The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-28
BOLTON ITEMS.
By Josh.

Extremely warm during the entire week.
Very little OF interest transporting or worthy
OF note.
Last Saturday was quite busy day. greatly
to the satisfaction of our business men gen
orally.
Deputy Millaney, from Raymond, was in
town last week serving papers Tor the next
term OF Court.
Hon Marye Dabney ami Judge J. G. Spar
row, OF Edwards, honored Bolton with call
one day last week.
The arrivals at the Walton House were
quite numerous the past week Travel is still
good, IT appears, even If money Is scarce
Notwithstanding the stringeney OF the times
| the usual number of Commercial tourists =
| were in town last week and all appeared As
anxious TO sell as if We were all made OF
money.
We were pleased last week to shake the
hand OF Ger accomplished friend W. r. Hud-
son, a former resident OF our delighted little
| burg but now of Iazoo county. Come again
will, you are always welcome.
We are pleased to state that Dr. Hull, who
was thrown from his buggy last Wednesday.
and received considerable bruises whilst
making a professional call, will be able 10
make his usual rounds in few days.
Our town rejoices in the organization of 4
| Base Ball Club, the first ever known here.
Suitable grounds have been prepared and
practice commenced. A challenge Tor some
championship, We presume, will be- next in
/ order.
The V. and NJ. r. r. are repairing and
enlarging the cotton platform NJ our depot
| ii Is WELL inasmueh as We expect 10 produce
the largest cotton crop this season that has
| gladdened the hearts OF our community for
several years. So mote it be.
| As it has been our custom to extend the
hand of fellowship to item correspondents.
/ We with pleasure, welcome, this week our
friend Max" of Edwards and hope that he,
| like, the others may continue to enlighten US
regarding his particular town and communi-
| ty.
Our colored people who gave a concert here
| last Thursday night for the benefit OF their
Methodist Church, acquitted themselves quite
creditably, some of them displaying consider
| able talent. The piano music by Emma Rob
inson being simply astonishing We failed to
| learn the amount realized, but was satisfied
from the crowd present they were amply re-
| paid for their trouble.
Mr.. J. NJ Kern, book keeper for Withers s
| Black, left a tour of recreation. One day
last week, he expects to be gone about three
weeks and in the meantime viii take in the
much talked OF Kansas, in addition to the
principal Northern, Eastern and Western
cities. We wish him safe and pleasant
trip, and hope he won't forget to take a few
| dots, especially regarding Kansas.
Politics are at low ebb and very little
interest is taken in them here, though we no.
| tice, however, that other communities in the
county beginning to take stock in a some
what sly and significant manner. We only
| hope that the campaign and election this fall
may be characterized by good feeling and
perfect order and harmony and We will then
have no fear of the result-a rousing Demo
| cratic victory.
Lewis McGee, colored, who was implicated
in stealing a bale of cotton from our depot
platform last fall and afterwards gave bond
and Jumped" was captured and brought
back from Little Rock, Arkansas last Friday
morning Well may we exclaim "Alas, poor
Iorick for in the days of Radicalism and
! mlsrule Lewis figured one of the shining
lights and sad indeed must be the blow to
his fellow associates Verify, verify the way
| OF the transgressor is hard"
MIR. Barney Marion of the V & NJ road
has been doing good service with his ditching
| train on our section the past week, and says he
| Will probably be with us couple of weeks
| longer Barney was once boss of the Bolton
| section and by his close attention to business
| anu MS SObII ana INDUSTRIOUS ndDlIS worked
! himself up to the position he now occupies : he
made great many friends whilst here in his
former capacity, all OF whom were glad to
meet him n his present promoted position
Success To yo-,s i lrney, and all other such de
| serving men.
A large concourse of our town people and
the surrounding community congregated al
the Methodist Church last Sunday to listen t.
the Rev. b. Jones on the subject of Foreign
olxy,
for the time spent in listening to him, as hi.
discourse was replete with learning and APP
pealed to the better nature of all present tC
say the least of it, it was elaborate and com
prehensive and most excellent and well rem
dered sermon. Before concluding the services
he made a correction in regard to the quar-
terly meeting which occurs on the ID Sunday
in June instead of the LIST as stated in ouI
previous items, which however was no mis-
| take of ours, but an in the announcement
at the time we dated the item Sunday before
last.