The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A SHORTHAND Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

street.
Vicksburg's Ice Company has
decided to increaseits output to eighty
tons per day.
Chancery Court convenes at Mead
Vile on January %, by order of Chan
cellor Martin.
Greenheaded mallards have been
gleefully captured or killed by hunters
in Franklin county.
Meadville's Christmas school con-
cert resulted, financially, in receipts
amounting to 1910.
On the 2nd, J. A. Broadus lost by
fire at Ocean Springs, his store and
contents. Loss $1,000.
Mississippians will be intere sted to
know that Mardi Gras this year is
from February to IL.
T. L. Henderson, a railroad man,
was married to Miss Laura Kennedy,
of McComb last week.
Two carloads of dressed turkeys
were shipped to Vicksburg from Kan
sas City during the holidays.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
a. Aberdeen entertained on the even
ing of r. E. Lees birthday.
Mrs. Sarah Knapp Till, of Fayette,
died last week, leaving a husband and
babe. She was 81 years of age.
DIR. E. B. Miller, of West Point, pre-
sented to the New Century Club of
that city, an deliberately carved gavel.
The Vicksburg power plant will sub
stitute fuel oil for coal, and is now
erecting a ten thousand gallon tank.
A kindergarten has been opened at
McComb ty Miss Ebert Holt. The
school will instruct through five
grades.
Revenue Agent Writ Adams has
been stirring up Pike county records,
and discovered 100000 of unassessed
solvent credits.
On January |, Orlando Lester, the
negro connected with the murder OF
the two Montgomerys, near Oxford,
was convicted of murder.
Land Commissioner Nall stated in
his monthly report a few days ago that
for the first month he sold State lands
to the amount of S6,7593I.
There are scattering reports OF
smallpox and scarlet fever throughout
the State, but the diseases have not
bee ome prevalent anywhere.
Mrs. Wilson, of Tupelo, dropped
dead on freight train at kosclusko
last Thursday. She had young babe
in her ans when she expired.
Major Frank Price, of the Price
House at Jackson, is one of a trio OF
children all born at the same time
They are now near 70 years of age.
Oystermen have organized at Biloxi
to influence legislation Several hun
dred dollars was subscribed for defray
ipg the expenses of making fight be
fore the Legislature.
Superintendent Whitfield will make
an interesting report to the Legisla
ture. He will ask for a large appro
priation for public schools of the
State probably 100000.
DR.. E. J. Burnett's stables and barr
were consumed by flames at Ultra or
the second day of the new year. -Four
tons of hay and $50 bushels of corr
were lost, with very small insurance
The Biloxi public schools re-openeG
after the holidays with CTS pupils
Like Brookhaven whose need has
been amply suppliedl they need add
tional rooms for their increased pat
ronage.
The fertilizer plant belonging to the
Mississippi Oil Company, was destroy
ed by fire at Meridian on the End. The
loss is estimated at more than S25, 900
while the insurance will not cover
more than a third of that amount.
Seven negroes were arrested on Sun
day for gaming at Meadville. -Four
plead guilty and were fined s. eact
and costs. Sid Porter, who was Older
than the rest of the crowd, was fineG
80 and costs, which amounted to 80
Good
The little daughter of Hon. A. M
Dahlgren, of Biloxi, was smothered tt
death while playing on the beach. A
bank caved in upon her and she dieG
before she could be extricated. Hell
mother was, at the time, visiting in st
Louis, Mo.
DR.. Lemly, of Jackson, is suing the
Jackson Street Railroad company fol
not stopping a Car that he had repeat
eddy hailed, and ]. 4. Thompson sues
the telephone company for not giving
him connection with a DE- or when his
wife was very ill.
Mrs. N. P Shots, of Cato, while
standing near her husband at his gin
was caught in some shafting, which
she attempted to step over, and was
whirled round four times and killed
instantly. She had come over to the
gin to talk about dinner they were
to have that day for their son, who
had married few days previous. Thi,
happened during the HOLIDAYS.
Homer Bird has again been sen
fenced to death by the Alaska court
Bird, who is a Mississippian, left hi.
wife in New Orleans two or three year.
ago and went to the Klondike witt
another woman and a couple of men
On the way he became jealous of hi.
male companions and murdered them