The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-10-06

A large turpcntine distillcry
was burned In Hancock county
II will be rebuilt.
Sixtyfour Of the scventy.four
counties in the State have news
papers published in them.
Henry Winston, Of V~icksburg,
lost ESQ by . thief entering his
room md rifling his pockets.
In ten years Col. W. i. Mont
gomery, Of Stark vile, has made
slU,UD raising Jersey cattle.
Bonnie Hughes, a boy II years
old living near Coflcevillc, picked
400 pounds Of cotton in n day.
In the circuit court Of Calhoun
county three men were fined five
dollars each for fishing on Sunday.
Around Bay 81. Louis the drouth
caused many oranges to fall of
some think the crop a total failure.
DR.. John Thomas, Of Lee county,
n mink measuring ~ inches
in length and II inches around the
Capt h. +. Jones, Of Winona,
is a candidate for reelection TO the
of Scrgcant-at.A Arms of the
Senate.
The Gulf Coast Advertiser, pub.
lishcd at Handsboro, is offered for
sale or a half interest can be
bought.
An old pcddlcr, named John
Rolley, was murdered and robbed
near Americas, jackson county,
recently.
AT Wahalak, Kemper county, on
the 23d ult. J. G. Hardin shot and
killed J. o. Nicholson; Hardin
surrendered.
A citizen Of Tallahatchic county
has been using II cotton basket
since 1915 and it is yet sound and
In good condition,
A flag that belonged to the Pass
Christian company during the civil
war was returned by lis captors in
far.away Vermont.
Somebody has given the Tupclo
Journal an Irish potato with n
bunch Of Bermuda grass two feet
in length growing out Of il.
There are l27 papers published
In the Sttc-two dailies, five tri.
wecklics, ll5 weeklios, four semi.
monthlics, and one monthly.
Uncle Dick johnson, Of Ynlo.
busha county, says he has made
tilty-two crops and that he has
never bought any meat or corn.
Gen. II. Il. Williamson, of Holly
Springs, Is a candidate for Clerk Of
the House Of Representatives. lie
Is well qualified to fill the position.
Last week seventy.fve sick con-
yicts who have been working on
the railroad were shipped from
Fayette 10 Jackson for medical
treatment.
Col. Claiborne has about finished
his second volume of the History
81 Mississippi and is now engaged
an "Thc Life and Times Of. Hon.
VIM. NJ. Gwin."
Miss Mamie s. Neblette's gin ON
Deer Creek, containing fifteen
bales Of cotton, belonging 10 ten.
ants, was burned on the night Of
the 18th ult,-no insurance.
Mrs. VIM. Pickett, Of Yaxco
county, bravcly killed with an AK
a large ~rattlcsnake that had taken
refuge under her bureau ; the rep
tile measured five and a half fec,
In length and had six rattlcs and
q button.
The mill and gin Of Peter John.
sou, containing eight bales Of cot.
ton, was burned at Water Valley
last week by . person going In the
hnt.rcom with q lighted lantern,
the bottom Of which fell Of; ne
insurance.
In Pike county n few DAYS age
scventy.fve citizens went on q
raid for horscthieves ; Renfro, the
head Of the gang fed, but they
captured Jesse Fond and Jack
Halpin. who are charged with
hatboring him.
Della and Maggie Bridges, q
Summit, aged six years, are knowr
rs the twin musical prodigies O
the State; they have receives
their instruction solely from theiI
mother, sing by ear and keep per
feet time. These little darling
possess histrionio talent II Che Rrs
order and haveeiven several sue
~eessful performances. Nm. Bridge
will take them 70 Louisville, wher'
they will Try their voices In
larecr Geld.