The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-19
TEE STATE.

Point.
Louisville is al present Mayorless and
lawiess.
The Natche1 city hospital is rapidly
filling up.
Bonneville has a arst-cIass photograph
gallery.
4 Euchre Club has been organized at
Baldwin.
Cofeeville enjoys the pleasure OF a ten
pin alley.
Twenty deaths occurred in Meridian
last month.
Wild ducks by the thousands are around
Yazoo City.
Clarksdale is blessed with Chinese
restaurant.
Haudsboro is going to have big hanks
giving supper.
Cotieeville is entirely without education
IL advantages.
Moss Point still insists on having
literary society.
The gypsies have left Handsboro and
that city rejoices.
HazIehurst will have seven applicants
for the postoiice,
Several OF the Sardis girls are learning
short hand writing.
The Meteor will hereafter have Wash
ington correspondent.
Squirrels are abundant in the neighbor
hood of Water Valley.
The Tishomingo cotton mills were re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
The News saws Port Gibson has large
number of "Bachelettes"
Corn and sweet potatoes sell at fifty
cents bushel in Ashland.
Young lady clerks are becoming quite
numerous in Water Valley.
Tramps are making their fall visits to
most of the Mississippi towns.
Mai. E. McAfee, an old citizen OF
Holmes county, died last week.
A little child was burned to death in
Winston county few days ago.
Crystal Springs young people find much
pleasure in hunting persimmons.
Moss Pointers want a good theatrical
troop TO visit their town this winter.
The Bonneville cannon couldn't stand
election fun, so shattered into pieces.
Port Gibsons Literary and Debating
Society is pronounced a grand success.
A small robbery was committed at Lans-
downe Park, Natchez, few days since.
Port Gibson is making a new departure.
1t will have wedding bells on Amas day.
Monroe claims to be one of the leading
counties in the Southwest for producing
hay.
Services will be held in the new EpiscO-
pal church in Port Gibson, on Christmas
day.
The Starkville Times possessed the most
festive roosters abroad during the cam
paign.
The woods have been burning in Win
ston county, but the flames are now under
control.
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson will
spend Advent Sunday, November 30, in
Natchez.
Aberdeen can get 100000 cotton fac
tory as soon as her citizens will subscribe
$4,000.
Durant has marriage union, and wants
fifty young men of good moral character,
to join 1t.
Mr.. j. A. Randolph now fills the edito-
rial chair in the office of the New Albany
Democrat.
Thirty Mormon converts were taken to
Utah Territory from Jones and Perry coun-
ties last week.
Lowndes county at its last term OF court
sent eight persons to the State Lodging
House, at jackson.
There are three candidates for the office
of Mayor of the city of Meridian, at the
December election.
The Aberdeen Weekly has hidden fare
well to its patent outside, and now comes
to us ''all home print"
A Mr. Garner, of Ellisville, has made a
violin with his pocket knife. OF course il
will be at the Xposition.
As yet West Point has not had the
pleasure OF studying the classic beauty Of
the annual circus posters,
On December LIST the Barnes hotel at
Mississippi City, will be sold at United
States Commissioners sale.
1t is said that, Judging from the number
of accidents, the Hazlehurst skating rink
is doing a lively business.
Meridian had destructive fire few
nights ago. A coffee saloon and the Ex-
press Office were consumed.
Mack Page, boy of about fifteen, shot
and killed little six year old playmate,
near Mayhem, last Tuesday,
The Baptist Association of Lincoln
county contemplate locating a school al
Union Hall, near Rrookhaven.
The Bridges Twins have gone to St.
Louis to perfect arrangements for an ex
tended tour throughout the country.
Little Charlie, son of Mr.. B. H. Wear,
of the Winona Times, died after a brief
illness, on the evening OF the 18th inst.
Five prisoners escaped from the Scran-
ton Jail last Wednesday. 1t is supposed |
that they received assistance from out
siders.
Mr.. c. L. Adams has severed his connee- |
ton with the Gull Coast Progress, and will |
henceforth take stock in the Hattiesburg
Herald
Capt. Jno. Fl. Lang, while on his way
from Pass Christian to Mississippi City.
killed a grey eagle measuring seven feet
rom tip to tip.
Maj. VIM. Barnett and wife, of Newton
ire supposed to be the oldest married
;ouple in the State, he being 90 and she
4 years OF age,
Will wonders never cease +! There is
Ictually one Office in the State without an
applicant, and that is the position of Ex-
'ress Agent at Rolling Fork :
A Webster county jury Of inquest re- !
urned the verdict that Sim Jennings, of I,
hat county, came TO his death by fright, Z
some real or imaginary object. !
Martins city attorney was 50 overcome 6
y the election news, while at Port Gibson. \
nat he rushed home minus hat, coat and I
few Of his teeth-so says the News &
We think that Mississippi alone will ex- '
ibit suficiency of crazy quilts and J
counterpanes at the Xposition to
eep the multitude warm during the win
r.
Miss Clara Bufkin, Of Crystal Springs.
as burned to death last week. Her closh- =
" caught from burning trash, and before
clip could reach her her body was almost =
barred.
The Meteor's Crystal Springs) society
otes will be resumed mex week, 10 the
eight Of its readers. 1t is said that
leir society man had his equilibrium :
adly disturbed during the campaign. j
Three of the paintings of the distin- 4
1ished young Mississippi artist, Gaines 4
uger Donoho, will be in our art depart 9
ent at the Exposition. These are "Bord 2
Foret," "Primerere and Maurdese n
CRIBS" p
The paper from which we copied our a a
atement that "W. Woolsey, matchmaker "
d jeweIer was raudr-was laboring =
lder Misrepresentation in regard to the ~ -
mentioned, and has since, y
rough its columns, rectifed its mistake. %
Carrollton's Mayor 81 fond Of base ball
ID all such boyish amusements.-C LAR-
n.
Who told you so'-C Conservative.