The leader., 1901-06-12

"blind tigers in Claiborne's clrcul
court. Eeach was fined 800 and costs
On July IL jackson will vote o
bonds to be issued for public schoo
improvements. s25,OOO worth are pre-
posed.
Mr.. Frank S. Erskine, of Louisville
KY, was married last Thursday t
Miss Hattie Graves, of jackson, lead
ing society belle.
Mrs. A. Honnell, of Caledonia, com
mitted suicide by jumping into wei
seventy feet deep. She had been il
i'll health long time.
Mayor Hemingway, of the Stat
Capital and Miss Grace Hyer will b
married on the 18th. After that, tn
city may run itself awhile.
Both McComb and Summit wer
represented in the Goods Roads Cor
vention held at McComb Monday an
yesterday.
Two dead bodies of negro men wer
found on the railroad track six mile
east of Greenville on the 9Th. Bot
had, evidently, been struck by train
The Bulletin, the official journa
of the Mississippi Retail Lumbe
Dealers Association, has been issue'
by the Stationery Company of Yazo
City.
"For conduct unbecoming an of
ficer," City Marshal w. d. Turner
of Laurel, was fined s25, impeachet
and committed until the payment o
the fine.
Three negroes waylaid white man
Henry Wells, near Hattiesburg, bea
him numerically and robbed him o
$50 and fine gold watch. His inju
ries are serious.
Gulfport has given thirty days no
tice to all raisers of hogs to get thei
products out of town. No more hog
will be tolerated within the corporate
limits of the city.
Lightning set fire to a building a
Laurel last Wednesday. 1t was pu
out before great damage resulted
Turner Wilborn, an old citizen, wa
knocked senseless.
The largest metal roof ever con
structed in this State has been contract
ed for at Nicksburg. 1t will cove
the Peoples Compress building ant
requires 5000 squares
M. Chastine, confectioner of Jack
son, who had an arm amputated
year ago, had the member disinterret
to stop the pain in the stump remain
ing. He was told that this would b.
effective, by some wiseacre.
Miss Katherine Matthews Crusoe,
former student of the l. l. & c., gradu
ated recently from the University O
California, where she won the degre,
of Master of Sciences from the Colleg,
of Chemistry of that famous institu
ton.
The remains of Mr.. w. S. Skelling
er, who died at Grand Rapids, Michi
gan, were inferred at Jackson on the
9th. Years ago Mr.. Skellinger, VIII,
was blind from his birth, won notorie
ty as vocalist and was we'll known
throughout the State.
By Governor Longino's calling il
100000 of 5 per cent bonds, he save
the taxpayers of the State 800, ,OOC
These bonds were issued in July, 1896
to run 10 years, with the option to tn,
State to retire the same at the expira
ton of five years. This option fall
on July 1st, 1901.
The assessment on the Gulf q Shil
Island railroad has been raised from
$4,000 to 5000 per mill, and the branch
es from $4,000 to 5000 per mile. Th
petition from Mississippi City to hav
the fast passenger train to stop ther
was refused, Commissioner May votin,
in favor of the petition.
Miss Lorraine Bradley, who fo
twelve months was travelling secretar,
for Miss Belle Kearney the wei
known temperance lecturer, and who's
betrothal to DR.. J. G. FARRELL, of Sa
vannah, Ga, was announced upon tn,
celebration of the golden wedding o
Miss Kearney's parents severa
months ago, was married to DR.. Jarrel
last Thursday, at Flora. where sh,
was a prominent figure in socia
circles.
VIM. Wilson, charged with murderins
his wife last year at Melville, La, wa
arrested last Tuesday, and on theil
way to Woodville, Miss, the two de
tectives who had him in charge
stopped at Bayou Sara for the night
There they were refused permission
by the ia Ter to place the man in Jail
They found lodging on the outskirt.
OF the city aud under pretense of be
ing sick Wilson had his handouts re
moved; then asking to be allowed e
get something out of his bundle. ht
quickly armed himself with two pis
tolls and commanding one detective te
bind the other to tree, made his es
cape. The escaped criminal is black
weighs l55 pounds and limps as he
walks.