The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-08-25
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Rev DIR. Tucker is summering in th'
Sewanee mountains.
Miss Rosabel Hunter is in Lexington
Miss, visit to friends.
The Democratic State Executive Com.
mittee IS in session to-day, in this city
Mr.. and Mrs y Virden are visiting
friends and relatives in Dover, Delaware.
The family Of Mr. G. d. Subway is
spending a few weeks in southwest Kinds.
The death rate in Jackson from August
1st to date, has been larger than in any
corresponding period, except during cpl
denies, in many years.
The Edwards City Item says that Miss
Tillie Schwartz, one Of Jackson's young
and handsome bellies, Is in that town, the
guest of Mr.. :. Schwartz.
I j. Sidney Schwab, Esq, of the Edwards
City Item, passed through the city yester-
day, and favored US with call
-Jno \. Bush, Esq, of Auburn, one Of
the most prominent and popular young men
in Kinds, was in the city yesterday.
Work on Lawrence's Restaurant i
being rapidly pushed, aud By the middle OF
September it is expected the building viii
be completed.
-Messrs. Hugh Craig, james A Banks
dale and Fountain Bark>dale, Jr., Of Yazoo
City were in attendance at the funeral of the
late Capt. Harris Barksdale
"A refreshing shower fell Tuesday
evening; it had the effect of laying the
dust and cooling the atmosphere, but was
Of not much benefit to the farmers
Shall the road from Yazoo City termi-
nate at Canton or at jackson? This is the
question which is now presented to our
people, and one which they must deter
mine.
Our friend, Mr. John G. eastman, Of
the Vcksburg Herald, has been in Jackson
several days with his little son, whose arm
was badly fractured and who Is attended by
DR.. Craft.
Our Railroad Timetable has been
corrected 50 as to conform to present
schedules We have also inserted the
connections at Meridian, Grenada and
Grand Junction.
We would like to publish the names
Of the young men who have taken out
policies in the marrying insurance company;
it would doubtless increase their popularity
with the fair sex, and make them doubly
interesting.
Prof. K. X. Jayne has commenced the
publication of his paper, the Weekly Re
port, in this city. The paper is devoted
chiefly to the educational interests of the
State, and those interests could not have
better champion.
The Southern Mutual Aid Association
seems 10 "take" with the young men OF
Jackson Quite number Of them, matri- /
monially inclined, have joined the organi-
zation; and in the course of year we may /
reasonably expect to hear the ringing of
wedding bells over their heads
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
ID. Monahah deeply sympathize with them
in their sad bereavement the death of their /
bright little daughter, Margaret Mary, .
which occurred on Saturday last. The fu-
neral was from the Catholic church on Sun
day morning, and was largely attended by
Borrowing family
Hon. John G. Macarthur, of Meridian,
favored US with Cal! yesterday. He is
shortly to enter on duty As editos CT ONr
Couatry,a weekly newspaper, the publication i
of which will be commenced about lst Sep
TENDER Mr.. Macarthur not only knows a
good deal that pertains tG the agricultural 1
and laboring interests of our State, but he
knows how to tell it and how to write it, /
and we cordially welcome him to the edito /
rial tripod.
A large meeting of the Board of Trade I
and tax-paying citizens Of jackson was held I
at the City Hall on Tuesday, to consider .
aaG discuss the benefits our city would /
derive froia the building of the railroad
from Yazoo City TO tti~ FoiEt. and to take
steps in the matter. Mayor McI4iii vas
called to the chair, and Mr.. w. II. Perkins /
requested to act as Secretary. Mr.. NJ. /
q reeb submitted to the meeting communi- /
cations from citizens Of Yazoo in regard to
the road, which ELECTED a full and able dis
cussion of the enterprise, the unanimous
sentiment being that the road must come 10 !
Jackson, and that Eothing should be left /
undone that would look to the accomplish +
ment of that end. Mr.. Saunders offered .
resolution, which was adopted, providing 1
for the appointment of a committee to
canvass the community aud learn the senti-
ment of the p4blic on the question CT voting
a subsidy to the projected road. The
committee appointed consists of Messrs. r..
/. Saunders, John Hart, Byron Lemly,
John McGill and Jno. w. Clingan Messrs.
w. II. II. Green and W. H. Perkins were
appointed committee to confer with rep
resentatives of the Erlanger Syndicate in
relation 10 the project Much earnestness
and a settled purpose to bring the road to
this place was manifested; and all will be
done that can possibly further the project
that will be of such incslculable benefit to
this section.