The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-06-17
A Short Hand Chronicle OF Mississippi
and the DoinSs OF Fer People.

The annual chess tourney will
in all probability be held at Vicks-
burg In July.
Smallpox is in Jefferson county
among negroes, at least ten miles
off the railroad.
Mrs. Missile May, relict Of the
late Judge VIM. May, died last
week at Mendenhall.
The State reunion of the B. P.
O. E. was enjoyed at Vicksburg
on Monday by the Elks.
DR.. B. F. Duke was elected
president of the Medical Asso-
citation of Jackson county.
1t was Children's Day :"
throughout the State last Sunday
with dinner on the ground"
Skilled, practical accountants
ale employed to teach in Harris
Business College, Jackson, Miss.
At McHenry residence was
struck by lightning and the in
mates badly shocked on the 18th.
A. Mangold, a prominent Ha-
zlehurst merchant, was run over
and killed by a freight train on
the 18th.
The Methodists of Jackson have
begun the erection of a S., 900 par
sonage for the pastor of the First
Methodist church.
Hon. 7. J. Hardy, of EIIisville,
has announced as a candidate for
the Office of State Senator from
the Second district.
r. w. Prewitt, from near Wes-
son, says he has six acres of cot
ton knee high and squares are nu-
merous all over the field.
Geo. w. Mikell, of Silver
Creek, died on the 9Th. He was a
Mason and a highly respected cit
izen of Lawrence county.
Mrs. Florence West, widow of
the late Rev. T. S. West, of the
Methodist church, died unexpect-
eddy at Jackson on the 18th.
The State Conference of the
Mississippi Epworth League, met
in Yazoo City yesterday. $50
leaguers are expected to attend.
Baptists of jackson have Sc
cured a temporary meeting house
at Duttoville, a suburb of Jack
son, with several hundred inhabi-
tants.
Mississippi will receive $4,000
this year to defray the expenses
of the National Guard. Our State
militia will probably be sent to
Chic kamauga.
An orchardist at West Point
shipped a carload of Japanese
plums last week. lie has ", 900
of these trees and expects to con-
tinue carload shipments.
The semi annual distribution of
school funds brings to the Lincoln
county treasury S. 1874. Brook
haven receives $617.OS, Bogue
Chitto $170.S2, Norfield $102.63,
and Pearlhaven $119.S4.
The negro arrested at Birming-
ham and supposed to be JEFF
Gibbs, one of the murderers of
Josie Davis in Copiah, has turn
ed out to be the wrong man.
Sheriff Decell was so notified.
Mrs. Jane McArdle, who wit
messed the growth of Jackson
from a mere village to its present
dimensions, died at the capital
on the 18th. She had grown rich
investments made in
Jackson years ago.
Elias Thompson, negro con-
vict, was shot and killed by a |
guard while attempting to escape
near Ellisville. The escaping
man was pursued by his guard, |
when he turned and attacked him |
with club and was shot down.
Mrs. w. A. Wade, of Gallman,
has a piece of soap made by her
self sixty years ago. 1t is of the.
old-fashioned I've variety, harden
ed with salt and is in a perfect
state Of preservation, says the
Courier.
The funeral of Jim Hill, the ne
gro Republican politician, the
leading member of his race in
Mississippi, took place in Jackson
on last Sunday. The services
were held at Foley's Methodist
of which the deceased was
a member.
A new enterprise for the second
district Of Kinds county is the
Utica Lumber and Gin Co., DOM
lciled at Utica, in Kinds county;l
incorporators, R. B. Latimer, Z.
Fl. Currie, f. J, Kelley and 9TH
ers; capital stock, $4,000. The
object Of the corporation is to OPP
crate gin and grist mill and deal
in lumber.
An interesting ceremony was
performed at the Methodist
church parsonage Sunday evening
when Rev. B. f. Lewis united in
Mr.. Chas. p. Williams
and Miss Mamie Lowe, and Mr..
w. L. Black and Miss Rachel
The bridal party were
accompanied by quite number
nf friends about thirty 1annnln in