The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
THE OETx.
Lovely weather.

after an absence OF some weeks.
Gem Fire Company viii run an excur-
sion to Vicksburg on May 10th.
Gen Tucker of Okolona. is in the city
this week on professional business
The Federal Court will meet in this
city on Monday next, the % of May.
We had pleasant call on Saturday
from our friend Mr.. Howell Bate, OF Bran.
don.
Jackson Fire Co. No. ! realized 1903,
clear of expenses, from it, excursion on the
10Th.
Annual election Of officers of Gem Fire
Company No. , at its regular meeting next
week.
Judge Hamm passed through this city
on Saturday, to attend the Marion county
Court.
Mrs. John d McArn. Of Jefferson coun-
ty, is in the city on a visit to relatives and
friends.
Some fine tea ms have been recently
brought to Jackson by our enterprising liv~
erymen.
We hear Of not less than a dozen pro
jected excursions within the next month or
six weeks.
Hope Fire Company, No g., will give
an excursion to Vicksburg on the 18th Of
next month.
Gem Fire Company, No. ?, will give
/ It's annual ball next Tuesday night at the
; pengler House.
Miss Lizzie johnson, of Woodville, i
visiting in the city, the guest Of Col. Hamil-
ton and family.
Gen. Lowry and Hon. A. J. McLaurin
passed through this city route to Halle
hurst, on Tuesday.
The ladies Of St Andrews Church have
indefinitely postponed their proposed ex-
cursion to Vicksburg.
Mr.. c. W Millett, now of Grand
Junction, Tenn, is on a visit to his hosts of
friends in Jackson.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian Church
will give a strawberry and icecream festi-
val early next week.
Our young friend, Mr.. VIM. B. Taylor,
has returned to Jackson to live, after
years residence in Batesville, Mississippi.
Mrs. brennan, wife of Judge brennan,
Of Lexington, has been in the city visiting
the family of her sister, Mrs. DR.. |. +.
Harrington.
The genial weather of the past few days
has caused the flowers to blossom forth, and
our gardens and front yards now present a
lovely scene.
V. b. Waddell, Esq, of Coahoma
county, was in the city last week on busi~
ness with the Supreme Court, and favored
us with a call.
The funeral of our late worthy and
lameuted townsman, JOHN w. ROBINSON, |
will take place from st. Andrews Church
at o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. George Muh is overhauiing aad
repairing the building on President street, I.
next to THE CLARION Office, with view to
opening a Day Meat Market
The Greenback State Executive Com
mittee held meeting iii this city on Tues /
dav last The meeting was conducted with /
closed doors, 50 that We are not advised Of
its proceedings.
The friends of Prohibition should not .
forget the meeting at City Hall on Friday
night The subject will be fully discussed.
Rev. c. Is. Galloway has signified his inten- .
ton to be present
Judge Hancock, Hon. +. Z. hoekery,
sheriff of DeSoto. Capt J. J. Anderson /
Sheriff of Union, and Judge Traube, Of
Magnolia, are among the recent callers at
The CLARION sanctum.
The annual parade of the Fire Depart
ment has been deferred 10 some future day
1t was intended to have it on May 3D., bat .
owing to unexpected circumstances it has
been for the present postponed.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows will
hold its annual session in this city next
week-commencing Oh Tuesday. The
meetings have heretofore been held il July,
but changed at last session, to May.
The meetings at the Baptist Church,
conducted by the Purser brothers, are still
in pIcgr.ss The church is daily crowded
with large congregations, and great interest
is being manifested. a good work Is being
well performed.
The jury of inquest in the Brannon
murder case is still engaged in its investi-
cations. They are quietly getting together
all the evidence they can find, and until
their labors are GoEelpded none OF the
proceedings will be made pubiie.
Bishop Green conducted services at the
Fpiscopal Church last Sunday, both in the
morning and at night. Though very frau
and feeble the venerable and beloved Bishop
has lost none of his earnestnes@ and led the
services with much of his old fervor.
We take pleasure in commencing to the
good people OF Canton the concert of the
Jackson Glee Club, which VI be given in
Canton Tomorrow night. Their entertain
meBt is a good one, and would do credit
even to professionals. We bespeak for them
LIBERAL patronage.
The beautiful custom of decorating
the soldiers graves is being very generally 4
observed throughout the State. The prac-
tice seems to have become obsolete among
the people of Jackson. We commend to
their atlenLto4 poem, Out De@u ~ =
A." which appears on cur first page.
There viii be meeting at the City Hall
to morrow (Friday) night of all our citizens
"who favor prohibition State policy"
The temperance question will be fully dis
cussed and considered, and some line of
action marked out Col. w. L. Nugent and /
Others will be present and address the
meeting.
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