The leader., 1903-04-22
MISS. NEWS COLUMN.
STATE HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
OF THE PAST WEEK.
A Shorthand Chronicle OF Mississippi
and the Doinss Of Her People.

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Fishing parties are almost a
fad in this State.
A Presbyterian church was or
ganized at Utica last Sabbath.
w. S. Gallman is selling straw
berries at Centreville at six pints,
for 25 cents.
Alex Rimes, the Oldest citizen of
Terry, died on the 18th. He was
born in 1918.
Windows in the Episcopal church
at McComb were broken by van
dals last week.
Elvin Comfort and Miss Min
ME Mcneil, were married in Jack
son On the 18th.
The Mississippi Fire Under
writer's Association will meet in
Natchez May 9th.
The Earnest Workers, of
Greenwood, realized $65 from
strawberry festival.
The Wilder Planning Mill sus-
tanned a heavy loss in a fire at Hat
tiesburg on the 10th.
Natchez is making a strong
effort to get the Frisco r. r. to
pass through that city.
Hon. Q. o. Eckford, of Aber-
deem, has announced his candidacy
for Secretary of State.
Waltersville, village above
Vicksburg, was half burned down
last Friday. Loss $4,000.
Dunbar Rowland, director of
Archives and History, is gather
ing historical data in Natchez.
There will be State meeting
of the Daughters of the Confeder
acy at Water Valley on May 5.
DR.. N. W. Woods, of Yalo-
busha, has been appointed U. S.
Revenue Collector for this State.
North Mississippi reports some
damage to fruits and vegetables
as a result of the recent cold snap.
A clothing manufacturing COM
pany has been organized at Abel
deem. The company is capitalized
at $50, 900.
Frank Stuart and Miss Mabel
Campbell, daughter of J. A. ?.
Campbell, Jr., were married in
Jackson last week.
The Daughters of the Confed-
eracy of Jackson are making ex-
tensive preparations for the OBJ
servance of memorial day on the
Goth.
Paul A. Gibelt, a native of New
Orleans, was killed on the railroad |
near Brookhaven on the 18th. He
was % years of age and of excel
lent character.
Everett So1sby, a prominent |
citizen and merchant of Clinton,
died at that place on last Friday.
He was stricken with paralysis |
some months ago.
AS a result of recent improve
ments in the Free Fire Depart
ment, the insurance rate for Me-
ridian has been reduced from
S1.10 to Is per 500.
A white boy, u years of age,
slipped into a room of DR.. II. II.
Hughes'private residence at Jack
son and stole $50. He was caught |
with $25 of the money in his peck
ct.
John W. Todd, former mayor of |
jackson, has rented building in
New Orleans, which he has tut ned |
over to Mississippi Veterans for
their headquarters during the re-
union.
The new Edwards House at |
jackson was opened on the 18th. |
It is new throughout, not piece
of old furniture being retained. |
The culinary department is not |
yet in working order.
Ex-Justice Thomas H. Woods,
of Meridian, has declined to deliv-
er an address on June 3rd at the
laying of the corner stone of the
new capitol. I'll health renders
his attendance uncertain.
The Mississippi River is stead
lily falling and it is now only mat
ter of short while before the in
undated territory will be planted,
and the lands much improved by
sediment deposits left by the re-
ceding waters.
The Franklin county grand jury1
found indictments against twelve
alleged whitecaps. They were
placed under $4,000 bond each to
guarantee their appearance of trial
at the next regular term of circuit