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Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1904.
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Put up some hitching racks for
the holiday tiade.
Mi. Irving Magee was in from
Hartman Monday.
Mr. Shelbv Wood visited rela
tives in Hazfehurst, Sunday.
Miss Peepsie Terry arrived
Monday afternoon on a visit.
Dr. J. T. Walker’s office is up
stairs in the Larsen Building.
See Anderson & Wolf for fine
horses, mules, etc., November 1st.
Miss Cornelia Smith, of Jack
son, is visiting Mrs. Kate Ram
sey.
Miss Sara Storm has matriculat
ed as a student of Whitworth Col
lege.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Watson
have returned from a trip to St.
Louis.
The Convention of the State W.
C. T. U. at Hattiesburg was a
success.
Mrs. S. F. Magee and Miss
Sammye vLited New Orleans last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Leo Throckmorton Wilks
visited her sister, Mrs. Joe Cope,
last week.
Mrs. M. Tibbs is visiting bei
daughter, Mrs. Hugh Stringer, at
McComb.
Mrs. Ben Davis, of Casey ville,
spent Sunday with her son, Mr.
W. D. Davis.
Miss Josie Becker is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Dr. Seemann,
in New Orleans.
Mrs. Bloom, of Hazlehurst,
spent Thursday with her sister,
Mrs. Aylward.
Miss Louise Germany came
down from Ruby to spend Sunday
with her parents.
Dr. I. W. Cooper occupied Pas
tor Crisler’s pulpit at the Metho
dist church Sunday.
Miss Nellie Osborne, of Whit
worth College, spent Sunday at
her home in Norfield.
The East Union Lumber Yard
sell Red Cypress shingles; they
are the best.
Car load lots of buggy and
wagon material at C. B. Perkins’
hardware store.
It is a shame that C. B. Perkins
is selling heating and cooking
stoves so cheap.
Anderson & Wolf will have a
carload of the finest stock ever
brought to this city November 1st.
First-class dress making at
J. McGrath & Sons. Dress mak
ing parlors above post-office.
Rev. Mr. Caldwell, of Gallman,
a loyal Methodist preacher of the
old regime, was a Sunday visitor.
McGrath’s dress making de
partment was re-opened Oct.
19th. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Miss Virginia Marshall lent the
charm of her presence to Brook
haven friends and admirers Sun
day.
Mesdames Milton, Harrell and
Mogan, have been guests of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Ma
gee.
Mrs. Vernon Smith, of Union
Hall, has the editor’s thanks for a
fine sample of her home made sau
sage.
When you want to buy, put it
off until November 1st, and then
inspect Anderson & Wolf’s fine
stock.
Messrs. Dink McCormick,
Jamie St. Clair, Ernest Cosnahan
and Cameron Dennett spent Sun
day in McComb.
Submit your estimates to the
East Union Lumber Yard before
buying lumber, shingles or build
ing material. Will save you
money.
How about that $10.00 that
McGrath proposes to give away
every Saturday, beginning Nov.
12th. See front page “ad”.
Dr. E. B. Witherspoon filled
his appointments at the Presbyte
rian church and at the Y. M. C.
A. Sunday. He had gratifying
audiences.
Mrs. Margaret Johnson, Mrs.
Sallie J. Hart and Mrs. L. J.
Cuming have been spending sev
eral days at Dr. Johnson’s home.
Mrs. Johnson will remain for
some time.
Miss Lutie Alford, of Gallman,
Miss Katie Redding, from Crystal
Springs, and Miss Maggie Red
ding of Topisaw, were Sunday
visitors in the Redding home.—
Terry Tribune.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Scutt have
located in this city. Mr. Scutt
has bought an interest in the
Brookhaven Variety Works, one
of our Jivest industries. We are
pleased to welcome Mr. Scutt
back among us.
flcGrath will give away $10.*
00 in cash every Saturday, be*
ginning Nov. 12th. See “ad”
on front page.
Bev. H. B. Caldwell is at the
bedside of his daughter, Mrs. W.
W. McLaurio, who has been
suffering with typhoid fever.
There is little hope of her recov
ery and much sympathy goes out
to the husband and children. Mr.
McLaurio is now in New Orleans
undergoing atr^peration for can
cer of the face \and this fact adds
■ibe affliction ti h >
d. (Late!. MeLaurin
d test night)
* * !-*'. *
Which way did the land Slide?
