The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-04-30
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Short-IIand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

There are but six m I'm 'er' left OF
the famous Secession Convention of
1861.
A negro brakeman on the G. q S. l..
was crushed to death on the 22nd, at
Hattiesburg.
Mrs. II. J. Toulmc, If GuIfp"r', tax
chloroform to relieve headache aud
died as "A result.
The Wesson Rifles will hold festi-
val on Saturday to raise funds for the
next encampment.
Jews in Odd Corners, was the snb-
ject of Rabbi Hellers lecture at
Natchez last Wednesday.
The eighth annual session of the
Mississippi Dental Association will
meet at Biloxi on May 20.
CA. Rhymes, superintendent of the
Crystal Springs waterworks, has &C
cepted similar position at Natchez.
Prof w. n. Taylor, of Clinton, has
been elected to teach the McHenry
High School for term of three years.
The millionaires of the State reside
in South Mississippi. They are lum-
Der barons. -CryStdl Springs Meteor.
Joe Ramsey, She blind boy evangelist
Of Tennessee, commenced revival in
the Methodist church of Moss Point
last week.
Mitch Harvey, negro brakeman
lost his hands and feet by being run
over by train at Durant last Wednes-
day. He died.
McColgan Bros cold storage plant
burned at McComb on the Ord. The
plant was worth $4,000 and was in
sured for $1,000.
Reese Thomas was acquitted of the
killing of J. M. Wooten, at Wesson
last Wednesday. His son will be tried
on separate count.
Mississippi's assessment this year is
expected to show an increase of $50,
00O,O00-Jones county contributing 81.
100000 of the amount.
Miss Marie McPheeters was thrown
from a buggy at Natchea on the 23rd
and had both bones of her left leg
broken above the ankle.
Henry S. Hooker, Jr., talented
young lawyer of Lexington, was elected
Mayor of that city by vote of 81 to 81.
He is but % years of age.
Major James X. Vardaman, editor of
the Greenwood Commonwealth, was
the orator at Crystal Springs on Deco
ration Day last Thursday.
The ladies of the Hazlehurst Floral
Club held their annual rose show on
the Oath. Mrs. j. D. Cranberry won
the first prize for best collection.
John D. Martin, of Holly Springs,
was stricken with paralysis last
Wednesday. His wife and children
were at st. Andrews Bay, Florida.
A bold robbery of one of Laurels
principal stores took place on the 22nd
Under the glare of an electric light a
panel was broken out of the front
door.
At Laurel, Miss Minnie Chestnut
was found dead in her bed at 5 in the
morning. She had retired feeling bad
ly and had been dead several hours
when found.
Rather than pay fifteen cents per
pound for beef West jackson citizens
resolved not to eat any meat for thirty
days. Their fight against the trust is
watched with interest.
One dwelling house, two hotels and
twelve stores were burned to the
ground at Carrollton last Wednesday
Loss near 100000, with insurance GOV
ering half that amount.
DR.. o. M. Turner, who for ten years
has resided at the State Capital, was
married last week to Miss Gertrude
Elizabeth Green, second daughter of
Mr., and Mrs. M. M. Green.
Capt. j. H. Stevens died at Magnolia
on the 22nd at the age of 67. He was
the father of the eloquent Evangelist
Stevens, of the Christian Church, who
died at Meridian few months ago.
The Laurel Ledger, a twelve page.
all-homeprint paper, has just been
launched at Laurel 1t is fresh and
readable and has a tone of assurance
that must mean success. w. l.. Pryor
is the editor.
VIM. Douglass, an old fisherman, who
had made his living fishing for many
years, fell off raft and was drowned
at Vicksburg last week. He was ia.
miliar figure to every fisherman and
sportsman who visited Lake Centen-
nial.
DR.. S. A. d. Steele, who will estab-
llsh an Industrial school for boys at
Lumberton, where large donation of
land and money has been made for the
purpose, lectured at Mt. Olive last
Wednesday on "Life in Dixie During
the War;.
One mile from Mayersville five ne
gro children were burned to death re-
Gently, while their father was preach
ing in town. What was left of all of
them was placed in one small coffin.
AS is usual, in such cases, they had
been locked in and lamp left burn
ing.
The negro, Antonio Dukes, who
killed old man WEIGH at Martinsville
a year ago, and who was convicted of
his crime, secured reversal of his SEN
tence in the Supreme Court, but was
again convicted last week in the Co.