The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-02-12
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short-Hand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.


the State just now.
Bay st. Louis has a free reading
room and public library.
Meridian has large NUM- or OF I'M
desirable counterfeit dollars.
John Knapp, of Meridian, has opened
real estate office at Jackson.
Mrs. E. H. Rigby, one of vicksburg's
oldest residents, died last week.
The mother of Charles G. Moreau, OF
The Sea Coast Echo, died recently.
Over s14,OOO,OOO we're invested in cor
porations in this State during 1901.
The only artesian we'll in Pamela
county has been bored at Batesville.
The longest unexpired license in
Monroe county holds good until June.
Capt. J. T. Jones has become sole
owner of the Chautauqua building at
Gulfport.
The Lexington Broom Factory is
so rushed with orders that it runs
night and day.
w. H. Moore, of Smith county, died
at the age of 10 years. He was Con
federate veteran.
John II. Cook, aged Sc, died at Pauld-
ing last week. He was one of the pio-
neers of Jasper county.
The Clarion Ledger's new press turns
out papers at the rate of 1000 an hour,
folded. pasted and ready for the reader.
A safe blower who piled his avoca-
ton at Taylorville and twice at Raleigh,
was captured near Mt. Olive last week
Cooke and Lauderdale were found
guilty of the murder of Engineer
VIM. Wray in the Delta, and will be
hanged.
At Bay Spring, near Laurel, l.. l..
benson lost $4,000 in fire which con
sumed his saw mill, grist mill and lum-
Der yard.
Jim Frye, the negro who murdered
Officer Redmond at Jackson on Feb.
1st, will be hanged by the neck until
he is dead, March I.
Yazoo City's bad boys are amusing
themselves throwing rocks into pas
senger trains. The mayor offers $40
reward for their arrest.
The Conference Sunday School of
the Methodist church will be held at
Utica March %, with Prof. ii. NJ.
Hamill, of Nashville, leader.
Senator H. D. Moneys friends are
glad to know that his eyesight is al
most entirely restored. He has been
treated by Baltimore oculist.
Senior NJ. Garner, assistant designer
of the Mississippi Mills and Miss Fan
ME eagle we're married in Wesson last
Thursday by Rev. Isaac l.. PEBBLES.
Judge Benjamin Estes, who was born
at Brandon in 1887, and who served
throughout the civil war with diStinc-
ton. died on the Bird at Texarkana.
Prof. J. NJ. Taylor, Claiborne coun-
tvs superintendent of education, has
resigned and become cashier of the
Mississippi National Bank of Port Glib
son.
Capt. E. n. Coffey, of Fayette, has
been appointed Lieutenant in the Reg
ular Army. He states that he owes
this recognition to Congressman Hen
ry and Money
Bob Perkins, who was confined in
the Yazoo Jail in default of bond on
a charge of stealing a mule, took leg
bail last Tuesday night. 1t is thought
he picked the lock.
The Yazoo City Herald has changed
| its form and now appears in hand
some costume strictly up-to-date, bott
as to quality and material. We miss
the wide expanse of sheet, but we like
the change.
The Eighth congressional district
will be composed of Yazoo, Madison
Rankin, Kinds and Warren counties
giving a total population of l90,S9o
Sharkey and Issaquena were placed il
the Third district
The special session of the Legisla
ture has been extended by the Gov
ernor fifteen days. 1t is considered
doubtful if the consideration of i'm
portant measures can be completed il
that limited time.
Harris Dickson's new book, "Th'
Siege of Lady Resolute,' will be out il
few days. This work succeeds hi
first, "The Black VOLTS Breed" and {
third novel is we'll ON the way to com
pletion. Mississippi, Mr.. Dickson's ma
tive State, feels pride in his literar.
success.
At Kingston, near Laurel, VIM. Glas
cor, crazed with drink, fired tire
times at his wife, because she refused
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cause of his unwarranted conduct. H
then barred himself in his house, wa
esed and placed in Jail to await tn
action of the grand jury.
One of the boldest thefts ever com
mitted in YaZOo county occurred Their
last week when AN unknown man drov
DIR. Crooks horse and buggy ava
from his front gate where they ha,
been left standing. They were foun,
next day, being driven by small lie
gro boy, who said the real thief La
escaped.
Two young boys, Eugene Puliar
amd Alfonso Berry, captured youns
bal d headed eagle on Cat Island las