Mr. J. N. Davis and wife spent
Sunday in McConib.
The regular business meeting
of tbe Woman’s Auxiliary to the
Y. M. C. A. has been postponed
to Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 3:30,
p. m.
Rev. L. I). Posey has moved
from Mt. Carmel to Silver Creek,
Miss. The change will, doubtless,
be advantageous to him and his
family and we are pleased to hear
of his removal.
A party of hunters out nearly
all night of Monday, caught four
possums in the vicinity of Old
Brook. They are encouraged to
go squirrel hunting today and ex
pect like generous results.
“Skin games” are being com
plained of by some of our citi
zens. They are becoming numer
ous as the holidays approach and
money begins to flow more freely.
Our officers should be alert.
“There’s law agin it.”
Capt. D. J. Batchelder, after
spending two weeks at his old
home in Clinton, Iowa, returned
yesterday. Within the past two
months Mr. Batchelder has had
the sad misfortune to lose both
his father and mother. The sym
pathy of friends is with him in
his double bereavement and deep
sorrow.
L. J. Laird is making some ex
tensive improvements to his fruit
and grocery store on Front street.
These improvements will enlarge
his store and he requests us to say
to his friends and customers that
in a few days he will be better
prepared than ever to serve the
public. Call and see him.
Considerable interest was man
ifested last Saturday evening, in
noting a brand new Baldwin Mo
gul locomotive passing through
our city. Its destination was
Hammond ,La., for the Hammond
& Eastern Kailuoad, at that point.
It will be used for logging in Mr.
Nalty’s lumber mill at that place.
It was a beauty.
Harry Huntington, sales mana
ger of the East Union Company
of our city, and W. C. Schwem,
secretary and treasurer, of the
Hammond Lumber Company, of
Hammond, La., left for St. Louis
last Sunday to see the big Fair.
Both are deserving, industrious
young men, and we trust they
will have a pleasant trip and a
safe return home.
Hon. Z. P, Jones, president of
the Board of Supervisors, has
faithfully reported to us the re
sults of the cultivation of his cot
ton patch on the old Jobes place
to the northwest of town. He
says, and that is a sufficient guar
anty of truth, that he actually
raised four bales on three acres,
the bales averaging 486 pounds.
That beats “a bale to the acre,”,
doesn’t it?
The stereopticon views and elec
tion returns shown by Fosby &
Harvey, ” Ltd.,” last night
attracted a large crowd.
The advertisements shown were
as much of an attraction as the re
turns. The advertisements will
be run through the machine again
tonight and also Saturday night,
including photos by Fosby of the
candidates in the next city elec
tion. They can be seen in front
of the Leon Pfeifer building next
to The Leader office, commencing
at 8 p. m.
A woman, who is a cripple, and
a little daughter, living on the
Monticello road near Mr. Fred J.
Ragland’s place are much in need
and Mr. Ragland states are real
objects of charity. The woman
has a sewing machine, her only
means of livelihood, that she is
unable to pay for. Mr. King,
the sewing machine agent, can
give the history of this unfortu
nate woman. The Sunshiners,
King’s Daughters and the charita
bly inclined generally may here
find a worthy object of the cause
they have espoused.
Gov. Vardaman has issued a
proclamation authorizing the in
corporation of the Brookbaven
and Pearl River Railroad Compa
ny, to run from Brookbaven to
Montieello, Lawrence county.
This is simply the chartering of
the present road running out from
Brookbaven and now being ex
tended to Montieello. The road
is to be completed by Dec. 1,
next. The incorporators are: S.
E. Moreton, Jos. Julier, S. J.
Carpenter and D. J. Batchelder,
Jr., of Brookbaven, C. S. Rose
and J. Hackney, of Pearl Rim.
Just as Mrs. Jones had reached
the climax of her grief over the
sudden and “fatal death” of her
magnificent Thanksgiving turkey
that had been cooped ana fed days
without number, Dr. B. F., al
ways sympathizing and consider
ate of another’s woe, replaced it.
