The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-28
TERRY ITEMS.
BY PHI GAMMA DELTA.

| w. j. Davis has found his mule.
Miss Ida Quinn, of Rankin, is visiting her sis
| ter, Mrs. w. 5. Gordon.
Col Jack Wharton, L.. S. Marshal of Louisi-
| ana, was in town last week.
The authorities have passed mad-dog ordi-
| nance allowing no dog on the streets with a
| muzzle.
1t has been dry, and the finest weather imag-
Unable for the farmers. They are making good
use of it, too. No one is complaining of the way
| the laborers are working.
Terry does not claim the honor of " giving, +"
but by her superior local advantages, moral, in
| telleetual, and social privileges, has captured
for a citizen ." a Sheriff that is reckoned the
| best in the State"
Peaches are selling from So to So per box.
Maj Harper insists that there is no excuse for
Terry not having factories. Does the Major
| remember we have box factory that has sup
| piled all this fruit country with boxes by the
| hundreds of thousands?
Justice Nicholson has paid into the county
| Treasury more money collected by him an
officer than all the other Magistrates of the
| county put together And Vet this Supervisor
| Beat is not more lawless than the others. How's
| that?
| citizens have. Judging from the religion,
| theogay, theology and variety of ereeds
| entertained by different ones, | would say,
there are more Bibles in Terry than anywhere
| else.
The Crystal Springs string band came up last
Saturday night and serenaded us with some OF
| the sweetest music We have heard in a long time
j. and P NJ. certainly know how to handle the
bow, and from that charming singing, the exodus
has not hurt Crystal Springs yet.
| We ask Tallahala for information, as he seems
| TO be posted on all matters in the middle, west
ern and southwestern Kinds, what per cent
advance have property-holders given in theil
property to the Assessor in view of the coming
of the n, J. and c. r. R
Mrs. Gov. A. G. Brown will leave the last o.
| the week for Washington and the North, to visi
relatives and friends, and to regain her health
50 seriously impaired by the terrible suffering
from the sickness of herself and family Of las
August. We wish her a safe trip, pleasant
visit, and return restored to herself again.
The Raymond Gazette says: Terry is in tn,
county" so far as to enjoy ~all the rights anC
privileges If talking politics, paying taxes
working the roads, serving the juries, doins
the voting, g. and letting the rest of tn,
county hold all the offices. Do you hear tina
, Edwards? Major, we have got use to it anC
amt complaining.
Prof. Martin preached Sunday from Mathew
vii. 49, 14th verses, wide is the gate anC
broad is the way, &c., and straight is the gate
and narrow Is the way, &e- He endeayored Il
show who were travelling the broad road princi
pally those self-opinionated, who relied upon
mo matter what you believe you are honest
sincere in ii" DC Urging all to enter into lif
through the straight gate and narrow way
, | which was accepting Christ
tsOh, yes,' Terry did have the Ranger ant
Coroner, but does the Major know just exaetl,
how TO get the nomination? In the sstb-cQnpeSl
ton which choose the nominees TO present t
the county convention for its ratification,
Terry delegate Offered one of her most promi
nent citizens for the first position; he was re
ieeted he offered one for the second position
, he was rejected and so on all the way through
till we come to Ranger and Coroner, some on
in this caucus then proposed TO the Terry dele
gate he might name the Coroner. That Terr'
delegate thought he would just put a tail 8
, that-Which would Wag the whole thing, facts
81 As there is great excitement In the countr,
8 about mad dogs, here Is a receipt given by
, citizen, who is well known for veracity an,
/ integrity, in this neighborhood that mskes tn
recipe worthy of fair trisl Take poke roo,
wash, peal and slice them, then boil ~ ne,
milk, pounding the roaIs. Mhen done strain of
and Ehen this ii4nid 3 cool, give a half pint !
the person bitten, three times day as a prs
sentiye, eating no grease. If the person how
ever should become mad, give half pint ever
time Aft goes OF The above is Mr.. Geo. Ri
er's remedy, and he says he tried it.zueeessfun
: on two negroes forty years ago, and both ar
living yet