The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-31
THE STATE.
Okolona has a good cornet band.


, yicksburg is soon to have brass fac
tory.
Burglars have made their appearance Al
Caseyville.
Vicksburg had mock marriage on Fri
day evening.
=. Alcorn University had 14l students, at
: its last term.
H. Young, living near Water Valley, has
a rifle lis years old,
A twenty-five pound trout was caught al
Moss Point last week.
Sweet oranges are selling at $3.50 hun
bred at Bay ST. Louis.
Little Ruby McQuiston, aged three years,
died at Moss Point, Dec q.
Mr.. J. A. Bell died at Kosciusko recently
from an attack OF pneumonia.
Columbus is the next place on the docket
TO enjoy Mother Hubbard party.
Mccullough q Co., merchants at Ed
wards, made an assignment last week
New Years calling is going to prove quite
a feature in Meridian society tomorrow.
The Christmas services in Vicksburg
were very appropriate and very beautiful.
The Corinth. Herald and Sub-Soiler and
Democrat, are at dagger points over poll
tics.
DR.. w P Bouton and Miss NJ S.
Vaughan were married last week at Ash
land.
The town tax of Water Valley this year
exceeds the State and county tax COM
bined.
The Jewish children of Meridian en-
joyed Cha Unkeh festival last Sunday
evening.
Mr.. Thos. T. Wash, the oldest resident
of Newton county, died at his home on the
18th inst.
The total receipts Of the mayors court
in Vicksburg few days since, amounted
to 81, 375 90.
A runaway team on the streets OF Column
bus, Christmas eve, caused serious injury
to two men.
w. c. McCrary has sold the Byhalia
Journal to Dr. L. VI. Hight and Mr.. J. @.
Shumaker,
1t is said that at Cofeeville, recently, it
took sheriff and 80 deputies to run the
circuit court,
Capt. {. A. Johnston, OF Columbus, gave
a Stag" dinner a few days ago 70 Mr.. Wal
ter Barker, of New York.
The Carroll Consery alive and Grenada
Sentinel are at war over the question, "Do
the Carrollton girls paint?"
Most OF our exchanges plead the holt
days as an excuse for scarcity OF news,
hence our uninteresting column.
The firm of Levy Bros, in Lexington,
pays to its local papers thirteen hundred
dollars annually for advertising.
This is the last day of grace for the
girls. Tomorrow, leap year will be num-
bered with the things OF the past.
DIR. w. II. Stewart, an honored citizen
and physician OF Tippah county, will
heneeforth make his home in Florida.
Natchez has a swarm of religious bees;
they having taken up their abode in the
spire of the Baptist church in that city.
Miss Sue Miller of Hesterville, fell dead
while walking quietly along the road to
her home, last week; cause, heart-disease.
The young men OF Goodman have issued
their invitations for a"Cleveiand and Hen
bricks Hop" on Wednesday night, January
Canton's Tin Trumpet Band wants to take
the final job out OF Gabriel's hands, and
the Picket thinks it would be a fine ex-
change.
The Ashland Register says that Col A.
| Y Harper OF Oklahoma, will be a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for Attor-
ney-General
D.. Buchanan, of Okolona, has been
choice from fifteen candidates, as Assistant
Superintendent of the East Mississippi In
sane Asylum.
Thrae men were arrested at Hattiesburg,
Friday supposed to be the wreckers OF the
/ I;,,,tol los north Of NaXT
Orleans last week.
Reuben Beckwith, colored boy, was
shot and instantly killed in Columbus a
named Tom Nash.
Miss Corinne Moore, one Of Vicksburg's
sweet singers, is spending the holidays in
her old home, after an absence OF several
years in Cincinnati.
Mr.. Horace Lawrence, weli-known cit
izen of MayersvilIe, was found dead on the
road near his home last week with his
skull horribly fractured.
One of the most brilliant social events
of the season, was the marriage of Mr..
Walter B. Collier and Miss Marie L. Harris,
of Brandon, on the 23d inst.
Mrs. Mary Madden, of Grenada, is very
anxious to obtain information in regard to
her husband, F. B. Madden, formerly mate
on the steamer J. H. Williams.
) After the next issue the Brandon Demo
crat will commence series Of chapters,
giving an account of the late war; and the
; part taken therein by Mississippi.
Mr.. X. p. Lanneau, of Natchez, possesses
a walking cane which was cut on the
Mount of Olives by his uncle, who was
many years ago missionary to Palestine.
: Two Of Verona's young ladies enjoyed
the frolic of masquerad1ng as beggar girls
t and musicians, and serenaded their friends,
accompanied by the inevitable penny cup,
last week.
. II is becoming fash ionable in Kosciusko
i for intended brides to accompany their
> prospective husbands to the circuit clerk S
Office, where they procure the license and
are then married by the mayor.
An old lady in the eastern part of this
: State saws that the Lord has commanded
: her to fast, the balance of her life, and
since the command was received three
weeks ago, she has not touched food.
Mr.. Chas. C. Heisen of Aberdeen, and
: Miss Ida Waddill of Vicksburg were mar
y ried last evening at Trinity church. The
4 marriage promised to be one of the most
\ brilliant social events on record in Mis-
t sissippi.
!; Mr.. William Abbott, a late alderman o
4 Natchez, died last Thursday morning. In
consequence OF his death the courthouse
J was draped in mourning, and the proposed
Il festivities by the Masons on St. Johns day
;. were abandoned.
< little FIVE year old son of Mr.. JEFF
V Stampley, near Fayette, took ride on
part of wagon, consisting of axletre'
and two wheels, when his clothing became
e entangled and he hung from the axle IN
n til life became extinct.
e There are five good citizens OF Cantor
!! who bear the name of Robert Priestely
= One has the military title of Captain,
e and if the others will assume the title Q
= Major, Colonel, General, Doctor, the post
d master will be able to keep their cores
II nondence separate 1t was a difficult
ike this that induced the late Thoma
p Hardenan to add the initial letter 20 hi
p name. thus: Thos. Hardeman. M.
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