The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-06-23
rHE CITY
-lo3' in the shade.

:. in Hazlehurst, Miss.
The Federal Census gives Jackson
total population of 5, POS.
, Judge J. A P. Campbell is quite i'll
We hope he will be up soon.
Capt W. I. Peatross is severely, thougl
J. We hope not dangerously, i'll.
On DIT that orange blossoms are soon t,
grace the brow Of one of Jackson's Ioyelies
bellies.
Mrs. W. ). Hamilton. of Edwards, hA.
b been spending few weeks with the family
Of Rev. DR.. Hunter.
Miss Loyey Smedes, Of Tennessee, j.
spending a few days in the city visiting heI
sister, Mrs. Z. H. Nall.
"A negro woman dropped dead last sun
day night while preparing for church.
= Heart disease was the cause.
F. V. Daniel, Esq, formerly Of JACK
son, and now citizen Of Sherman, Texas,
Is visiting his brother, DR.. F. E. Daniel.
Mr. and Mrs E. H. Nall leave in a few
days for Beersheba Springs, Tennessee,
where they will spend the Summer months.
The Commencement exercises Of the
Deaf and Dumb Institute will be on Wed
nesday. 10Th, instead Of Tuesday, 2Sth as
we erroneously said in our last.
The Knights Of Honor are in session at
Aberdeen Messrs. c. A. Brougher, John
McGiIl, John A. Webb and John NJ Smyle,
are in attendance from Jackson.
Thieves are making it lively for the
chickens at present. One Of our citizens
lost over forty one night last week, and
several others have sustained small losses.
Our popular young friend, Mr.. James
Yerger left on Monday last for the Univer-
sity Of Virginia, where he will attend the
summer course Of lectures in the Law
School.
I The thermometer reached the astound-
/ ing point of l0S7 in the shade on Saturday
From 50 to 1922 has been the average point
reached.
Miss Martha Dabney, after an absence
Of four years in California, is visiting her
friends in Kinds, Warren aud Copiah. She
expects to return to the Golden State dur
ing the summer
The Corpus Christi services on sunday
last were quite extensive and attractive,
and but for the intense heat and dust, the
procession would have been by far the
largest ever 'ori'7u mere on similar occa-
sion.
lion John +. McCormIck' Grand Mas
ter Oh Masohs' Is IN the city. Dufihg last
week he lald the cornerstone OF the new
courthouse ut Starkvile, and on tomorrow
VIII dedicate the new Masonic Hail at sum
NIT
There was never such demand for ice
in Jackson As at present. The factory is /
kept constantly running, day and night, to /
supply the demand, but during the past few
days some difficulty has been experienced /
in so doing.
We had the pleasure of call on Mon
day from Mr.. L. 2. Russell, Of Senatobia, |
who was ro'ttc to Aberdeen to attend the
Grand Lodge X. of II. He is a native OF
Jackson, and we are glad to note that he .
does credit to his raising.
Mr.. John Townsend, well known to .
everybody in our community as "Uncle .
johnny" died on Saturday last after an .
illness Of several weeks. He was univer-
sally loved and esteemed, ana ms death Is
regretted by all who knew him.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos Graves, Jr., Of
Holmes county, are visiting in the city.
They have the syapathies of their many
Jackson friends in the misfortune that has
recently befallen them-the total destrue=
tIon by tlre OF their beautiful reSluehce near
Lexington
Peter holland, col. who was suspected
Of numbering negro in Rankin county last
January, was discovered in Monroe, La, a
few weeks ago. a requisition was procured
from Governor Stone and holland was ar
rested and taken to Brandon. lie passed
through this city on Monday under strong
Suatu'
We were pleased to meet on Monday
our Young friend Mr. Frank Neal, of Texas,
formerly of Clinton, Miss Mr.. Neal is at
home on a short visit to his family and
friends. lie has been very successful in
business in Texas, aud is an enthusiast in
pr,ise of the State and the facilities it af
E,rds for making a fortune.
ua.srs II SpengIer NJ Mclaughlin
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