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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08

voice ,exelaim. Where are YOU going
with that bed;
I'm going upstairs with 1t. ma'am
says Jack. whose backward position
favored his lie, and he began to walk
up again.
Come down here said the lady.
We want no beds here. nan.'
Mr.. Sullivan. ma'am sent me home
with 1t himself. ma'am.' said jack. stiil
mounting the stairs.
"'Come down here. tell you said
the lady In great rage. There's no
Mr.. Sullivan lives here. Go out OF
this with your bed, you stupid fellow
~ beg your pardon, mnam,' says
lack, turning round ana marching or
NTH the bed fair and alsy."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
A Conscientious constitusns.

Congressman Hull OF Iowa sent free
seeds to constituent in franked en-
yelope, on the corner of which was the
usual words, Penalty for private use,
$780," A few days later he received n
letter which read:
Il don't know what to do about
those garden seeds you sent ne. no.
lice 1T Is $500 fine for private use. 1
don't want to use them for the public
l want to plant them in my private
garden. 1 can't afford to pay $500 for
the privilege. Won't you see IL you
can't TX Il go I can use them private
ly2 nm a law abiding citizen and do
not want to commit any clin.e.o
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
Cities Built on Wholesale plan.

New towns and cities are built. on
the wholesale plan. a contractor and
several cars of lumber appear on the
prairie and houses spring up as IL by
magic: then come water works, n
power plant and street car lines. all
In fcyerish haste TO get established
while values are going mp. As each
new house Is located. and the town
spreads over the prairie, there is 4
glow or enthusiasm among the resi-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
Crowded..


In the Berkshire hills there was a
funeral, and as the friends and mourn
ers gathered in the little parlor there
came the typical New England female
who mlngles curiosity with sympathy.
and as she glanced around the dark
ened room she said TO the bereaved
widow:
Where did you get that new eight
day clock 2"
We amt got no new eight day
clock"
you amt? What's that in the cor
her thereY"
why, no, that's not an eight day
clock; thnt's the deceased. We stood
him OH end TO make room for the
mourners."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
GOLD.

Cod, gold. gold. gold.
Bright and yellow. hard and cold.
Molten. craven. hammered and rolled.
Heavy to get and light to hold.
Hoarded. bartered. bought and sold.
Stolen. borrowed. squandered, doled,
spurned by the young. but Rugged by the
old
To the very edge or the churchyard mold!
Price OF many n crime untold,
Gold. gold. gold, gold
Good or bad thousandfoId,
How widely its uses vary
To save To ruin. 20 curse, TO bless
AS even Its mlnted coins express.
Now stamped with the Image of good
Queen Bess
And now OF u bloody Mary!
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
| The
Scrap Book
Evadinp the Issue.

An old woman who entered conn.
Try savings bank was asked whether
she wanted to draw or deposit
"Nayther; OF wants to put some mon-
ey In"
The clerk entered the amount and
pushed the slip toward her to sign.
Sign on this line. please" lie said.
Above or below itT'
Just above It." III
Me whole nameY' ~" y
eyes"
Before Oiwas marrledf"
No; just rs it is now" s
"Oi can't wroite'' & 81
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
neautifyine Valparaiso.

The government of Chile has paid
to date s2.S1S.4S0 United States gold
for property appropriated for. public
use In the reconstruction of the city Of
Valparaiso. This is done to widen
some OF the streets, straighten others,
and to inodernize that portion Of the
city that was so nearly q total wreck.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
Not a birth" In His Language.

a commercial traveller Is on friendly
terms with the porter of sleeping car
that lie uses frequently.
well, Lawrence" announced the
salesman one morning gleefully. II
have good news for you. We've had
birth i'll our family--twins.'
Dat am no birth, sir; dats sec
tion.'-Iadies' Home Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
LlttIe Reseon. hla Euea.

AittIe neSson' blA Fu0s.
Robert G. lngersoll used to relate
an anecdote of II Hebrew who went
into restaurant to get his dinner.
The devil OF temptation whispered In
his ear, Bacon" lie knew that II
there was anything that made Jehovah
real white mad 1t was to see anybody
eating bacon, but he thought, Maybe
lie Is too busy watching sparrows and
counting hairs TO notice me-" and SO
he took slice. The weather WAS dc.
lightfVl when lie went into the res
taurant, but when lie came out the sky
was overcast, the lightning ieaped
from cloud TO cloud. the earth trcm-
bled, ana 1t was dark. He went back
into the restaurant, trembling with
fenr, and, leaning over the counter,
said TO the clerk, did you ever hear
such fuss about little piece OF
bacon!"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
Opinion Based on knowIedoe.


