The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-07-23
Rev H A. Picheret preached his

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farewell sermon to his congregation
last Sunday morning. The congrega
ton disliked very much to give hin
up and did all In their power to re-
tain him, but the Bishop thought best
to make the change. Vicksburg's
gain is our loss.
Change of Schedule on the V. 4 NJ
Railroad took effect last Saturday the
10th: Mail train going East, passes
here at 9:35 p. NJ. Mail train going
West, 4:l5 A. NJ. Freight train going
East leaves at 5:2OP. NJ. Freight train
going West leaves at 4:30 A. NJ.
Pearl street is on boom in the way
of improvements new brick build
ing is TO take the place of all old frame
house just east of f. & S. Virden's
grocery store; also the Western Union
Telegraph Company are placing new
telegraph poles which will add much
to the looks of the street
We direct particular attention TO the
announcement of the fall session of
the Mississippi College in to-day's
paper. The Mississippi College is one
of the oldest and best institutions of
learning in the State. We commend
it to the public as being just what
President Webb represents it to be.
f. b. d w. S. Hull will move their
uptown store to their new railroad
switch in east Jackson, opposite Mr..
ID. G. Rietti's, some time next month.
They have 100000 feet of old lumber,
and will offer it till the LIST September
for from So to $40 per thousand. They
have two saw mills, and are daily re-
ceiving large quantities of new lum-
Der, which they offer ut reduced
prices. They cannot be undersold,
owing to their unsurpassed facilities.
Give them call. jy9-4t
q. w. Millet, manager of the Pee
plies and Branum hotel at Grand
Junction, Tenn, made flying trip
to his old home last Tuesday, to assist
in arranging and putting the Ed
wards House in good trim tor the new
firm of Peoples & Branum, who re-
Gently took charge. This makes the
third hotel this firm has established
on the N. o., c. d st. l.. Railroad, and
we can safely say that hotel never
was better kept than by these gentle
men. They know how to keep every
thing neat and nice from the kitchen
to the ladies' parlor. We bid them
welcome to our town as citizens and
thorough hotel-keepers, and wish for
them liberal patronage which they
so justly deserve.
A petition is being gotten up by the
leading citizens Of Jackson to present
to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
to have an appropriation by the city,
to have the turnpike east Of the Pearl
river bridge put in good travelling con-
dilion. This is matter of interest to
every citizen of Jackson, and every
one should advocate it. The turnpike
is almost impossible now for wagons,
and the longer it goes without repairs,
the worse it will get, until eventually
we will lose all the Rankin county
trade on account Of the citizens being
too negligent b repair the road. Let
every citizen push the matter in hand,
and then let the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen make a liberal appropria-
ton sufficient to erect II substantial
turnpike.
The promiscuous shooting of fiLe-
arms In our midst at night has become
somewhat monotonous, and some
thing should be done to put stop to
1t. A pistol is no more necessary for
personal defense in civilized commu-
nifty than a rifle or cannon. We
have the protection of law and public
order, aud of an organized police, and
nobody's life is in danger except from
those who carry these arms. But il is
necessary to make it understood that
the statute against the carrying Of
deadly weapons is not a dead letter, and
that the man or boy who goes about
armed in peaceful community pre-
pared to take somebody's life upon
any or no provocation, is public nui-
sance to be suppressed by the strong
arm of the law. Let the carrying of
pistols be made little troublesome
and 1t will soon become less popular.
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