The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-01-08
MISSISSIPPI
NEWS NOTES
Transpiracies Of Moment in The
Magnolia State.
SMOOTH SHARPER
Works Greenyille Merchants
Colored Orphans Home--AII
Quiet i'm Lincoln.

a smooth lndlv lOual or the name
of A. d. Harvey, representing ;
harness and saddlery house of St.
Louis, worked Greenville to fms ST
last week and left for parts un
known. His scheme was to give his
victims drafts on his house for Ger
tain amount, secure the cash.. anG
the accommodating friend who ad
vanced the money received in re
turn notice of protest from the ST.
Louis Bank. Two prominent bust
ness men were caught for $50 each.
On leaving, Harvey beat his board
bill. He is member of the Knights
of Pythlas, and uses this graft to
assist him in his work.
Grenada had a Gretna Green af-
lair Saturday w. F. Gee of Winona
and Miss Lizzie Majet of Grenada,
both pupils of the Grenada Business
College, ran away and were mar
ried. Mr.. Gee left Grenada osten-
nbly to be gone several days. He
returned on the $50 train and it
was only short time when Rev. J.
M. Wyatt was called upon to per-
form the ceremony, which be did,
In the presence of one or two
friends, on the steps of the Grenada
Female College.
1t has developed that at the close
Of the encampment at~Biioxi last
summer by the State National Guard
one regiment feft number of un-
paid billsE In many instances the
h.ns amounted nearly 800 each and
the total amounts TO several hum
dred dollars. All efforts to collect
the accounts from the. regime ntal
commanders have failed, and now
the matter will be brought to the
attention of the governor and the
commanding officers of the National
Guard.
. A negro porter of the Arno Id
Hotel at Canton killed a negro
named Joe Prince at 8 O. clock Sat-
nrday night. Prince had some
words with the porter. Princes
friends attempted to carry him
away, but he advanced again upon
bhe porter, who drew large knife
and stabbed him in the neck.
Prince, assisted by some friends,
walked a block to a drugstore,
where he died in a few minutes.
The murderer has not been appre-
b ended.
The new $4,000 city hall at
Vicksburg is now completed and
ready to be turned over to the city
fathers, but this cannot be done un-
Til the red tape of law is complied
with the bond money secured and
the hall paid for, which may re-
quire another month Of Iawlnaking.
The Vicksburg Gas Company,
with a charter granted by the state,
has been formed, with e. S. Butts
as president. The new company
will probably be applicants for the
franchise for gas to local consumers
to be let some time in February.
When passenger train No. left
Crystal Springs Friday night the
news agent. Ralph Corner, was
found with his right foot cut off just
above the ankle. The local surgeon
of the railroad was called and Mr..
Corner was taken to a hotel and
given the best possible attention.
His home is in Moberly. Mo. Mr..
Corner is suffering intensely, but
has some chance for recovery.
The cotton receipts to Jan. 1,
1903, at Summit, amount to ID, $50
bales, and, as compared with last
year. shows shortage of 1882 bales.
The crop has been rapidly market
ed. The best posted merchants and
farmers are of the opinion that this
years crop will fall about 20 per
cent below last wear.
The preliminary trial of Irwin
Blackburn, charged with the kill
ing of Robert Watts, about ten DAYS
ago at Sumrall, Miss, has just con-
cluded at Columbia. Quite num-
Der of witnesses were examined on
either side, and both sides were
contested with ability. but, after all