The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-06-06

want of a good, drenching, continued t
rain. v
Mr.. Thomas II. Kelly, late the I
clever agent for the Southern Express b
at this place is now keeping 2
books for Messrs. Meek * Potts, Of Kos
ciuskO. G
Harry Taylor is pushing toward a
the new brick residence for q
the Superintendent of Lunatic Asylum, {
which Is in close proximity to the main
building
Rev. Mr.. Sproles, pastor of the Bap-
tist church will be absent next Sabbath
in the interest of the State Mission
Board. Rev. G. johnson win supply
the pulpit. s4##
The closing exercises of Fair Lawn
Institute will take place on Friday, 18th
inst, commencing at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Patrons and friends are cordially in
vited to attend.
-Messrs. Henry Cameron and G. c.
McGinty, two of Fayette's clever young
men, took advantage of the excursion
train yesterday to visit their friends at
the State Capital.
The Lawn Party advertised for Fri
day night last at Col. w. H. Nugent's
residence was postponed until some
time during this week, special notice of
which will be given.
The United States Court for the
Southern District of Mississippi, which
has been in session here during the past !
month, Judge II. A. Hill presiding, adj |
journed for the term on Saturday.
The congregation of the Christian
church who have been good enough to
place their building at the disposal of
DR., Galloways congregation, have en-
titled themselves to their grateful re-
membrancc.
1t was our respected eX-townsman
Mr.. James Smith who furnished the
copper.guttering and tin-work for the
University buildings at Oxford. The
materials were hauled there in wagons
from jackson.
The indications are that there will
G be no State Fair in Jackson next fall.
= There are difficulties in the way of the
j.. use of the grounds of the defunct As
=, ISOLATION, which can be remedied only
by additional legislation.
The excursion train from Natchez
reached here yesterday between | and
2 O'clock. Quite number of colored
It people were aboard and many whites.
After visiting the principal places of
- interest in the Capital they repaired to
the train, which left at an early hour
last night.
The Southern Express Company
has rented the room now occupied by
- Wonders and Robertson's barber shop,
on Capital street, and will in few days
II have fully equipped uptown Express
Office. This has been long needed in our
o city and we are glad to know that it is
an assured fact.
t Mr.. p. w. Taylor, a section-master
of the Illinois Central Railroad, died at
,. his residence in West Jackson on FRIDAY
last. The Masonic fraternity and
Knights of Honor attended his funeral
= in large numbers. He was greatly es-
tecmed by all who knew him. He had
e been sick only a few days.
Mr.. James Smith has purchased
i some land at Mumfordsyillc, XIV, in
I, Guiding the spot where his gallant broth
u, WI AAOOtiJ a. A'Illljll, ais kllleu. III
q will be suitably enclosed, and block of
!, granite weighing twenty tons, erected
thereon.
y The druggists of Mississippi will
n organize State Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation in Jackson next Tuesday. The
6 attendance promises to be large. The
- druggists of Aberdeen, we are pleased
to learn, will attend, instead of forming
Il separate Association, as at first pro
6 posed.
Our respected townsman, Mr.. Her
bert Spengler, came to Jackson on 10th
i October, 1888. He came via the dirt
+ road from Vicksburg, and the trip cost
him the price of a tallow candle pur.
s chased for the wagon-driver at Clinton
l. The drivers name was Frost, and il
happened to be Il frosty morning when
IS he arrived here.
/, Mr.. II. X. Hardy has large force
?. of tirst-class painters at work on the sew.
;, eral contracts he has on hand, and in
Y order to keep his force continuously en-.
q ployed will do all work in his line, for
the next two months, on specially reas
enable terms. His next big Job will be
70 lHc iCpdlHlIlB VI lllc chamberlain
y House, Grenada.
We are indebted to Col. c. =. At
. more, General Passenger Agent of tn,
! Louisville and Nashville Railroad, foi
:, the largest and most complete railroad
=" map and guide to summer resorts W,
+, have seen this season. A postal card ad
= dressed to the Office at Louisville vii
N doubtless secure a copy.
3" Mr.. Nolan Stewart and Miss BESSIE
Brunson have returned from the Pea
OIL body Normal College, Nashville. MI
v. Stewart completed, with distinction, tn,
DC prescribed course, and is now ready an,
thoroughly qualified to carry out tn
3, contract of teaching for at least tw
re years. Miss Brunson will return to tn
is college for another session.
The meeting preliminary to tn
"A organization of Builders Association
b was well attended last Wednesday ever
al ing. Mr.. r. l.. Saunders, who is tn
protector of the enterprise, stated tina
IN one hundred and thirty thousand do
: lars had heen Suhscrihnd After snun