The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-16
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

Jud re J. w. G.. Watson and his excellen
companion will in a few months celebrate
their golden wedding, says the Holly Spring'
South.
The Grenada Sentinel says that Mrs Har
ris, who lives about fifteen miles west Of
Grenada with her daughters went to picking
cotton, leaving at the house two grand-chil-
dren one and three years old. About ten
O'Clock they saw that it was on fire. 1t was
consumed, with everything they possessed.
But the saddest fact of the affair was that
the children were burned. After the burn
ing their remains were found clasped in each
others
| The elegant homestead at Holly Springs
owned by Walter Goodman, the first Presi-
dent of the Mississippi Central railroad
company, now the property of his son, Mai.
Walter A. Goodman, of Memphis, was
| totally destroyed by fire on the 18th. 1t was
occupied by DR.. B. F. McKie.
The Brookhaven Ledger says that good
many of the farmers of Lincoln county
| make more molasses than they can consume
at home. They sell the surplus at fair
price 1t thinks that this kind of enter
prise and less cotton would be of advantage
! to the country.
Died at Summit on the 9TH Capt. l. n.
Atkinson, universally respected.
Monroe county will hold an election on
December 2lst, to ascertain the will of the
county as to levying a tax to build the Fly
ton & Aberdeen railroad.
Mr.. Edwin Coleman, an old respected
citizen of Pamela county died recently in
the 6Oth year of his age.
The engine of train on the Mobile &
Ohio K. r. ran off the track short distance
nnrfh of hvyf I.1.a
ing COW. Mr.. George Angell the engine r
was killed.
The Columbus Index saws that Mr.. Sam
uel G. Wells, of Lowndes died recently.
He was native of South Carolina, and was
about IS years Of age. He had been a resi-
dent of that county for upwards of fifty
years.
Hon. J. L. Meade and his estimable wife,
have lost their little daughter, Fannie Vir-
ginia, who died on December 3, 1880.
c. w. Townsend has been elected Mayor
and S. A. Montgomery, Marshall of Stark
VILE
The building of the new court house ofI
Oktibbeha has been let out to G. NJ. Rubush
at $13 457.
Judge Mayors has ordered a special term
of che Circuit Court of Lawrence county to
commence at Monticello on the I'd Monday, |
the 10th of January 1881, for the purpose |
of disposing of the criminal business.
j. B. Berry, Master of the Rankin county
Grange, showed the Brandon Republican a |
specimen of his molasses. He made 319
gallons from fraction less than half acre |
of cane.
The Ashland Register learns of the ter
rible death of Mrs Turner, wife of David |
Turner and daughter of our old country
man James Autry, some six miles south of |
Ashland, on Monday, by burning.
The Crystal Springs Monitor records the
death of Joseph III. Miller, the Marshall of
that place.
Canton Mail.
DR.. J. W. Goode, alias Smith was arraign-
ed last Saturday before ESQUIRE Bainey
charged with horse-stealing and bigamy
He plead guilty in both cases, and was com
mitted to Jail in default of bond, to answer
at the next term of our Circuit Court, bond
81, 800
A special election for the Office of Sheriff
and Tax Collector of Hancock county will
be held on the 9th of this month.
The Columbus Index announces the sud-
len death of Col. w. E. Gibbs of that city.
The cause of his death is not known, but it
is supposed resulted from affection of the
heart.
The citizens of Port Gibson voted, to
$50, 900 to the Ship Island rail
road.
Messrs. S. Fl. Parisot and l.. A. Campbell,
two of the wealthiest and most energetic
citizens of Vicksburg desire to organize
stock company to build and operate a cot
ton factory at that place.