The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-23

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clans and surgeons from the Brit
ish Medical Institute have open
ed an Office in jackson.
Miss Matte Stevens returned
last week from a visit of several
months to Canton after her trip
to the West last Summer.
Miss Louise Bernard, of Yazoo
City, has been elected District
Secretary for the Jackson Dis
trict of the Epworth League.
Chief Justice Whitfield will
deliver ali address before the Mis-
sissippi Society in St. Louis, dur
ing the month of January.
Yazoo City's cotton receipts ex-
coed those of last year by II, 141
bales, up to last Friday, of which
the Herald reports 1885 as on
hand.
The Jackson News says: "Ev-
cry city in the land should have
an ordinance against splitting on
the side walks. 1t is detestable
habit"
The Pascagoula Commercial
Club is one of the strongest bus
mess organizations on the coast.
1t elected SO new members at its
last meeting.
Port Gibson reports a scale of
six bales of cotton at 1917 cents
per pound few days since.
This is the fanciest small sale
price paid for cotton this season.
Rev. M. L. Burton, who has
served the Summit Methodist
church since his removal from
Brookhaven, will be installed as
pastor at Magnolia the coming
year.
The City Council of Yazoo City
adopted resolution ordering the
immediate discharge of police
men who permit the tiger shops
to go unmolested. Good for
Yazoo.
The handsome residence of Rev.
Geo. Whitfield, at Clinton, was
destroyed by fire last Thursday.
Out houses were saved by the
heroic efforts of the Mississippi
College students.
The board of control of the State
Penitentiary has elected j. B.
Hagan, of Starkville, appraiser
for the penitentiary property in
place Of M. M. Evans, who de-
clined to accept the position.
Rev. w. E. Fenno, of New
YORK, evangelist for the Rail
road department of the 7. M. G.
| A., has been conducting a series Of
meetings at Canton. He is a
very earnest and impressive
speaker.
Forty families of German i'm
migrants have just arrived in
Coahoma County from the OLD
Country, and it is said that this
is only the beginning of the influx
of these thrifty agriculturists tc
| the YaZOO Delta.
DR.. Z. r. Henderson has sole
Ibis Rhodes plantation to w. B.
Watkins, the consideration being
$25, 900. Mr.. Watkins will soor
rank with the most extensive
planters of the Delta if he con
tinues to add to his landed posses
sions. Greenwood Enterprise.
Attorney General Williams
| will recommend that the next Leg.
lislature provide for new code
He says that. there are only 81
pages of the present code which
are law, the rest of the code
having been amended 1907 pages
| of law being in the sheet acts ant
not contained in the code.
Douglass Briggs appeared al
| the Circuit Clerks office at Jack,
son accompanied by twelve year
lold girl and asked for a mar.
rage license. On noticing tbs
girls short dresses the clerk refus-
| ed to grant the license. Later Che
father came in search and located
the couple at Brandon.
Mr.. Dan a. James, son Of The
lamented Peter james, Of Yazoc
City, died at the age Of 81 ID
Vicksburg last week. His death
was The indirect result ola serious
injury sustained by runaway
team in the bill city. Mr.. james
was d man of wealth and he il
was who gave to Milllsaps College
Tits sl lendid observatory. Bishop
Galloway and Or. w B. Muir
|rah officiated at the funeral ser
vices.