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

Splendid rain last Tuesday night
No business in the MAYORS Court
Two cases in Justices Court since my last
Judge E W. Cabaniss returned home Mon
day.
Saturday was a lively day for the mer
chants.
Several dogs paid the penalty OF the Law
last week Tor not wearing muzzles.
Another bale OF cotton in town and for sal,
this last week.
Mr.. Rafter, Bible agent OF this county, va.
IN town Wednesday.
Cotton and corn are beginning to make &
showing in the fields.
Rev NJ. t. Martin, OF this place, spent sev
eral days last week al Forest.
Messrs Dan Buckley and s D. Harper, OF
Raymond, were in town last Tuesday.
Misses Annie Wolf and Ella Todd of Jack
son, spent several days al the Institute | AS
week.
Mr.. Tom Henry. OF the Edwards neighbor-
hood, is in town a visit TO his fathers fam /
ly.
Mr. Vanhook. agent for patent safety valves
for lamps, was in town last Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Quite number OF pIum-peddlers in town
last week We wonder if they have plums
and b1aekberries in Kansas.
Through the kindness of Mr. J. W Abou
had the pleasure Of eating several nice,
ripe peaches last Thursday the 22d inst.
Mr.. Wash Smith, of Bolivar county, has
moved his family from the swamp and will
live AT Mrs Jefferson place one mile north Of
here.
great many go or send from here every
week to Harnesses well for mineral water
the we'll is four miles from town, and the
water is said 10 be equal in every respect to
Cooper's Well water.
Mr.. b. S Todd has just finished improving
the Mower house where he now has a beauti-
full and cosy little home, in which he and Miss
Ella would be perfectly happy, were ii moi
for the serious illness of their little daughter
4 Mr. Davis, of Jackson, was in town LAS
week, and We hear that he expects to start &
general mercantile and cotton-buying estab-
lishment in this plaae. Ii he does he will be
welcomed by all
Prognostications-falIin barometer and ris
ing temperature, with frequent showers o.
town politics, accompanied with considerable
wind, will last until about June the Sd, wher
the ruling planets will take their proper
places, and then all will be serene.
At the meeting OF the Board OF Mayor and
Aldermen last Thursday night, the resigna
ton of Mayor Cabaniss, which had been laid
on the table at previous meeting, was called
up at his request and accepted. Alderman
Hillman was then elected by the board as Mayor
position Mr. c. Robins, town Marshal pre-
sented his resignation which was accepted, tt
aIa tod apr
installed The board then ordered an elec
ton to be held on June Sd to fill both vacan
cies; after appointing the following gentlemen
r. H. Whitaker, w. II. Archer, and q. B
Lewis, as inspectors of the election, they adj
journed.
We attended the supper given Friday nigh
for the benefit OF the graveyard and undel
the management of the following ladies; Mrs
| Julia Rice, Mrs Bell Cox, Mrs. j. B. Abou
assisted by the Misses Lizzie Young, Nellie
Rice, Mary Henry, Sallie Blunt, Julia Young
and Fannie Thompson. The supper was glveI
| in the vacant stOre-house of Mr.. j. \. Abou
! and as we entered the door we beheld ON eacl
side long tables, rich, and heavily ladeneC
| with such as would please the appetite OF thu
most fastidious, especially they could hav'
it served to them by either one OF the abov,
mentioned pretty young ladies. On passing
| to the farther end of the room, we there founC
the Rev DIR. Hillman and lady presiding owe
! the cashiers desk, and right busily were the,
engaged in their work. We then assembled tn
steps to the spacious hall whore We found al
| light and life. The hall was most artisticall,
! decorated with flowers and evergreen wreaths
| twas there two OF the most beautiful cake'
were being voted on, tone presented by Mrs
| w. ID. Smith and the other by Mrs. j. B
| Greaves. of Edwards one for the most beau
tiful young lady, the other for the handsomes
young man in the house. The judges of tn
| election finally announced that Miss Laur
Banks and Mr.. H. A Butler, having receives
the highest number of votes, were duly electet
to receive the two cakes. During the who'll
evening everything passed off as pleasant ant
agreeably as it possibly could, and the suppe
was indeed success, the proceeds amounting
far beyond the expectations of any one. 1t i
thought there will be sufficient to enclose tia
city Of the dead with a good and substantial
fence Well done, ladies, and we say all homo
is due to those who show their respect for thos
who have gone before US, by trying to protec
their last sad resting place.