The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-01
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Shert-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

The Legislature meets next Tuesday.
Vicksburg had six fire alarms on
the 23rd.
At Lake, VIM. Griffin died at the
age of "a, last week.
Rose Coughlan appears at McCombs
opera house, January III.
Thomas Coppadge and May Rawls
we're married at McComb last week.
Reuben H. Frank, an old resident of
Vicksburg, died on the 2lst, aged 20.
Judge II. A. Sylvester, of Claiborne
county, died on the 18th at the age
of II.
Hon. w. H. McNeill and Mrs. Nan
ME Ball we're married at Raymond on
the 18th.
VIM. Holmes and Katie Lee Jones
we're married at McComb on Christ
mas day.
Ernest H. Gotten, of Summit, and
May Belle Stokes, of McComb, were
married on the Z4tn.
Christmas passed off at Jackson
without unusual incident. Merchants
were pleased with the great volume of
trade.
81. Webb, an extensive shoe dealer
at Meridian, made voluntary assign
ment on the Goth. Liabilities $4,000,
assets $4,000.
Rev. Geo. b. Butler, pastor of the
Wall Street Baptist church at Natchez,
was married to Miss Susie Peale, of
that city, on Christmas day.
Judge ADderson's recent robust
charge to the grand jury in Warren,
has had the effect of closing up nu-
merous gambling dens and places of
vice.
Rev. r. j. Jones, formerly pastor of
Crystal Springs Methodist church,
died and was buried at Meridian last
week Bishop Galloway conducted the
services.
A fire at Hattiesburg on the 26th
caused loss of $4,000. The build
ings we're all frame and it is conceded
the city will be benefited by the con-
flagration.
An unknown man rode up to the
store of Matt Keith, postmaster and
storekeeper at Fletcher, Pamela coun-
ty, on Christmas day and shot him
twice, killing him instantly.
Rev. L. Carley has been appointed
by Bishop Galloway, pastor of the
Crystal Springs Methodist church, vice
Rev. r. j. Jones, deceased. By this
move Rev. L. S. Jones becomes pastor
of the Port Gibson church.
Meek Kearney, an excellent young
man, aged Is, of Hazlehurst, accidently
discharged his gun while out hunting
last Thursday and the entire contents
entered his body and death immedi-
ately ensued. A friend was with him
at the time of the awful accident.
Fegie Criss, we'll known citizen of
Slate Springs, was assassinated on the
18th. He was found lying in the road,
shot in the back. His riderless horse
returning to his home was the cause
of the institution of the search that re-
suited as stated. No arrests were made.
Mrs. S. w. Meek followed her hus-
band to the tomb, only a few days
after his demise. She died on the
Goth. Within ten days there were
three deaths in the family; Mrs.
Meek's mother having just died, then
her husband, followed quickly by her
own death. All of Columbus
Some time in October, Hiliard, a
cook at the Insane Hospital, picked
up, under provocation, piece of stove
wood, and gave Nelson, another negro
cook, such blow that one of his eyes
was knocked out. Nelson took to his
bed and died last week. Hilliard now
claims that Nelson died from other
cause than the blow; but is held for
trial.
The Governor has issued a procla-
nation, directed to the election COM
missioners of the twenty fourth Sena-
torial district, composed of Loundes
county, to hold an election on We'd
nesday, January s, 1902, to fill the va
cancy in the State Senate caused by
the death of Senator S. Nj. Meek. Judge
Newman Cayce is announced for the
place.
The employees, numbering over 100
men, of the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific
Dredge Company, at Vicksburg, pre-
sented Captain Nelson, the superin-
tendent of their fleet, with hand
some silver service, consisting of
eighty-four pieces. The presentation
took place at Vicksburg on the Goth.
The company has an immense CON
tract at Manila and will leave for that
point January 10.
Sydney Meyers, colored employe
of the Jackson News, was shot and ia
tally wounded on the night of the
Goth. He and another man collided in
the darkness on a small foot bridge
and neither one would give way A
fist fight ensued, when Meyers discov-
cred his antagonist was a white man
and apologiZed. He was shot in the
stomach for his pains, before his apol
ogy was completed
Hon. A. M. Lea, United States Dis
trict Attorney for this district, whose
critical illness was noted in last weeks
LEADER died on Tuesday evening,