The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
BOLTON ITEMS.
BY " JOSH.
mess at a stand still.

Business at a stand still.
Very little of interest occurring.
Dr. J. d. Mcconnell and Mr. r. II. Long,
of Brownsville were in Bolton last week
Mr. Geo Wilhelm representing Bishop
Bros. Cincinnati, was in town last Sunday and
Monday.
Mrs. Mary Withers of Jackson, mother of
our enterprisng friend, J. p. Withers, is pay
ing visit to her son and family.
Mr.. H. c. Sturgis, with the popular West
ern Leavy Grocery men, Messrs. Fuss &
Backer, was with us few days last week
Miss Mamie Jackson, from Edwards, spent
a few days in our delightful little burg last
week, the guest of Mrs. NJ I'll. Cameron and
daughter.
Mr. Vassar Shearer and Mr.. John w Psy-
ton, Jr., of Raymond, were in town last Fri
day they assured that the county seat
would be well represented at Bolton on the
evening of the 2Sth.
Mr. Chas. Humphrey, an old time resident
of this place but now of Crystal Springs,
honored his old stamping ground with a call
last Thursday he is travelling in the interest
of Geo. r. Robinson & Co, St. Louis.
Our clever friend, Mr. c. w. Petrie, residing
near Midway was in town last Tuesday. He
was complaining a little of too mnch rain in
his neighborhood, but remarked he would
rather have it now than next month. Crops
doing fine otherwise.
Our Brass Band which we had almost given
up as thing of the past, has, we proud to
state, been revived under the able leadership
of Prof H. Zimmern, and we are now greeted
with occasional strains of first class Brass mu-
sic. Success to the boys.
Mr.. A. C. futile of the Vicksburg Herald
was in our town last Friday obtaining infor
nation in regard To the number of business
houses &C.; here, he proposes getting up di-
rectory in pamphlet form of all the towns and
villages along the line OF the V. & NJ. Rail
road.
Mr.. JEFF. Tanner, of the firm of Minter q
Tanner, Edwards, brick contractors and
builders was in town Wednesday and Thurs
day looking after his ick-vard interest here
they are burning brick for the big store-house
of Withers q Black, mentioned in one of our
previous items.
"Clabe" says, unloading four car loads of
freight without a rest will make any man
perspire." The above number of cars of
freight was received here last Friday. They
consisted OF heavy groceries altogether. The
depot presented lively appearance Saturday
when our merchants were having it hauled
away.
We noticed in the hands of one of the
committee, handsome list of names of our
Jackson friends to whom invitations are to be
issued asking the pleasure of their company
at our Grand Ball TO be given the evening
of the 18th. We hope to see = majority OF
them respond We just know they would enjoy
themselves.
We noticed great many familiar faces and
acknowledged stand bys," OF our rural dis
| tricts, streets last week. Among whose
| were Col. r. J. Harding, Capt Lucies Moore
| Supervisor Daniel Black, Uncle" John Lor-
ance, Capt S. j. Birdsong, Uncle" Buck
Wells. J. w. Collier, Joe Warren, Geo. Bird
song, and J. H. Mcdowell.
Two hogs were killed here last week both Of
which showed unmistakable signs of hydro
phobia. 1t appears that mad dog had pass
| ed through our section several weeks ago and
dogs. One of the hogs, killed, had been bad
| ley bitten by dogs, the other though showing
no marks had evidently been bitten also
The above mad dog circumstances prompted
our recent dog law.
| The following were among the arrivals Al
the Walton House last week:
| WI. Warrington, Savannah, Ga L. Camp
bell, Saint Louis, No; Louis Hamley, Quin-
| cy,- ILL.,; A. c. TuttIe, Vicksburg; A. L Ro-
| senbaum. Meridian; Geo. Wilhelm, Cincin-
natl, o.; F. B. Hull, jackson; J. W. Coving-
ton, w. ID. Patton, Raymond Chas James
J. T. ]. Williamson, Geo. FL. Robertson, r. h
Brown, c. III. Mcneil, C. A. Walton, County.