A physician who has some practice
among the colored population was
awakened In the middle OF the night
by frantic ring ut his bell. Putting
his head out of the window, he in.
quired, who's there?"
ITS me, doctah., It's Dinah. I
wants yer ter come quick ter see my
ole man. He's pow'ful sick"
What seems to be the matter with
him?"
Its indigestion oh. de Kidneys"
you mean congestion of the kid.
neys."
NO, sab; it's, indigestion OBJ de kid.
neys. He doue eat four platefuls oh
EN-, stewed, fer supper, and he amt
done slep' wink ince.'-Lippin.
colts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
Hood.
Sweet Revenge.

a little boy came into dentists
office and had Il troublesome tooth re-
moved. The boy asked for the tooth
The dentist gave ii To him and asked
why he wanted It,
I'm goln to take the old thing home
an stuff 1t with sugar an watch 1t
ache"- Ilppincott'ss
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
I1onors Wero Easy.

a congressman's secretary, thinking
he heard burglars in the house, woke
the congressman.
"Sir. SIR" he whispered sharply,
there are burglars IN the housed"
WELL" he mumbled drowsily, $50
there are In the senate Everybody's
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
How Jack Got the Bed.

tlo" kGSN wv VIC t@I6s
"a sweetheart of his was longing for
q feather bed" said GogginE. "and
Jack determined to get 1t. Well, he
marched into house, the door Of
which he found open, ard went up
stairs and took the best feather bed
in the house, tied it up In the quilt,
crammed some caps and ribbons he
saw lying about into the bundle and
marched downstairs again. But, you
see, In carrying of oven the small
thing OF ia feather bed Jack showed
the skill OF high practitioner. Tor he
descendhered the stairs backward"
"Baekw4rd! What was that fcrf
You'll see by and by, He descen.
dhered backward. when suddenly no
heard u door opening and faymale
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
A Choice of Two Evils.

81 think l can quiet little Flora"
said the professor. There's no use
In hummlng TO her In that silly way.
What she wants Is real music The
fact that / used to lead our glee club
Mt college may make II difference too"
He took the child and. stridlng up
and down the room. sang in his best
manner. After awhile a ring was
heard, and the door was opened to ad-
nit n little girl.
'I'm one of the family that's just
moved into the fiat next to yours" she
said There's sick person with us.
and he says would you mind letting
the baby cry instead OF singing to it?"
Ladies' Home Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
What tho Nose couIdn't Do.

A Sunday school teacher tried to
make the little ones understand differ
ent verses IN the Bible by letting them
finish each sentence.
"The idol had eyes," she said, "but it
couldn't'-
See" cried the children.
ut had lips. but It couldn't"-
"Speakw
at had ears. but it couldn't'-
"Hearw
1T had a nose, but it couldn't"-
"Blow itv'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
Az Lincoln Might Have Put II.


A naval officer once went to Presi.
dent Cleveland. laying before him a
request for the appointment OF q
nephew to the Naval academy ut An
napolis. "His father. my late brother,
our father, grandfather and great
grandfather before him were all In the
service" the officer added
The president did not speak for some
moments. When he did he said:
"As matter OF fact, am rather
disposed to grant the appointment,
knowing as | do the young mans mer-
Its, but what you have just remarked
with reference to the long service of
the family In the navy fills me with
some doubt. am tempted to ask
whether you do not think that 1t Is
about time that one Of the family went
TO work for living
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
No More Room.

NO More Room.
Once in Dublin toward the end OF
the opera Satan was conducting Faust
through trapdoor which. represented
the gates OF hades. His majesty got
through all right-he was used to 60
ing below-but Faust, who was quite
stout. got only about halfway In, and
no squeezing would get him any far
ther. Suddenly an Ir.ahman In the
gallery exclaimed devoutly, "Thank
God, IA is .full!"'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08

Lots of Weather.
81 want to do some shopping today,
dear" said fond wife-"that is, II
the weather is favorable. What Is the
forecastr'
At the other end of the table her
husband, consulting his paper. read
aloud Rain, hail, snow, thunder, light
ming asd floods"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08
Guilty conuejenccs.

