The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-07-22
MISS. NEWS COLUMN.
STATE HAPPENINGS or INTEREST
OF THE PAST WEEK.
A Shorthand Chronicle Of Mississippi
and The DoinSs OF Her People.

Sardls reports cotton in -four
ishing condition.
State land to the value of So,
512.36 was sold in June.
The Crystal Springs Chautau-
qua grounds are crowded.
Jacksonites demand more but
ter-milk since there is less beer.
The Union depot at Gulfport
was destroyed by fire on the
14th.
The State campaign is keeping
pace with the weather. growing
hotter.
A cotton exchange will be put
in operation at Hattiesburg within
month.
The Elks of Greenyille will
erect a handsome building at once
in that city.
A residence at Vicksburg and
one at Ellisville were destroyed
by fire on the 18th.
The vestry of St. Andrews
church, of jackson, have ordered
a 81, 800 pipe organ.
Added to other industries of
Laurel is a sash and box factory,
capitalized at $4,000.
Laurel has nine churches and
four schools for white people and
a population of $500.
r. F. Dorsey, of Magnolia,
married Miss Gala Nicholson, of
Pensacola, Fla, last week.
Laure's three saw mills employ
over 1000 men the year round.
Their earnings amount to $780,
900.
A heavily loaded coal wagon ian
over &. B. AntIey, ir., at For
est. He was only slightly in
jured.
Eight or ten leading speakers
of the State are in the field for
the summer educational cam
paign.
The Ellisville Cotton Seed Oil
and Ginning Co. has been incor-
porated with capital stock of
$50, 900.
w. L. Huntley, of Winona,
defeated Frank Thompson in the
race for city marshal by a vote of
131 to 105.
State Superintendent of Educa-
ton Whitfield is speaking in Co
piah in the interest of a longer
school term.
Farmers in and near Water
Valley are laying plans to 60
extensively into the strawberry
business.
Just east of the New Century
Building at jackson, Carl J. Seut-
ter will erect five-story building
to cost about 100000.
1t is estimated that 70 per cent.
of the entire vote of Mississippi
Will be cast at the August primar-
les. The registered voters reach
near 100000.
The grand jury at Meridian in
dicted the Board of Trade and
Cotton Exchange on a charge of
permitting dealing in futures in
their building.
Luther Manship has inscribed
a pretty jingle to ''Vardaman!
Oh Vardaman ~ 1t sounds
we'll; but like most poetry, ii
isn't practical.
Perambulating blind tigers
from Canton are now giving Jack
son trouble. They sell out quick
| ly and take the first train back to
the hub of Madison.
| The father of Cato Garrett, the
negro youth who was lynched for
the killing of young farmer at
Vicksburg, has gone insane and
| imagines a mob is after him.
A large concern proposes to
| put in sewerage system for Lau-
rel. Each property holder will
Ipay certain amount of rent,
according to his kind of business.
Miss Celeste Denny, a twin
daughter of Hon. w. NJ: Denny.
of Scranton, died suddenly on the
18th. She was % years of age.
Mr.. Denny's wife died a few
weeks ago.
William Charlton, longtime
resident of Kinds county, died
| last Tuesday at the home of his
adopted son. lack Taylor, OF
jackson. He was a gentleman
of the old school, an Odd Fellow
and worthy citizen.
Rev. J. R. Carter, of Blue
Mountain, has been elected to sue.
coed Rev. L. S. Foster, as super
lintendent of the Orphanage al
Jackson. For ten years DR.. AND
Mrs. Foster have conducted the
enterprise. DR.. Foster resigned
The Laurel Bottling Works are
the manufacturers of "Beerine.
Prof. Kennon, of Winchester,
s KY, who analysed the decoction
states that there is | per cent. Of
alcohol in the mixture-the same
amount contained in a loaf o.
bread.
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