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Fellow lodges in Columbus Feb. 19. Starkville The residence formerly used as the Methodist parsonage for circuit riders, was totally destroyed by fire. Aberdeen.-An Aberdeen country club has been organized with sufficient subscribed members to insure 1ts success Columbus.-A continuous highway from Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico 18 being projected by the Meridian highway association. Meridian-The bond issue of $25,000 to purchase terminal property for the Meridian and Bigbee railroad carried by a vote of 338 to 96 Senatobia.-A local camp of the Sons of the Confederacy was organ ized here by N. B. Forrest, grandson of Gen N. B. Forrest of civil war fame. Senatobia.-In a special election held in the third district of Tate county, for the election of constable, L. N. Wallace was elected to fill out the un expired term of R. L. Wright, deceased. Hattlesburg.-News has been re celved here of the construction of a planing mill at Collins by the Kola Lumber company. The plant was burned several months ago and is now being rebuilt. Pascagoula.-The Southern paper mill will, on March 1, give to all employes who have been employed for three months a 10 per cent increase in wages. This plant is situated in Moss Point, on the Escatawba river. Biloxi.-An action in libel was filed in the United States court at Biloxi by the sailors of the Swedish vessel Windsor Park. now in port at Gulf port, against the vessel and her master. whereby the crew seeks to recover two years' wages. Hockory. The mayor and board of aldermen appointed Dr. Jas. A. King as town health officer. Among other business attended to, the marshal was instructed to strictly enforce the stock law by taking up all stock that might be caught running at large. Meridian.-A city ordinance, requir Ing every owner of a wagon, dray or other vehicle for the transportation of passengers and property to give a $500 bond was declared unreasonable and void on habeas corpus before Circuit Judge R. W Heidlberg. Vicksburg.-Noble M. Hullem, a former employe of the Y. & M. V. railroad, has filed a suit against that company for damages to the extent of $75,000, claiming that through the company's negligence he has lost an eye and his hearing has been impaired. Hattiesburg Announcement has been made that the New Orleans & Northeastern railroad, now a part of the Southern railway system, will double track its lines from Meridian to New Orleans with 105-pound steel rails as soon as a survey can be made and the rails procured. Natchez.-State Senator W. C. Bowman of the highway committee of the Natchez chamber of commerce, has been advised that all funds necessary for the preliminary survey of the Natchez-Winnsboro highway are now in the hands of the Louisiana state highway department, and it is expected that within the next few days construction work will start. Purvis-Advices received here of the supreme court's affirmation of the case against Dr. S. E. Rees, sentenced to a life term for murder, excited much interest in view of the fact that the ap peal by Dr. Rees was for a conviction In the circuit court of Lamar county for the killing of Wiley A. Blackburn, and because Dr. Rees had for many years been active here in professional and political circles. Woodville.-Judge R. W. Cutrer of the chancery court attended a meeting of the depositors of the defunct Citizens Bank of Wilkinson county. This bank failed four years ago, and since that time the depositors tried to recover a portion of their losses. A compromise has been proposed. but owing to a wreck on the Y. M. V. railroad, the lawyers in the case failed to reach here, and it was postponed indefinitely. Biloxi.-H. H. Cross of Denver, Col.,
