The Lexington advertiser., 1905-10-19

MCCraine stating that he had come
from Mobile, Ala. Jackson was escort
ing his prisoner to the quarantine sta
ton when the latter, making gun
play, was shot and killed by the guard.
The assessment Of real and personal
property of the city of Meridian for
the current fiscal year aggregates ST..
T43, S4T, an increase over last year OF
S669,Sll. The activity of the real es.
tate market in that city is evidenced by
cash transfers recorded for the past
week, which foot up 1850, 1850, the
largest single amount paid being Sl6,-
900. Values have advanced rapidly
during the past two years. and are aug
menting now more rapidly than ever.
Superintendent Whitfield has sen,
out the following:
ITO the County Superintendent--In
view of the fact that the examinations
have been interfered with in many
counties of the State by the quarantine
to SO great an extent that many teach.
'ers have noe had the opportunity tc
stand their examinations, the State
Board OF Education has appointed Nov.
3 and as another general examination
day for white teachers in the State, and
the 10th and 1lth for negro teachers,
for all counties that desire it,"
II. F. Simrall. State manager of the
Woodmen of the World states that
during the first nine months of the
present year 3,494 certificates of mem.
bership were issued in this State. This
brings the membership UP to Is, 563 on
Oct. l. and with S27 100000 of insur.
ance in force. Forty-nine new camps
have been organized in the State dur
ing the year, SO far, and it is predicted
that by Jan. l the membership will
reach 10000.
Sid Higgins, prominent citizen o.
Carroll county, and resident of Hem
ingway, accidentally got his arm caught
in gin, and before assistance could ar
rive his arm was so badly mangled that
| amputation was necessary. The shock
was so great that Mr.. Higgins died I'M
der the operation. He leaves a wife
and seven children.
Secretary Maxwell of the Railroad
Commission has just completed his cal
culation of the railroad mileage in the
State of Mississippi. He gives the
| mileage in the State as 3,440.4l against
3,l42. 20 on the last estimate, which was
in 1902.
The New Albany Clothing Manufac
turing Company has increased its capi
tai stock from $50, 900 to 800, 900 owine
to the increase of business.
| A number of citizens of Ocean Spring:
have organized Law and Order
League. The law-abiding citizens are
aroused and determined to stamp ou
hoodlumism in Orean Springs for goot
and all.
Judge Dunn will hold special tern
of circuit court in Choctaw county ir
November, beginning at Chester on the
lst day of November, and at Ackermar
on the first Monday in November.
The A. and NJ. College will not oper
until Nov. AMI students will not bt
allowed on the campus until two day!
prior to the opening. -a
The Secretary of State has received
a copy of the new code-a dummy cop,
sent by the printers. 1t is an immens,
volume, containing more than lilo,
pages. This code is yet to be submit
ted to the legislature, and it is pre-
sumed that it will be cut down some
what, but the fact remains that it i
going to be the largest as well as one o
the best the State has ever had printed
Two thousand persons attended tn,
camp meeting at Shiloh, in Rankil
county, last Sunday. The Rankinite
were there for forty miles around, an'
every one of them brought great bas
kets and boxes of as good things Il
eat as were evor gotten together.
The continued c. o. D. shipments O
whisky from non-residents of the Stat
has thoroughly aroused the people 0
Lexington, and one day last week at
tachments were sued out against thes
concerns for several hundred dollars.
The express company having refuses
10 discontinue receiving c. o. ID. whis
ky for Crystal Springs, Justice of tn
Peace Stay issued warrant directing
the seizure of all c. o. D. whisky i
the hands of the express company. Tn
officer took possession of about Is
packages, which have been stored in
warehouse. The writ was made n
turnabe Jan. l.