The leader., 1902-03-26
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short-IIaDd Chronicle of Cur
rent Hannaniuus

ian's new $4,000 school building.
Miss Sallie Millsaps has b. en- re-
appointed postmistress for Hazlehurst.
Miss Jeanette Goldbcrs, Of Jeffer-
son, Texas, is lecturing in the State on
Judaism.
On account of the fire Of last week,
the Deaf and Dumb In stitute is clos, d
for the term.
Capt. J. NJ. Bachelors handsome
homo, near Bovina, was destroyed by
fire last week.
80 pounds of home raised meat we're
stolen from Claiborne county smoke
house last week
While cleaning off field Vina Har-
ris, colored cacght fire and burned to
death at Bovina oc the 18th.
John w. Collier, an old resident of
Rankin county, died in Brandon on
the 18th. lie was 76 years of age.
Col. J. NJ. Bradley, one of the oldest
Masons in the State, died at Laurel on
the 10Th. He was for many years dis
trict lecturer.
Mrs. Matte Swanson jenkins, for
many years resident of Summit, died
at New Orleans on the 18th. She was
buried at Summit
Jackson lost by fire last Wednesday
residences owned by NJ. Berberovich,
Mrs. Mcintyre and Alfred Bourgeois
and valued at $1,000.
j. NJ. Bradley, aged 20, died at Ellis
vile. He was Assistant Register of
the Land Office when it was at Angus
ia, nearly 80 years ago.
Mt Olives postotfice was robbed on
the night of the 18th and $500 in money
and stamps taken. The safe was
blown open with gunpowder.
Near Aberdeen, Dr. w. w. Watkins
shot negro named Peter Hill, as the
latter was advancing upon him with
bar of iron. The wound was fatal
E. L. Winn and five sons, ranging in
age from % years to 9 years were ar
rested at Goodman on the charge of
counterfeiting. They are out on bail
of $500.
The grand jury of Neshoba county
has returned an indictment charging
II. II. Rogers and B. n. George with
the murder of T. A. Byrd on Septem,
ber 90 list
John Woodward, the negro who
weeks ago killed Lew Cavitt, white
planter, was lynched last Wednesday
at Vidalia. The jailer was overpowered
and his keys taken from him.
The Southern General Assembly of
the Presbyterian church will convene
at Jackson in May. The accredited
delegates number about 225. Prepara-
tions are being made at the Capital for
their entertainment.
Bishop Galloway preached at Mount
Vernon Methodist church, Washing
ton City, last Sabbath He is this week
presiding over the Baltimore Confer
ence and to. morrow will leave for the
Exposition at Charleston.
A frame dwelling house, belonging to
J. E. Patterson, was burned down at
Wesson last Wednesday. 1t was occu-
pied by DR.. c. L. Thompson and James
Horton, who lost nearly all of their
possessions. The house was insured
for $500.
Howard Cole, of the Valley Beatty
Company, of Vicksburg, authorizes the
statement that if the citizens of Jack
son will donate site in an eligible 10,
cality that he will put up modern ho-
tel, to cost not less than 100000, and
that Jacksonians will not be asked for
a dollar of it.
On Saturday Secretary of State
Power forwarded to the Brandon Print
ing Company, of Nashville, Tenn, the
acts passed by the recent legislature
to have them printed in book form
The acts will form a volume little
larger than the last, and will be out in
about sixty days.
A shirt factory, with capacity of
fifty dozen per day, has been estab-
lished at Meridian. The city expects,
therefore, soon to take the raw cotton
from the wagon and deliver the finished
shirt to the driver. The rapid growth
of the cotton factory has helped to
bring about the enterprise noted.
A remarkable development in re-
ligious circles is noted at Meridian.
With no church organization one year
ago, the Episcopalans have grown into
an active, progressive body, and have
let contract for a $4,000 church
building and $4,000 rectory. Rev.
P. G. Sears has been the rector for the
past year.
During the Deaf and Dumb Institute
fire last week, two handsome diamond
rings were stolen from the residence
of w. A. Cunning, whose household
was greatly disturbed because of the
proximity of the flames In removing
furniture it is presumed the theft was
perpetrated. The rings belonged to
Miss Daisy Smith.
A Utica lady recently offered TO
board for a month, free of charge, any
young man who is not guilty of smok-
ing, chewing or dipping" tobacco, who
uses neither profane nor obscene Ian
guage or drinks anything calculated to
intoxicate. The editor of the Herald,
OF that place, canvassed the town and
found but one young man out of the
forty-five he interviewed, able to meet
the conditions.
Il. Il. Brown, a well known Young