This, too, was sudden; and the
revulsion of feeliDg caused there
by was almost too much for Sis
tei Jones; but she regained her
equilibrium when she was remind
ed that this bird too, might pass
oicmr or a tka Aomincr (ktcn of
be
we
For the benefit of those inter
ested, we would state that The
Leader comes from the press just
as early as is practicable od Wed
nesdays. 'It would give us ple&s
uie to accommodate our inland
readers, as some of them suggest,
if it were possible. They may
find consolation while reading the
Wednesday paper on Saturday,
in the fact that railroads are
soon to intersect this country
and it will not be long
before “Maude” can stay in
her stable and the mail rider sleep
all day long, while The Leader
goes by stearn or electricity to
Perch, Clear Branch, Muddy
Creek, etc., every day in the
week. . . i
Mr. J. E. Sasser visited Hat
tiesburg Sunday.
Capt. J no. E. Penn, of New
Orleans, is in town.
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Mr. James Pelie spent Sunday
with Summit friends.
Geo. Grafton, of Wesson, was a
Sunday evening visitor.
Mrs. Ben Gill and Mrs. Or.
Watts enjoyed Sunday at Chatawa.
Mr, and Mrfe. L. H. Baggett
were visitors to New Orleans Sun
day and Monday.
A brick pavement is being laid
along McGrath’s extensive gro
cery and warehouse.
The man who “has got so, it
don’t make no difference, no way”
is feeling as usual today.
Hon. E. F. Brennan is attend
ing the United States Court at
Jackson on legal business.
Election day was calm as a May
morning in Brookhaven. Emo
tions arose with the morning
hours today. '
The McComb and Brookhaven
football teams played a game at
Lucich’s Park at this place.
Score, 5 to 0 in favor of McComb.
B. L. Brent, of Bogue Chitto,
and B. T« Hobbs, of Brookhaven,
are representing Lincoln county
on the U. S. grand jury now in
session at Jackson.
Julius Tyler, of Bogue Chitto,
P. S. and J. B. Cameron, C. W.
Maxwell and several other Lin
coln county citizens have been at
tending the Federal Court at Jack
son this week as witnesses.
The ladies of the Methodist
church are busy with preparations
for their holiday sale, which will
be held in the Cope sample rooms,
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1 and
2. They will gratefully receive
contributions from any one who is
interested.
“The Last Rose of Summer,”
as seen at the Opera House Mon
day night was a delight in this
autumnal season. Mr. Patton and
his support were, as usual, pleas
ing to our people, who were out
to the extent of the seating capac
ity of the house.
Miss Mamye Hariis, who is
teaching a class in dressmaking
in the upstairs department at Mc
Grath’s Store, announces that the
present class will finish in about
ten days and requests those who
desire to be enrolled in class No.
2, to apply not later than Nov.
17th.
Mr. V. B. Kees returned yes
terday from Dyersburg, Tenn.,on
a visit. We regret very much to
learn that his brother, Mr. W.
W. Kees, is critically ill at his
home at Fair River. Brookhaven
friends of this esteemed family
hope socn to hear of his improved
condition.
Hoyt’s big company will open
a week’s engagement at Heuck’s
Theatre next Monday night, in
Hal Reed’s greatest success,
“Knols O’ Tennessee,” played for
the first time in Brookhaven.
Prices will be 15, 25 and 35 cents.
Ladies free Monday night if ac
companied by one paid 35 cent
ticket purchased before 6 p. m.
Week of Prayer at the Y. M. C. A.
Beginning Sunday afternoon, at
3:30, the local Y. M. C. A. will
observe the Week of Prayer,
which is observed all over the
world by the Association. On
Sunday at 3:30, Bev. C. W. Cris
ler will lead the service, to which
all men in the city are cordially
invited. More than 50 men at
tended the service last Sunday
afternoon, aDd enjoyed it very
much. Every evening during the
week there will be special prayer
service from 7:15 to 7:45. These
meetings will be led by local
speakers and the church members
of the city are specially invited
and urged to be present.
At the Methodist Church Sunday.
There will be no preaehing at
the Methodist church Sunday
•night.
In place of the regular service
at 11 o’clock the Sunday School
will have a Missionary Rally. A
delightful and instructive pro
gram has been prepared for this
occasion. Every body is cordial
ly invited to be present.
