The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
stem TO the wedding bells

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving day.
United States Court adjourned Monday
night.
Candidates for city offices continue to
loom up.
Hon C. f. Hooker returned last week
to Washington.
A NJ Harlow, ESD, of Yazoo City, was
in the city last week.
Don't forget Coles circus Monday.
Every body will be there.
Cotton brought 1O@113c, in the Jack
son market yesterday.
Regular monthly meeting of all the
fire companies, next week.
Gen. i. C. Walthall, of Grenada, was
in the city on Monday last.
The work of repairing the cemetery is
being rapidly pushed forward.
The ladies of the Methodist Church
have organized Missionary Society.
Bishop Quintard will preach at the
Episcopal Church on Saturday and Sunday.
"A special term of the Chancery Court
of this district will convene on Monday
next.
e Bloom will sell lot of furniture,
carpenters tools, etc, at auction, on Satur-
day next
The regular winter influx of tramps
has commenced. They are as regular as the
season itself
The number of strangers in the city
during the past week has been unusually
large The hotel registers are daily crowded.
DR.. Writ Johnston is again ut home,
after attending the session of the American
Public Health Association at Nashville.
Our popular young townsman, Mr.. Jas.
III. Glass, left yesterday evening for North
Carolina, whittier he goes in search of
health.
-McGee's New York Illustrated Catho-
lie Weekly is being introduced in our city
10y Mr. Geo w. Norman, its energetic
travelling agent.
The Masonic Hall is to be newly paint
ed and otherwise improved, previous to the
assembling Of the Grand Bodies during the
first week in February.
At the December meeting of the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen, next Wednesday
night, six trustees for the Public schools OF
Jackson are to be elected.
We acknowledge the pleasure of a call
from Mai. Pat Henry aud Col. McCaskill,
also Hon. Thomas Norrell, member of the
LEGISLATURE elect-all of Rankin.
The various departments of business,
schools, State and United States offices, will
be closed tomorrow In accordance with the
Thanksgiving proclamation.
The store windows are beginning to
nut on their holiday dress. Toys, fire
works and che various Christmas novelties
are displayed 10 great profusion.
The Kansas fever mas not thoroughly
cooled off in jackson yet, Two dusky de-
sosndants of Ham took their departure for
the Gland of promise last week.
The many friends of Mr.. Collin S. Tar
pley, late OF Oxford, are pleased to see him
an the city Mr.. Tarpley will henceforth
make his home in Madison county.
Mr.. Geo. S. Donneil returned last
evening to Washington, d. c., to resume
MS connection WIFI lne OSOoAANS
ment of the House Of Representatives.
The flaming pictures of Coles circus
are the chief attraction just DOW for the
average Jackson boy The painted won
ders are a source of never ending delight
The Compress Is an assured fact. One
of our most reliable business men IS at
present negotiating for the purchase of one,
which he proposes to have in operation By
next season.
We pause to drop a tear over the grave
of our deceased neighbor, the Weekly
independent. we should have given ex-
preston to our SORROW long ago, but, really,
we forgot 1t.
BY way of public accommodation the
Capital State Bank has paid out ten thOus-
aud dollars in silver coin the past few
weeks This has done much torelieve the
demand for change in trade,
The German Club had a delightful
meeting last evening at the residence of MI.
David Shelton. The next meeting will be
on Tuesday evening, December 9th, at the
residence Of Judge Fl. H. Chalmers.
There be services at IL O'Clock to-mor-
row Thanksgiving day. at the Catholic,
Episcopal and Methodist churches. The
congregations of the Presbyterian, Baptist
and Methodist churches will worship
Jointly.
"A social club, composed Of q number OF
young ladies and gentleman, has been re-
Gently organized. It viii meet Friday night
Mt the residence Of Mrs Buck. DANCING
and other amusementa win be the order y
the evening.
We had the pleasure Of n cali yentar.
day from Mr. Morehead. editor q the Plan.
teru. Journal soon to b established nj
vicksbura. and wers glad % learn thai tlii
enterprise win ia started under ths 90
frYorntIs auspices