The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-15

scnool Dulldlng TO ACCOMMODATE Ine
increased patronage.
Mrs. j. T. Clark, of McComb, who
was taken to New Orleans for treat
ment, died while at Hotel Dieu.
The Jackson Typographical Union
contributed to the suffering printers
of the great Jacksonville disaster.
The Meridian Star claims that the
lowest estimate of the money invested
in factories in that city is 81, 2S9 500.
Allen Thompson will represent
Millsaps College at the inter collegi-
ate oratorical contest at the Crystal
Springs Chautauqua.
In the State, the increase of men,
bership in the ]. o. o. F. for the year
past is 57S, the number of new lodges
formed being twenty-three.
The Board of Supervisors of Copiah
county have adopted the contract sys-
tenn for working the public roads in
District No. l, as starter.
Port Gibson has had ground broken
for new bank building. 1t will be of
brick and stone, with galvanized iron
and terra Gotta front, with offices up
stairs.
Adams county will refund the bonds
of the Natchez, Jackson and Colum-
bus Railroad, by an issue of $4,000
four per cent. 25 year bonds. The new
issue will be made July LIST.
Levy Donagin was found dead in
his buggy in Jasper county, with knife
wounds on his person. j. r. Hardy
and Jake Parrish have been arrested
as suspects and required to give bond.
The journeyman plumbers of Jack
son struck for an increase of wages
and got it. The 30 plumbers have
formed local union and applied for
charter from the national organiza-
ton.
Mississippi has 4,l95 Federal pen
sioners, who are paid 1886, 400 annual
ly. By far the larger portion of this
goes to negroes, who were recruited
along the river, after the fall of Vicks-
burg.
The Mississippi w. C. T. U. made
some important amendments to its
constitution, the most important OF
which provided for salary for the
president, each union to be taxed not
less thans &c.
"In consideration of valuable servi-
ces rendered." the Woodlawn Gene.
terry Association, of Summit, presented
to Editor N. P. Bonney, of the Senti
mel, a lot wherein lately were inferred
the remains of his beloved wife.
The young Mississippi College stu
dent, who secured $1,000 for being
wrongfully put off a train between
Jackson and Clinton, had the amount
reduced one-half by the Supreme
Court, on appeal by defendants.
J.J. Morant and B. G.. Shaw, negro
preachers who have been editing the
Greenwood Monitor, were run out OF
that city by white citizens, on account
of the publication of an objection
able article. Morant was educated in
an Ohio College.
The following were elected officers
of the State Teachers Association for
the ensuing year: Prof. j. c. Herbert
A. & M. College, president; G. F.
Boyd, Kosciusko, president, Ed.
Ward L. Jackson, treasurer; T. P
Scott, Brookhaven, secretary.
In the Federal court last Tuesday
Colbert johnson was convicted of il
legal retailing in Kinds county and
given fine of 500 and so days in the
county Jail. Three boys who plead
guilty of attempted robbery of the
Raymond post Office were sent home
their sentences being suspended dur,
ing good behavior.
! In difficulty near Columbia be-
tween Ed. Campbell, prominent
mill man, and one of his troopers, a
man named Patterson, the latter re-
ceived several severe wounds on the
head at the hands of Ed. Campbell, and
Richard Campbell, IA younger brother
of Ed. Campbell, was shot and proba-
bly, fatally wounded by Patterson.
Miss Swigert, mai len lady of s.
years, was murdered near Trenton,
Smith County, by unknown parties, on
the 4th. She lived alone and was suppos
ed to keep large sum of money. The
crime occurred at 10 o'clock ut night aud
was probably committed for the pur-
pose of robbery A young man who was
suspected escaped and is now at large.
After quietly perfecting arrange.
ments, Hattiesburg capitalists will try
for oil in that vicinity. Four years
ago, oil was struck at depth of only
twenty four feet; but no regard was
paid to the matter until the Beaumont
craze. With plenty of coal within
three miles of Hattiesburg, sulphur
rock and sulphur water from springs
and wells plentiful, with acres Of iron
ore to be found anywhere and plenty
of limestone TO work the iron, Hatties.
burg promises to become the Beau,
m ont of Mississippi.