The leader., 1902-02-19
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Shorthand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

being doubled.
The Presbytery of Mississippi will
meet at Port Gibson in April.
Two negro children we're burned to
death at Laurel last Thursday.
Judge w. G. Henderson has been
reappointed postmaster at Biloxi.
Newton's tax list shows less than
hundred delinquents for that county.
There are Sc lawyers in the Legisla-
ture, thirty Of whom are in the Senate.
The first State meeting Of the Elks
of Mississippi took place in Vicksburg
last week.
Miss Maud Roberts, a lovable young
lady of Yazoo City, died of pneumonia
last week.
III. B. Greaves was elected to the
State Senate to succeed Hon. X. c.
Lee, resigned.
Interest is awaking in the removal
of the courthouse from Mississippi
City to Gulfport.
Mrs. jefferson Davis was entertained
at Greenwood by Judge and Mrs. Kin
brough last Thursday.
Miss Singleton Garrett has been APP
pointed postmistress at Carthage, vice
H. o. Howard, resigned.
John Harper, who for thirty years
had been in the employ Of the l. c.,
died at McComb on the 18th.
The Brandon News is now all home
print. 1t has installed a Simplex type
setter in its composing room.
The ladies of the Port Gibson Episco-
pal church have begun raising funds
for the erection of new rectory.
w. H. Beasley a Confederate vet
eran, died at Vicksburg last week.
He leaves wife, daughter and son.
The Vicksburg Herald says: The
cotton movement for January up to
date is the heaviest of any year since
1898. CO.
Grant Dickins, the negro rapist,
died in the Jail at Jackson of galloping
consumption and thus cheated the
gallows of it's victim.
Newton's town marshal has had a
raise in salary. He now gets $50 and
no perquisites, whereas he previously
received S35 with frills.
Allen Butler, who was to have been
hung at Greenwood last Friday, had
his sentence committed to life impris-
onment by the Governor.
Supervisor j. W. Jet, of Claiborne
county, lost his residence by fire re-
Gently. There was partial insurance
of the loss, estimated at $1,000.
Rev. Ira Boswell has resigned as
State evangelist for the Christian
church. Rev. Russell B. Briney, of
Missouri, has been elected in his stead.
Rev. H. n Brownlee, the we'll
known Presbyterian divine, who has
been located for years at Port Gibson,
is now great sufferer with rheuma-
tism.
Miss Lillian Kellis, of Poplarville,
now represents the Chicago meat
packers, Swift a. Co. She is look
ing after business on the G. & S. l. rail
road.
Congressman Henry, Williams and
Hooker are all in the same district.
If it plants all it's government seed it
may become "the garden spot of the
world.
w. E. Mullins, of Meadville, was
painfully hurt last week in falling
from his wagon, which dragged him
some distance before he could extricate
himself.
Jim Smith, yard switchman, was
crushed between cars and instantly
killed at Canton last Friday. He had
been in the employ of the railroad
since small boy.
Mrs. Jesse johnson, whose husband
met fearful death at Newton some
months ago, while in the employ of
the Postal Telegraph Company, has
been presented the sum of $3.50 by the
company.
The Laurel cotton mills will start
running night and day on the first of
March. The capacity of the mills is
now $40 looms, 10000 spindles. The
building is three story brick and
stone structure.
Mrs. jefferson Davis arrived in Jack
son last Friday, where she be came the
guest of the Governors Mansion. The
w. D. Holder Chapter, United Daugh
tiers of the Confederacy, extended her
a reception which was participated in
by large number of Jackson's popu
| lation.
The Senate has passed bill increas
ing the salaries of Governor and Su
preme Court Judges to $500; bill
authorizing the enumeration of edu
cable children for 1902, and a new
primary election bill. The House
authorizes the issuance of 81 100000 o.
3 per cent. Capitol bonds.
The stenographer employed in the
Penitentiary investigation gets SO 1
day, THE State is being robbed.
The witnesses get all their mileage
and there are two sergeants at arm.
who have been running over the Stat,