The leader., 1905-06-03
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! MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

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manding officers to mobilize their
companies there on that date, stating
that the new camp will be known as
Camp B. F. Ward, in honor of DR.. B.
f. Ward. Of Winona. The following
are directed to report at Gulfport on
June /: Paymaster Walter Viewer,
Major $. D. Ewing, OF the Third In
fantry; Capt. r. w. Nall, Of Major
Gen. Keesler's stan, and Capt. w. w.
Cole, of the Governors staff, who, with
the acknowledgement, will prepare for
the encampment. The following de-
tail is ordered to report at Gulfport:
Sergeant, two corporals and twenty.
two privates from First Regiment;
two lieutenants, one sergeant, two
corporals and twenty-five privates
from the Second Regiment; one lieu
tenant, two corporals and twenty-five
priyates from the Third Regiment.
The Department of Archives and
History has received a splendid oil
portrait of the late Chancellor Charles
Scott, who was for several years chan.
cellor Of the Supreme Court of Chan
Gerry of this State in the Sos, and who
was recognized as one of the foremost
Jurists OF that illustrious period in the
history of Mississippi, when the bench
and bar numbered among its list Of
leading lights many of the brightest
Legal intellects in the country. The
portrait is one of the handsomest in
the large collection of masterpieces
which Director Rowland has been
steadily and diligently gathering to-
gethef. 1t was presented to the de-
partment by Hon. Charles Scott, of
Rosedale, the eldest son of Chancellor
Scott, and was painted by Carl Guth-
err, the renowned artist of Washing
ton City, who has done most OF the
best work in the department, and
whose work in the field of art equals
the best of today.
A letter was received at the head.
quarters of the Mississippi Cotton AS
sociation from President W. NJ Con-
nor, of the Perry County Association,
which states that the condition OF the
cotton crop in that county is the very
worst that he remembers to have seen
during any previous year Cotton is
very backward and exceedingly grassy
and it will be impossible to work the
ground that has been planted unless
the rains cease. A large portion of the
lands under cultivation last year are
now lying idle, and the farmers can
not plant full acreage, even il they
desire to do So Il think it is safe to
say that all the cotton has been plant
ed that will be planted" concludes Mr..
Connor.
The Armour Packing Company has
purchased a lot at Jackson, and will
erect thereon a large cold storage
plant. Tho ground is being cleared,
and it is stated that the company ex-
poets to have the building well under
way by the early part of June. The
plant will be one of the largest ever
built by the Armour people in the
South, and is to be used in supplying
a good portion of the Mississippi trade
territory.
State Superintendent of Education
Whitfield has issued bulletin in re-
gard to the summer term of the train
ing school for teachers to be held at
the State University. The normal will
last from July IA to July %. All the
railroads of the State have made re-
duced rates for teachers who desire to
attend. For many years the training
school at the University has been one
Of the best in the land, and this year
it will be fully up to the Standard
Clothing men from Brookhaven,
Wesson, Hazlehurst, Canton, Jackson,
Durant, Grenada and Winona met at
Jackson and perfected an organiza-
tion to be known as the Mississippi
Clothing Association, with Mr.. j. NJ
McGrath, of Brookhaven, as president.
It is expected to enlarge the organiza-
tion greatly. within the next few
months.
The Deaf and Dumb Commission
and the Deaf and Dumb Trustees sold
the property belonging to the Deaf
and Dumb Institute at Jackson for
$75, ,685.56, or $3.50 more than the ap-
preparation for the new institute. The
trustees and commission are well
pleased that the property sold will pay
for the new institution.
The Uniform School Book Commits.
sion meets in Jackson on the 5th Of
June for the purpose of commencing
the work of examining the various
text books offered for adoption. Dur.
ing the past three weeks the agents
and representatives of the various pub
fishing houses have been exceedingly
busy interviewing the members of the
commission.
Much regret was expressed over
the receipt of news from Fayette Of
the death of Hon. j. Rives Wade,
treasurer of Jefferson county Mr..
Wade was one of the best-l1nown eiti-
zens of that section of the State, and
has been prominent in the affairs of
the commonwealth for many years,
especially in educational circles. He
held the Office of superintendent of ed
ucation of Jefferson county for long
number OF years.
The executive committee of the Mis-
sissippi Crushers' Association will
meet in Jackson for the purpose of
taking up the question of locating the
refinery to be established by the in
dependents oil the State.
The spring term of Circuit Court,
which was to have convened at Wal
thaIl last week, has been postponed
until the first FFe-dr "A Tulv. This
action on the part OF Judge Dunn is
taken in the interest," of thu farmers,
who, due to the continued and excess
sive rains, arc very backward in the
planting and cuativation of their crops.
DR.. J. B. Culpepper, assisted by his
son. Rev Oscar Burke Culpepper. both
evangelists Oh national fame, conclud-
ed ten-day tent meeting at Cleve-
land. The series was singularly sue
'cessful, resulting in much good to the
place.
The first annual summer school for
teachers at the Mississippi Agricul.
turaI and Mechanical College will open
at Starkyille on June 20 and continue
four weeks. The work in agriculture