' Sunday School will be held as
usual at the regular hour, 9V:45 a.
m. Very respectfully,
C. W. CRISLER, Pastor.
Rev. W. E. Ellis has resigned
the pastorate of the Crystal
Springs Baptist church, on' ac
count of ill health. He spent the
summer months in Texas and will
: return to that refuge for consump
tives. His going is deeply re
gretted. He is exceptionally tal
ented and consecrated.
FOR SALE.
300 acres of choice farming
lands, ail within 2^ miles of the
city of Brookhaven. Will sell in
any size pieces, cheap and on easy
payments.
" GUY E. BRIG NALL,
Care Dr. Geo. A. Love.
Brookhaven, Miss.
FOR SALE.
Complete saw mill and planing
mill plant Capacity, 10 to 20
thousand. Apply to
A. C. Arrington & Son,
Brookhaven, Miss.
The Horae Rulers were beaten
in New Orleans by 3,500 majori
ty. They attribute result to fla
grant fraud and intimidation and
to the failure of many citizens to
I pay their poll tax.
| Sid Curtlett, son of Mr. George
Curtlett, of Magnolia, was elec
jtrociited, while trying to adjust a
wire. ... ...
Mayor David Hubbard, an old
and respected citizen of Terry,
died suddenly of heart failure.
—
Magnolia Gazette News.
Mr. VV. W. Easley has secured
the contract for the construction
of a fine residence for Mr. Hugh
Craft, at McCornb.
Mr. W. A. Daniel catches the
wily o’possuin without even going
to the woods. Thursday night he
succeeded in capturing one in his
fowl-house.
Congressman McLain and
daughter, Mrs. John Hines, re
turned to their home in Gloster,
Tuesday night, after having spent
several days very pleasantly here
as the guests of Mrs. M. E. Ball.
At a mass meeting held in Osy
ka Monday night, the following
well known citizens were nomi
nated for the different municipal
offices: For Mayor, I). (3. Wright
and Jos. Mixon; Marshal, L. A.
Spears; Treasurer, John Rehorst;
Aldermen, J. R. Barremore, B.
F. Owen, W. M. Ott, M. C.
Grubb, W. H. Bates J. M. For
rest, D. E. Newman, S. A. Bacot,
E. F. Webb and George Mixon.
Magnolia is lapidlv growing to
be a newspaper center. Beside
the News and, the Gazette, no less
than three other papers are pub
lished here. One is called the
Negro Herald, and it is published
by the teachers of the negro col
lege; another is the Letter, edited
and published by J. A. Mitchell,
a colored Baptist preacher, ana
the third is the People’s Search
light, with I. W. Crawford, edi
tor and publisher.
A sad accident occurred near
Tylertown Wednesday afternoon,
when Mr. Fred Simmons was
struck by a falling tree and in
stantly killed. Mr. Simmons was
cutting cane and all of his five
children were in the field with
him. One of the children was
struck by at branch of the falling
tree and had its arm broken. Mr.
Simmons was only thirty years of
age, happily married and respect
ed by the entire community in
which he lived.
The Lampton Mercantile Co.
has installed a large boiler in the
basement of its stoie and will heat
its building and also the bank
building with steam radiators.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Lampton,
after spendnig their honeymoon
with Kentucky relatives, returned
Thursday night and are domiciled
for the present at the Victoria
Hotel.
A negro was killed on theiern
wood & Gulf R. R. Monday morn
ing by the falling of a burning
tree. A squad of men was engag
ed in cleaning"up the right-of-way
and had set fire to a number of
trees. Without a moment’s warn
ing one of them fell killing one
negro and slightly injuring anoth
er.
The case of the Mississippi
Railroad Commission against the
Ilinois Central, involving the stop
ping of certain trains at Magno
lia, comes up in New Orleans be
fore the United States Court of
Appeals sometime this month.
It will be remembered that Fed
eral Judge Niles sustained the or
der of the Commission ordering
trains Nos. 1 and 3 stopped, ana
it is from this decision that the
railroad company has appealed.
Eld. J. H. Lane was called to
hold a memorial service at Mars
Hill church last Sunday in memo
ry of Mrs. Mary M. Parker, who
died at her son-in-law’s home,
Mr. Walter Johnson, near Tyler
town, July 18, 1904. Mrs. Par
ker was born near Zion Hill,
Amite county, in 1821. Was the
mother of eight children, and was
left a widow forty-two years ago.
She had been a member of Mars
Hill Baptist church for sixty
years. .