The following advertisement recent
ly appeared in a London morning pa
per:
1.-THE person who stole my umbrella
last Sunday in st. Paul's church is per-
sonally known to rue. and unless he
shall return 1t before fwenty-four
hours he will see his name printed In
this same paper. Address X. Y, 10
High street."
A dozen silk umbrellas were received
by the advertiser the following day,
each accompanied by note of apology
for the involuntary mistake made.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12

ed to fully 1000 people and COM
pIeteIy blocked the way of the
sheriff and soldiery. At this
point the mob was also reinforced
by crowd which had prev iously
gathered near the Jail to prevent
the negro from being placed in
there until their vengeance was
satisfied. When the soldiers were
brought to halt the second time
by the angry, determined mob, J.
I. Williams, the father of the
girl, broke through the line to get
at the negro, at the same time
receiving two heavy blows on the
head with a gun in the hands of a
young soldier and catching third
blow with his hand, which was
lacerated by bayonet. Just at
this iuncture some one in the mob
threw a moose over the negro's
neck and ready hands among the
mob caught the trailing end of the
halter, dragged the negro from
among the soldiers and away from
the sheriff and hustled him off
back toward the railroad crossing
fifty to seventy five yards distant.
AS soon as the mob had gotten
full possession of the prisoner they
began firing into his body as they
hustled him along, riddling it
with scores of shots.
BODY FILLED WITH LEAD.
When the negro had been hur-
riedly dragged across to the west
side of the railroad by the excited
mob, already dead, voIley after
voIIey was fired into his body, as
the crowd yelled like demons.
After he was dragged up against
the curbing of the sidewalk, and
all evidence of life was extinct,
one member of the mob ran up
and cut his throat almost from ear
to ear, while still another ran up
with a large hammer and struck
him a terrific blow, crushing in
his skull.
Among the very last of the mob
to come up at this time and fire
volIey from revolver into the
PROSTATE and lifeless body, was
the father of Miss Williams, who
had sufficiently recovered from
the stunning blows he had receiv-
ed from the soldiers to reach the
object of his wrath once more.
Several members of the mob then
seized the rope and dragged the
negro to an electric light pole.
One member quickly scaled it and
fastened the rope over one of the
foot pegs and the dead form was
quickly hoisted eight or ten feet
from the ground and left dangling
in plain view of che immense
crowd which had by this time
gathered in sight of the scene,
Except for their frenzy to get
possession of the negro, and be
sure that he was dead, the mob
and crowd in general was orderly,
sober and we'll behaved. No at
tempt or threat was made to hurt
any other negro, a few of whom
could be seen about the streets in
pursuit of their regular daily
duties.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12

Thursday morning, Feb. 6, the
Board met pursuant t. adjourn
ment, present, same as yesterday.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
r. G. Applewhite, cost in cases,
$27. 40; S. Lewenthal & Son, sup
plies for County Farm, $44. 35; A.
C. Seavey & Sons mdse. for Coun-
ty Farm, $20.25; F. B. Noodle,
account for court house, $3.50;
Alex Qnarles, erroneous assess
ment, $36; DR.. j. [. Butler, ex
animation of four lunatics, $50;
j. T. Greer, Gust in case sent to
farm, Frank ScheidIer, So; j. B.
Davis, cost in cases sent to farm,
$40.75; Davis and Blue, cost 10
cases sent to farm, SIT so; l.. (.
Noble, erroneous road tax, So;
Geo. Fl. Moak, erroneous road
tax, So; r. E. Furr, furnishing
coffin for pauper, SO; Jno. Nc
Bride. cost in cases sent to farm,
$13; &. W. Ard, lumber, $60.39;
w. E. Drury, work on court house
fence, $50; j. B. Daughtry, cost
in cases sent to farm, S2.35; j. NJ.
Smith, cost in cases sent to farm,
$4; Claude Bennett, salary as sup.
erintendent of education, $84.42.
postage, $2.l5, fuel, 45e, total,
$500; E. A. Boyd, lumber,
nails, work, $2.4O; Chauncey
Wooley, work on road (charge to
Burns & PRICE, $5; Burgess &
Montgomery, lumber, $16.74,
work, 50, S18.74; Geo. Barnard 4
Co, one justice docket, $500;
Nv. G. Maxwell, lumber, $220.12;
wv. II. FrizelI, ir., balance for ser
vices rendered, $3.50; 4. d.
Lanier, cost city prisoners, county
farm, $41.s0; w. N. Meteer, cost
in case. sent to county farm, 81.
50; Henry Clay, erroneous road
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12

