American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-05-29
SATURDAY. MAY 20. 1880.
LOCAL DOTS.

The publication of the Canton
Mail has been discontinued.
Rev. DIR. Cross arrived home
Yesterday, from New York.
Thanks to Deputy Sheriff De
Camp for official courtesies.
We ask attention to the an
nouncment of Mr.. William Owens,
candidate for cotton weigher.
Cards are ont, announcing the
marriage of Mr.. w. L. Craig and
Miss Lena Mason, at the Methodist
church, next Thursday evening at
$50 O'Clock.
The colored people of this Sec
ton are getting up a grand. excur-
1 sion. from Canton to Vicksburg, I'M
del the management OF o. L. Gar>
rett. The 18th of June is the day
set foi the trip.
The court yard fence.is receiv.
ing a new coat Of paint, which was
badly needed, and will greatly inn
prove tho appearances of things
arnuud the county capital.
-R..ad the card of MIR. Louis
Boernicke, fashionable boot and
shoe maker. We know whereof We
speak when saying that Mr.. B. has
no superior ia his line of work.
I've ask .atten ion tn the neat
G ,rd of the City Hotel. Mrs. Sulm,
the hospitable proprietress. spares
10 effort to secure the comfort oil
her guests, and her charges are
always moderate.
Bob Walker, q we'll known col>
ored man OF this place. was shot and
srriously wounded by George Mc-
ConIey, another negro, NJ N festival
near town last Saturday night.
bob il doing we'll.
-eey. r ID. Noteworthy has pro-
tractrd the revival meeting IN the
Methodist church throughout thr
week. A good deal Of interest is
manifested by the nightly attend
,ins.e Ut large congregations. Rev.
Messrs. Hnnnicutt and Carradine
have assisted the pastor lis cba,gr-
Following il list Of U. 8. cen
s,,s enumerators for Madison c'un
T., City of Canton, j. q. Fellowes
B.a. 1, Jas. r. Wales, NJ g. Daugh
tse,; Beat 2. DIR. J. w. Lipscomb;
Bea, 8, ". g. Johnson. w. j. Mhnon;
Beat d.. q. Pitchforsl, A. q. Min
ter; Beat ), VIM .McWiilir, j. +.
q .nsge.
r.. Y. Sea,er,sthe old sreiiabl-
ms rcl.aut tailuI, whose perfect ills
have been famous he-eatouts for
s.,me hundred years-.n'rea or less
lis .tIii stitching away. ons the
north side. GIVE him a call aud he
VIII tx YOU up no that 20" may 'e
The. very I. glass OF fashion aud the
mold of FORM"
The tax payers of our city are
no. flied elsewhere that there will be
a ,neefing OF the board OF Mayor and
n I,irt men, on the first Monday in
j aise, for the purpose OF equalizing
the assessments. hearing conIpl' ints
& nd adjusting all controversies re>
iating 10 tue assessment just closed
by the Mas The meeting will
continue in session two days.
The Madison delegation to the
State convention was composed Of
Me. srs. Jno. Handy. Rubt- Powell,
Il. III. Green, WIN. MELVILLE, w. II.
Bailey, = q Posicll, Il. G. Turner,
agd IL. y. Bosworth--the last four
beng proxies foI George Handy, w.
Ii. Dudley, q. L. Adams and Col.
W. G. kearnes. Messrs. K. &. Smith,
Emmett s; anforsl, ID. r. Montgom--
IL, T. N. Jones, VIM. Handy, VIM.
ii. Powell aud e. L. Ross also at
tended the convention, and all
agree that no finer body of mes
than those representing our State
on that occasion, could be got to-
gc,I,er any whos Q. The assembly was
one to make Mississippi ians proud
Of their glaud old commonwealth.