The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-04

18th ult.
The jackson Stag Club will be su-
perseded by one of very swell
character.
A camp meeting of immense proper
lions is proving very interesting near
Columbus.
1925 clear profit on an acre of musk
melons is the record of Crystal
Springs farmer.
Jacksonites are relieved to learn that
there will be no increase in the city
tax levy this year.
Seven patients escaped from the
East Mississippi Insane Hospital at
Meridian last week.
245 bales in one lot of last years
crop of cotton brought SO cent straight
at Natchez last week.
Vicksburgs base ball-team, after a
loss of thirteen consecutive games, has
had change of luck.
Mr.. George Wilson, the Oldest man
in Lafayette county, died near Oxford
at the age of 90 years.
A grand anniversary picnic will be
enjoyed by the Woodmen of the World
at Pascagoula, on the 18th inst.
Captain George H. Fulkerson died
at Port Gibson on the 9th inst. He
served CALAMITY in the Confederate
army, and for number of years before
his death, had charge of the graves of
Southern soldiers in the Port Gibson
cemetery.
The grand jury of the circuit court
now in session at Alderman has indict-
ed DR.. Joe Ware, of Starkville, for the
murder of Alderman.
The first bale of new cotton
brought into Jackson weighed 54O
pounds and sold for nine cents.
At Holly Springs young white man
named Estelle Jones killed a negro by
the name of King, in self-defense.
J. Monroe Smith, Confederate sol
dier and an excellent citizen of Water
Valley, died in that city last week.
Miss Elena Weems, of Donald
Springs, and Herbert Crook, of Laurel,
were married at the latter place last
week.
Our progressive Capital will have a
golf club under the leadership of DR..
o. Nj. Turner, with links at Livingston
Park.
Two of Meridian's most popular
young people, w. J. Teller and Miss
Carolyn Macbeth, we're married on the
2Sth ult.
Near Jackson, a negro named Brands
bury, while endeavoring to board a
train, was thrown beneath the wheels
and ground to death.
Ten dollars was awarded the first
bale of the 1901 cotton crop brought
into Yazoo City. 1t weighed Gil
pounds and sold for $40 cents.
After two days session at Jackson
the Grand Lodge of Knights of Honor
adjourned to meet again in that city
on the fourth Tuesday in August, 1902
Meridian has declared war on
Migrants. Numbers of them are being
arrested daily and given long sentences
on the city chain gang and county
roads.
The three smallest counties of the
State, Pearl River, Clark and Green
show an increase in their personal as
sessments for this year aggregating
s7S,192.
Henry Weary, nineteen year old son
of DR.. Weary, of New Orleans, attempt
ed suicide at Bay st. Louis, on the
9th ult., by swallowing vial of chic
reform.
At Columbus, Willie Burt, the Is.
year-o son of Captain w. j. Burt, was
accidentally shot in the arm while up
in tree by Ben Strong, and falling
was killed, by the fall.
The residence owned by the Stokes.
Evans Hardware Co., at Macon, was
destroyed by fire. A valuable library
was included in the loss, which amount
ed to $500. Insurance $1,000.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Mississippi Fire Association the resig-
nation of Mr.. Phil. A. Rush, president,
was accepted and Hon. George Wilson
elected in his stead. Mr.. Wilson is
president of the Delta Bank at Green.
wood.
The fact that a few ballots were
marked with lead pencil in the recent
election for representative in Pamela
county, is considered sufficient grounds
for the contesting of the election by
DIR. James Ruffin, of Sardis, against
j. NJ. Cox, who was given the certifi
cate.
| Uncle Sam has attached several
yards of red tape to his weather bureau
The department at jackson has been
prohibited from giving information
direct and those who want to know
things about the weather must wait
the circumlocution of reply from
headquarters at Washington.
Charters as follows have been grant
ed by Gov. Longino: G. w. Robinson
Lumber Company, domiciled at Meri
dian, and capitalized at $4,000; Aber.
deem Steam Laundry, with capital
stock of 5000; McHenry High School
Bond Improvement Company of Bond
Harrison county, capitalized at $500.
At the encampment at Biloxi in a
hand to hand encounter with an italian