if's office, $11.5O; j. F. Greer,
ticket to Memphis and 2 meals for
Mrs. Kate Southard, s.. As; cash
paid Alf Lee for cleaning Jail,
court house, ETC., $10.50; care of
court house from Jan. 6 to Jan.
81, $40; cash paid Roscoe Bryant
fur. repairing gratrs at court
house, $40; cash paid for wood ,
S14. SO; stamps, ST 80; cash paid
for care of lunatic, IS so; convey
ing Emily Tucker to aSIIum,
Sl7.25; conveying Maggie Brown
to asylum. $13.45; express paid,
35e: turnkey fees in cases sent to
county farm, $11; Capt. r. Mere
dith, warden, to expense of Eli
Pigot flom Jan. 8 to %, $13.
1t is ordered that the Board do
adjourn until tomorrow morning at
9 O'Clock.
Il. P. JONES, President.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12
BODY CUT DOWN.

After the dead body of Pigot
had been suspended for fifteen or
twenty minutes it was cut down
by Deputy Sheriff Ferd Schnor-
renberg, placed on a dray and car
ried to the county Jail. There it
was placed In cheap coffin and
subsequently, viewed by number
of people.
In addition to the injuries re-
ceived by Mr.. Williams, Wade
Cole, a member of the mob, was
accidentally shot through the
thigh, and Jake E. Moak, another
of the lynching party, was acci-
dentaIly shot through the bottom
of the foot by sumo of his COM
panions, the ball breaking some of
the smaller bones in his toes.
Several of the soldiers received
bruises and scratches in their en-
counter with the mob, and Ser
geant Leslie Orne of the Jackson
company, received severe blow
on the head and was knocked down
and trampIed upon. receiving, it
is stated, serious internal injuries.
/ When the company started back
to Jackson on train No. "a be had
to be carried to the train on a
strptcher.
Gen. Fridge, while sustaining
no personal injuries, was conf
pletely FRUSTRATED for time by
his vigorous efforts to beat back
and overcome the mob.
1t is learned from officers of the
military company that no orders
were ever given at any time to
the men to fire or use their bayon-
cts and this explains why no more
effective resistance was made by
the soldiers.
|
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12

once or die in the attempt. Judge
Wilkinson, on the other hand, had
every assurance that the negro
would be indicted on bis own con-
fessions and the testimony of
other witnesses, and that when ar
raigned would enter a plea of
guilty. 1t was the intention Of
the court to have speedy trial.
Everything was in readiness to
proceed, and it was expected ear
ly this morning, before the train
from Jackson arrived, that the
negro would be indicted, convict
ed, sentenced to be hanged and
court adjourned by noon.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12
PIGOTS CRIME.

Pigot's crime was an exceeding
ly aggravated and exasperating
one. He sprang upon his victim
as size was riding along a country
road alone in buggy, near her
home; made her aIight at the muz-
zle of a gun, and dragged her into
the woods on the roadside, where
he afterward. claimed he accom-
plished his fiendlsh purpose. The
young lady fought him. desperate
ly, and says that before be over
came her be was at length fright
ened off by other persons coming
along the road near by where her
buggy was standing.
The father and neighbors of the
young lady were determined she
should not be placed upon the wit
ness stand and thus be brought
face to face with the brute who
had attempted her ruin, and when
they reached Brookhaven this
morning and saw the soldiers. and
thought there might be a miscar.
|Iiage Of justice because of the
lameness of the present law in
cases Of attempted assault, they
threw all restraint to the wind and
determined TO kill the negro al
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12
MONDAYS LYNCHING.

