The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26
ALL OVER THE STATE.

The Magnolia Gazette says that Mr. =. T.
PackwoOd, Jr, son of Mr.. J. III. Packwool
of China Grove, died at Oxford University.
on Thursday, the 9th inst.
A correspondent of the Liberty Herald is
enthusiastic for Gen. Featherston for Gov
ernor.
The West Point Echo relates that Capt
f. ;. Ware reached that place SUNDAY, with
the remains of his daughter, Emma. who
was lately drowned in the Nalobu-ha river,
on which his residence is situated. LittIo
Emma had gone 10 the stream and seated
herself in "A small canoe 10 take pleasure
ride. Swinging her light shallop out into
| the stream, she guided IT, with dcNtruus
hand, swiftly down the current. while iu
1 the buoyancy and gladness of Aealthlul
/ youth she poured forth her voice iu sweet
song. Her father, seated upon She piazza
could just see her head, above thel banks.
! rs she sped along but soon she wa. hidden
/ from his view by o higher bank. Thinking
of no danger, but rather rejoicing iu hrr
youthful happiness hc was suddenly aD.
palled by piercing shrek. Looking In
/ the direction from which ii came, ha -aW
the canoe floating near the bank, but uuoe-
cupied; the child was nowhere 20 DE seen.
He plunged into the water, but could not
find her By this time several others had
reached the place, and diligent search was
made for about an hour. Al length tho
body was recovered. Every effort wat made
to resuscitate the child but without avail
the gentle spirit had taken II eight.
Mrs. Virginia Ship, wife Of King shipp.
in attempting to blow out a coal oil lamp
stood upon chair and blew at the Iight.
high upon the wall. The flame blazaI up
aud exploded the lamp. The oil set fire
to her clothing. Mr.. King carried her out
of doors and tore of her clothes; he then
brought ont his children aud the bedding
which was on fire. About this time Mrs.
King, overcome by the excitement and the
pain Of her wounds tainted Sine fell upon
some of the burning clothes, and before her
husband could destroy the FIRE, the poor
lady was burned nigh to death. IN Mr.
Kings attempt to extinguish the Grc. his
hands became saturated with oil. The OH
soon lit, and he was compelled 90 cease work.
ing. He rushed to his neighb0r7 both
hands ablaze and serving a. "a torchlight %
light his way. We learn this morning there
is no hope Of recovery for Mrs. -hIpp and
that Mr.. Shipp is injured for life.
Says Rev w. L. C. Huunicut in y. O.
Christian Advocate, the new parsonage 40
Sharon is completed. The boarding depart
meut Of Sharon Female College was burned
in 1868. The scholastic department ha-, by
permission Of the Mississippi Conference
been used rs a parsonage for several years
BY very great architectural error iu the
locating Of its cutters, the house Wah RAPIDLY
approaching sslf-destFucsiou Hence the
trustees and Quarterly Conference had it
taken down, and parsonage built of the
materials, The parsonage stands on the site
of the college, and thus preserve for church
purposes that classic spot, halowed m the
memory Of thousands, especially q. devout
women, who, between the year 1891 and the
year 1870, were educated, iu whole or in
part at Sharon Female College
At the tournament at Greenyille. Miss,
the first prize, fine horse. was won by
Gen. 5, w. Ferguson, who crowned his
beautiful wife Queen OF Love and Beauty.
The second prize, a fine gold watch, was
won by II. l. FOote, Of Rolling Fork. who
crowned Miss Mary Holt, Of New Orleans.
first maid Of honor. The third prize. q fine
diamond ring, was won by l.. Goldsmith.
of Greenville, who crowned Miss Sarah
Goldstein second maid Of honor.
The Circuit Court Of jefferson county
met on the 10th, Judge J. 3. Chrisman pre-
siding Hon. Hiram Cassidy, District At
t0rney. The new fourteen thousand dollar
court house was the first time occupied.
Small docket; no cases of importance.
William Cunningham, a prominent mem
ber Of the cotton trade, died athis residence
near Summit, on the l1tb.
On the night Of the 10th, Robert w. Toll
son, a young man about twenJy-eight wears
of age, a son of George w. Tolson, was run
over and killed by the South bound mail
train at Enterprise.