Dr. G. W. Robertson left Wed
nesday for Hot. Springs, accompa
nied by his mother, who goes
there for treatment.
Miss Cherrie Wright, of Osyka,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
C. D. Miller, Monday.
Judge Chrisman, of Brookha
ven, was on our streets Friday
morning.
(The Leader regrets that Judge
Chrisman is not now a resident of
this city. His postoffice is at Can
ton.) __
Social at Y. M. C. A.
Op Friday evening, the 11th,
there will be a gymnasium social
at the Y. M. C. A. The gymna
sium class will give a short exhi
bition of work, after which there
will be a game of Indoor Base
Ball, between the McGrath’s
Specials and the Rubber Sevens.
Tbe Gymnasium work will begin
at 8:15, aud the base ball game
will follow immediately after
wards. After the base ball there
will be an informal social in the
rooms. All friends of the Asso
ciation are cordially invited to be
present and a special invitation is
given to the ladies.
The line up of the two base ball
teams will be as follows:
McGrath’s Specials—McCor
mick, p; Gammon, c; Thompson,
1st b; Nalty, 2nd b; McNair, 3rd
b; Wimberly, right s. s; Laird
left s. s.
Rubber Sevens—Hopkins, p;
Cosnaban, c; Hartman, Jr., 1st n;
R. L. Davis, 2nd b; Harvey, 3rd
b; Smith, right s. s; W. D. Da
vis, left s. s.
Rev. E. B. Witherspoon.
those who heard Rev. Mr.
Witherspoon on last Sabbath at
the Presbyterian church, were
greatly pleased with his sermons.
His personality in the pulpit is
very fine; his good taste is exhib
ited in every word and movement
and his sermons were of the high
est order of spirituality and pow
er. Mr. Witherspoon is a man of
genuine eloquence combined with
unassuming piety.
The Leader publishes the above
by request of a worthy citizen
who heard Mr. Witherspoon,
We are pleased to note that the
Presbyterians of the city will call |
this cultured minister and scholar j
to the pastorate of ibeijr church, 1
i
ELECTION NEWS.
To President Roesevelt:
The people by their vote have
emphatically-approved your ad
ministration. 1 congratulate you.
ALTON B. PARKER.
To Judge Alton B. Parker:
I thank you for your congratu
lations.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The above tells the tale of woe.
Returns are not all in.
From New York, early last eve
ning, came the following that at
once dimmed the lights that in
terest had kindled: “It is con
ceded at Democratic Headquar
ters, that President Roosevelt has
carried every doubtful State in
the country.”
From Virginia: “The total vote
will fall below that of 1900,^ but
per cent of Democratic majority
will be about the same. Demo
crats wilt elect 9 out of 10 con
gressmen.”
From Louisiana: “Democrats
have carried Louisiana for Parker
and Davis by a majoritv of proba
bly 35,000. Seven Democratic
congressmen elected.”
In Mississippi, the Democratic
majority is about 50,000.
Roosevelt has won by an in
creased vote over McKinley and
Parker fell short of Bryan’s vote
in 1900.
In Massachusetts, W. L. Doug
lass, Democrat, was elected Gov
ernor by 25,000 majority and
Roosevelt, Republican, carried
the State for president by 80,000.
The secretary of the National
Committee claims that the Repub
lican nominee will have 317 votes
in the electoral college.
In Brookhaven the votes cast at
the old Court House were as fol
lows:
Democratic, 146, Republican,
11; Populist, 3; Socialist, 1; Pro
hibitionist, 1; McLain, 125. To
tal vote, 161.
Constitutional Amendment, 6
for; 15 against.
At the New Court House—
Democratic, 113; Republican, 31;
Prohibitionists, 6; Populists, 5;
Socialists, 2; McLain, 129.
Constitutional amendment, 31
for; 20 against. Total vote, 151.
A MURDERER IN LUCK.
A. C. McNair, Esq., returned
Friday from Liberty where he
went to defend Tom Boutwell,
charged with the murder of Ell
zev Thomas, near the Amite and
Lincoln'county line a few months
ago. The case was so black against
Boutwell that Mr. McNair imme
diately set about getting a com
promise and succeeded in induc
ing the district attorney to accept
a plea of guilty of manslaughter.
Judge Wilkinson sentenced Bout
well to twenty-five years in the
penitentiary.—Lincoln Times.
