The leader., 1902-02-26
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

Tishomingo has new postoffice at
Doskie.
Meridian's broom factory was burned
last week.
George W. Fisher died at Cayuga in
his 10Th year.
Samuel WEIGH, formerly of Shubu-
ia. died at Ellisville on the 10th.
The McComb Enterprise favors the
street naming and labelling question
for that city.
Mrs. James Powell, wife of one OF
Pixies leading citizens, died on the
/ 10Th near Magnolia.
For timber depredations, selling
whisky and perjury, the grand jury at
Biloxi found A. indictments.
j. Baxter, of Jackson, has the con-
tract to build six miles of double track
/ for the |. c. from Hammond.
The Sentinel says "Yazoo City realty
is about as high priced as dirt usually
gets to be in town of its size"
The Pearl River News is to be en-
larged to twice its size. The News has
begun its Goth year of existence.
A new postoffice has been estab-
lished at Weldon. Webster county
John W. Stewart is postmaster
A storm of wind and rain on the
coast failed to do much damage, eX-
cept the blowing down of trees.
March II and IL are the dates for the
annual encampment of the sons OF
Confederate veterans of the State at
Meridian.
Mrs. w. NJ. Miller died at Raymond
on the 18th of typoid fever, leaving
husband and babe, the latter but three
weeks of age.
The Catholics of Yazoo City were
fortunate in having their handsome
new church completed just in time
for Lenten observances.
Miss Elizabeth G.. Billups, daughter
of Maj. John NJ. Billups, of Columbus,
and Willis Garth, prominent planter,
were married on the 10Th.
w. S. F. Tatum, of the Tatum Lum-
Der Company, of Hattiesburg, has been
appointed trustee of the Seashore
Camp Grounds, vice J. S. Otis, re-
signed.
Miss Annie Hobson, sister of the ia
nous Captain Hobson, is being enter
tanned at Jackson, where she is the
guest of her relative, Mrs. Kate Hob
son Porter.
The vestry of st. Andrews Episco
pal church, at Jackson, has decided to
build a magnificent stone church on
the lot now occupied by the rectory.
The cost is estimated at $4,000.
Andrew Huckaby, farmer living
near Columbus, was assassinated at e
pm. last Wednesday evening He
was connected with recent feud. No
particulars.
The largest steamboat load of cotton
that has been seen in the Yazoo river
for several years, passed down last
week. 1t was the steamer Hallette
and contained 900 bales.
F. W. Wade, a young man % years
of age, was shot by young man who
thought he had emptied all the cham
bers to his pistol, and is now in the
Natchez Hospital. He was shot through
the stomach.
E. r. Chapman, son of McComb's
contractor and builder. L. T. Chap
man, and Miss Frances Willis, daugh-
ter of machine and piano dealer of
the same city, were united in marriage
last Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Walter, who claimed to
have lost her eyesight in railroad &C
cident on the Louisville 4 Nashville
and who sued the road for 1900, was
given a verdict, in the federal court at
Biloxi last week, for 5000.
L. A. Toombs, railway postal clerk
on the Meridian and Shreveport run,
has been promoted to the office of U.
S. custom inspector, at the port of New
Orleans, La. Mr.. Toombs had been in
the postofiice department at Meridian
for seven years.
Murdie Williams, prominent young
white man of Winona, was shot and
killed, last Wednesday by Tom Brown,
colored barber. Two hours later, at
3 in the morning, Oliver Bibb was
lynched for alleged completely in the
killing. Brown escaped.
The jury failed to agree upon YER
vict in the case of Walter Bailey,
charged with killing T. NJ Harrington
at Fayette. After celebrating from
Saturday afternoon until Monday
noon, seven jurors voted foriacquittal
and five for manslaughter.
Bishop Galloway leaves this week
for Toronto, Canada, where he goes to
deliver au address before the great in
ternational gathering of students
which is to take place in that city. He
will return by way of Baltimore, where
he will hold the Baltimore Confer
ence.
On their way to Carthage to hold the
circuit court of Leake county last
week, their vehicle broke down at Fur
est, and Judge j. r. Enochs and Dis
| frict Attorney Z G. Mel anrin mhn