The leader., 1904-07-06
MISSISSIPPI IIAP P NINCS
SHORT AND PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS Of
GENERAL INTEREST.
The News of THE State III General Boil
Cd Down and Put Into j
Few Lines.

Cooks are scarce ii Magnolia.
Silver Creek has an agricultural
club.
Magnolia has al organized brass
band.
sardis has just organized 4 <
M. g. a.
Yazoo now wants q paid Ere de-
partment.
Charlton has developed 10 JEFF
ferson county.
a farmers Institute will be held
at Fayette, July Is.
Knoxville, Franklin county,
has been incorporated.
Meridian has made a four-year
term for oil her officers.
Episcopalians favor locating the
diocesan college at Meridian.
Mendenhall, not yet three years
old, has 400 bona fide citizens.
j. L. Doris and Miss Bette
Norris we're married at Eupora.
On the 2Sth lightning struck 4
cottage in the suburbs of Canton.
A big Hoo-Hoo concatenation
was held at McHenry on Thurs
day.
The South Mississippi Infirma-
ry was destroyed BY fire at Hat
tiesburg. Loss, $40, 900.
July %, Simpson county Con.
federate Veterans will hold their
annual reunion at Mendenhall.
The new Deaf and Dumb Insti-
tute will be built in the western
suburbs of jackson and will cost
$50, 900.
Residence lots are being given
away in Silver Creek to all per-
SONS who will build five or more
room dwellings,.
Mrs. Chas. P. Dement,, wife of
the editor Of the Meridian Star, is
dead. She leaves a husband and
twelve children to mourn their
loss.
A large panther has been kill
ing pigs, and calves near Canton.
The animal has been seen and his
tracks are as large as a mans
hand.
The total loss By the McComb
City FIRE fo0ts up $40, 900, cover
ed by insurance for 500, 900, the
greatest part has been adjusted
and paid.
$5.25 worth Of fraudulent tick
cts were imposed upon the door
keeper for an entertainment at
jackson, by the Catholic Sisters
for charitable purposes.
Land Commissioners Hall re-
ports that during the month of
June he has sold $4,574.7S IN
State land, which is regarded as
very good GALES for month like
june.
Mr.. A. Weller, q Greenwood,
Miss, iewelef, has received an or
der for the manufacture of the,
medals for the graduating classes
Of the Peabody University at Dam
vers, Mass.
The assessment Of personal
property just completed shows an
increase Of one hundred thousand
dollars in values in the county J,
and thirteen thousand dollars in.
the town Of Brandon.
Governor Vardaman has issued
d pardon to Frank Ford, of Car
roll county, sentenced in 1909 for
four years for manslaughter.
Ford has consumption and the.
physicians say that be cannot live
long, which fact is responsible for
his pardon.
At Buford, a. q. Forbes, Iiv-
ing near China Grove, had his
residence and contents destroyed
by FIRE, while he and his family
were away. In a few days, his
neighbors had built and furnished
him new home.
j. g. Eastman, editor Of the
Vicksbnrg Post, has been appoint
ed member Of the board Of
trustees of the insane asylum to
fill the vacancy caused By the res
ignation of Hon. j. Il. McCaskill
Of Brandon, who was appointed
chancellor Of the Second district.
Sixty head Of fancy grade Jer-
soy cattle and several Holsteins
we're shipped last week from our
"A. q M. College to Prof. wv. G.
Welborn, commissioner of agri-
culture Of Che Philippine Islands,
to be used BY the government in
its experiments Id stocking that
rpOion with dairy cattle.