Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-11
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS.

lGOERESPbNDENCk Of The AFFkAL-
Holly SPRINGS, May 9.-Dr. S. II. Ham
ilton, chairman of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, has called mass-meeting
of the Democrats of Marshall county. The
meeting will De held at the courthouse in
Holly Springs on May 3lst, for the pur-
pose Of selecting delegates to the Safe
Convention. which meets in Jackson on
June 18th.
Saturday afternoon last we had a very
heavy rain and quite a sprinkle of hail,
and on Monday night we had one of the
heay lest rains ever heard fall. There was
no wind, but the water fell as though the
bottom had been knocked out of some
thing overhead.
Mrs. Powell, of Helena, is visiting Mrs.
John Burton.
The Rev. h. II. Crozier, author of Ard-
phicl, was in town last week.
Messrs. Strickland, Blumenthsll and
Patton left last Monday as delegates to the
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge, which met in
Natchez on the 9th instant.
Lonny McCrosky left on Tuesday for
his home in Texas, and Mrs. Israel Sailor
accompanied him on a visit to the Lone
Star State.
Miss Eugenia McMurray has returned
to Holly Springs.
Mai. and Mrs. Sam Frank leaye for
Europe in few days, and will be absent
several months. We wish them pleasant
journey and safe return.
The ladies of the Methodist church gave
supper last Tuesday night at the hall and
cleared Sll0. We are glad to know they
were SO successful.
The Rev. j.. T. Pickett, who has been
x;S;tiper friapIS in onr rifv
weeks, left for Columbus, Miss, Monday
morning.
Mrs. John Powell, of Grenada, is on a
visit to her mother, Mrs. Sarah Lea, who
has been quite i'll.
Cap. Bessingger. OF Pontotoc. was the
guest of Maj. Sam Frank this week.
Heber Craft, of McComb City, spent
Sunday with his relatives in this place.
and Miss Lizzie Craft, of our town, and
Mis- Mamie French, of Alabama, returned
with him on a visit to McConb City.
The Board of Supervisors met Monday
and transacted good deal of business.
The Rev. J. I. Hargrave left Tuesday
morning for Columbus, Miss, to attend
the council OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church, which met in that city on the 9TH
instant.
4 human fiend in the neighborhood OF
Duck Hill has made re pested efforts within
the last six or seven weeks to wreck the
passenger train on the Illinois Central
railroad. Last Saturday night rail was
taken up and placed across the track, and
the engine, baggage, express and second
class passenger coaches of the north bound
passenger train were ditched. Fortunately
the passengers escaped, but the engineer
wse crSidcd to death, the fireman was
sGaasiy hart, the baggagemaster had his
arm broken, and a tramp who was stea1irg
ride had both legs broken. We are
glad to learn that Capt. Tim Bestty, who
was in charge OF the train, though con.
siderably bruised, was otherNise unin-
iured. This is the second time his train
has been thrown from the track within
the past month at that place, but he has
fortunately escaped without injury each
time. Capt. Beatty is one of the
kindest and most courteous gentle
men We ever met, and We should
truly regret to hear that any
serious accident had befallen him. The
railroad company has offered large re-