The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-17
LooA1 AND OTHER NOTES

-Jute c9yention to-day
Gen. WaIthall is visiting the CAPT
tai.
A 6r,t-class burglar and fre-prooi
safe is offered for sale, at a bargain.
Mr. T. w, scanlan, Of Meridian, wa.
among THE CLARION callers Monday,
The gas-lamps on Capital street arc
great comfort to pedestrians these dark
nights.
Mr., r. b. Bate, Of this city, is doing
good work for THE CLARION along the
line Of the V. & NJ. Railroad.
--Messrs. w. A. Pollock, G. II. Smith.
J. w. Shields, W. W. Stone and II. Abce
Smith are in the city to attend the Jute
Convention.
The High School grounds, west of
the Penitentiary, have been fenced of
into building lots. The property in
cludes about twenty acres.
Miss Minnie Manship, one Of our
most charming and popular young ladies,
has been visiting her brother, Mr..
Luther Manship, Of McComb City.
THE CLARION is receiving new sub
scribers at the rate of about ten per day.
Let the good work go bravely on--we
promise not to cry, "hold, enoughp'
Capt. f. A. Wolfe and Prof. J. r..
Dobyns, having been elected deacons Of the
Presbyterian church in this city, were in
stalled into Office on Sunday mornin Q
last
Since our last issue good old Simp-
son has been well represented by callers
on The CLARtoN-Messrs. Sheriff MAY,
i. A. Dickson, and J, J. Bishop, Of West
vile.
DR.. r. w. IIucy, of Hazlehurst. an
old standby Of THE CLARION, favored
us with call Friday. The doctor rep
resented Smith county in the Legislature
in lS55-'5I.
Josie Power got on the wrong side
of the ice while skating ON a pond at
Clarksyille Tenn, last week. He was
cXtrlcated after considerable difficulty,
by the help of a long plank.
The Mite Society of the Methodist
congregation will meet at the pastors
residence tomorrow (Thursday) night.
The Society has been organized to aid in
the erection of the new church.
Mr. J. w, Per3ons, n brother of our
townsman, Mr., I, T. Persons, had his
Icy broken few days since Mt his saw
mill near Boguc Chitto, 10y the falling of
sill lie is now at Wcsson under
treatment.
We notice of county bar in. attendance
ON the Circuit Court, in addition to our
jackson lawyers, Messrs. Nicholson, of
Terry; Cotton, Of Edwards; Baldwin.
OF Bolton, and Wharton and William
son, of Raymond
Our young townsman, Mr.. Nolan
Stewart, son of Col. James ID. Stewart,
IS the youngest student in a class of for
ty-Seven at the Peabody Normal College,
Nashville, and ranks as number six in
point of excellence.
Our subscribers generally have not
only been very prompt in renewals for
1883, but have been very kind in their
expressions of good will for the contin,
ued success of THE CLARION. To each
and all we again return thanks.
Mr.. John III. Boyd has been offered
a scholarship in the Theological Semi
nary at Princeton, N. J. He will com
plete his course at GAINESVILLE the pres
cnt year, and will then enter upon the
prescribed studies with a view to the
ministry.
We regret to learn that an epidemic
OF pneumonia is prevailing among the
tine blooded cattle of Messrs. w. l..
Hemingway and I. Il. Cooper. Two az
the most valuable cows have died. A
veterinary surgeon from New Orleans. is
now on the farm, and is getting the dis
ease under control.
1t will be seen that Mr.. j. C. Vir-
den has become associated with Mr..
Stedman in the Red Star Store-a guar
antee that it will continue to be managed
on live business principles. The firm of
n. X. Stedman 4 Co. will make frequent
announcements to the public, through the
columns of THE CLARION, during the
year.
Prof. Meyers, State Chemist. has
made careful analysis ofIthe fertilizers
now being manufactured at Greens Fer
tlllzer Factory in this city, and the re-
suit Is highly satisfactory. The demand
Tor these fertilizers keeps fully up TO the
capacity Of the factory. We cali atten-
ZION to an advertisement in this issue
which briefly enumerates their value
over impOrted fnrn;o,, fart;l;yors