The leader., 1904-05-21
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

On June 3rd the industrial raj
ly, called by Mr.. Blakeslee, will
convene in jackson.
The boil weeyil, an insect of un-
savory reputation, has not made
its appearance in the state yet.
The first ripe tomatoes of the
season were shipped from Mag
nolia Monday, by Dr.. Wooten.
The Moorhead branch of the
Grenada Bank was opened this
week with encouraging prospects.
On the morning of May 10th,
Mrs. Hiram Hilzeim, of Jackson
passed away at the family residence
w. j. Patrick, of Hazlehurst,
a small dealer in groceries, filed a
petition in bankruptcy Tuesday.
The city council of Gulfport,
sold $20,675 worth of school
bonds this week at premium of
$7OO.
The Democratic State Conven-
tion to select delegates to the ma
tional convention will be held in
Jackson June 18th.
Niety-fve out of 1879 applicants
before the State Board. Of health
passed the examination, and have
been given license to practice
medicine.
Albert Williams, noted con
vict of the State penitentiary, whs
escaped from the Shelby planta-
ton, August Is, 1902, has been
le-captured.
John Reed, a negro, wanted at
Holly Springs for highway rob-
berry and the murder of John
Davis, an old jeweler, was arrest
ed in Mobile Tuesday.
The Supreme Court has decided
that a person occupying a home
stead has the right to grant a tur-
pentine lease before he has per-
fected his title to the homestead.
The Railroad Commission has
adopted an order requiring the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas CITY
road to build its line through De-
catur, the county seat of Newton
county.
w. NJ. Ainsworth, prominent
business man of Hazlehurst, was
badly injured Sunday in a runa.
way accident. One leg was bro
ken and he sustained other pain
ful injuries.
Hon. Murphey j. Foster was
unanimously reelected to the
United States Senate by the Lou
naLegislature on Tuesday, for
six years after March 4, 1907.
Biloxi is to have a new paper,
Tie Mississippi Seashore Metho-
dist. The first issue will appear
Wednesday. Rev. W. Ell. Van
Hook, will be the editor, and D.
Blankenshlp, business manager.
The Terry Graded School clos
ed a successful session Tuesday.
Rev. j. A. B. Jones preached the
sermon and DR.. w. T. Lowrey
delivered the address. Prof. 0.
B. Taylor was reelected principal.
A primary election has been or
dered by the Executive Commit
tee of Claiborne county,, May
2Sth, to elect delegates to the
county convention, which in turn
elects delegates to the state con-
yention.
Rev, Dr.. Hutton, of Jackson,
will preach the commencement
sermon for the Industrial Insti-
tute and College at Columbus,
Sunday, June 18th. Gov. Vartla-
man will deliver the literary ad-
dress on Monday.
The arrest of t. E. Martin, or
Pearce, for robbing the car barn
of the jackson Electric Railway,
turns out to be very important
one. His wife's confession shows
him to be a confirmed crook of
long standing.
The report of Secretary Drake
of the Mississippi Compress Asso-
citation shows that $4,000 has
been expended in the suit to pre-
vent the round bale syndicate
from securing lower freight rates
than the square bale.
Rev. w. Fl. Van Hook will
preach the last sermons in the
Methodist church at Biloxi, Sun
day morning and evening, as the
work of tearing down the building
to make room for new $40, 900
church will begin Monday
Albert Roberts, the young negro
man who was convicted last week
in the Federal Court in jackson,
for robbing the mails, on a rural
free delivery route in Lincoln
county, was taken to Atlanta We'd
nesday, to serve a two years SEN
tence.
The Meridian schools have had
the largest enrolment this year in
their history, about $500 white
pupils being in attendance. The
graduating class was the largest
ever turned out there, and the
largest ever turned out in any
city in the state, consisting Of
nineteen young ladies and thir-
teen young men.