The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-05-04
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS
SHORT AND PuNCENT PARAGRAPHS OF
GENERAL. INTEREsT.
The News Of the State In General Boil
ed Down and Put Into j
Few Lines.

Mendenhall has Ginnery and
Manufacturing Company
Mrs. DR.. j. w. Barber died Of
pneumonia at Port Gibson.
The commencement exercises Of
Mississippi College begin on May
80.
The Democratic State Conven-
ton will be held at jackson, june
10.
The school children of Yazoo
City visited Jackson last Satur-
day.
Sid Smith, a brakeman, aged
2s, was killed at Columbus By the
cars.
Gov. Vardaman will deliver
the memorial address at OkoIona,
May s.
Mrs. T. j. George died at Hat
tiesburg and was buried at Car
rollton.
Columbus Presbyterian church
celebrated its 18th anniversary
last Sabbath.
Darbun reports an increase OF
8 per cent in the acreage of cotton
over last year.
Mendenhall arises to the need of
a business league. The News is
calling for one.
Okolona authorities have made
it misdemeanor to expectorate
on the side walks.
At Scranton, the Vagrancy
Law is being rigidly enforced.
The chain gang is kept full.
mo IDfidels in He'll" is the
subject lately discussed at Jack
son by Evangelist Marshall of the
Christian Church.
Gov. vardanlan has appointed
Rev. w. 7. Boiling, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Jack
son, on bis staff, with the rank of
Colonel.
So much interest is taken in the
matter of good roads in Coving-
ton county, that mass meeting
has been called for the purpose Of
discussing the good roads ques-
ton.
Mr.. r.. Busselle, of jackson. is
hopelessly afflicted with smokers
cancer. Many escape; but it is
inexpressibly appalling when one
must suffer the fatal results of a
useless habit.
The Yazoo river is rising at the
rate of about an inch a day at
Greenwood but it is not any
where near the danger line and no
is felt of an over
flow this season.
Another rare book has been
found and is the property of a
Meridian man. 1t is a book con-
tanning the songs of Solomon and
David, anu is three hundred and
fifty years of age.
The Mississippi Railroad Com
has crowned itself with
glory. It has passed an order re-
curing all railroad companies to
furnish glasses to drink out of in
stead of tin cups.
Nearly every week some new
piece of carelessness turns up in
the work of the last legislature.
1t has been discovered that the
re-districting bill creating the
Chancery Court districts is all
mixed up.
Greenwood, one of the most
enterprising towns in this State,
has voted to issue 1928 900 in
bonds to buy the water, light and
sewer system of that city. The
vote stood 231 for to % against
the issuance.
The corner stone of the new
First Presbyterian church at
Greenwood was laid on the 25th.
with Masonic ceremonies. The
building will cost about $25. 900
and will be one of the finest
church edilices in this section Of
the state.
William Kelley, of Utica, was
thrown from his horse and killed.
He was driving cattle and had las
seed COW that plunged toward
his horse, throwing him off. The
horse fell upon him burying the
pommel Of the saddle partially in
bis skull. He leaves a wife and
two children.
Mr. j. ]. Haynie, proprietor OF
the Hattiesburg Progress, having
an offer Of five thousand
dollars . year salary from parties
outside of the city, has offered the
Progress for sale at So, 900: 50, 900
cash and the balance on time. Mr..
Haynie says that the Progress is
highly prosperous.
The Illinois Central railroad
will assume the management Of
The Gulf and Ship Island railroad
On the lst of May, the Illinois
Central having secured d control
ing interest. II is understood
that Mr.. s. S. Bulls, who held
large securities in the Gulf q
Ship Island Company, sold out at
3 large profit.
Messrs Al II Gardener