The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-25
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
\ Short-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

Inc thermometer was W ueSIeeS AZ
Jackson last Wednesday.
R.F. McGil has been make public
cotton weigher of Jackson.
Madison and other counties bemoan
great injury to their cotton by recent
rains.
In the last issue of The Baptist
there we're sS3 accessions to the church
reported.
Greenville's sewerage system will
probably be completed by the lst of
January next.
Mr.. Andrew Govan and Miss Caro-
lie May, of McComb, were married
last Wednesday.
Vicksburg had big ball game on
memorial day, between the Hill City
team and Birmingham.
Something over 200 girls were turn
ed away from the |. |. Il c. on account
of insufficient accommodations.
n. II. Bryant, one of the most prom
inent business men of North Missls-
sippi, died at Oxford on the 10Th.
Citizens of Vicksburg sent a hand
some floral piece to Washington as
the city's tribute to the dead president.
Pupils outside of Jackson's school
district must pay $40 per month for
each month not covered by the county
schools.
A large contingent of Italians from
lower Louisiana, have gone to work
at Biloxi in the oyster packing
business.
Deaths of little children are noted
weekly in Wesson by the Enterprise
Sorrow has entered many homes there
on account of the grim Reaper.
The banking institutions of Jackson,
the State house, the Federal building,
and the City Hall were all closed
throughout memorial day last week.
Hon. NJ. y. Montgomery, of Oxford,
was the only one appointed by Gov
ernor Harrison to attend Mckinley
funeral, who was in position to go.
The A. Il NJ. College opened with
over go students. Addresses were
made by Justice A. II. Whitfield, Maj
Jas. X. Vardaman and Judge Jas. f.
McCool
b. Marion, recently connected with
the Mobile 4 Ohio Railroad has been
appointed superintendent of bridges
and buildings for the Gulf n Ship
Island Railroad
Douglass Bates, colored, aged -,
was found dead on the railroad near
Beauregard last Wednesday. His
head and one arm had been cut off by
the train He was section hand.
The Mississippi Sunday School
Teachers Institute convened in Ep-
worth Hall at Jackson last Wednes-
day and adjourned Friday. Mr.. n. A.
Mott. of Yazoo City, was chosen pres
ident.
\ prominent medical practitioner of
north Mississippi has under advise
ment the establishment of a sanitari-
um at Biloxi. \ handsome two-story
brick business block is also an evil
dence of BiloNi's advancement.
Copiah county has sent its assess
ment roll to the Auditor. The total
this year is 81 ,SOG,1lS, against 1851
546 last year, an increase of Sl4S,3I2.
The number of polls is 6,l49, against
6,063 last year, an increase of Sc.
DR.. Nolan Stewart, head physician
of the Mississippi Insane Hospital has
in his possession a genuine Stradiva-
RUS. The instrument is 250years old
and Dr. Stewart has received several
offers of almost fabulous sums, which
he steadfastly refuses.
Delegates to attend the Presidents
funeral from this State were Gov. Lon
gino, Hons. A. J. McLaurin, II, ID.
Money, J. NJ. Allen, Robert Lowry, j.
c. Niles, II. c. Turley, A. NJ. Lea, Geo
NJ. Buchanan, NJ. a. Montgomery and
Judge Frederick Speed.
\ monument to the memory of DR.. |
T. w. Stringer, who was resident of
Nicksburg for more than thirty years, |
was unveiled by colored mystic orders
last Tuesday. Dr. Stringer was the
founder of colored masonry in this
State and of the Knights OF Pythias. |
He died in 1898
The circuit courts are feeding the
penitentiary. Eleven convicts were
sent up from Magnolia last Tues |
day and nine more were ready at
Yazoo City, and the end not yet. The |
Delta courts are manifesting unusual |
diigence in prosecuting and convict
ing law breakers.
Vaiden's Lumber x Furniture Man
ufacturing Company's plant Was put
in operation on the 18th. The annual |
output will amount to $4,000 aud the |
aggregate wages paid per week will be
500. Forty-iive men will be employ
ed. Four new saNmlls have been
built close to Walden for the purpose
of supplying the factory with lumber.
\ terrible head end collision oc-
Cured on the |. G. nineteen mile,
south of Holly Springs on the 18th.
Three men we're killed outright and
Engineer Carroll was fatally injured.
The killed are negro brakeman
named Shaw from jackson, Tenn,
Fireman Gentry from Oxford, and an
unknown negro. Both trains were terri
bly, mashed and officials report it to be
one of the most disastrous wrecks on
the southern division for years. Sew
eral persons were injured. 1t is al