The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
THE CITY
Club meeting Saturday night.

Club meeting Saturday night.
Jackson is beginning to put on an air of
business.
Bring the ladies to hear Col. Hooker,
Saturday night.
The City Public schools open on the
first Monday in October.
The Central Democratic-C Conservative
Club meets Saturday night
Turn out to hear Col. Hooker at the
Capitol, next Saturday night.
Governor Stone is absent from the
city visiting his family in Iuka.
There will be a naum sociable at Mr.. J.
A. Kausler's on Friday night next.
There will be an election of officers in
Jackson Temperance Council, Friday night.
The October term Of the Supreme Court
begins on the third Monday of next month.
Judge Peter p Bailey and family have
returned from Wisconsin, where they spent
the summer.
Mr.. Turner Hobbs has returned from
his trip to Colorado. His advice is stay
in Mississippi"
The young gentlemen gave most
agreeable dance at Mr.. J. A. Kauslers on
Friday night last.
Mr. James NJ Mckee and family re-
turned on Monday from Shuqulack, where
they spent the summer.
Col. F. T. Cooper, editor of the Comet,
left on Monday last for the North, to be
absent two or three weeks.
Mr.. w. II. Perkins is again at his post
rs cashier of the Capital State Bank, after
an absence of few weeks in Columbus.
Gen. J. d. Freeman has accepted an
invitation to address the citizens of Jackson
at Representatives Hall tomorrow night.
What has become of the Jimmie
Baker! She ought to be back by this time
We fear she is low water. bound up the
river.
The second session of Mrs. Wares
school for young ladies, st. Margaret's Hall,
opened on Monday last with fattering
prospects for successful term
The coming winter promises to be a
lively one with the young people. Ger
man Club is to be organized, and steps are
being taken toward grand masquerade
ball.
Rev. Dr. Watkins is again at home af-
ter an absence of several weeks in North
Carolina He has been In feeble health for
some time, and though much better, is not
yet fully recovered.
The Misses Baird have returned from
their summer vacation in Kentucky. The
present session of their most excellent school
Fair Lawn Institute, began on Monday last
with good attendance.
We received a call on Saturday last
from Mr. 5. d. Harper, of the Raymond
Gazette, who, with Messrs. Andy Sively
and Mr.. Morrison, attended the Democratic
meeting of Saturday night.
Last Sunday large number of Jack
son people attended the camp-meeting in
progress at Brandon A special train left
here at s o'clock in the morning and re-
turned at in the evening.
Hon. c. E. Hooker, having accepted an
invitation extended him, will address the
citizens of Kinds county, on the political
issues, at Representatives Hall next Satur-
day evening The public generally is IN
vited.
Our neighbors of the Baptist RECORD
and Independent have hung out handsome
signs in front of their offices within the
past week There are now four signs OF
newspaper offices within a square of each
other
Our former townsman, Geo. J. Smythe,
Esq, for several years past with the house
of Warren Kahn, of Vicksburg, was in the
city on Saturday last en- route for New Or
leans to accept position in the house of
Eyrich & Co.
Mr.. John Craig, late of Dayton Ohio,
recently spent several days in the city, Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. Harris Barksdale He
was en- route to Yazoo City, where he in
tends in future to reside. He left for va
zoo Monday evening.
is not Jackson going to do something
for Memphis? We see that in Viclsbure
and other places in the State funds are
being raised for that stricken city. A
concert or any other entertainment for this
charitable purpose would be well patrOnized