The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-14
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short-Hand Chronicle OF Cur
rent Happenings.


jackson complains of the cocoa
grass, which is killing out the Ber-
muda.
w. Il. higgins, of Terry, and Mrs.
B. NJ. Welby, of Madison, were married
on the Sth.
Lowndes county will spend $4,000
for repairs on her courthouse at
Columbus.
The Yazoo City Herald is now %
years of age and has been full grown
for years.
The Odd Fellows and Woodmen will
erect two-story brick building at
Lumberton.
At Florence the hotel owned by
Prof. II. L. Whitfield, was burned.
Loss, $1,000.
Capt. Walton Shields has announced
his candidacy for the office of Mayor
of Greenville.
The Cumberland Telephone Com
pany reports that it has 66, 100 phones
operating in this State.
Two little darkies, George Wash
ington' and "Anse McLaurin," were
arrested in jackson for theft.
Miss Sarah Priestley, of Canton, was
married last Wednesday to Mr.. Ed
ward Woodside, of Baton Rouge.
jackson merchants find it to their
interest to contribute literally toward
the purchase of street sprinkler.
Hezekiah Crawford, aged 96, died at
Enterprise on the Sth. He had been a
resident of Clarke county 80 years.
H. J. Clarke, a young engineer on
the |. c., was married at Water Valley
to Mrs. Ophelia Vanhoozer, on the
9th.
1t is stated that Mississippians are
leading in the subscriptions to the
fund for testimonial to Admiral
Schley.
The contract has been let for new
Presbyterian church at Greenville to
cost $4,000. Charles Pearce, of In
dianapolis, has the job of construc-
ton.
A bad negro, j. W. Delain, with sew
eral aliases, said TO be from Forest,
broke into the house of negro
woman at Enterprise and cut her
throat. He escaped.
Miss Plunkett, State librarian, will
issue a new library catalogue. The
last full list of books was published in
1877. Miss Plunkett is the sixth lady
to hold the position of State Librarian
in Mississippi,
Mississippi spends annually $1,000
600 on its public schools, which is
more, per capita, than any other
Southern State spends. The State has
also longer terms and better educa-
tors, says the Clarion Ledger.
The strike of the journeymen brick
masons at Vicksburg resulted in their
returning to work at the old rate of
A. cents per hour, ten hours consti-
tuting days work. The demand was
for nine hours labor at 80 cents per
hour for the day.
At Verona, on the 9th, Miss Pattie
Kincannon, sister of Prof. A. A. Kin
cannon, of the |. l. & c., was married to
Prof. Charles Brothers, superintendent
of the city schools of Kirksville, Mo
He was recently elected to a similar
position in Montana.
The Governor has issued writ OF
election directed to the election
commissioners of Pike, command
ing them to hold an election in said
county, Friday, Oct 4, 1901, to fill va
cancy in the legislature caused by the
death of J. NJ. Tate.
The beer clubs" are receiving at
tention at Water Valley, where money
is pooled and each member goes to the
place of storage and helps himself to
the extent of his contribution. 1t is
stated that a carload of beer is con
sumed in this way at many of the i'm,
portant cities in the State.
Prof. Alba's vitascope with pictures
of the "Holy City" and the Passion
Play, have attracted interest at Living
stone Park, Jackson, similar to that
aroused at the Chautauqua. We hope
the pictures may awaken an interest
in things more serious than mere spec.
tacular effects.
Perry Levy, the negro who at
tempted assault at Terry last week,
Shot himself through the head while
lying in bed by the side of his wife
After the attempt on the young MILL
ner, as she was going home at dusk, he
constantly carried his pistol, but re,
manned at home in half-crazed con,
dition, his wife said.
The year old son of Anthony
Hope, of Osyka, was gored to death by
a young bull, which he had been in the
habit of teasing until he had become
vicious. No one had dared enter the
lot without a stick for protection.
Forgetting this, the little boy was at
tackled and fatally hurt before his
screams reached the ears of his
stricken parents.
Mrs. Rohrbacher, aged 81, died in
Vicksburg last week She had lived
in the Hill City since 1863. During
the war she was exceedingly kind and
attentive to the sick soldiers. She
was the last member of a family of Il
children, her maiden name being
Spengler, family identified for many
years with jackson.