The leader., 1902-02-05
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Shorthand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

Yazoo City.
The |. /. & C.'s new science hall will
cost $4,000.
Miss Jessie Brumfi-ld, agel p, died
at Yazoo City, much lamented.
Jake Gilmore, negro wife murderer,
will hang at Ellisville March 11th.
Z. NJ. Barber, of the coast, has stated
that he will be candidate for Con
gress.
Miss Clara E. Mortimer has been
re-appointed postmistress at Crystal
Springs.
The birthday of Mckinley, January
80, was observed by the Ocean Springs
public school.
Biloxi is to have a Y. NJ. c. A. The
necessary funds have been subscribed
to establish it.
VIM. Glascor, of Laurel, tried to
murder his wife and is in Jail in default
of 800 bond.
The offices of the chancery clerk and
sheriff and the postoffice were bur
glarized at Raleigh.
Jacob Fairly, colored, was murdered
at Scranton by Henry Fairly and Bob
Taylor, two other negroes.
Yazoo City wants syrup factory. a
furniture factory, a mattress factory
and perhaps some other things.
There we're y accessions to the Bap-
tist church during a revival meeting
just closed at Biloxi by Rev. W. A.
McComb.
The 8-year- old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. L. Mckay, of Meridian, fell
from a second story window and was
badly injured.
Lieut.. Gov. Harrison is being urged
by his friends to run for Governor at
the next election, and is receiving
many supplementary assurances of
support.
A lecture on "Organized Labor" was
given at McComb last Wednesday, by
Charles w. Maier, third vice grand
master of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen.
DR.. w. L. Lipscomb, who had served
the Columbus Methodist Sunday
School for 26 years as superintendent,
has retired from service. Ill health
was the cause of his resignation.
Fisher Ames Tyler, former editor of
the Vicksburg Whig, but lately OF
Holly Springs, died at the age of &c
last week. He was native of Connec
ticut. He was buried in Memphis.
The |. G. will fence in the union de
pot at Jackson and have men at the
gates to examine tickets. This is made
necessary by reason of the fact that SC
many people made the depot loafine
place.
Mrs. N. c. Lumbley, aged "A, died al
Meridian last week. She was the
mother of Revs. w. Z. and John H
Lumbley, Baptist ministers, the for
mer of which has been a missionary to
Africa.
The negro Jim Fry, from Leakt
county, who murdered Policeman Red
mon d in jackson Saturday night, il
now on trial for his life. The murder
ed officer was buried at McComb CITY
Monday.
Gov. Longino has approved the char
ter of the Hodges Brick Company
domiciled at Meridian and capitalized
at s25,0 900, and of the Hickman & Son
Butler Company, domiciled at Monti
cello and capitalized at $4,000
w. B. Snipes, flagman of Gunnison
was drowned in the Mississippi nea
Memphis. His engine was making
delivery of four cars to steamer
when the coupling broke between cars
letting two box cars run through tn
boat and into the river. Snipes wa
on top of one of the cars. His bod
was not recovered.
The court house of Sharkey count.
was burnt early Sunday morning. l
is believed some one set fire to it VIII
did not want the court held, whicl
was to meet next day. All of the lay
books and the books of the county su
perintendent were burned. The coun
ty had contract made for fine ney
court house when the old one burned
George STRIPPING and son, William
have been arrested eleven miles soutl
of Oxford, on the charge of counter
feiting. They were partners of William
| Mathis, recently convicted and sen
| fenced to death for the killing of tn
| Montgomerys, and he gave the infor
nation which led to their arrest. The
have been committed to Jail at OxforC
4 in default of $500 bail each.
A wagon load of sealed jugs was seel
on the streets of Woodville last wee
\ 1t created some comment in that "wet
| town until it was found they wer
/, filled with home made molasses, by "
w. Dickson, and were for sale. /
\ was the first molasses put up in tina
way, ever seen at Woodville. Brook
haven has taken hers that way fo
years.
Kathryn Kidder, who appeared a
the Jackson opera house Was given
taste of what the people think abou
eating with negroes. She repaired t
one of the fashionable restaurants @
the city for supper, and carried wit
her one night last week her negro boy
who travels with the company an