The leader., 1903-02-18
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Shorthand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

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at Bolton.
Collins is to have electric lights
and water works.
The Democrat Star has passed
its 5Sth birthday,
The painters of Jackson have
organized a union.
The Raymond Gazette favors
Critz for Governor.
One man, near Jackson, is plant
ing 10000 peach trees.
The capacity of Yazoo City's
cotton mill will be doubled.
Small pox is at Seminary, the
Mt. Olive Tribune is informed.
Dir. w. G. Kiger, of Warren, is
a candidate for Lieutenant-Gover-
nor.
On account of high water, lum-
Der plants suspended at Collins
last week.
Prof. W. D. Shue, principal of
the public schools of Oxford, died
last week.
The grand lodge of the Masonic
bodies of Mississippi meets at
Biloxi this week.
Miss Fannie Cope, a popular
young lady of Laurel, died of ty-
phoid fever last week.
Burglars at Winona last week
overhauled the railroad Office, post
Office, and business houses.
P. K. Whitney, former editor
of the Fayette Chronicle, will
soon start a paper at Utica.
| Natchez firemen~ had a grand
masked fancy dress ball on the
11th. It is an annual event.
The Kings Daughters, of Gulf
port, will edit the Record for one
day for the benefit of their order.
A reckless rider ran over Judge
Neville's young son at Biloxi
last week. His skull was frac-
tured,
The Laurel Ledger boasts of
the largest id-in-adyance sub
scription list of any paper in
South Mississippi.
/ Two Fisk brothers, aged 7 and
8, had dispute at Senatobia,
which resulted in he older seizing
a gun and killing the younger,
In self defense Mike Ryan, po-
liceman, shot and killed a desper-
ate negro, who violently resisted
him after his arrest for burglary.
The Civic League, of Yazoo City,
has appealed through the Sentinel,
to the local ministers to peach SER
mons from their several pulpits on
good government.
The annual session of the Sun
| day School convention for the Mis-
| sissippi Conference of the Method
ist church, will meet at Hatties-
burg on April 9th.
Hon. o. G. Mcclure, of Boli-
var county hoe hnn.> "Ire;ntnd Al
torney Of the Fourth judicial Dis
trict. to succeed Hon. Ren
Humphreys, elected to Congress.
| Two memorial windows in hon
or of the departed Bishops, Will
| lam Mercer Green and Hugh Mil
Ter Thompson, will be PLACED in
st. Andrews Episcopal church
at Jackson.
Col. W. D. Cameron, of Lauder
dale, was appointed by the Cover
nor a delegate to the National Con-
ference of Good Roads. The
meeting will be held at st. Louis
on April Oath.
The criminal docket of Yazoo
county is one of the largest in
years, if not the largest on record.
There will be eight murder trials
and four cases of assault and bat
terry with intent to kill.
| Miss Mildred Lee Harper,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. D.
Harper, was married last week at
Jackson to Edward j. O'Bierne,
of Birmingham. A bridal tour
Of Eastern cities is being made.
It is said that about 1900 acres
of new land on the States Sun
doweT county convict farm will
be planted in cotton and corp this
year. The land was a wilderness
when purchased two years ago:
Maj. S. H. NJ. Byers, who was
stationed at Vicksbug during the
siege, has been visiting that his
torie city, gathering data for a
lecture. Maj. ByeFs is adiplo ma
and literature and a native Of Ala
bama.
Sam Least, Yazoo planter,
was robbed by pickpockets at
Vicksburg of eight $40 bills. The
nefarious act took place in the
middle of Washington street, the
busiest section Of the city. No ar
rest was made, Nj. Least is y
years Of age.