The comet., 1879-11-29

oudge Simrall was In the city Tuesday.
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rs Judge simrall was In the city Tuesday.
Il Judge Morridwas in the city last Mondav
lhere are two new comers in the Nortl
!, Ward. ~
. Dr. q. A. Rice paid Jackson d visit las
l. Monday.
uen1 Wharton has returned from John
sonville.
Geo. s. Donnell Esq, has returned te
Washington.
Mojor Pittman, of Vicksburg, has been
|" attendance upon the Supreme Court.
Cold. s. Hobson and E. A. Shelton. ot
i'ankln county, paid the capital city visit
last Tuesday.
W. Jas. Glass is in search of health and
tnlnks he can find it in North Carolina He
lett last Tuesday night. We wish him a
pleasant and beneficial trip.
Mr. j. Fl. Capell, now with Huntlev,s
dramatic troupe, is citizen of this county.
llo was a member of the Mississippi Rifles.
Ills old friends here were delighted to meet
him.
Mr Morehead, of the Planters Journal.
winch is to be established at an early day
IN Vicksburg, dropped i'll to see us Tuesday.
The new enterprise has the best wishes of
The COMET.
MIR. Luther Manship has Withdrawn from
the firm of Hanford and Mansbip, Nc
Comb City, Miss, and has returned to
jackson to live. Mr.. Manship has many
friends in this city who will welcome his
return
Messrs Lott and Blalack, late attaches of
the Brandon Republican, were in tho city
last Tuesday, and left for Memphis the
same night. They will make Memphis
their homes this winter.
After an absence of several months. orr
friend Warren Stewart has again resumed
his position as night clerk in the Spenpler
House, where his many friends and the
public generally eau find him. Warren
understands his business.
Genls Lowry and Walthall, and Hon, A.
). McLaurin, passed through jackson on
their way to their respective homes, from
) Johnsonuille last Thursday night, where
they have been engaged in the Holman
case. We learned from them that the
case had been continued. An effort was
made to get Col. Holman ont on writ Of
Labeas corpus, but it failed. He was re :
manded to Jail without bail.
Miss Sallie Lamb and Irene Henry. two
Of Brandon's most accomplished young
aides, accompanied by G. G. Miller, ESQ.,, t
md I. W. Preston, paid Vicksburg visit i
asst Monday. Miss Lamb and Mr.. Miller, t
'eturned the same day, Miss Irene is on a t
'isit to her brother, DR.. Ed Henry. We a
wish her pleasant soiourn in the "Hill
]lty, where conquest awaits her as the o
sose and fair expectancy of the State.' ii
Mr.. Van Praag the clever correspondent 81
nd agent for that deservedly popular news o.
aper, the N. 0. Times, called to see us last a
thursday. Mr.. Van Praag is doing solid &c
ork for the Times-making the Weekly al
visitor to almost every reading household g.
| Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. .
he Daily is taken by all business men for OF
s great commercial value. We commend W
r, Van Pragg to our people as an affable
si
THE COMET office was honored last Thurs :,
p morning by call from that chivalrous 70
ID patriotic exponent of Democracy, Col.
r. Singleton, who was on his way with na
RS Singleton to Washington, and stopped be
er day at the Edwards House. Col. N
ngleton is the picture of good health and q,
eerfulness. Since Congress adjourned Of,
has made 65 speeches of over two hours in,
ration each; visiting all portions of the OIL,
ate. The people of Mississippi love Col.
lgleton. and they can't help it, nor don't II,
mt to help it. ed