The leader., 1904-09-07
SHORT AND PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS Of
GENERAL INTEREST.
The News Of the State In General Boil
ed Down and Put Into j
Few Lines.

nut UTOVe.
Mrs. Foster, aged SO, died at
Cooper's Well Of heart disease.
Rev. j. M. Hutson has started
9 library for the county jail Of
Pike.
Labor Day was celebrated on
Monday in several cities in the
State.
There are 4 ,033 dogs il Madi-
son county. Every one has been
assessed.
Hon. Marcus Askew, who died
at Greenyille, was bur-
led at Carrollton.
j. T. Bridewell was elected
mayor Of Wesson and r. e. Flem-
treasurer.
At Mount Olive, the marshal
raided two noted blind tigers and
seized the liquors.
Judge VIM. Galloway, an aged
and prominent citizen, died sud
denly in bis garden at Newton.
Elmore Abbott, aged IL, jump
ed from hay wagon at Carthage
and broke bis leg above the ankle.
Mrs. Annie Odeneal Shields
died at jackson on the End. She
had been married only few
Hon. Thos. "A. Dickson, Of
Simpson county. is dead at the
age of As. He had been a prac-
ticing attorney % years.
w. E. FIippin, telegraph oper-
ator at Vieksburg for 3S years,
has turned the business over to
his successor, E. T. Moore.
While asleep on the gallery Of
a store at Laurel, r. HOLMAN, Of
Ovett, Miss, was robbed Of $115
in cash and $50 in negotiable
notes.
The 15-months old babe of Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Slade died at
Laurel. Mrs. SIade is dangerous
" i'll with fever and her life is de-
SPARED Of.
AT Crystal Springs on the first,
lightning killed three mules and
one horse belonging to N. IL.
Hutchinson, and one horse belong
ing to Sam Thomas.
Eric Morlander, a Swede, who
claims to have come from Illinois
to Vicksburg, has been arrested,
charged with passing a forged
check on the Dickson Bros, of
the Hill City.
In a fight between two negro
porters at Laurel, an innocent by
stander, Lee Mcdowell, a drum
mer, was bit on the leg with a
brick and severely injured. The
negroes were arrested.
j. B. Holden, j. T. Coyington,
j. B. Enos, G. Alcus and others,
have organized a stock company
at Summit, for the establishment
Of a bottling works, ice factory
and electric light plant.
Capt. Chas. E. Wright, for
many years editor Of the Vicks-
burg Herald and other papers Of
that city, has assumed editorial
and business management of the
Evening American of that city.
Mr.. j. f. Barbour, a young
lawyer of Yazoo City, was strick-
EN- with appendicitis at st. Louis
and there is little hope of his re-
coEery. His young wife died from
appendicitis less than year ago.
Z. G. McRea, foreman Of 4 Mo
bile, jackson and Kansas City
Railroad construction gang, acci-
dentally shot and killed Lee Tan
ner, q negro member of his crew.
He was showing the negro how to
work the Winchester, when it
went oil, the ball entering Tan
ner's head and causing instant
death.
III illustrate the total ignorance
Of the average negro voter, one
not long since in Kentucky while
conversing with a white man,
said Boss, thar's no use talk
ing; fur Booker Washington and
Roosevelt IS two Of the greatest
niggers III the whole world. =
This .verifies the old saying that
You may know man by the
company be keeps.
DR.. Otken selected BIZ drawing
last Saturday, six young men to
90 from Pike county to a. & M.
College and one young lady for
the /. /. 81 @. at Columbus. Miss
Efie, daughter of Mr.. Jno. B.
Powell, Of Magnolia, was chosen
for the girls college, and the fol-
lowing young gentlemen for the
a. q M. Il. Ollie ard II alison,
sons Of JET. f. Bridges, Of Bridges:
George HI, son Of j. M OsQuin,
Walkers Bridge; Willie M. son
Of Jas. d. BFabham, of Chatawa;
Leonard, son of b. E. Bee, Of
Osyka Lawrence E., son Of j J.
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