The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-05-26
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in the city on Saturday.
Hon. R. n. Miller, of Copiab, is in Ii
CITY on professional business
Mrs Wares Seminary will close il
present session on the first Of July.
Hon. G. E. Hooker and family wi
spend the vacation on the seashore.
! DR.. =. N. Erwin, of Winona, spent
ie" days OF last week at the Capital.
Hon; J. Z. George is at home again
after business trip to Lefore county.
-Jno. A. Dicks, Esq, Of Natchez, is il
the city on business with the L. :. Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Muller returne,
home from flying trip through the NORTH
last Saturday.
Mr.. L. F. Chiles, Sheriff Morrison.
oblising deputy, is taking short vacation
on the sea-coast
Several ladies from Jackson will attend
the meeting Of the Press Convention at
Aberdeen next week
Our townsman, Mr. Jno J. Rohrbacher
returned home Monday from d visit to his
old home in Germany
R. q. Hudson, Esq, and Col Garrett
Andrews, Of Yazoo, were in Jackson this
week on Supreme Court business.
The pupils Of the colored public school
gave most creditable exhibition at the
Opera House last Thursday night
Mr.. George NUNS new market on
IL, 4 81 "a in,
the full tide Of successful operation.
Mr. f. Virden has been commissioned
by the Governor trustee Of the Lunatic
Asylum, rice J. w. Robinson, Esq, deceased.
The responsible position of night opera
tor at the West Jackson Telegraph Office is
now filled by Mr.. Frank X. Simms, late
of Oxford
Enjoy day of pleasure and aid a
sacred cause by going on the proposed ex-
cursion Of the Monumental Association to
Broskhayen.
Large congregations worshipPed at ali
the different churches last Sunday. \ large
proportion of Jackson's population are reg
ular chu rch attendants.
Mr. Robert Farrell, an old and highly
esteemed citizen of jackson, died on Tues
day last, and was buried from the Catholic
Church yesterday morning.
Bishop Janssens, the newly appointed
Catholic Bishop of Natchez, will arrive in
Jackson from Vicksburg on Saturday, and
remain in the city several days.
The members of Pearl Hook and Lad
der Company are working to raise funds for
building a new truck-house We are glad
to learn they are meeting with success.
The excursion to Vicksburg last Friday
to raise funds for the Protestant Orphans
Asylum at Natchez was in every sense a
grand success. The profits were over 5000
An entertainment complimentary to
the young lady graduates of Fair Lawn In
stitute and st. Margaret's Hall, is being
arranged by the young gentlemen. 1t will
take place about the 10th of June.
Governor Stone, State Treasurer Hem
ingway, Secretary of State Myers, and Maj
Wall, Commissioner of immigration, are
attending the meeting of the Mississippi
Valley Cotton Planters Association in Mem
phis.
Hon. Robert Powell, of Canton, Col. I
Morrow, of Louisiana, DIR. Rowan, of Beau
regard, f. E. Frantz, Esq, of Brandon, and !
r. :. McLaurin, Esq, of the Lauderdale bar, /
are among the late callers at THE CLARION
sanctum.
Among the graduates of the Peabody /
Normal school, Nashville, Tenn, at its late
Commencement, was Miss Alice Lusk, of
this city. Miss Lusk completed the course /
high place on the "honor-roIP' of the Insti- +
tuition.
The horse-race at Fair Grounds last
Saturday was witnessed by a large crowd I
and was quite an interesting event, especially
to the many who had freely backed their
judgments with their cash. The favorite, /.
on whom heavy odds were placed in the
betting, was beaten in a close race.
The Vicksburg Hook and Ladder Com
pany will run au excursion to this city Oh
Tuesday next, 3lst inst; and on Thursday,
June ID, Phoenix Fire Company No. ?, of
the same place, will do likewise. Hamilton
Park has been engaged for both days, Re
memberng the courtesies extended by the
Vicksburgers our firemen will doubtless
extend acordial reception to the visitors, and
see that their stay in Jackson is a pleasant
one.
The closing exercises of Fair Lawn
Institute will take place tomorrow night, /
when diplomas will be awarded the gradu-
ates, Miss Lizzie George and Miss Lizzie
Pierce, and a short and attractive pro-
gramme of vocal and instrumental music,
essays, etc, will be presented. This is the
last session of Fair Lawn under its present
able and popular management, the Misses /
Baird having determined not to resume con- /
troll another year.
There is not person in Jackson-man, /
woman or child-who will not be panied to
learn of the death of Mrs. DR.. Crane, relict
of the late Rev. DIR. Crane, for many years |
the venerated rector of the Episcopal Church /
in this city. Mrs. Crane died at the home
of her son near Natchez where she had late
ty removed, on Saturday last. She was
loved by all who knew her, and countless
are the hearts to whom the tidings of her
death will bring sadness. She was in the
seventy-fourth year of her age.
Our friend, Thad. Potter, has added one
more accomplish ment to his already long
list. This time he appears as the introdu-
Ger of new and curious, well as pretty
and useful invention, which proposes to be
substitute for stained glass. 1t consists of
a substance resembling oiled tissue paper,
printed in different designs, which is fas--
tened closely to glass by means of a thin
glue The effect is quite pretty. and closely
resembles oil painting. We expect to see
good many windows decorated in this man
,ar l.af,ra MANY weeks