paid up
capital of $4,000 has been organized
for the purpose.
A number of blind tigers were cap
tured on South State street, jackson,
on the 18th, and quantity of whisky
and beer destroyed.
In the sensational case of Mrs. Ida
Bolls vs.. State Senator Bradley, for Sc
duction, change of venue to Madison
county was granted.
Ellisville has a Development Com
pany, whose duty it is to boom the
town and take all necessary steps to
advance its prosperity.
W. G. Wells and Miss Edna c. Her
ring were married at Raymond on the
18th. Mr.. Wells is brother of Hon
Ben H. Wells, of Jackson.
Francis Wilkerson, who went north
from Vic!lsburg in 1866, would like to
hear from relatives and friends. Ad-
dress Will Hayes, Peoria, Ill.
There we're two marriages in Grena-
da on Valentines Day-Miss Pass to
Mr. Caine, of Durant, and Miss Perry
to Mr.. Joseph Brown. Both were So
cial events.
The First Presbyterian church, OF
Jackson, has issued memorial volume
in honor of their late pastor Rev
John Hunter, who served them IS
successive years.
Mr.. Philip Crutcher, of Vicksburg
enjoys the distinction of being the on
ly chess player of the city who was
not defeated by champion H. N. Pills
bury. The game between them was a
draw.
At Benton, the store of J. p. Rose
was consumed by fire. Loss, $780,
on merchandise. The building was
valued at $500 and was the property
of Mrs. S. J. Bunch, who carried no in
surance.
The year-old son of George Davis
at Purvis fell into well 20 feet deep
and was early drowned. 1t YVES an hour
before he could be rescued; but he
''came to" and was restored to his dis
tracted parents.
Eph. Cockerham, who killed Matte
Smith at Summit last fall and escaped,
was found in his home with his throat
cut, on the 18th. 1t is supposed he
was tired of his miserable existence
and committed suicide.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. jackson, of
Natchez, brilliantly entertained as
they for the first time opened the
doors of their handsome new home on
the 18th. 1t is stated that the splen-
did hospitality dispensed marks "a re-
vival of the old ante-bellum entertain
ments.n
At the eleventh hour John Gordon
was respited by the Governor, and has
thirty days more to live, calculating
from last Friday when he was to have
hung at Magnolia. His friends hope
for communication of his sentence to
life Imprisonment. The shooting OF
his victim is claimed to have been
accidental.