The leader., 1901-10-30
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A SHORTHAND Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

The Rosedale Compress Company is
capitalized at $4,000.
The new State house will be under
roof by the last of January.
Hazlehurst's chrysauthemnm show
will take place November and 8.
Northern visitors are already begin
ming to arrive at Biloxi for the winter.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Warren lost her $1,000
residence at Macon. Insurance, g.
200.
Margaret Hunt Brisbane, the poet,
recently visited her native city, Vicks-
burg.
Laurels fourth school building for
whites has been contracted for. 1t
will cost 5000.
The Vicksburg American is six
months old and has paid up sub
scription list of 1882, it states.
David Holt, of the Progressive Era,
takes stand for clean, business like
Republican party in Mississippi.
The Natchez Bulletin says that each
State needs an institution for the care
and training of incorrigible youths.
DR.. Charles Lebanon, formerly of
Yellow Pine, Ala, has located at Jack
son for the practice of his profession.
The charter of the Ridgeland Wagon
Works, Madison county, has been ap-
proved by the Governor; capital, S2O,-
600.
Capt. Willis B. Harris was shot and
killed by Mr.. Calvin at Columbus last
Wednesday. The matter is deeply de-
plored.
The great floral and trades display at
Grenada on the 23rd, was pronounced
success. The Grenada Fair was held
last week.
Because of dispute over five cents
in crap game, Neal Barrett shot and
killed Will Garner at Greenville on the
Ord The men were colored.
Natchez' three and half miles of
electric street railway will cost SJ0,-
600. The line will be owned by Mem
phis, Greenville and local capitalists.
The Winona cotton factory received
last week an order from New Orleans
for $4,000 yards of domestic and one
from Chicago for $1,000 yards of drill
ing.
Miss Rena Crawford, a young woman,
was drowned at McCay's Ferry, near
Port Gibson. She was crossing the
stream when she stepped off into the
river.
Arthur Reynolds will succeed T. P.
Guyton as Attala's Representative in
the Legislature. J. A. Teat was close
second, their difference in votes being
twenty one.
DR.. c. r. Stingily, of Pelahatchie,
and Miss Bessie Gayden, of Brandon,
were married on the 23rd inst. at the
residence of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Oscar Gayden.
John Applewhite, aged SO, died at
Columbia of Brights disease on the
23d. He had served as both circuit and
chancery clerk of Marion county and
was Confederate veteran.
Jesse Yawn, of Holmesville, died last
week after twenty seven days suffer
ing with typhoid fever His 10-year-
old son had died the week before of
the same disease. A wife and two
children survive
A. H. George, Winona; H. M. Quinn.
Centerville, and E. H. Deal, Meridian,
delivered addresses in Kosciusko in
the interest of their candidacy for
Secretary of the State last Thursday.
An undertaken at Mount Olive when
he selected coffin for customer the
other day, found to his surprise that it
was already tenanted by a corpse. How
the body came in the coffin is mys-
terry.
j. F. Nelson's store, one of the
largest in North Mississippi, was
robbed at Oxford. All the cash in
the drawers and valuable goods were
taken on the oath. The store had been
considered burglar proof.
Judge Turley, Republican national
committeeman, left last Wednesday
for Washington to confer with the
President about the state of the Re-
publican party in Mississippi. The
postmasters at Vicksburg and Jackson
will soon have to be chosen.
VIM. Pennick died at his home few
miles from Lake City, under circum-
stances that indicated that he had
been murdered by his son, with whom
he had had some trouble and of whom
he had said he was afraid. No post
norton being held, the jury gave a
verdict of death from natural causes.
His son bears an unsavory reputation.
At Anding a peddler in health and
strength was passing along the high
way with his pack upon his back. Not
a breeze was stirring; but limb from
tree he was passing fell upon him
and split his head in two as with an
AK, each half falling upon his
shoulders. He was a Jew named
Ziagar and had made his headquarters
at Flora for some time.