Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-18
RAILROAD MEETING.

Mass Meeting, at tue Court house
in the town of Homer, on THURS.
DAY, the Goth day of JANUARY,
1882. to consult among themselves
and devise some plan to secure the
passage Of the prospective Railroad
from Hope, Arkansas, through our
parish, 80 as to make the road se.
cure and work the greatest good
possible to our people. We want a
full representation. There is no
question fraught with more vital
interest to our people than that OF
Railroads. Let ever! body make it
business to attend the Railroad
meeting, that Claiborne parish may
make one grand rally concerning
this allimportant question.
This call is made ut the request
Of the undersigned citizens:
NAMES:
q. G.. Gill, j. b. MoIcland, W. L.
Kimball, John kimble, Thornton
Bridgeman, John \. Miller, j. &.
Moore, Bridges & NcCranic, j. +.
Meadors, II. II. Cleveland, John VI.
Dunn, Il. j. Monk, j. II. Darden,
G. ID. Yancy, Davidson 4 Ferguson,
\. r. Nelson, W. +. Aycock, VI. G.
Lawrance, j. b. Wilder, J. II. Stone,
j. r. Ramsey and Drew Ferguson.
Draytun Il. Hayes, Esq, is authorized to
solicit subscriptions and advertisements
for the Guardian office.
Rain, rain, rain-ncithcr sun. moon nor
stars have been seen for many days. oh,
for few days Of sunshine.
Mr.. 7. ". Crow, Of TrNrrkaua, ~ visit
lug his daughter. Mrs X. +. Ragland, of
this place, We wish him a pleasant stay
w uui llltlc HlllhH'
We have received the Delinquent list
from the Tax Collector of this Parish, but
TOO late for publication in this issue. 1t
will appear next week.
We call attention to the card of Jordan,
lIlley & Go. These gentlemen desire 10
4. al. A
between Monroe aud Arcadia, and will
pay liberal wages. See card in another
column
The present winter So far has been the
mildcs, VIC have had IN a number Of years.
This is CONSIDERABLE help to the short
crops in the way of wintcring stock, but
then there is no telling what is going TO
happen yet.
Work has actually commenced At last
on tho Nickshurg, Monroe and Shreveport
Railroad. The bridge at Monroe is nearly
completed. This road is, we learn, to BE-
completed to Arcadia by the middle of DC
tobcr neat.
The storc.housc burned at kimblctowu,
on tho 9TH inst, was the property Of Mr.
J. W. Waugh. In addition to the store
house he also lost lot of corn and cotton
seed, and some valuable papers. The fire
is supposed to he the work OF an inccndla-
ry.
Tho Ouach,a Telegraph has suspended
publication for a short timc-till II can Sc.
cure sober and reliable printer. We re
greet TO miss the Telegraph from our rx .
change list II is old, tried aud true, and
we hope 1t Will soou put IN its appearance
again.
The colorcd Republicans of Arkansas
have grown tired of voting for white men
for office, and have organized for the pur-
pose OF demanding an equitable division
of the soft places They declare that they
will not longer do the voting 10 put " bite
Republicans III office.
One Of the reports that is going tho
rounds Of the press is to the effect tha,
Scoville has disposed Of tho body of Gni-
teau for one thousand dollars, the purcbas.
er taking the isk Of his being hung.
Whether there is any truth in the rumor
or not is more than we are able to say.
We almost daily see persons on the
streets looking for oats and presume that
il the secd eau be procured our planters
will SOW down good portion of their lands
10 oats This is all as it shonld be. The
oat crop is one Of tho most profitable and
at the same time one Of the easiest r,;.sd