The leader., 1904-03-05
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS
SHORT AND PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS OF
GENERAL INTEREST.
The News Of the State in General Boil.
ed Down and Put Into a
Few Lines.

uAlOA 10 dAIlCtGu WINS u
pox epidemic.
Scooba will have bank with
S25, 600 capital.
| Flora's new school building
burned down before it was quite
completed.
The mid-year concert at Tou-
galoo University, took place Fri
day evening.
Fayette's Jail has been repair
ed and refurnished at a cost of
about 81, 900,
A Hearst Democratic club has
been formed at Meridian and 1877
members have been enrolled.
Congressman Byrd has intro
duced d bill to put farming i'm
Iplements of all kinds on the free
list.
w. W. Hall, OF 1azOO, was
convicted of conducting a gaming
room, in the circuit court of that
county.
State Land Commissioner E.
H. Nall reports that he has sold
S6, 452 81 worth of land during
the month.
Rev. w. A. McComb is assist
ing Rev. W. p. Price in a meet
ing at the Second Baptist church
in jackson.
Thomas Bolls, member of one
OF Warren county's most promi-
nent families, died at Newman's S
Grove, that county, on the first.
A woman of jackson county, Is
years of age, has become a widow
for the seventh time. She is
called by her maiden name of So
phia Denton.
j. E. Odum, of Collins, thinks
he has>made a discovery of rich
mineral oil ON his place. A COM
pany will be organized to investi-
gate.
The Rev. j. W. Lee, of ST.
Louis, Mo-, will preach the an
nual commencement sermon for
Millsaps College Sunday, June
7th, DR.. Lee is an orator of ex-
traordinary gifts.
The Greenville Bank has offer
ed 500 for the recovery of the
body of its cashier, who is sup
posed to have been drowned
or assassinated with a companion
while duck hunting.
After paying out near $16, 900
to the road contractor, citizens of
Dearbun aredisposedto complain,
because the roads are in worse
condition than they were before
the contract was let.
A negro laborer called Mr.. R.
n. Leonard out on his porch at
Gulfport and shot at him. He
missed his mark. The negro had
stolen another negro's money and
was severely reprimanded by Mr..
Leonard.
More than S70O has been raised
at Fayette for the erection of a
/ monument on the public square
to the memory of the Jefferson
county Confederate soldiers, The
work will begin as soon as 81, 900
has been raised.
Two young men, who went out
duck hunting near Greenville,
failed to return and it is presumed
their duck boat, which was heav-
lily loaded, went TO the bottom of
the Mississippi. One was Bert
Worthington, the hookkeeper of
Merchants q Planters Bank, of
Greenyille, and tho other George
Verhalen, instructor at the gym
nasium.
| For the month of February,
Secretary of State Power has
paid intothe State Treasury 81, 1925
most of this amount being for
charter fees, with the exception of
Sl85, which was derived from
notary public commissions. For
| ty-three new corporations were
organized during the last month
and there has been a great in
crease in the number af notary
publics appointed by the Govern
; or. The charter fees are prov
ing quite remunerative to the
State, and indicate the general
prosperity of Mississippi.
The officials of the State peni-
tentiary are greatly relieved at
the signing Of the Penitentiary
Appropriation Bill. This insti-
tuition has been without funds
. whereby to meet its expenses for
the past two months, and for this
length Of time the employees have
not received a cent towards their
salaries. The bill carries with it
an appropriation Of $4,000, 900 a
year for the next two years, ST, !
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