American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-03-20
LOCAL DOTS.
Is, 10. ii. They all do it.

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Can you swimi Is your UNI
brella rubber rooted, aud Can you
do the 10 gamei arc the questions
now most in vogue.
That Is puzzle is not soluble
in water. or it would stand no show
at all hereabouts. Hence many are
experimenting ct it vi tn spirits.
MIR. Charles Handy, Capt. Turk
and Poet-Master Smith, are now
sojourning at Leadville, Colorado,
where they are probably snow>
bound.
DIR. Fl. L. Sutherland, of Beat
5, braved the elements aud came to
town on Thursday. He says things
in the Sharpsburg neighborho cd
are rather moist.
The Globe Dramatic Company
gave two performances at the hall
Thursday and Friday nights, and
are billed for q matinee aud an eve
ming entertainment today.
Constable Guam bers last Suns
day, while searching for the burglar
who robbed Mr.. Nichols, arrested
anegro named jackson Williams,
an escaped convict from Gordon's
farm.
That jackson steamboat has
gone mp Pearl river, which is moths
ing to brag on. for the big Bob Lee
onuid do it now. Getting back is
the thing. Der captain and crew
will have to walk home, or put in
the summer solving the gem
puzzle"
Some signs of improvements
are noticeable. Tho store adjoining
HG. G. Coffy's is being refitted and
painted for a new tenant; and Prot.
Weber has contracted with Mr..
,SOlsen for a new building adjoining
Ills b rber shop, with a view to enc
"a. ging his facilities.
MIR. p. Tro,io. long a citizen
of Canton, Who has for several
years been enjoying the dolce far
niente Of his native cline in sunny
Italy, returned to our city last week.
:. Honest Pete" as he is known to
his famiiiars, is looking hearty, aud
as hobby as little l,rd.
"A number of the most beautiful
and charming young ladies of our
city intend giving a grand leap
year ball on the night of the 3lst
inst. :. When a woman viii, she
viii, you may depend ON it, and
when a half~dozeu Of the lovely
creatures cor blue to eecure any oh.
iect. why that object might as well
como down and give Unlike Capt,
Scotts coon. Tho ball will be sue
cess.
Judge Ca!hoon will be here
soon, aud Major Foote will trump
your suit If they I" see" you about,
they'll raise" you out Go down
in your socks and get out your
rocks if you've got bat ten, you'll
get in the pen; and il even a twen>
ty, they will scoop in your ante.
Now, We advise the boys. who some
times raise q noise, to indulge in
no '.sass" until the court do "pass.n
Monday evening Q prudent Al d
sagncious bovine of the tactical
gender, knowing the prejudice
which prevails against the mixing
of water with milk, and being her.
self averse to this disreputable sys-
fem of "watering stock," sought ref
uge in the hallway of the courts
house. She was discovered and
elected by some of the habitues, but
like . welI-bred and heightened in
dividual With due regard for OFF,
cial etiquette, left her card before
deCamp-ing.
On Sunday night, the 9Th inst,
after a long run of beau tiful spring
weather, q heavy rain began to fall,
and siuce that time we have had
rain, rain, raini With a few short
intervals when the weather clerk
seems to have run out of water),
torrents fell, until Tuesday morn
ing last, when there caaac two cold
dry days, leading us all TO hope for
fair weather; but on Thursday morn.
ing the water works seemed to have
been repaired. and here it comes
again. Great Scott, but how il did
rain! Old Pluvius just took charge
of the whole upper story and turned
things loose-in fact, he fairly
bumped himself, and by nightfal
We began to regard his previOni
little exploits as mere showers
sort Of prelude to rhs grand by
-draulic exhibition of the season
The streams all over the country arr
running over their banks; man!
bridges are under water; the rail
rad trest ties in some places are sub
merged; and our country cousins
are cut of from town. Hence trad'
is dull, items scarce, the streets de
aarted and Out-ds,or work of al