The leader., 1902-11-26
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Shorthand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

SUIecG railway.
The Crystal Springs Meteor
came out all home print last week.
Mrs. Carson, aged so, died at
West Point from natural infirmi-
ties.
Mrs. L. W. Magruder, one of
Vicksburg's prominent ladies,
died last week.
A negress, Is years of age,
threw her newly born child into a.
well at Columbus.
Tougaloo University has 1870
boarding pupils; the largest num-
Der in its history.
The Synod, which met last week
at Columbus, decided to establish
a school for girls.
j. q. Ware, merchant of Smith
county, accidentally shot and kill
ed himself on the 10th.
The roof of the new annex to
Meridian's public school was
burned off last Thursday.
Crystal Springs ladies cleared
something over $500 from their
sales of flowers last week.
Hazlehurst reports that her cot
ton receipts are 1000 bales less
than last season at this time.
The Water Valley Orphans
Home has 1O3 children and is
badly in need of heating appa-
ratus.
Gloster has sent committee to
St. Louis to try and induce the To-
cation of a hosiery factory in their
town.
A. H. Smith, of Yazoo, will try
salt as fertilizer. He is a sue
cessful planter of the Free Run
neighborhood.
The residence of Rev. j. j. w.
Mathis was destroyed last week
at Summit. Loss, $1,000, with
$500 insurance.
j. B. Allen, of Port Gibson,
sold all of his long staple cotton to
w. G. Craig & Co., Vicksburg,
at from 1871 to II cents per pound,
net.
Hon. Wiley N. Nash has an
nounced himself a candidate for
Governor, and stated that, at the
proper time, he would make a can
vass of the State.
In the Circuit Court at Hatties-
burg last week, one man was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for ten
years for murder and another for
ninety-nine years.
Postmaster Walworth, of Match
ez, has lost son, aged 3, and a
daughter, aged 5, with scarlet fe-
yer. A third child is i'll with the
malignant disease.
The Jackson foot ball team has
disbanded on account of failure to
secure adequate support and to get
a team of desired strength. They
never played game.
Rev. W. A. McComb has resign
ed the passionate of the Crystal
Springs Baptist church and has
accepted the pastorate of the Clos
ter church at salary of $500.
Some of Jackson's citizens will
order automobiles upon the COM
pletion of the paving of her streets.
No such machine has ever yet been
seen on the Capital City's streets.
Mrs. Mary Wilkinson, 80 years
of age, died last week at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. Col.
j. L. Power, in Jackson. She had
been a resident of Jackson since
1916.
j. j. Henry has been elected
warden of the penitentiary and
John M. Dodds, of Copiah, tray
cling sergeant. Capt. Parchman,
the present warden, was not a can
didate.
John R. Wall was killed near
Columbia by falling from his
horse which stumbled and threw
him into a ditch. The horse
then fell on the man and killed him
instantly.
The First Methodist Church,
of Jackson, is the largest Protes-
tant church in the State, having a
membership of 754. During the
past three years 404 have been adj
ded to its membership.
Gilbert F. Brown, local mana
ger of the street railway of the
capital, died at his old home of
Bright's disease, at Philadelphia.
He was the most popular manager
Jackson's railway ever had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Causey Gel
ebrated their china wedding on the
18th at McComb. Friends presen-
ted an elegant china closet and the
ladies of the Baptist church a
china dinner set; other gifts were
received from numerous friends.
Three little boys of Yazoo City,
robbed the slot machine at the
passenger depot of that city, of
1913 pieces Of chewing gum and
chocolate. They were convicted
and fined S. and costs. The Oldest
boy of the trio was u years of
age.
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