The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-17
THE STATE.

the near future.
Measles are prevailing at Pleasant Ridge, |
near Koseiusko.
P. X. Mayors OF the Democrat Star, Is
in New Orleans.
Mr.. C. P. Gully died in Raymond
Wednesday night.
Jno. r. Lynch is soon to take unto him.
self better half.
The Methodist Conference is now in ses-
sion at 9azoo City.
The saw mills along the coast are doing
a hourishing business.
Small change is Interestingly scarce
about Fulton at present.
Mrs. Caroline DER, aged 55 years, died
at Durant Saturday last.
Rolling Fork complains of a super
abundance OF worthless CANNES.
Mr. W. 5 Brown and Miss Allie Crook
er, OF Sails, were married Dec. 10.
Three ancient coins, one dated 1855,
were recently found on Ship Island.
Coffeeyille possesses a kitten aged seven
months, which weighs eleven pounds
Hon. T. D. Ford has recovered from his
/ serious illness ana resumed his duties.
Little Joseph Semmes died after an i'll
ness of one Y eek, at Canton, last week.
The Port Gibson children will enjoy the
unloading OF Xmas ship, December 23rd.
The National Field Trials were going on
at Canton last week. The Southern began
/ Monday.
Miss Jodie Laurence and Mr.. Geo, W.
Burns, Jr., were married in Columbus last
1 evening.
DR.. II. E. Mckay, OF Madison, Is now
making large shipments of strawberries 10
Chicago.
Col. Lefore's gin house and twenty bales
OF cotton we're destroyed by fire few
weeks ago.
A leap year ball is on the program
Tor Durant. The time has almost gone
by for all such.
The Star says that no town IN TIE State
is doing the amount OF business thai
Kosciusko does.
Mr.. Bu rel Cato and Miss Minnie Cam
eron, of Union Church, were married OF
Wednesday last.
The editor of the Durant News was :
candidate for mayor of that town anC
came out sc ,ond best.
At an oyster supper at Wesson recently
ten thousand oysters and several barrels 0
fruit were disposed of.
The Bayse Dramatic Company wa
rendered complimentary Benefit in Iazo'
City, few nights ago.
Some exchanges have been so rash as It
give utterance to the sage remark Christ
mas comes but once year"
Dr. Henry Vaughn died near Benton
| last Sunday of pneumonia. He was fin
> physician and good citizen.
Mr.. W. W. Hoskins was licensed t,
preach, by the Conference at Aberdeen an'
assigned TO Greenwood circuit.
Hon. JEFF Wilson, late Representative
] from Ponlotoc county, died at his home las
2 week. Another good man gone.
, Miss Alma Ratliii, of Raymond, AM
0 Rev. B. d. Gray, pastor in charge OF Gin
ton church, were married Nov. 8.
/ The members Of the Meridian bar ar
T endeavoring to have a branch of the Fed
: eral Court established in that city.
: DIR. J. w. Hoyte ia now conducting
= series OF meetings at Port Gibson, iron
= which place he will go to Yazoo City.
: Mrs. Poole's bird piece, "The Burial o
] Cock Robin, has been attracting universe
y attention and admiration i'll Natchcz.
Geo. p. Bruce, son OF F. z. Bruce, O
. Warren county, shot himself fatally Of
; Wednesday, while examining a pistol.
The ladies of Lamar gave mum
socIable at that place, last Friday might
= | We doubt its success, if twas mum.
h Mr. Hightower, of Carrollton, has bee
! I sadly afflicted recently, in the loss of hi
wife and two children, within week.
The Enterprise Guards are progrcssin
n rapidly in the dcqhifeme4t OF militar
r skill. They will SOON give a plume drill
/ The Baptist Ladies OF K psciusko wi
entertain their friends at japanese Te
G Festival, on Friday night after Christina
1t is said that nothing has 80 enlightene
II Port Gibson society, for many years, a
the Literary Club, now in existence Their,
Mr.. J.. c. Terry, of Columbus, has pat
ented an .use...o..s a"pliance for cotto
congresses Shieh saves thc iacec d. tw
men.
The Magnolia Gazette wishes to kno,
why il i ti.at ttee chickens crow so earl
Il in HE p4sht upon the rear approach Q
christina.
g The little boys of New Albany hav
st organized circus and started ont. Sur
geons look upon the organization wit
grateful eyes.
! Young Mr.. Weems, OF Durant, had hi
~ ~ the cogs of gin last Mon
day, crushing it 50 psuy AL % ''''0'
D gas necessary.
t The Normal Quincy Froibel and Kinder
r garten system OF instruction will be raugh
2 in Durant, during the next six weeks, b,
J. B. Fitzpatrick.
$ Meridian, exploded Wednesday, fatal,
= injuring John Mason, young man of abou
: twenty-one years.
The taxable value OF property of Lexing
ton, money loaned and solvent credits ex
cepted is S222, 840 and the town tax there
, on is one per centum.
Summit Lodge, No. 231, A. F. aud A
NJ will give Grand Fancy Dress Ball, OF
Friday evening before St. Johns Day.
promises to b- success.
Scion Waddlington, charged with tn,
murder of young Weathersby, escaped
from custody at Lexington recently, bu
has since been recaptured.
Mr.. E. L. Martin was presented with {
very handsome gold headed cane by hi,
admiring friends of Utica, upon his depar.
ture from that place TO earned.
The Masons and Old Fellows of PORT
Gibson subscribed to the building OF the
Washington monument in 1851, more
than quarter OF a century ago.
The man who 40 recently shot into the
south-bound train, near Duck Hill. has
been Swallowed. 1t is to be hoped that hi:
discovery will not end in shadow.
Mrs. Louis Dudroc, of Vicksburg has a
rosebush eighteen inches in height on which
are 800 silk worm cocoons. This will be
at the Exposition, inclosed in glass case
A Bay St. Louis lady has had a legacy
OF 100000 left her by deceased relative
in Europe. 1t is a sad fact, for the bene-
fit of ID carrying men, that the lady already
has husband
Another will of tie late Geo. P. Ctumr
has been discovered, in which he leaves his
property to his nephews, Jno. P. and VIM
Lee, instead of to the Public Schools as
heretofore reported.
Mr.. Frank p Whitman, fell and
struck his head during the iollifcation at
Pass Christian, from the effect OF which he
died next day. He leaves a helpless fam
lily to mourn his loss.
This IL the way the Carroll Conserva-
tive puts it-"Some anticatecumical, dia-
bolical, pythaonistical, quadratical scamp
has borrowed our smoothing plane. We
| sincerely hope we will find it.
A young man named Roberts, was
| poisoned by drink of medicinal brandy.
procured from Mr.. Heath, near Yazoo City,
a few days ago. 1t is supposed that the
poison was intended for Mr.. Heath. Mr..
Jno. Martin, of Yazoo has been charged
with the deed.
Mss Minnie Brown. daughter of Capt.
/ Prawp IF the Mater V.lIa,- D. >