The leader., 1903-08-08
MISS. NEWS COLUMN.
STATE HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
OF THE PAST WEEK.
A Short-Eiand Chronicle Of Mississippi
and The Doinss Of Her People.

The new court house at Sumner
cost $22, 900.
Liberty is having a two weeks
Teachers Institute.
| Hattiesburg's Normal School
opens on the 10th.
The election for sewerage will
take place Aug. Goth.
The jackson News favors a re-
formatory for the State.
Scranton's electric trolly line
will go into effect'' August 90.
81, in charter fees were paid
to the Secretary of State during
July. :
There will be no encampment
OF the State National Guard this
year.
A base ball team is being organ
lied at Jackson, which longs for
decent Dall"
Mrs. John Ryan and little son.
OF Summit, have been guests Of
Mrs. Thos. d. Evans.
Forest has issued bonds to the
amount of $4,000 to establish a
system of water works.
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The Grand Lodge of negro
Odd-Fellows was attended by 500
members at Greenville.
Luke Henry, a white boy of IA,
and negro were drowned at
Vicksburg on the 3rd.
Transient boarding houses are
being compelled to pay license by
jackson city authorities.
Miss Annie Little of Vicks-
burg, is expected today at the
home of Miss Eunice McCalip.
Harry st. John, late of the
Vicksburg American, is now on
the staff of the Chicago American.
Francis Wilson the colored cook
of j. B. Enochs at Summit, was
struck by banana train and
will not live.
Mrs. Annie Ford, formerly of
Sharon, Madison county, died at
Canton on the 9TH. She had many
relatives in jackson.
While returning from funeral,
Pearl Burt was killed by lightning
near Durant. The mules to the
team were paralyzed.
The cupola of the court house
at Bay st. Louis was struck by
Lightning on Tuesday and dam
aged to the extent of $500.
Three negro gamblers shot and
slashed each other at Polt Gibson
in negro gambling den. All ar
rested, one dangerously wounded.
Harvey Marshall, who shot and
killed a negro near fernando,
on Friday last, was himself killed
by a train in attempting to escape.
Lee Elliott, aged 35, had both
legs mangled by train at Bay
st. Louis. He was a resident
of New Orleans and is expected
to die.
The first legal hanging in over
twenty years took place in Green
wood on the 9Th. Frank Evans,
colored, was hanged for wife
murder.
Laurel's big brick block, known
as the Central Commerce. Com
pany building, was sold on Tues
day to Frank Gardner, capital
ist, for $14, $50.
We, among many friends, are
pleased to note that Rev. M. L.
Burton is now improving at Hot
Springs, whittier he went for re-
lief from rheumatism.
After celebrating five hours,
the jury returned verdict of
not guilty in the case of Will
Harris, charged with the murder
of Jack Lee, at New Albany.
Z. T. Sykes, jr., son of Cen
eral and Mrs. E. T. Sykes, of
Columbus, committed suicide at
Mobile, Ala. Disappointment
in a love affair is said to be the
cause of the act.
Two masked men entered the
depot at Andlng at night, for
the purpose of robbery. Not
having the combination the ope-
rator could not open the safe,
which so enraged the despera-
does, they knocked him to the
floor and then left.
Friday August 10Th, at 5 p. M,
| the ladies of The Methodist church
will give a delightful entertain
1ment, at the residence of Mr..
] Willie Penn, to which the Brook
haven public are cordially invited
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