The leader., 1905-09-13
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

with 275.
The Clark county circuit court
has been pretermitted.
Texas has quarantined against
the State of Mississippi.
Shrimpers demand an increase
in price for shrimp at Biloxi.
LauderdaIe county is to spend
100000 on modern good roads.
A camp of Woodmen of the
World is being organized at Mead
vile.
Hon. L. F. Noel and Mrs. Mel
son, a charming widow of Pick
ems, were married last Thursday.
A Y. M. G. A. organization has
been effected at Meridian and a
100000 building has been pro-
posed.
Miss Boyd Mckenzie, of Sum
NIT, has been elected to the prin-
cipalship Of the Brister school near
Ruth, this county.
Miss Carrie Hargrave, of Ha-
zIehurst, and M. r. Dwyer, of
Denver. Colo, were married at
Hazlehurst Monday.
On Sept. 10, two years in sue
cession the yellow fever appeared
at jackson. The dreaded date has
passed and jackson is still free.
j. D. Hare, contractor OF
Vicksburg, has charge Of. the
building of the new city hall al
GuIfport. His bid was $1S,400.
The Board of Supervisors OF
Amite have ordered an election to
determine whether or not it shall
issue bonds for the purpose oi
building a new court house:
John Mcdowell, negro, was
Iynched in Rankin county north
of Brandon. The body. with
hands manacled, was found string.
ing from a limb. The negro's
offense is not known.
George w. Leavell, of Oxford.
died on the 9th of tuberculosis.
A year ago he resigned his posi-.
tion as cashier of the Bank of Ok.
ford and went West for his health
returning home to die.
The new fire system at Mag.
noIia was given a test Saturday
night when a residence ownec
by S. E. Packwood caught fire,
100000 worth of damages was
done. The test was satisfactory
Henry Anderson, 50 years Of
age, was found dead in his room
at Laurel. He was assistant sup,
erintendent of Eastman, Gardiner
& Co. S planning mill and was
Royal Arch Mason and Odd Eel
low.
The State Railroad Commission
has assessed the Fernwood & Gull
and Liberty White railroads will
a privilege tax of SO per mile
The Illinois Central pays 500 pei
mile on its main line and SO pei
mile on its sec ondary trackage.
Pike county property owners
will pay the same tax this yeal
as they did for 1904. The levy as
fixed by the Board of Supervisors
is: General fund, 81; pauper.
! a; roads. 2; school, 3; making a
total Of 7A for the county. This
added to the State tax of 6 mills
brings the total levy to 1874
mills.
Judge Niles, of the Federal
court, has granteda temporary in
junction restraining the Missis-
sippi Railroad Commission from
putting into effect its order to
The Alabama & Vicksburg Rail
road and the Northeastern Rail
road directing the abolition of
joint rates and the substitution Of
a continuous mileage tariff.
The governor. has approved the
charter of incorporation of the
Conner-Foote Grocery Co., domi-
ciled at Hattiesburg, Perry coun-
ty, with a capital stock Of $50,
600. An unusually large number
of charters have been approved
since the first of the month, not
withstanding the business dull
ness incident to the quarantines.
Gov. Yardarnan announces that
he will remove all constitutional
Limitations to the special session
of the Legislature which convenes
next January. The governor said
to a reporter while discussing the
next session that he hoped every
member would 90 to jackson with
an earnest determination to get
down to hard work at the very be-
ginning Of tLe session and labor
|steadfastly and diligently until all
matters had been carefully consid-
cred and disposed of.
The last issue Of the Carthagen-
ian, Carthage, Miss contains the
yaIedictory of Miss Singleton
Garcrett, one Of the brightest
members of the Mississippi Press
and daughter Of the lamented u.
Nd. Garrett, for years one of the
State's most distinguished journal
lists. Miss Garrett reIinquishes
control Of the Carthagenian to
take a much needed rest. w. d.
Dear has purchased the Cartha-
genian, and will assume charge as
editor. He has been editing the
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