If “the case was so black agaiDSt
Boutwell,” why did the court offi
cials compromise it? We fear
that the answer to the question
would not be wholesome to public
sentiment, respect for the law and
the courts, or discouraging to
blood-thirsty men. As published
in the local papers, the killing of
Thomas was cowardly and brutal
to the last degree—it was murder
without one palliating circum
stance. And if we remember cor
rectly, it was not the first one for
Boutwell, who is now in the regu
lar position to wait and work for
a pardon. The incident, if cor
rectly reported, is commended to
those State judges who have re
cently been haranguing the grand
juries, and the galleries, on the
awful stain of murder on Missis
sippi’s skirts. How can they ex
pect the juries and the public to
do their duty in reraov.ing the re
proach of blood guiltiness, with
such “compromises” as this ?—
Vicksburg Herald.
The Herald touches the right
key. It is said the State witness
es could not be gotten into court.
It would have been far better and
more wholesome to public senti
ment for Boutwell to have been
acquitted of the charge of murder
by the verdict of a jury, after the
court had exhausted every means
known to the law to locate the
missing State witnesses and force
their attendance at court. As it
is, the public confidence ip. the
efficiency of the courts has been
dealt a most depressing blow.
The case, if correctly reported,
is one that tends to destroy the
confidence of the public in the su
premacy of the law, and its ad
ministration by the courts as a
protection to life and property.
The Herald very correctly says
that Boul well “is now in the reg
ular position to wait and work for
a pardon”—in line of promotion
as it were. A model prisoner and
a pardon within the next five
years is entirely within the range
of possibilities; and the probabili
ty of such a thing is fully justified
by reference to the history of
such cases in the past.—Franklin
County Advocate.
The Leader considers the above
criticism of the Herald and Advo
cate timely and to the point. At
the last term of the Circuit Court
in Lincoln county, a negro mur
derer, who foully waylaid and
murdered his victim for pav, and
against whom the State nad a
point blank ease in the way of
proof, was allowed by the district
attorney and judge to plead guil
ty and get off with a life sentence,
instead of the halter. If there
was ever a case in Lincoln county
which merited hanging, this was
one. The negro was sent to the
Monticeilo Press Items.
Hon. Thos. Brady, Jr., of
Broofehaven, was in the city yes
terday.
Mr. David Cohn, of Brookha
ven, was here yesterday on busi
ness.
Dr. G. A. Teunnisson has been
delivering Masonic lectures over
on the Northeastern railroad.
Mrs. Anna Arrington, who for
merly resided near Hooker, is
now making her,home with her
son, Hon. Jno. II. Arrington, in
this place.
Hurrah for the locomotive! We
believe that’s what you say when
you want folks to get off the
track. Nothing like knowing how
to use these railroad expressions.
Rev. J. P. Hemby, of Hazle
hurst, stopped in town Saturday
night en route home from Pren
tiss, and preached a fine sermon
at the Baptist church. At a called
conference of the church held
Sunday forenoon after an able ser
mon delivered by Pastor Wil
liams, Mr. Hemby was unanim
ously called to supply the church
for the year 1905. Mr. Williams
having tendered his resignaion at
a former conference and the same
having been reluctantly accepted.
While we regret exceedingly to
give up Mr. Williams, yet tve are
indeed fortunate in securing in
bis place such a preacher as Mr.
Hemby.
Mr. W. W. Brinson killed a
year-olu pig Monday that weigh
ed about 350 pounds, out of which
he got 160 pounds of lard and
about 50 pounds of sausage meat.
The sausage meat is fine, because
he sent us some of it to try, and
we claim to be a good judge. He
has three other hogs about the
same age to butcher yet, one of
which will weigh now about 400.
In hog raising, as in everything
else, Mr. Brinson isa decided suc
cess.
The railroad grade will be com
pleted this week, and everything
got in shape for the steel, which
latter is now about two and a half
miles from this place. The steel
is now close enough to begin to
figure on definitely and positive
ly, the time for getting into Mon
ticello being variously fixed any
where from the 15th to the 25th.
Having watched the work pretty
closely, and judging from past
progress, we should think that if
no set-back is experienced the
work-train ought to get to the de
pot site by the 20th. This is a
liberal estimate, and allows plenty
of- time in which to build the two
bridges.
