The leader., 1904-03-23

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received the bullet. She expired
Immediately,
The City Council Of jackson
has decided to issue $25, 900 Of
5 per cent bonds to place the FIRE
department on q paid basis.
A three-cornered fight took
place in Newton county, between
DR.. w. 4. Jones, Ray Eshe and
Frank Burnett. The two latter
were killed and DR.. Jones
wounded. "A horse deal precip-
=itated the fatal struggle.
The two-year-old daughter, of
Mrs. III. B. Williamson. died at
Canton from accidental poison
ing. She picked up an old bottle
that had been left il the yard and
swallowed the contents. Mrs.
Williamson was formerly Miss
Luckett.
G. M. McDonald's handsome
cottage, in the heart of the resi-
dence district of Laurel, was COM
Ipleteiy destroyed by FIRE, with all
its contents on the night Of the
18th. The blaze started in the
kitchen, and spread quickly to all
parts of the house. The loss is
about $4,000, partly covered by
insurance.
In the friendly suit brought
by w. w. Downing, Clerk of the
Chancery Court of Kinds County,
against the Board of Supervisors
for money expended on postage
stamps during the past two years
in conducting his officials bust
ness, the Court held that stamps
came under the head of stationery,
and that the county should pay for
all stamps used in official business.
The extraordinary increase in
the number Of new enterprises in
corporated in Mississippi during
the past few months is pointed
to as an indication Of the
continued growth and develop
ment of the State. The Secl etary
of State reports an increase in the
number of charters for the present
month of over one third the
average, and fees of the office ay-
erage more than 500 per day for
each day of the month.
The resignation Of Col. L. W.
Quackenboss, Colonel command
ing the Third Regiment, ,Mississ-
ippi National Guard, was handed
to Gov. Vardaman, and took eff
feet on the 10th. Col. Quackenboss
lives at Vlcksburg, and his resig-
nation was demanded by Gov.
Vardaman on account of charges
preferred against him growing out
of prosecutions in Vicksburg
courts. Adjutant General Fridge
will call an election at once, to be
held in ten days, by the Third
Regiment for successor to Col
Quackenboss.
r. F. Redmond Travelling
Freight Agent of the Illinois Cen
trail Road, is making extensive
preparations for the proper hand
ling of the truck farming product
this season. Mr.. Redmond esti-
mates that it will take at least
Q, 900 cars, this season to rush to
the Northern markets all Of the
vegetables that will be raised in
the trucking sections of Missis-
|sippi. This is an advance of
about 500 cars over what it took
last year to handle the crop, which
shows how much greater the acre
age is this seaeon.
The charter Of the Oakland,
Charleston and Western Railroad
has been approved by Governor
Vardaman. The following are
declared to be the officers of the
road, Joseph Larimer, President
and General Manager: John w.
Saunders, Vice President and
Secretary, and w. f. Lambert,
Treasurer. The capital stock of
the road is placed at $125, 900.
This road is to be built from
Oakland, point on the Illinois
Central Railroad in Yalobusha
County, to Charleston, which is
| the county seat of Tallahatchie
County.
The first shoot Of the Halle
hurst Gun Club took place on the
18th, at Miller's Park, before a
large crowd. A number of ladies
were present. j.. H. Long, Jr.,
scored the highest for single
shot, breaking twenty five pigeons
lout of a possible thirty, while Fl.
g. Ramsey, scored twenty one out
|of a possible twenty -four at dou-
Ible shot snap shooting. The club
was organized last Monday. with
| the leading sportsmen Of Copiah
county on its roll, and the follow
ling officers; r. F.. Willing, Jr.,
president. L N. Ellis. vice Dresi-