The leader., 1902-10-22
A ShOrt-Hand Chronicle Of Cur
rent Happenings.


The Mississippi Conference will meet
at Natchez, beginning November 10th.
Hazlehurst's Floral Club will hold
their annual exhibit November II and
II.
W. t. Adams, of Corinth, sent 80
pairs of pants to the Jackson Orphan
age.
DR.. F. W. Page and Capt. T. A. Gar
ner are candidates for mayor CT Wes-
son.
The health of Rev. L. S. Foster, of
the Jackson Orphanage, is greatly i'm
paired.
There were fifty nine applicants be-
fore the State Medical Board for Ii
cense to practice.
Bohemians are arriving at Biloxi
from Baltimore. They will work in
canning factories.
Rev. Oscar Haywood will accept a
call to the First Baptist church, Water
bury, Connecticut.
DR.. W. G. Keiger, of Warren county,
announces that he will be candidate
for Lieutenant Governor. i
W. S. Anderson, of Meridian, killed
himself at Littleton, N. c., because of
disappointment in love affair. /,
Little Miss Cal Longino is new ar
rival and permanent resident of the
Governors Mansion of this State.
Hillman College has a dining hall
with 1900 square feet of floor, and it is
now nearly all occupied at meal time.
Greenwood's water works for fire
protection have been tested and are
satisfactory. Winona now wants some,
too.
Bowles Clopton, court stenographer
of Monroe county, and very worthy
young man, died at Aberdeen last
week.
DR.. W. G. Sykes, of Aberdeen, State
Organizer of the Knights and Ladies
of Honor, is reorganizing and rehabil-
itating that order.
James Kidd, man in the prime of
life and usefulness, received injuries in
the Columbus Machinery Company's
plant, from which he died.
The Thompson-Smith nuptials at
Jackson last Wednesday night took
place in the Episcopal church and
made brilliant social event.
Superintendent Whitfield is pre-
pairing the program for Mississippi
Day and will have 10000 copies printed.
The colored schools are expected to
celebrate.
The Sardis Reporter says that pa
per was the first newspaper in the
State to suggest A. H. Longino's name
for Governor, and does not regret sup
porting him.
P. A. Wardlaw, negro school
teacher of Yazoo County, is being
prosecuted by the county superintend-
ent for stealing and selling examina-
ton papers.
On Oct. 16, at Oruger, near Tchula,
three little children were burned to
death in their humble home, while
their poor mother was gone to get
vegetables from a neighbors garden.
The Lefore county fair at Green
wood was success, especially in the
live stock and farm produce depart
ments. A trades parade was feature
of the two days show. 1t is expected
to be repeated annually.
J. D. Sandifer, of Whites, Rankin
county, lost by fire last week his en-
tire mill fixtures, latest improved gins,
press, grist, shingle and saw mill, to-
gether with about Is bales of cotton,
quantity of cotton seed and other
produce. No insurance.
State Secretary Power has received
information from st. Louis man that
he wishes to locate hosiery factory in
a Mississippi town of not less than l.
500 inhabitants, and where the citizens
would be willing to, make reasonable
concessions to secure the plant.
The Department of Archives and
HictnrU hos ro0niua1 1,1o Il L.
data of the Confederate
soldiers from Wilkinson county who
were killed or died while in the Con-
federate service. Fhe data was pre-
pared by the late Better NJ. Stockett, of
that county, and is presented to the
by his son, Hon. J. N.
Stockett, an attorney at WoodEille.
James Benson, the Confederate
soldier, of Franklin county, who was
charged with burglarizing the safe of
the treasurer of that county, and con-
victed at former session of the Cir
cult Court, was acquitted by the Su-
preme Court last week. The news of
his acquittal gives general satisfac-
tion and there is every reason to be-
lieve that be was not even participant
in the robbery,
The white citizens of fndianola, at a
mass meeting held few days since, de-
cided to rid that town of the negro
postmistress and negro doctor, who
had become obnoxious to them, and |
the two were given until the first of
November to light out, "bag and bag
gage" Both negroes asked that the
time be extended until January first,
in order chat they might wind up