The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-04
TOWN AND COUNTRY.


The drum stopped pretty sudden
The free school opened Monday
I, has been good weather for cot
ton picking.
G. s. Dodds thinks that Ben Jones'
skin 10 too short.
It looks now rs IL tho turnip crop
would be failure.
Don. forget the citizens meeting
next Tuesday night.
Capt. Hargrave and Mr.. Ray are
busy on tho tax rolls.
Most too late in the season for the
Mother Hubbard's."
Fl. Massengill paid flying visit
10 Jackson this week.
Politics are warm aud the goose is
suspended altitudinsliy.
The Weather has b,en rs warm
this week as the politics.
Capt. WIN. r. Webb was here this
week. in his usual good spirits.
Ifyou want to pay your subscfip-
lion in wood. bring II in ut once.
He wss offered fifty dollars TO bea,
some more, but he didn't accept
J. NJ. and s. Matthew'S left last
week 20 resume their stables At OK
ford.
j. H. Garth is helping the boys
TO hold 'em down in his neighbor-
hood.
a citizens meeting is called for
Tuesday, the 9th, to discuss munich
pal matters.
Miss M,llis Cranberry, OF western
Copiah. is on visit to her sister,
Mrs. Mitchell.
We had the pleasure of call
this week from Mr.. Ben Fortuor, uf
Crystal SpringH.
l.. L. Eaiheree went 10 New Or
leans Tuesday night with large
shipment Of cattle.
A few OF the iniepen lent commit.
tee were in town Monday. They
looked q little sick.
Steve Roldirs retur ned home. sick
with malarisl feser. We are glad to
noe he is recovering.
Mr. A. w. Buruett has sufficient
ly recovered irop his wounds to be
on the s..cet again.
The editor has bosn sick for the
pas, week. bu. bis political ardor was
not effected in consequence
Willie aud Katie Missepgill re
turned to Jackson last Saturday to
attend the deaf aud dumb institute.
Ralph Watson, q prosperous and
manageable young faFmerfrom noar
Providence. gave Us q call this week.
Mrs. Caas. Penn. of Brookhaven,
returned home Monday morning last
after visit to rclstives in this towa.
S. F. Cranberry and lady, from
near Pine Ridge. were in town the
Fret Of the week visiting friends and
relatives.
We are requested by Mr.. GOWN to
state that the election commissioners
will meet at the courthouse next
Monday.
Wonder IL II B Ormand knows
how cotton tastes? He ought to
know, he ate enough last Tuesday.
They say Jesse is good feeder.
Mr.. A. Heath, a gentleman of the
old school, and father-in-law Of our
worthy townsmau, II. c. Conn, was
In town this week, attending TO some
land matters.
Capt. l.. F. Birdsong is fnll OF pat
riotism and enthusiasm. Last Sat-
urday be closed his store and told
the BOYS to 60 and blow Q few demo-
cratic blast from their horns.
Mr.. A. F. Fitzpatrick has been at
home this week and last. recuperat-
ing his health. He leaves in o few
days for Red River L,nding, L.'
where he is engaged on government
survey work.
The beat three folks say they are
tired of being misrepreseuted en- the
board OF supervisors. They are 6 =
ing TO send up = gentleman by the
name Of w. w. Davis, who will
make a good member.
While riding on the sail-we mean
Enthusiastically night. We had
the pleasure OF meeting Mr.. For
syths, OF the Brookhaven Democrat,
His paper has good circulation IN
this coun,y. and is putting in 'ome