The Leader has had to surren-
! der large amount Of its space in
this issue TO the official proceed
ings of the Board of Supervisors
and a full account of Monday S
lynching, to the exclusion of much
other very interesting reading
matter, local, editorial and other
wise.
AS an eye witness to most of
what occurred, the editor Of The
Leader can say that the accounts
of the Iynching repubIished in to-
days paper from special CORES
pondents of the New Orleans
Times Democrat and Picayune,
taken together, give as complete
and accurate an idea of what act
uaIly occurred, as any that will
ever be written or published.
There may be a few minor errors
or omissions, but the essential
facts and details are covered in
these reports, as published in to-
days Leader.
In Saturdays issue of The
Leader we will publish the official
reports on the lynchnig made by
Major Geo. G. Hoskins and Ad-
iutant General Fridge, with the
comments of Gov. Noel when the
news was transmitted to him.
For the present, all editorial
comment is reserved.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12

Eli Plgot's relatives did not
claim bis body and it was buried
in the potter's field on the county
farm. The negroes of Brook
haven, objected to its being placed
in their cemetery.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12

We recently mailed statements
to our delinquent subscribers, and
a good many of them promptly
spOnded with remittances.
There are still great many in
arrears, and we must insist upon
immediate payment from them.
A recent order of the Postoffice
Department at Washington pro-
hibits weekly newspapers being
sent through the mail to persons
who are indebted to same for one
year or more the penalty for a
violation Of the order being a fine
against both the publisher and the
delinquent subscriber. Hence the
importance of prompt settlements.
The Commonwealth, therefore.
urges each of its subscribers in ar
rears to remit at once, as we can
not send the paper to any one who
owes for one or more years sub.
scription. Greenwood Common.
wealth.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12

Sergeant Leslie Orme, the Jack
son soldier who got Knocked down
and burised up here Monday, is
able to be out again, says the
Clarion Ledger.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12

The closest buyer in these bor-
ders, after shopping at L. Cohn &
Bros. on their big bargain days
last Friday land Saturday. said:
You can say what you please
but Cohn's are the ones that have
sure enough bargains, what's
bargains. We are sure Cohn
had the latest bargains, anyway,
and many of them are still on.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12
PUBLIC ROAD.

L ~ bAAO AtoH ~
Ir the matter of the Petition of &.
A. Boyd and others, for a Pub
lie Road.
Whereas, at the April term A.
D. 1906, of the Board in the above
STYLED cause j. S. Boone and JESSE
Glover were appointed a commit
tee to lay out a public road to be-
gin at Brookhaven and Holmes
Vile road about one mile west OF
Williams, Miss, and running in
westerly direction toward Bogue
Chitto, Miss, intersecting the
BroOkhaven and Ho,mesVille road
at William Ferrel's place; and
whereas said cummittee laid said
road according to law, tllrrenpon
the Board of Supervisors of Lin
coin county declared the same to
be a public road of the county on
the condition that the petitioners
would put said road up to plans
and specifications without expense
to the county. Said road is not
up to plans and specifications and
the same will be discontinued un-
less the same is worked up to
plans and specifications on or be-
force the 1st day of April, 1908.
1t is therefore ordered by the
Board that if said road is worked
up to plans and specifications by
the petitioners or other inte rested
persons on or before the 1st day
of A pril, 1908, without expense
to the county and accepted as such
and reported by Hon. G. M. Bris
ter, the member for and from Dis
trict No. 3, as up to plans and
specifications it shall be declared a
public road and on and from said
date shall be embraced and includ-
ed in the contract of A. A. Burns
and worked by him as the other
public roads contracted to him by
the Board.
In the matter of assessment Of
Amanda Richardson.
This cause coming on to be
heard on petition and the Board
having fully considered the same
and being satisfied that the as
sessment is excessive, being very
much in excess of adjoining land ;
/ it is. therefore, ordered that the
assessment on the .h of nwA
and ne "a of Sc II, section Is,
township 6, range I, the land as
sessed to said Amanda Richard
son. be reduced from 400 to 700,
amount of reduction $700, as pro
vided by Sec. 1912. Code of 1906.
Accounts allowed. Sarn White,
Emdse for small pox patients. 81. go;
lClarke & Courts, mdse. for Sher-
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-02-12

1t will go down to posterity as
the BIoodIess Battle of Brook
haven.