The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
SOUTH WEST KINDS ITEMS.
BY TALLAHALA.

UTICA, Miss April, 2Sth, 1879.
Bee culture Is engaging more attention than
usual
Weather delightful-fne and seasonabe
showers
The late severe winter killed the moss on
| the trees.
The Baptist Sunday School is well attended
and managed
| But few removals OF late years from this
| section to Texas or elsewhere.
Mr.. NJ. Brock and wife, of Edwards, visited
their old neighbors here few days ago
More ground is planted in cotton in this
part of Kinds perhaps than ever before.
Utica has near 250 population and about
| 80 voters, but the town Is not Incorporated.
| Many immigrants from Alabama and east
ern counties of Mississippi have settled here.
The 127 public schools OF Kinds are said to
cost an average of SO each term Tor time
school is kept
G. w Mimms, ST. whas has been in feeble
| health, had severe spell OF sickness recently,
but is up again.
The family of J. A. Jones, OF St Elmo
have been staying at Burnett's Well, near
here for health and school privileges.
There is to be large pic mic and May-day
party LIST of next month near residence of
George W. Kelly, Esq, two miles from here.
In different parts of our village are half a
dozen excellent springs besides many wells
all affording never-failing supply of good
water
Mr. c. L. Johnson, constable of this dis
trict has collected over $500 delinquent poll
and personal tax since March LIST and is still
active.
There is mineral well on the promises OF
E. f. Mmms here whose waters are said to
benefit dyspeptics and cure delicate women of
sick headache
1t is suggested to start the Utica Debating
Club again. This society was very interesting
and successful last year up to the time OF yell
low fever epidemic.
A gentleman from this neighborhood last
week, sold cotton in Vicksburg at 104, and
bought flour at S.. p, bacon, 81, sugar s, cot
fee, 1Scts, meal S2.40-alL good quality.
Freights have been So lowered by the n O.,
St. Louis and Chicago Railroad, that
merchants find shipments from New
Orleans about as cheap via. Crystal Springs as
by Yicksburg
OF the 5,400 delinquent poll tax payers of
Kinds were two negro teachers in this district
And another negro teacher had not been
assessed at all.
Peaches were not hurt a few miles west of
here, and in neighborhood OF Mutt, Pharis,
DR.. Whitaker, &C.. there is prospect for full
fruit crop. Persons near here report
about one-fourth or third of peach crop.
l. R. Dyche, near Auburn, has been APP
pointed a constable for this district, by Gov
Stone, in place of p. B. Lee, regularly elected
and declined. This district third supervi-
sorss) has two constables and three magis-
trates, and three voting places, Utica, Auburn
and Cayuga.
We expect to organize for the coming cam
patgn, and support only the regular Democrat
ic nominees We will urge some of our own
men for office, and want none elected but
sober, competent men, and men faithful to pub
lie trust, who obey the law themselves in all
respects, and viii enforce il on others to
the proper extent,
This, the Sd Supervisor District, has richer
land and more of it, and produces more cot
ton, corn and bacon, than any other district
OF the county. We have more voters and fewer
candidates. and go more sOlidly Democratic,
than any other district, and with the Natehez
and jackson railroad completed, ought to
become as prosperous and successful as any
section OF the South.
Trial was had last Saturday here before JUS
tice Martin and Collins, of parties accused of
misdemeanor in damaging the church bell.
and some tomb-stones in the graveyard, The
magistrates judgment was so fine and 80 days
imprisonment to EACH but appeal was taken
to Circuit Court The charge is, some boys,
while on spree one night few weeks ago,
became noisy, rang church bell, and pushed
down two or three graye-stones breaking the
marble, etc.