The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-09-15
ALL OVER THE STATE.

/ Mr. Albert Lenor, one of the best young
men OF Pike county, died Al Magnolia on
Z the 9th inst.
Port Gibson Reyeille: VIM J. Lum
died ON Thursday after a brief illness, per-
haps week, and Claiborne county has lost
one of her best. mos. prominent, and most
useful citizens. Few men had so strong
hold npon the confidence of our people as
WIN. J. Lum, and more upright, honest
man, in the Judgement of his fellow citizens,
lived not in the county.
The same paper learus with regret Of he
death, on Wednesday ot this week, at the
old Homestead in Jefferson county, of Mrs.
Matilda Chamblss, wife OF the late John :.
! Chambliss, aged 20 years
Crystal Springs Monitor We are panied
to announce the death OF Mrs. w. ID. Terry,
Jr., of Terry, on the night of Thursday
the 30th ult. She died at the residence of
w. d. Terry, Sr., in Crystal Springs, after
az illness OF about three weeks,
Lexington Advertiser: Dirt is still being
moved along the line of our railroad, and
Capt. Mercer informed US the other day
that they expected to have train running
from Durant to the hill in about forty days,
and that they would probably reach Lexing-
ton by Christmas.
We learn that Mr.. Wyatt Smith, who
lives in YazOo, but was once a citizen of
Holmes, died last Monday from having be-
come oveT-heated.
Handsboro Advertiser Capt Hardy, of
the n. .. and \. +. Il. r., is with us again.
The road is being located by Mai q. B.
al, -. 81 =. a.. L y.
Pearl River, nine miles above Gainesville,
extending in a nOrtheasterly direction, and
running through some Of the finest timbered
lands in the South. Capt Hardy is we'll
pleased with the progress of the road thus
far, and says contracts will be let about the
lst of October
Holloy Springs Advocate: Last Sunday
afternoon Judge Watson delivered a very
interesting aud instructive address on the
subject Of Temperance and Prohibition in
the Court House. The audience was very
attentive, but not as large as the Importance
of the subject demands.
Terry Enterprise: Died-At the resi-
dence of Capt. w. d. Terry, at Crystal
Springs Mrs. w. ID. Terry, Jr., on Tuesday
night, after about three weeks illness. The
burial took place here ON the next evening,
at halt-past four, the largest funeral process
sion ever witnessed at this place. The
deceased was faithful member of the
Methodist church.
Our Country: We learn that dog be-
longing to Mr.. james Drury, of NeshOba
county, was recently killed, after showing
some signs of hydrophobia. A few days
after the dog was killed two of Mr. Drury's
children were playing under tree near his
house, when cat sprang from the tree, and
attacking the children, scratched and larce-
rated them in frightiul manner. The cat
was known to have been bitten by the dog,
and the children were Immediately taken to
g maidstone, which was applied, but with
what effect we have not learned,
Columbus Index: We are called upon TO
record the death Of another of our old
citizens. Dunstan Ranks died at his resi-
dence near Cohh's Switch yesterday morning.
Mr., Bapka was born in Ebert county, Geor-
gis, and was about eighty-two years of age.
He came to Columbus in 1888, and up 10 "A
few years ago, when he moved 70 his place
in the prairjea resided here, He was "a
man Of S;rong individuality and many ad-
. mirabe traits of character,