The leader., 1901-09-11

at Kosciusko.
A warehouse with a capacity of
10000 bales is in process of construc-
ton at Mt. Olive.
Governor Longino is giving us a
plain, business like administration
without any frills.
Wesson enjoyed the International
Sunday School Association last week
from Thursday until Sunday.
Starkville will have fine brick
hotel. Every town of any preten.
sions needs one if it hasn't got it.
The 9th annual meeting of the
Columbus Baptist association con.
vened at Pleasant Hill last Friday
Rev. w. C. Whitaker, of Tuscaloosa
Ala, has become rector of st. An
drews Episcopal church at Jackson.
The Deaf and Dumb Institute, oil
jackson, will open on October ,
Apply to J. X. Dobyns, superinten
dent.
The Mississippi Sunday school
teachers will meet in Jackson, the
18th and continue in session three
days.
Prof. L. M, Stone, the we'll known
educator, will leave this State to &C.
cept the principalship of the high
school at Ethelville, Ala.
Mrs. NJ. F. Tatum, who has been a
long time resident of Terry, has
moved to Clinton where she will edu.
cate her grandchildren.
J. A. Walker is the Democrotie
nominee from Pike to succeed j. M
Tate, deceased, in the legislature
This means the election of Mr.. Walker
w. D. Phillips lost 1900 bundles of
fodder in Lowdnes county by fire,
which also consumed his barn and
farm implements. There was no in
surance.
At Columbus fair this fall there
will be three red fox chases. A pack
of 80 red fox hounds of the very best
Virginia and Kentucky strain will de-
light lovers of this out door sport.
a prominent saloon building at
Aberdeen has been sold since the pro
hibition victory for $1,000 and will be
used as storage room, which the Elk
aminer says is "the crying need" of the
trade of Aberdeen.
Chas. d. Hines, whose vision was
already imperfect in one eye, had the
misfortune last Monday while baling
hay near Columbus to have the wire
strike him in his good eye. In all
probability he will lose the sight OF
the injured orb entirely.
A telegram from Jackson states
that a representative of the Stand
ard Oil Co. has been in that Sc ctior
the past week buying up leases OF
land. 1t is believed the trust will
prospect for oil throughout SO utl
Mississippi and that they have reason
to believe that the oil bearing strata
extends around jackson.
Eleven negroes were sent to the
county farm from Raymond last week
They were arrested at Jackson, charg
ed with creating the disturbance al
Terry, in which railroad conductor
was wounded. Two of the convicts
are women and the fines of all are sc
heavy, they will be on the farm for
some time to work them out.
Hon. T. w. Hammond, mayor OF
Harriston, has resigned the mayoralty
given up the postoffice, which he has
held for many years, sold his property
and will go into business elsewhere
This change is necessitated by the
continued illhealth of Mrs. Ham
mond who sacrificed her health in
1898 ministering to the sick and dying
during the yellow fever epidemic.
The Hazlehurst Courier is Informed
by an intelligent lady who has been al
Biloxi for several months, that the
timbers used in the construction of 6
railroad between Joppa and Jerusa
lem came out of the Pearl river swamp
Mississippi, having been cut by thu
firm of Poitevant q Favre and foateG
down the Pearl to the Gulf, thence
to Ship Island, where they were loaded
on vessels bound for Egypt.
There will be something new anC
interesting in the entertainment line
at Columbus this month. For the
benefit of the eMasonic Temple fund
there will be an exhibit held of the
Belle Kearney collection of curio.
which this lady presented to the l.
& c. aud which is said to be the most
interesting and valuable collection in
the State; and also display of the
John r. Maxwell Philippine relics anG
souvenirs. With music and other en-
PERTAINING features, the evening prom
ises to be one above the average oil
such things.
Judge Powell says that Yazoo City
has produced the youngest set of bur
glars he has ever met in his experience
Eight youngsters, ranging from nine tt
fifteen years of age, but most of then
nearer the minimum than the maxi
mum age, have been indicted for bur
glarious operations that cover period
of six months. Stores were robbed
indiscriminately and for awhile tn,
identity of the cracksmen was mys
terry. Two of the youngest, nine anC
ten respectively, have pleaded guilty
and been sentenced to the county farm
for one year, the Judge not caring t.
send them to the penitentiary, while