All a board for Monticelloabout
Thanksgiving Day I We’ll go
over and eat turkey with Editor
Dale, if he’ll invite us.—Brook
haven Leader.
It begins to look as if President
Roosevelt isn’t going to let us
bave any Thanksgiving Day this
year, but come over anyway, Bro.
Hobbs, and suffer with us. No
one knows better than yourself
just how an editor fares, and you
are as welcome as if we had invit
ed you. We’ll see if we can’t
scrap together a few needfuls from
the neighbors, and, in order to
celebrate properly, make a raid
on an imaginary “tige.” Should
there perchance be a slight mis
carriagement of plans, and the
necessnary equipments not turn
up as indicated, then we’ll both
have our nerve to fall back on,
and between us, Bro. Hobbs, you
know we’ll have enough for at
least one good square meal.
Too much risk about that, Bro.
Joe. _
Federal Court
Jackson, Nov. 7. ^Federal
Court convened here this morning
and immediately after organiza
tion the cases of the parties in
dieted for connection with the
Mississippi Debenture Company
were called. Nearly all of the
parties indicted came up and en
tered pleas of guilty to the charge
of using the mails for fraudulent
purposes. Leonard Kobyn, of
New Orleans, former president of
the Louisiana Debenture Compa
ny, which was the forerunner of
the Mississippi concern, broke
down in the courtroom. He was
lined $10 and costs, a merely nom
inal fine.
A. V. Smith, secretary of the
company and its active manager,
of this city, was fined the maxi
mum under the statute—$500 and
costs in two ca<=es. S. H. Aby,
of Crystal Springs, was fined $200.
The cases against Chaa. King,
vice-president, and President
Hughes, of Louisville, Ky., will
come up on Thursday.
This disposes of the charges
against the concern. It will be
recalled that the Mississippi De
benture Company, which had its
headquaiters here, was forced out
of business by the postoffice in
spectors, and' the various officers
were indicted for using the mails
for fraudulent purposes. The
company was the successor of the
Louisiana Debenture Company,
of New Orleans, which was forced
out of business in that city sever
al years ago by the energetic
prosecutions of Attornev-General
M. J. Cunningham. A. V. Smith,
the secretary of the Mississippi
company, and one of the old offi
cers ol the Louisiana concern,
in MidsUajnnl and wiih K U Ahv
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above referred to. The day be
fore the arrest of the parties here
the company was put into the
hands of Geo. B. Power, as re
ceiver in a proceeding before
Chancellor R. B. Mayes. Follow
ing this action, Smith and the
others were arrested on warrants
from the Federal, court. Smith
was put under a bond of $5,000^
Receiver Power, not knowing of
the indictments, had left Smith
temporarily in charge of the busi-!
ness. Among the papers and re- j
cords of the office, after Smith’s
arrest, were found two letters
from Haze Morgan, a former at
tache of Gen. Tyner’s office. One
of these letters was written at
Clarksburg, W. Va.r dated Dec.
19, 1903, and advised Smith of the
writer’s* former connection with
the office of Assistant Attorney
General for the Postoffice Depart
ment. The letter also informed
Smith that the report of the in
spector for the Mississippi ^De
benture Company was not satis
factory, and concluded by solicit
ing employment as attorney for
the company, to represent it be
fore the Attorney General to se
cure it the use of the mails. Pre
vious to these letters, Inspector
Fitzgerald of the Postoffice De
partment, after a thorough inves
tigation, had advised that a fraud
order be issued against the com
pany. This was in April, 1902.
This report and recommendation
went through the usual official
channels and finally came into the
bands of Haze Morgan, being re
ferred to him for action. On May
1, 1902, Morgan officially advised
against the issuance of the fraud
order and the Mississippi Deben
ture Company continued to use
the mails. When Chas. H. Robb
succeeded Tyner as Assistant At
torney General for the Postoffice
Department the case was reopen
ed and was again assigned to In
spector Fitzgerald for a furtbei
investigation. This investigation
resulted in the indictment of the
officials on which pleas of guilty
were entered today. ^
$000 of assets, but there are many
claims in the^hands oHooil ^attor
The Governor has approved the
charter of the Yazoo Hardware
Company. It is capitalized at
$50,000.
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and running stream through farm. One 5 room
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