The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-06-09
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work.
-Fish-frys are regaining their old popu
larity-
Col. H F. Brantly, was in the city
Monday.
Prot Jayne's school for boys will clos
tomorrow.
Mrs. F. G. Barksdale Is on visit IL
friends in Grenada.
Bear in mind the Monumental Excur
sion to Brookhayen tomorrow.
Miss Jennie Buck is visiting friends in
/ Coahoma county, Mississippi.
The hot weather has shut out every
thing in the amusement line
Mr.. L. F. Chiles is at home again after
a two weeks visit to the coast.
-Jno. A. Webb, Esq, returned home
Saturday from visit to the North.
/ Mrs. Wares Seminary will close OF
June 3lst with appropriate exercises.
+ -Messrs. NorreH and Hart, Of Yazoo,
favored Us with brief call Monday.
We we're glad to have call from Col.
r. L. Henderson, Of Meridian, Saturday.
Miss Louise Taylor Is spending a few days
/ in the city, the guest of Miss Rosabel Hun
ter.
Regular monthly conclaye Of Missis-
sippi Commandery No. l, next Monday
night
Misses Emma and Lizzie Kausler leave
in few days for a visit to Maryland and
Virginia.
A runaway horse and buggy caused
considerable excitement on the streets
Tuesday evening.
Proceeding of the Board of Aldermen
are crowded out this week They will APP
pear in our next.
Our oId-tme friend, DR.. J. d. Neon
nell and Mr.. John Mcconnell, of Brownsville,
called to see Us Tuesday.
Mr. John H. Boyd is at home for the
summer, from ClarksviIle, Tenn, where he
has been attending school.
The Pearl River steamer, Oliver Cliff
ton, is being overhauled, repaired, and put
in readiness for the fall trade
C. q, Hall, Esq, of Carthage, was in
the city yesterday en- route to his home from
a short business trip to Nashville.
-Pic-nics bring rain such at least is the
experience of most of the parties that have
been out from Jackson this season.
We learn Of nine excursions for the next
two weeks. There may be others, and doubt
less are, but we failed to hear of them.
Miss Fannie Lyon returned home last
week from Staunton, Virginia, where She
has been attending school for the past year
From the number of fine turn-outs on
our streets every afternoon, we infer that
the livery stables are doing good business
An excursion, picnic, a dramatic and
musical entertainment, are some of the at
fractions on the Monumental Excursion to-
morrow.
The usual complimentary entertain
ment to the graduates of our city schools
will be given by the young gentlemen on
Friday, 18th inst.
Miss George Jones and Miss Mary
Barksdale, two Of Grenadas loveliest young
ladies, are visiting in the city, the guests OF
Miss Lizzie George.
Mr.. NJ. B. Richmond, of the Pascagoula
Democrat-Star, spent Saturday in the city
with the friends of his boyhood who were
all glad to see him.
Mr.. Frank a. Young left last night to
assume the duties of his position as repre-
sentative of the house of d. l.. Ranlett &
Co, New Orleans.
Our brethren, Messrs. NJ. B. Richmond,
z. X. Mayors and J. c. Roseborough, on
their return from the Press Convention,
called upon THE CLARION.
Mrs. Dr. p. I. Bailey leaves for Abing-
don, Virginia, in few days to attend the
Commencement exercises of Stonewall
Jackson Institute, where her daughter Miss
Myra l.. Bailey, is attending school.
Have the sriginators of the proposed
military company let the scheme fall
through We hope not; all that is needed
to carry it to successful issue is some one
with earnestness and energy to take the mat
ter in hand
Some of the ladies of st. Andrews
Church will dispense ice-cream, cake, etc,
every Tuesday ana Thursday evening, from
5 to 10 o'clock at Mrs. Cantwelrs store, on
Capitol street.
Col J. S Hamilton, of Jackson, is one
of five gentlemen who have organized in
New Orleans an Electric Light Company.
The operations of the company will extend
throughout Mississippi and Louisiana, with
headquarters in New Orleans.
From friends of the lady in this city,
we learn that Miss Emma Russell, formerly
of Jackson, and one of the most accom-
plished and popular young ladies who ever
lived here, was married to Rev. z. E.
Bigger, of Memphis, Tenn, in that city on
Tuesday.
Col VIM. French, of Vicksburg, is ma
turing plans for a grand excursion from
Vicksburg to jackson within the next few
weeks. He expects to bring out at least one
thousand of the Hill City folks The profits
of the excursion to be appropriated to the
Catholic and Protestant Orphan Asylums at
Natchez.
Mr.. W. II. II. Green returned homo
last night from protracted visit to New
York and Washington. We learn from him
that Government architect will be in
Jackson in the fall and personally compare
the different locations suggested for the Fed
eral Building, and select the one he deems
best for the purpose
The jackson Benevolent Society will
celebrate its anniversary to-day. Our
colored friends have afforded each other
vast amount of material aid through this
organization, and We are pleased to know
that it is in highly aourishing condition.