The leader., 1901-11-20
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Shorthand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.


proposed for Greenwood.
Yazoo county paid si0,OSO for yearly
taxes the past twelve-month.
Mrs. Chas. w. Boyd died at Yazoo on
the 18th. after brief illness.
Bishop Charles B. Galloway dedi-
Gated a new church at Ridgeland last
week.
The jackson w. c. T. U. observed
last Thursday as day of fasting and
prayer.
Secretary of State Power announces
the appointment of Henry Yerger as
his assistant.
There is a strong revival of the ru-
NOR that the Gulf and Ship Island is
to be extended to NatcheZ.
DR.. w. S. Webb, who for twenty years
was President of Mississippi College,
celebrated his 18th birthday last
Thursday.
Burglars blew open the safe of W.
II. Wood, a prominent merchant OF
Grenada, and extracted therefrom slOo
in money, beside notes and checks.
No clue.
Miss Mile Dubose accidentally
killed herself with pistol on the l4th,
at West Point. She was to have been
married that evening and was shrouded
in her wedding dress.
Rev. A. A. Lomax, the old war chap
lain of the Sixteenth Mississippi Regl-
ment, A. N. V, preached the opening
sermon at the annual meeting of the
B. Y. p. u, at Wesson, last Wednes-
day.
George Williams, colored, IL the CIR
cult Court at Natchez, was given life
term for the murder of Della Richard
son. He was given chance to plead
man slaughter, but refused, declaring
he was innocent.
Rev. J. T. Pickett, d. D., a prom
inent minister of the Episcopal church
who served as rector many years al
Columbus and other cities in the State
died at an infrmary in Statesville, N
c., last week, at the age of 70.
A little negro, s years of age, was
sent to the Penitentiary last week
from Jackson county, to serve two
year sentence for grand larceny. tic
is a delicate child, and the case EN-
phasizes the need of State reform
atory.
The North Mississippi Presbyterian
College, located at Holly Springs, viii
be enlarged. From twelve to tifteer
thousand dollars will be expended
upon it. 1t is said to be the largest
Presbyterian boarding school in the
Southwest.
Mississippi was among the few
Southern States having no represen
tation at the Pan-A American Exposl
ton. The ST. Louis Fair to be helc
in 1903 is her opportunity to make
amends. She should be represented
there by all means.
Thesannual stock exhibition was helC
at Utica on tie 1ith r. T. Hart wor
first prize for the best two-year ole
colt, and Guy Yates the second. w
f. Broome was the winner for thu
finest calf, John B. Williams for Thu
finest hogs and John Lewis for tn,
best mule colt.
Several daring robberies occurred il
broad daylight at Columbus during
the recent Ringing Bros perform
ance in that city. Money and jewelr
were taken from residences disin
habited by the occupants for tn
pleasures of the show.
Mrs. Beardsley had a verdict o
$4,000 damages given her by the lowe
court and affirmed by the Suprem
Court last week, for the death of he
husband several months ago on the A
& V. railroad. He was killed in
wreck at the coal chute near jackson
Wesley Taylor, a prosperous coloreC
man of Franklin county, lost his cor
crib and cotton house by fire last weel
losing 300 bushels of corn and on
and half bales of cotton. Taylor wa
smoking when he went into his cri
and, it is presumed, he dropped fire o.
some provender.
Citizens have asked for free rura
delivery route from jackson westwar
to the extent of eight miles. Congress
man Hooker has forwarded to tn
Postmaster General at Washington
petition for the establishment of sue
a route. This is the first attempt tina
has been made to secure rural free dc
livery in Kinds county.
The trustees of the Blind Institute q
Jackson will ask the Legislature for a
increase of $1,000 per annum in tn
support fund, which will make th
amount $4,000. This amount is e,
pected to cover the entire expenses {
the institution. including salaries {
teachers. Forty-seven pupils are en-
rolled for the term of 1900 1901.
The first meeting of the East Mis-
sissippi Press Association was held &
Okolona last Friday and Saturda!
Major Jonas, of the Aberdeen E,
aminer, was made president and Mis-
vinson, of the Scooba Herald, wa
elected secretary and treasurer. Afte
transacting the usual business an
after being entertained royalty by tn
people of Okolona, the Association az
journed to meet in West Point i
February.
The authorities at Hattiesburg hay
accepted plans and specifications {
the water works plant and will at ono