The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-01-25

, IulS INSTITUTION Is III once II pioneer anC
an old Landmark of jackson. For forty
years it has been doing the bulk of the ex.
change, and banking business Of this town
and during all this long period, its name
has been the SYNONYM Of integrity and solidi-
ty. All through the commercial world its
checks are honored, and the name of Greens
Bank to the Bill of Exchange is an "open
sesame" to the confidence of merchants and
other bankers throughout the United states.
Ie0ch Bottom-
We have in stock this day fresh line of
Staple Goods, and have put them at bot
tom prices, as the figures below will show
100 pieces Calico, at cents.
90 pieces Bro Shirting-very best quail
ity--at cents.
20 pieces Bro. Sheeting-very best quail
ity-at 8 cents
% pieces, yard wide, soft-fnished Bleach
| Dom este - "NoNAME - at cents;
splendid value.
% pieces Lonsdale," soft-fnish. as a
run at cents, and all other staple goods in
proportion.
Look out meet ooseh for 6reab DOOM in
shoe prices. ROBINSON & STEVENS.
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We have been permitted by our worthy
Mayor, Hon. Jno. McGill, to peruse letter
to him from Hon. G. O. Hooker, our imme-
diate representative in Congress, stating
that the Committee on Appropriations had
unanimously agreed t. report favorably
upon the bill introduced about year ago
by him, making an appropriation OF one
hundred thousand dollars to erect suitable
government building at this place. There
is scarcely any doubt but that the bill will
pass, in view of the favorable report by the
Committee Gen. Hooker certainly deserves
the thanks OF our citizen generally, and
more particularly the United States officials
at this place, and our mechanics who Will, |
no doubt secure all the labor they can per-
form and liberal compensation for the 50 me-
The following is a list of the officers
elected at the recent meeting of the
Masonic Grand Bodies at okolona, Missis-
sppi:
OFFICERS OF GRAND CHAPTER.
R. b. Brannin, Aberdeen, Grand High |
Priest.
Frederic Speed, Vicksburg, Dep. Grand
High Priest.
J. T. Whitehead, Holly Springs, G.. King.
J. S. Cam, Ololona, Grand Scribe.
VIM. Richards, Satartia, Grand Capt. of
Host.
J. H. Alexander, Kosciusko, G. Chaplain.
r. P. Bowen, Chulahoma, Grand Lecturer.
A. P. Barry, Martinsville, Grand Treas
j. L. Power, Jackson, Grand Secretary.
G. L. Lincoln, Columbus, Grand Principal
Sojourner.
G. Y. Freeman, Grenada, Grand r. A.
Captain.
A. NJ Hicks, Dover, Grand Master Sd
Vail
S. B. Brown, Waiter Valley, Grand Master
End Vail.
John A. Hull, Hazlehurst, Grand Master
1st Vail.
Jacob PEBBLES, Natchez, Grand Sentinel.
OFFICERS GRAND LODGE.
Frank Burkett, Okolona. Grand Master.
A. NJ. Hicks, Dover, Dep. Grand Master.
VIM French, Vicksburg, Senior Grand
Warden
John G. Macarthur, Lauderdale, Junior
Grand Warden,
A. H. Barley, Charlottesville, Grand
Chaplain.
John F. Mccormick, Waynesboro, Grand
Lecturer.
A P. Barry, Martinsville, Grand Treas
urer.
j. L. Power, Jackson, Grand Secretary.
A. B. Sivley, Edwards, Senior Grand Dea-
con. ,
Thomas P. Hill, Senatobia, Junior Grand
Deacon.
Samuel NJ Taylor, Verona. Grand Marshal.
Z, Rosenbaum, Okolona, Grand Pursuiv-
ant Robert G. Patty, Macon, Grand :
Standard Bearer. t
Jacob PEBBLES, Natchez, Grand Tyler. +