The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-08-27
SOUTHWEST KINDS ITEMS.
BY TALLAHALA.
UTICA. MISS. August 25. Isl

UTICA, Miss, August %, 1879.
Pretty good supply of fodder has been saved
! Many visitors and strangers have been among
us recently.
Some hot August days now, after three week
/ of cool autumn weather.
| Beef and mutton for sale now very frequent
| ly in town, and generally of good quality.
| Our merchants have good supply of bagging
ties, and the general supplies for this season.
| Rather too much wet now, very showery foI
several days, not suited to healthy growth o
cotton.
There is good deal of cotton open in the
fields and farmers are beginning the work OF
picking,
We now expect times and business to be GOOD
this fall and winter, and there is hopeful
spirit among the people.
Work on railroad is expected to be under
way by 1st of Oetober-of all of which you
will be duly informed
The Baptist churches of Utica, Salem, Au
burn and Chapel Hill have engaged Rev. Mr.
Snyder as preacher for the balance of this year
There is religious revival of the colored church
here, which has continued for a week or two.
Great crowds attend day and night and many
have joined.
Notice is given of Democratic rally and
speaking here next Saturday evening, 30th inst
by the Utica Club. Several speakers are ex-
peeted.
Many of our people had business at the re-
cent Circuit Court at Raymond-your cores
pondent also, and he sent you some items from
there, but perhaps they failed to reach you.
This whole section is quiet now, and enjoying
a season of recreation, but the people will very
soon be absorbed in gathering their crops.
And we will give attention to the campaign
too.
1t seems to be agreed that Utica is to have a
large Democratic mass meeting. barbecue.
cr1aa NO a 10 oRQr oT1A
the people; white and black from all this Sec
ton, but time and details not yet named.
The late corn, peas, and potatoes etc., pEom-
Use well Cotton is of large growth, generally
full of bOlls, but the younger cotton is likely to
be in ured by too much rain. Rust appears in
some places also boil worms, but no serious dis
aster is yet reported. The crop will be full
average or more.
Mr.. RafteF of Bolton, oolpoFteur for PFesbyte-
rian Publishing Society, and American Bible
hood. He sold q good many Bibles and books.
He has Bibles for 25 cents, and New Testaments
for cents.
For two weeks past very earnest protracted
meeting has been going on at the Baptist
Church here. Services were conducted by
Revs. Messrs. Sibley, Snyder and HALEY, with
prayer meetings daily, aud two sermons in day
and one at night. they have had large and at
tentive congregations, and some seven eight
new members have joined the Church, and
several former members have been reinstated in
membership. The meeting closed last night,
and has been quite interesting and productive
of good.
The county Greenback ticket excites but lit
tie attention except from its weak men and
mongreI mixture. The two so-called colored
candidates on it are carpet-baggers, Office
holders, both nearly white in color, and in hard
" any respect, identified with the colored peo-
pie of Kinds county. The colored people did
not select them, nor were they called on by the
so-called GFeenhackers to recommend such col
ored men they wanted for office in Kinds
county. Mr.. Hull was a candidate two years
ago before the Democratic party, but Mr.. Lusk
defeated him, and was nominated. Mr.. Mont
gomery staid in the Democratic party as long
as it gave him office, and when he found no
chance of denomination for the Senate by
the Democrats this year, he left them for
s'green4 back fields and pastures new" 1t is
understood Mr.. Burnett wanted to be recon-
mended from Dry Grove to the Democratic
Convention of July 4th, but Mr.. Carmichael
was endorsed very unanimously from there.
Mr.. Carrawayss son Was before the Democratic
Convention for Treasurer, but defeated and he
is now q Greenbacker. And 50 on with all. It
is simply Office, Office, and nothing else. 1t Is
said their great effort win be to get Sheriff
Treasurer and Board Of Supervisors and the
the leaders viii have high old time in Kinds
for two or three years.