The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-04-21

Mr.. L.. Peel, tho inventor OF
Pcel'a press, and Other valuable re-
results of q genuine inventive gcnins,
returned Wednosda! from au extern
ded business tour trough the north
ern and western Stats. ,,.,,-t..fl
Wednesday morning, about three
o'clock. Capt B;rlso:g was awaken
cd by his wife only t. find on turn.
ing mp dim light which was burn
ing in the room. tbata tall muscular
negro had eiftc Of an entrance, and
was about TO burghize The place.
The negro instantly mn, closely fol-
lowed by Capt. b whs overlook him
ut tho front gate in TIN act OF vault
ing over, md struck linn with pair
OF tong which ho had caught mp as
tho only available weapon, the bur-
glar WIS knocked dDwn, but event
ually cscayed. Tho house Of John
Cocr was als, attempted, earlier
The same night, and from strange
footprints in the yards OF Mossrs
Graves and Wood, it ia supposed
those places were visited. Oar pel-
pie should secure their houses, il
possible; bu. at NIL costs DO ready
to give this burs'arous visitor O.
warm reception, if no continues to
ply his nefi-ious vocation in this
neighborhood.
The. Mcc'.an.s' and Planters B.uk
building ia rapidly approaching com-
pleiion. 1t is expected that by May
10Th. q. tho furthcrest, the whole
building will b, in possession Of i,s
occupants. THO lower ao)r G5x25
is divided into roomy elegantly fur
nisled banking room in front, and
cImmndiau1 Directors room in the
rear. The heGvy chilled steel vault,
encascd in thick walls OF fire proof
brick work, will enclose tho latest
improved pattern burglar proof safe
with time lock attachment. The Sec
ond story is divided into four neat
offices which have been secured ex-
clusively by mcmbcrs T.. tho bar
thus connecting near The court house
.le majority Of the attorneys Of tue
city. The ou!sido OF tho building
viii, 10 tastin,!y iini-hod according
to the plans and specifications of it's
designer, !. y. E'lia, who hsa person
ally supervised every detail Of is
construction, and TO whom tho crca.
il largely belongs for the ad li'i,n to
onr city Of This handsome structure.
The ci"ronier work IL being ex"cu-
ted by Messrs Scott and Love in u
m,uncr wholly satisfactory to the
owners.
The cost when completed will rep-
resent sG000,eycluo vo { tho valuable
building site. aIr. Ellis will BIZ
cashier of tho baukiNg company,
which ia sufficient guaApiec that
the enterprise will prove q success,
besides filing a long felt want il
business circles.
Tho dedication of the Roman
Catholic church inst completed, will
take place Sunday Nay, 7th. Rev.
Father Ba,ly pastor, assisted by Rev.
Father Finn, of McComb City, will
fi,iate in services appropriate for
the occasion, The choir IN this day
will be augmented by volunteers
from Brookhaven, Crystal Springs
and McComb City. Tue edifce,
Which ia ono OF the neaiost in the
city, is built upon grounds donated
by NJ. NJ Falcr, just Northeast OF
Tie railroad depot; its dimensions
arc length, so feet; breath, 25 feet;
height, 1: feet; supported BY q so!ii
brick wall 1 !cct bigb. The ceiling
lie an archcd elicptic, commencing
1G fee. from the iloor, and rising to
81 feet in The center. Tue extreme
hight OF the to ser is c. feet The
spirr, which is particularly graceful
in form, is covered with tin, aud
paiu.ed azi.ct:nt. The cross sur
mounting the whole is 6 feet in
length, md covered with gold leaf,
Tie structure is an ornamen. to the
city, and \ monument to its promo
tcrs. The plan and specifications
gro evidences OF Father i .lley's good
taste aud experience. The consirrc-
ton which has progressed under Mr..
Falcr's supervision, ID tho handicraf,
Of master builder Berry Wilson, 0nd
The workmanship and satisfactory
execution exhibited, demonstrates
hat w. have homo talent of the
highest order. The Catholics feel
very proud Of their place OF worship,
aud express the livcliest gratitude to
those who have SO generously assist.
ed them financially. Among the
prominent names Of tho paid NJ sub
scripticns. are: NJ. Fa!er, $3.50; j..
- M,iil,oy-, SIOD. T A. Dpaton