The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-16
THE STATE.
Ten.pins rage II Hazlehurst.

rigs are seIllng IN Moss Point, fifteen
for a nickle.
Mississippi contains 100000 acres Of
wooded land.
The last issue closed volume 40 Of Raw.
mond Gazette.
The Times reports a good deal Of sicL
ness in Coheville.
The Bulletin says that Lexington +.
steadily improving.
Prof. ]. s. Colmery, of Walden. wa
classmate of Blaine.
Forest is tormented with mad DOGS
They are doing much damage.
Kosciusko wants Society for the Pre-.
vention of Cruelty TO Dudes.'
The Jail at Louisville, Miss shelter. IN.
head of Andrew Jackson.
One of the long-felt wants of Aberlssr
is a competent and reliable tailor.
Judge Robert J. Alcorn has been an.
pointed postmaster at Tazoo City.
Liberty has quite curiosity in the
shape of an Albino, about one year old.
W. A. Posey, of Aberdeen, contemplstes
starting furniture factory at that city.
Durant has club of "Ugly. hideou.
men" organized last week. What next?
Mr.. r. G. Smith, of Leesburg. and Miss
Lilly Runge of Brandon, were married ON
the Sth.
While digging a well, a Meridian man
found petrihed snake covered with iron
pyyites.
r. Q. Patty, Of Noxubee county, ahis sea.
son, clipped ninety pounds Of wool from
ten sheep.
Vicksburg has heard of a telephone
company, which will furnish telephones at
$1,000 each.
The Yalobusha Musical Convention
meets al Paris, Lafayette county, ON Fri
day, 25th inst.
The biggest days work OF the Water
Valley Iocona Mills was spinning 2Oli
pounds of yarn.
Moss Points young people revel in
moonlight boat rides and pronounce them
.just splendid"
S. c. Nelly, of Yazoo CITY. has been
burned out of house and home three times
since May 10Th last.
The Corinth Sub-Soiler has. in Mr.
viii Evans, the most industrious news
gatherer in the State.
The resignation OF the Rev. A. X. Hall
of the Episcopal church in Grenada has
caused universal regret.
The engagement of Mr.. Chas. Hitler of
Hazlehurst, and Miss Sallie Klotz. Of
Summit, has been announced.
The marriage of W. L. Bullock aud
Miss Mollie Beatty, was celebrated on the
9th, at Pulltight, Tippah county.
T., VUs,a,., L.
ly demolishing the "checker-clubs, " by for
bidding seats in front of their stores.
The Durant News celebrated its secoui
birthday last week by presenting an I'M
usually interesting paper to its readers.
Near Hebron, on the 9th inst, Mr..
Robert Brown and Miss Lillian Manning
were united in the holy bonds OF matr-
mony.
Iuka has marble club" of which the
Sheriff is President and the Circuit Clerk
is Secretary. They challenge the world
on marble playing.
As the immediate result of the recent
revival in Methodist church, Ripley. thirty
six were added to the membership, and
nine others converted.
The fine draw span bridge across the
azoo river was broken last week, and the
terry-boat has to be resorted to for trans
portation over the river.
Fred w. Hunter, foreman of one Of the
Water Valley offices, had both Of his index
fingers cut off below the first Joint, last
Thursday by the paper cutter.
An oyster shell is on exhibition in
Meridian which scientists pronounce ten
million years old. This shell was found
in Wayne county and is very large.
In the death of Mr.. Doug Mccormick.
near Union Church, ON 9TH inst, Jefferson
county has lost one of its best citizens.
lie was formerly Sheriff of the county
There will be reunion of the old 2sd
Mississippi regiment at Kossuth Alcon
county, August 23d. The survivors Of the
10Th and 32d regiments are invited to par
ticipate.
A letter was received in Raymond re-
Gently, containing the principle and inter.
est OF an old war debt, contracted al
store in Raymond by Mr. d. Allen, Of Gin
einnati.
A few days ago in Yazoo City were
the marriage rites between Mr.
Charles l.. Hyatt and Miss Annie Laurie
Parker, at Trinity Church, by Rev. w. c.
The Baptist church of Grenada is in
very Furnishing condition. il having in
creased its membership over so per cent
since last September. Rev. +. b. Miller il
he pastor.
The Batesville Panolian has offered pre-.
NUNS for the persons in Pamela county
'fiering the best exhibits each Of wheat,
BATS, tobacco, corn, hay, peas, wine aud
WOOL at the Worlds Exposition.
Mr.. j. Il. Smith, of Meridian. has re.
eived telegraphic announcement Of his
appointment as Consul to Assumcion,
'enc Zuela, South America. He will leave
n few days for the theatre OF his new
Iuties.
There are % prisoners in the Lauderdale
ounty Jail, and the Mercury declares that
heir rations are an expensive luxury for
ax-payers. A well kept Jail is second
aradisc for lazy negro, or a shiftless
1hite man.
Grenada can now take the horns. A
arty Of about dozen young men of that
own went of on fishing frolic and carried
heir Bibles instead Of that article which
as heretofore been considered an indispen-
lble adjunct to such parties.
A terrific storm passed over Macon last
tednesda night, accompanied with severe
ma and startling electrical display. A
eavy rain also fell. Not much serious
amage was done except 10 corn and shade
ees, which were blown down.
From a review of the State papers We
ould conclude that about nine out OF every
N editors in the State had received cotton
looms enough to decorate profusely their
ems, and mammoth vegetables sufficient
furnish numberless hotels.
The Board of Exposition Commissioners
kosciusko are taking very decided steps
make the exhibit from that portion Of
e otate very tine. Mrs. j.. G. Clarke il
king most active part in the good
Drk, and will doubtless make the ladies
partment perfect success.
The Meridian Mercury intimates that il
e respective friends OF Drs. Mccormick
"a Rice cannot agree as TO who is the most
liable Tor Superintendent Of the new In
ne Asylum, that East Mississippi bas
veral physicians as to whose capacity and
aims there can be no question.
One OF the "long-felt wants" of Natchez
a hotel. The committee on hotel ac-
for the Grand Lodge knights
Honor, in session there this week, had
make pnblic appeal to private families
entertain the delegates. A frst-class
tel, centrally located, is one Of the neces-
les of the Bluff City.
The workmen in taking the roof off the
'era House at Vicksburg, on 18th, found
twenty pound parrot she'll and two other
nnon balls imbedded in one of the grid
!, they having cut through one OF The
am braces Of the roof. They were eJf
ntly fired from one Of the Federal bal.
'les IN the rear of the city in 1864, dur
the selge nearly twenty-One years ago
On last Monday one of the train wreck.
!, who successfully wrecked two trains
ar Duck Hill, on the ], G. Railroad and